Chicago Hauntings Original Ghost Bus Tour

Overview

Often imitated but never matched, this 3 hour ghost bus tour with stops remains the "Best of Chicago" since its founding 23 years ago by the city's ghostlorist, Ursula Bielski. Ursula and her team of veteran paranormal researchers and historians have thrilled thousands of guests with firsthand experiences of this, one of the world's most legendarily notorious cities. We take you where the other walking tours simply can't--to the many shadowed corners where the fateful tales began. From the Fort Dearborn Massacre to the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. From the Great Chicago Fire to the Eastland Disaster. From ghost ships that sail Lake Michigan to the Chicago origins of "Ghostbusters" And to the lair of the Devil Baby of Hull House.

City: Chicago

Mon 16 Feb

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Starting at $59.00

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Mon 16 Feb

Starting at $59.00

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What's Included

Tour escort/host

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Some walking and numerous stops of the bus
Bus can accommodate up to 50 passengers

What To Expect

Lincoln Park

Who knows what happened to the abandoned graves of 10,000 at the old City Cemetery?

Couch Mausoleum

Who's really buried in this Chicago landmark and what eerie things have happened around it?

Chicago History Museum

Do people really see a ghost around Abe Lincoln's bed here?

Lincoln Park Zoo

With the old City Cemetery underneath, what kind of ghosts do they see at the zoo?

Biograph Theatre

The site of John Dillinger's demise. Has the famous gangster moved on since?

James M. Nederlander Theatre

The site of the worst theater fire in American history. Learn why they call the Chicago Tribune called it Death Alley...

Show 3 more stops

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (139)

anna m

Mar 2012

Only take this tour if you are new to Chicago. The points on the tour are so overly famous that I knew what the guide was going to say before he said it.

SaviorPeacock

Aug 2011

This tour represented my 4th haunted history tour, the last three having been in other cities. This was by FAR the worst. First of all, the advertising implies that the focus is on the supernatural and on hauntings. They are incidental at best. This is a HISTORY tour. Period. Most of it is seen from a moving bus. Or, more accurately, pointed out from the bus, rather than seen. There is a bit of interesting history along the way, but the tour is uninspired, monotonous and expensive for what you get. My son AND my adult brother fell asleep at different points during the tour. Every other ghost tour that I have been on allied you to get up close and personal with the haunted places and often allowed you access inside the sites. Not so here. This was like a field trip led by my high school history teacher.

ReneeGraham

Jul 2011

I have been on several of the tours over the years; the signature tour as well as some of the special tours. I have been delighted, captivated and intrigued during all of them. The delivery of the content coupled with the style of the various guides has kept me as a return patron. The historical knowledge of Chicago is unparalleled-I left with a richly deep understanding of the city and her trials. And much to my delight on more than one tour I had an experience that was unusual!