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The Devil in the White City: A Haunting History Tour

The Devil in the White City: A Haunting History Tour

Overview

We are Chicago's first and best Devil in the White City tour, offering the history, legends and lore surrounding H.H.Holmes, the World's Fair and Victorian Chicago. We visit Prairie Avenue, Chicago's Victorian "Easy Street" and site of the Fort Dearborn Massacre, travel to the World's Fairgrounds and the Midway Plaisance at the University of Chicago, and make the notorious trek to the site of Holmes' "Murder Castle."

City: Chicago

Mon 02 Jun

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Starting at $64.00

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Mon 02 Jun

Starting at $64.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Restroom on board

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Prairie Avenue Historic District

Historic Victorian district and site of Fort Dearborn Massacre

Jackson Park's Japanese Garden

Perfect spot for pictures as you learn the ghost stories of Jackson Park and the 1893 World's Fair

Jackson Park

The former World's Fairgrounds of 1893

Union Stockyard Gate

A consequential place of late Nineteenth Century history, discover the historic place where Upton Sinclair based his groundbreaking work, "The Jungle".

Museum of Science and Industry

Hear the ghost stories of the last remaining building from the 1893 World's Fair

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (16)

Julia_A

Oct 2024

Honestly the story telling wasn’t great, it was 2 hours longer than it probably had to be and the bus driver kept getting lost. We didn’t talk about the world fair or H.H. Holmes for an hr into the tour. I think I learned more on Google.

Response from Host

Oct 2024

Hi Julia, thanks for the feedback on our Devil In the White City haunted history bus tour. The tour starts at the Congress Plaza hotel which was very active during the era of the Columbian Exposition and has lots of ghost stories, so the tour not only covers the Worlds Fair and HH Holmes, but the history of Chicago during the era of the Worlds Fair. Some people are more into history and some people are more into the ghost stories, but we appreciate your input.

J5850AIkathyh

Apr 2024

The guide was very good and was able to work well with different personality types (we had one guest on our tour who wanted to let everyone know how knowledgeable he was) Guide gave of lots of fun facts. I think it’s a tour that you should read the book first

Koty_M

Jun 2023

Tony our guide was very knowledgeable and we git to see a good deal of chicago...more than we would have otherwise.