Other
H. H. Holmes Murder Castle Site
H. H. Holmes' so-called murder castle stood on this Englewood corner until the 1930s, and postal workers in the building on its site have told of strange goings-on in the basement.
Ghost tour in Chicago
The Devil in the White City: A Haunting History Tour
Run by Chicago Hauntings
Book through our links and Spookt gets a small cut, at no extra cost to you. It keeps the research going. How that works
About This Tour
Chicago Hauntings’ tour of the city Erik Larson wrote about. It covers the Gilded Age mansions of Prairie Avenue and the 1893 World’s Fair grounds in Jackson Park, then treks out to the site of H. H. Holmes’ so-called murder castle in Englewood. It’s the only tour we list that stops at the Holmes site, and it’s for ages 16 and up.
Book on Viator
3 hrFrom $74.99★ 4.5 · 17 reviews
Checked daily. Times and the meeting point are on Viator.
Places
Places This Tour Covers
Hotel
Congress Plaza Hotel
Opened in 1893 as the Auditorium Annex, the Congress is often called Chicago's most haunted hotel, and Room 441 is said to be the worst of it.
Same operator
More Tours by Chicago Hauntings
Chicago Hauntings Original Ghost Bus Tour
by Chicago Hauntings
3 hrFrom $59★ 3.8 · 152 reviews
Night Trolley
The ghost tour for those who’d rather not walk: a narrated night coach tour from the Eastland and Death Alley to Hull-House and Resurrection Mary. see tour
Book on Viator
Chicago Hauntings Original Ghost Walk through Old Chicago
by Chicago Hauntings
2 hrFrom $40
Walking
Chicago Hauntings’ original downtown ghost walk: gangland bullet holes, the old Cook County gallows site and the river where the Eastland sank. see tour
Book on Viator
Lincoln Park Hauntings Ghost Investigation Tour
by Chicago Hauntings
135 minFrom $40★ 4.9 · 47 reviews
Investigation Walking
A walking ghost hunt through Lincoln Park’s old City Cemetery, where guests learn to use the guides’ ghost-hunting equipment. see tour
Book on Viator
Prairie Avenue Haunted History Tour and Ghost Hunt
by Chicago Hauntings
140 minFrom $39.99★ 5.0 · 12 reviews
Investigation Walking
A walk and ghost hunt on Prairie Avenue, Chicago’s original Millionaire’s Row, with EMF meters, dowsing rods, and spirit boxes. see tour
Book on ViatorSame city
More Ghost Tours in Chicago
Haunted Chicago: Crime, Ghosts, and Capone Walking Tour
by Magnifico Tours
1.5 hrFrom $35★ 5.0 · 426 reviews
Walking
A historian-led walk along the river and through the Loop, with ghost stories, gangster sites, and a look inside famous hotels. see tour
Book on Viator
Chicago Haunts and Hooligans Tour
by Nightly Spirits
1.5 hrFrom $34.77★ 5.0 · 41 reviews on Tripadvisor
Adults Only (18+) Walking
A costumed guide’s walk through Chicago’s bootlegger past and its haunted speakeasies, for adults. see tour
Book on Viator
Embers of the Windy City: Chilling Chicago Ghost Tours
by Windy City Ghosts (US Ghost Adventures)
1 hrFrom $26★ 4.4 · 127 reviews
Walking
US Ghost Adventures’ Chicago ghost walk: Lincoln Park’s forgotten burial ground, Dillinger’s Biograph, and the neighborhood’s haunted bars. see tour
Book on Windy City Ghosts