Embers of the Windy City: Chilling Chicago Ghost Tours
Description
Come on our chilling ghost tour presented by US Ghost Adventures! Book Directly With Windy City Ghosts and save $5/person. Windy City Ghosts walking Ghost Tour provides a look into the darkness that lurks below Chicago’s busy streets. Our Ghost Tour transports you back in time to an era of gangsters, bootleggers, bank robbers, and jazz babies. Windy City Ghosts nightly Ghost Tours take you through Lincoln Park, a beautiful North Side neighborhood with a twisted past. Learn about the forgotten burial ground that is the foundation of this bustling neighborhood. Check the bathroom mirrors in the Lion House of the Lincoln Park Zoo to make sure the ghost of a Victorian woman in white isn’t standing right behind you. Learn what spirit haunted Al Capone to the end of his days. On our Ghost Tour, you’ll hear the strange and disturbing tales associated with each of our carefully selected tour stops.
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Visit the haunts of Julia Porter Park. Built atop an old burial ground from Civil War times, the encounters that visitors experience in this park can only be explained as paranormal.
The unassuming Alphawood Foundation Building holds a deeply disturbing past. This haunted site was once an asylum for the mentally-ill, seeing it’s share of murder, tyranny and intrigue. Here you will learn the sorted past that leaves this one of the Windy City’s most haunted.
The Red Lion Pub could probably give the Tonic Room a run for its money, as haunted Chicago bars go. A true homage to the pubs of merry old England, this Tudor-style pub is known for its food, its atmosphere…and its ghosts.
Hear the strange encounters that occurred at this haunted site, formerly the Biograph Theater built in 1914.
While it’s hard not to enjoy Oz Park’s beauty and charm, there is never any real escape from a sinister past. Discover the shadows that still lie across the Emerald Gardens, and the memories of Oz Park’s darker days.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(121)
Carrie did an amazing job, she made the entire tour engaging
Hello, thank you for the great review! We're so glad you had an awesome time with Carrie—she's one of the best! We can’t wait to welcome you back for more ghostly adventures!
Elliot’s tour was amazing!! It was so cool to learn more about the history and ghost stories of Lincoln Park!
Hello, Dana! Thank you for your fantastic review! We’re so glad you enjoyed discovering Lincoln Park’s history and ghost stories with Elliot. He truly has a gift for bringing the past to life, and we’ll make sure he gets your compliments. Hope to see you again for another tour soon!
Alec made the tour a really enjoyable, interesting, and most importantly comfortable experience. My girlfriend and I had a great time and would recommend to others!
We really appreciate your feedback! It's wonderful to know Alec helped make the tour both enjoyable and relaxing. Your recommendation means a lot to us, and we'll be sure to share your praise with him. Hope to see you again soon!
Interesting and fun tour led by a wonderful and engaging guide, Carrie. Saw some really unusual sites. We would highly recommend the tour.
Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed the interesting sites and that Carrie made the tour engaging and fun. We’ll be sure to pass along your compliments to her. We hope to see you again soon!
Our tour was just us 3, a new sailor and his mom and dad, visiting from California. Our guide Rachel is an area native, a good story teller and local guide ( helped us find a better parking option).
We really appreciate your feedback—thank you! It's wonderful to hear Rachel made your experience even more enjoyable, from stories to parking tips. We'd be thrilled to welcome you back anytime.
I enjoyed the tour. Elliott was a great guide. Even if you are not a fan of ghost stories and spiritual happenings, learning about Chicago history that I did not know about was fascinating.
Thank you for your thoughtful review! We’re so glad you enjoyed learning about Chicago’s history, and we’ll be sure to pass your kind words along to Elliott. We’d love to host you again on another tour soon!
Learned about the history and how these haunting may came about and areas of where the ghost may be at and where you can find it
Thank you so much for joining us and for the great feedback! We're thrilled you enjoyed uncovering the haunted history and mysterious locations. We'd love to host you again for another chilling and fun experience!
Very enjoyable and interesting! Our guide Elliott was friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. We had a really lovely evening.
Thanks so much for joining us and for the wonderful review! We’re thrilled to hear you had such a great time with Elliott. We hope to see you again on another fun tour!
I took the Windy City Ghosts walking tour on a beautiful June evening, and it was an engaging mix of Chicago ghost stories and local history. Our guide Alec was knowledgeable and had clearly done his research, sharing eerie tales like a 20th-century blood sacrifice and the mysterious disappearance of children at a local theater. The tour was easy to book, accessible for all fitness levels, and the small group made it feel more personal. Unless you stayed close to the guide while walking, it was hard to hear side conversations. That just goes to show how friendly and interactive the vibe was throughout the tour. Bonus points for unexpected add-ons like EMF meters! If you're into haunted Chicago tours, this one is well worth an hour of your evening.
Thank you for joining us and sharing such a thorough review! We’re glad Alec’s storytelling and the interactive elements made your experience memorable, and we appreciate your note about hearing side conversations—we’ll keep that in mind. We’d love to host you again on another spine-tingling stroll!
Really enjoyed our walk through Lincoln Park while hearing interesting historical information and ghost stories. Megan was a very friendly and informative guide.
Thank you for your kind feedback! We're so glad you enjoyed your walk through Lincoln Park and had a great experience with Megan. We'd love to host you again for more history and haunts!
