Weird Chicago Tour
This tour takes visitors around the city to some of the strangest and most historic places in the city. The Weird Chicago Tour explores such historic events as the Great Chicago Fire and the Green Hornet Trolley Disaster. Guests can see locations that are reputed to be the spot of unusual crimes and gruesome deaths firsthand. This tour also visits some of the city's most interesting pubs and strangest landmarks. Tours take place on the Weird Chicago Voodoo bus and last about three hours. The bus does stop throughout the event to allow guests to explore some of the stops up close. Tours run every Friday and Saturday night and are $30 per person for adults and $20 for children ages 10 through 12. Children under the are of 10 are not allowed.
Weird Chicago Tour
(888) 446-7859
www.weirdchicago.com
Chicago Hauntings Tour
This Chicago Hauntings Tour explores the haunted areas of Chicago. This tour offers historical information beginning with the founding of the original frontier outpost here through the Great Chicago Fire and into the 1920s and 1930s gangster era. This tour follows the "Chicago Haunts" book series. Exact locations may vary from tour to tour. The Chicago Hauntings Tour does not guarantee a paranormal experience, as ghosts can be very unpredictable. Rather, this tour focuses on providing interesting information and visiting the most active areas of the city in hopes of stirring up a few haunts.
Chicago Hauntings Tour
(888) GHOST-91
www.chicagohauntings.com
Red Lion Pub
The Red Lion Pub is considered to be one of the most haunted restaurants in Chicago. The building was constructed in 1882 and has housed a variety of establishments in its time including a saloon, gambling hall, laundry facility, produce store and novelty shop. During the pub's renovation, a slew of ghost sightings began to take place. Some of the pub's ghostly residents include a girl who signals her presence with the scent of lavender, and the father of the pub's previous owner, John Corwell. Ghostly presences are said to be felt beside the pub's stained glass window, and in the women's restroom and apparitions have allegedly been sighted throughout the building.
Red Lion Pub
2446 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 348-2695
www.redlionchicago.com
