Haunted houses and horror films are all about experiencing immediate terror, but haunted tours are more of a slow burn. These haunted tours in Chicago come with robust, terrifying stories that make a guy in makeup saying “boo!” seem like total child’s play. Learn about the creepy underbelly of old Chicago haunts at these chilling haunted tours. You’ll be spooked to learn all the horrifying things that happened right in your neighborhood.
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A little less spooky, the Chicago Halloween Haunted Cruise is an hour-long cruise that the whole family will love. A ghostly character will guide you through the off and strange side of Chicago, steering clear of the truly horrific.
This year-round walking tour explores the oddities and mysteries of the West Side neighborhood. Though it may seem totally cute and normal, Bucktown has a lot of fascinating secrets underneath it all. You’ll view the shiny bohemian neighborhood in a very different way after the informative, 90-minute stroll.
Why take a haunted walking tour when you can take a haunted Segway tour? Explore the spooky underbelly of Chicago history along the Chicago River for two hours on this Haunted Segway Tour. Be warned, they’re bloody stories, mostly centered around infamous gangster murders and disasters. You just might feel Chicagoans coming back from the dead. This tour is only for kids ages 12 and up.
Explore Chicago’s creepy past while cruising through the city’s most gorgeous architecture. Throw on your most gruesome and/or clever costume for this nighttime cruise, which departs from Navy Pier. A tour guide will highlight supernatural occurrences in down town Chicago.
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