CHICAGO · ILLINOIS
The best of Chicago.
The 15 best ghost & haunted tours in Chicago, with honest prices, run times and who you book through. Which ones are worth your time downtown, and what each one actually gets you.
A historian-led Chicago Loop walk mixing Prohibition-era mob stories and reported ghost sites, with optional minibus upgrade for $52.
Most Popular“Taka was brilliant. Knowledgeable, charismatic and a great storyteller. Our group was big and we worried initially that the tour quality would suffer. Not even a little bit. She is awesome. Thank you, Taka!”
Join a historian-led Chicago South Loop tour blending gangster lore and ghost stories, with stops at Riverwalk, theatres, and haunted hotels.
“Tanner was really nice Guide. It was a good interesting tour, with much of deap facts.”
A dark, hands-on Medieval Torture Museum visit in Chicago with an audio guide and a ghost-hunting app for extra chills.
“It was a great experience. The items are mainly able to be used for photos. Staff was friendly. The bathroom signs are on the ceilings FYI 😆”
Play detective in Chicago on a 2-hour murder mystery walk. Costumes, souvenir mugshot photos, and a lakefront finish for $35.
“Great experience, love the personal interaction. Makes you feel like you play a part in the story!!!”
Chicago Mobs and Haunts walking tour mixes Capone hangouts, haunted hotels, and ghost stories in the Loop for $34 in under 2 hours.
“Tyson was a fantastic guide! Very knowledgeable with a side of humor! The tour was well worth it! Our family continues to talk about what we learned!”
Booze and Boos takes you through Lincoln Park pubs and ghost lore in about 2.5 hours with a costumed guide and drink stops.
“Bobby was super funny an a genuine person! We had an amazing time laughing at his jokes an hearing the stories of Chicago’s past!”
Chicago Hauntings Original Ghost Bus Tour blends crime, fires, and haunted legends with guided stops around Chicago. About 3 hours.
“Our son was living his best life w the EMF ready the guide let him use. A very interactive experience.”
A $32 small-group Chicago ghost tour through Lincoln Park, with stop-by-stop true crime and haunting stories for a spooky one-hour walk.
“They should improve their storytelling and do more research. Our guide was very friendly and enthusiastic.”
Explore Chicago’s Medieval Torture Museum with a self-paced audio guide and ghost-hunting app in 6,000 sq ft of eerie exhibits.
“The Museum of Medieval Torture in Chicago is a real eye-opener! It features a wide range of authentic torture devices and exhibits that give you a glimpse into the darker side of history. The setup is intriguing, and the staff is super friendly, ready to share stories behind the exhibits. It’s definitely not your typical…”
90-minute Chicago River night cruise with creepy mobster-and-haunting tales, restroom on board, and skyline views for $45.
“It was a fun activity especially with a teenager. We enjoyed the stories. It was also a perfect night for a cruise.”
1-hour Chicago ghost walking tour in Lincoln Park: mobster and serial killer tales, Oz Park meet point, and a lantern guide.
“It was very informative. She told the stories so well and we ended up visiting one of the pubs she mentioned. We like how the tour started and ended in the same place.”
A 90-minute Chicago River night cruise with skyline views and spooky stories about disasters, the Chicago Fire, and H. H. Holmes.
“Overall was a superb experience yet I need to mention a small discontent prior to take the tour, one of the ground employee he gave me an err info. which it almost cost me to loose the tour, even though I was there way before the required time. and glad that Iwas diligent and when…”
Lincoln Park Hauntings at night: a 2h15 walk with EMF readers and Chicago history stops from the Great Fire to the St. Valentine Massacre.
“Our tour guide, Joanne, was so well-informed on Chicago’s history. The ghost hunting tools brought the tour to another level.”
Wind and Souls adults-only Chicago ghost tour: a 90-minute night walk with mobile tickets, real tragedies, and live guide stories.
“Our guide Joe was incredible, he was funny and had all the fun and gory facts about the town. Nevertheless, I felt like we learnt a lot about places we didn’t have time for but a lot less about the places we actually got to go to. Otherwise, the night was really enjoyable and I…”
Segway through Chicago at night on a small-group haunted tour, hearing stories from the Iroquois Theatre fire and gangster murders.
“Our third Segway and the best! Great tuition and an exciting night time visit of some of Chicago's infamous sites. Not as 'haunted' as we thought but thoroughly enjoyable.”
From the river and the skyline to the gangster trails, the lakefront and the deep-dish counters, every way to spend a day in the city.
