Richard T. Crowe, described by ChicagoSupernaturalTours.com as Chicago's "internationally renowned ghost hunter," offers numerous supernatural tours of the Windy City. One of these is Gaslight Mayhem and Magic, a luxury coach tour designed to please crime junkies and history buffs. Public and private tours are available. The tour includes sites such as the Rookery Building (one of the first skyscrapers), Field Museum and Museum of Science and Industry supernatural secrets, Chicago Stockyard's landmark gate and the "murder castle" of "torture doctor" and serial killer H.H. Holmes. Lunch is provided at Schaller's Pump, a restaurant owned by the same family since 1881. The public tour runs from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m on various dates in the late summer and early fall.
Richard T. Crowe
P.O. Box 557544
Chicago, IL 60655
708-499-0300
ghosttours.com
Chicago Hauntings is a Chicago organization offering several ghost tours. Its annual Seven Hour Ghost Hunt takes participants through Chicago's Archer Avenue which has given rise to some of Chicago's most renowned ghost tales. Among those are the well-known Vanishing Hitchhiker and Resurrection Mary, "Chicago's most famous ghost," according to PrairieGhosts.com. Mary's story began in the 1930s when travelers and residents claimed to have encountered a beautiful young woman in a white dress who seemed to vanish into thin air. Archer Avenue was built by Irish immigrants on an ancient Indian trail known for spiritual happenings. Descriptions of the horrific work conditions under which the road was built intensify the scare factor. Dinner is included. Tour guides use a vehicle of their choice depending on the number of people on the tour.
Chicago Hauntings
888-446-7891
ursulabielski@sbcglobal.net
Chicago Tours offers nighttime supernatural journeys by bus through Chicago throughout October and November. Participants visit some of Chicago's most notorious haunted attractions, including the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre location and Chicago's haunted block in Chinatown. They also hear the origin of the "Rosemary's Baby" tale, learn the details of the Streeterville Curse and explore the Eastland disaster sites. The Eastland disaster refers to the death of more than 800 people during the wreck of the Eastland on the Chicago River in July 1915. The Streeterville Curse is the story of Captain George Wellington Streeter, a man who publicly feuded with the city for 30 years over the docking of his houseboat on Lake Michigan. The Chicago Supernatural Nighttime Tour is four hours long.
Chicago Supernatural Nighttime Tour
888-881-3284
chicagotours.us
