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The Devil in the White City: A Haunting History Tour

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Travel to the World's Fairgrounds to see the only remaining fair building: the former Palace of Fine Arts. And heare of its many hauntings.
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The Devil in the White City: A Haunting History Tour

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We are Chicago's first and best Devil in the White City tour, offering the history, legends and lore surrounding H.H.Holmes, the World's Fair and Victorian Chicago. We visit Prairie Avenue, Chicago's Victorian "Easy Street" and site of the Fort Dearborn Massacre, travel to the World's Fairgrounds and the Midway Plaisance at the University of Chicago, and make the notorious trek to the site of Holmes' "Murder Castle."

Itinerary

  • Prairie Avenue Historic District

    30 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Historic Victorian district and site of Fort Dearborn Massacre

  • United States Postal Service

    25 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    The site of the former Murder Castle, workers at this unassuming post office have gotten more than they bargained for with the spirits of H.H. Holmes' restless victims.

  • Jackson Park's Japanese Garden

    15 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Perfect spot for pictures as you learn the ghost stories of Jackson Park and the 1893 World's Fair

  • Jackson Park

    30 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    The former World's Fairgrounds of 1893

  • Union Stockyard Gate

    10 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    A consequential place of late Nineteenth Century history, discover the historic place where Upton Sinclair based his groundbreaking work, "The Jungle".

  • Museum of Science and Industry

    15 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Hear the ghost stories of the last remaining building from the 1893 World's Fair

What's included

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Restroom on board

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Mobile or paper ticket accepted
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Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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Location

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2200 South Prairie Ave, South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States 60616

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Chicago Hauntings

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