Chicago River Guided Ghost Tour
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
Explore the Chicago River in a unique way with this 120-minute Guided Ghost Tour. Learn about the city's haunted history, including the Great Chicago Fire and the Eastland Disaster. You are welcome to bring your own beverages and food/snacks to fully enjoy your time on the water. Departing from the Chicago Riverwalk, this is a fun and engaging way to experience the spooky side of the city. This tour is typically smaller allowing for you to interact with the tour guide! Ask all the questions, we are ready! - 120-minute ghost tour on the Chicago River for up to 18 passengers - Fun bring-your-own beverage/snacks experience with a u-shaped bar and coolers - Learn about Chicago's haunted history and significant events - Departures from the Chicago Riverwalk—15-minute early arrival required to allow time for check in and depart on time.
Inclusions
What's included
- Coolers and Ice
- Local Knowledgeable Guide
- Welcome to bring your own drinks and food aboard (no glass please)
What's not
- Drinks, but you are welcome to bring any drinks you want (no glass please)
- Snacks/food, but you are welcome to bring any onboard
Itinerary
As we passed by your beautiful and busy riverwalk, we will talk about not only the history of the locations but also the dark side of the history with mass murders and tragic deaths.
Off the to the south side of the river we will see the site where the first American settlement, Ft Dearborn, once stood.
Off the North side of the river we will see the site where our Founding Father, Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable's, cottage once was.
Though it now goes by its street address, 875 N Michigan Ave, we locals still call it the John Hancock. By the Chicago Locks we will have a few glimpses our fifth tallest building in Chicago and learn of the curse that surrounds the lands it stands on today.
This was the site where the 1871 Great Chicago Fire started.
This is the sight were over 800 people perished in what is considered "The Largest Maritime Disaster" on all of the Great Lakes.
Have you heard the curse behind the architecture of this building?
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- The Water Plaza location is situated along the Chicago Riverwalk between the LaSalle and Wells bridges. A staircase located at the southeast corner of Wacker and LaSalle provides access from the street. The check-in office is next to Sweet Home Gelato.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 18 travellers
- Operated by
- Chicago Boat Company
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Chicago
- Its from-price is 18% below the median of the 524 experiences we list in Chicago.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 199 of 524.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Chicago
Chicago is a Great Lakes city on Lake Michigan, famed for skyscraper architecture, deep-dish pizza, blues and jazz and a long lakefront of parks.
Chicago rebuilt itself after the fire of 1871 and became the cradle of the skyscraper. The Chicago River runs through the Loop, where tall towers rise, and boat tours explain the architecture from the water. Millennium Park's mirrored Cloud Gate sculpture, known as the Bean, and the Art Institute of Chicago, with its Impressionist paintings, are close together. Willis Tower has a glass-floored observation deck.
Top-ranked sights in Chicago: Navy Pier, Wrigley Building, The Magnificent Mile.
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