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FALL / HALLOWEEN 2024!
WANT A WEIRD CHICAGO TOUR FOR YOUR PRIVATE PARTY, GROUP, CORPORATE EVENT, BACHELORETTE PARTY -- OR JUST A BUNCH OF FRIENDS LOOKING FOR A SPOOKY GOOD TIME?
The Weird Chicago Tour offers special event bus tours for private groups, all for one flat price! Rent the entire bus for a daytime or nighttime event and it includes the driver, experienced guide, and your choice of a 3-hour tour, pub crawl, or customizable event. Perfect for corporate events, parties, friend groups, and family gatherings. We also offer guides without the bus for schools, libraries, park districts, and more! Don’t miss out — this is no “cookie-cutter” tour! We have the best tours and guides in Chicago, and we’d love to offer a private experience for you and your group!
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WEIRD CHICAGO TOURS — SINCE 2005!
CURRENT TOURS FROM WEIRD CHICAGO!
available as private tours
DEVIL AND THE WHITE CITY BUS TOURS
CHICAGO'S FIRST H.H. HOLMES TOUR!
Created by Weird Chicago in 2006 (and often imitated), this is the original tour that delves into the history, mystery, murder and mayhem of the American serial killer, H.H. Holmes and the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. During the World’s Fair, Holmes operated the infamous “Murder Castle” and this was the first tour to take you on a journey back in time to not only the places where Holmes sought out and dispatched his victims, but also to take a look at the remnants of the spectacular fair and to get an inside look at Chicago in 1893 and what the world saw when it came to the Windy City! Experience it with the company that started it all!
HAUNTED HISTORY BUS TOUR CHICAGO'S BEST GHOST TOUR!
Our acclaimed tour of ghosts, gangsters, mystery, the macabre, and everything else that makes our tour so great and has earned us so many fantastic reviews! Join us and experience Chicago’s many ghosts, haunted history, and all around strangeness! We don’t just drive past Chicago’s spooky places, we let you experience them first-hand! Often imitated, but never equaled, it’s a tour of the Windy City that you won’t soon forget!
* 3 Hours of Weird Chicago History & Hauntings at the City’s Spookiest Locations!
* On and Off the Bus throughout the evening
* Based on More 25 Years of Research and Writing
AL CAPONE DAYDRINKER’S PUB CRAWL | ADULT’S ONLY BUS TOUR
Weird Chicago's swankiest tour returns and takes adults (21 and older only) on a Prohibition history pub crawl to some of Chicago's coolest -- and most notorious -- bars! Stops may include the only bar openly operated by Al Capone during Prohibition, complete with secret escape tunnels; the first bar to open after the Great Chicago Fire; Frank Sinatra's favorite hangout; and many others! This is your chance to take an uncrowded look at places too busy to see at night, to see a side of "Hidden Chicago" that few ever get to see, and to start your evening right with some authentic Chicago cocktails!
TRUE CRIME AND MYSTERY BUS TOUR | THE CITY'S MOST MACABRE TOUR!
Join Weird Chicago for a walk on the dark side of the city during this grisly and chilling tour that explores the vintage and modern murders that have shaped Chicago history. This is not an ordinary crime tour but a look at the most depraved murders in the city’s history — and some of the darkest crimes ever committed. Take a trip back in time and revisit some of the bloodiest crimes of Chicago’s past, from the Lip-Stick Killer to the hunting grounds of John Wayne Gacy. Includes death sites, crime scenes and haunts of some of Chicago’s most depraved killers!
ROARING ’20S SPEAKEASY BUS TOUR | THE PROHIBITION TOUR OF WHAT MADE CHICAGO WILD!
It's the booze, jazz, and gangsters that made 1920s Chicago roar! An adults-only (Gotta be 21 to drink in the pubs) tour of Chicago’s most famous crime and gangster hangouts, the history of booze and Prohibition in the city, and the famous Red Light Districts that made the Windy City notorious all over the world! We travel back in time to the time when booze was illegal in America -- but always flowing in Chicago, so get ready to have some fun! Experience the sleazy and sinister side of Prohibition-Era Chicago as we prowl the city streets in search of the remnants of the Roaring ’20s with bar stops, crime scenes, and more!
BLOOD, GUNS & VALENTINES GANGSTER BUS TOUR | AN AUTHENTIC "PUBLIC ENEMIES" TOUR
Join us for a “Bloody Chicago” ghosts and crime tour as we explore gangland sites, death scenes and the city’s grisliest and most famous crime spots. We’ll revisit not only the Capone and gangster sites of yesterday but horrific tales of blood and horror from Chicago’s haunted past from the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre to famous gangster hangouts, death sites, murder scenes and much more! No cheesy costumes and phony theatrics — just the most authentic gangster tour in the city as we get on and off the bus at the Windy City's most famous crime scenes!
WEIRD CHICAGO TOURS
GENERAL INFORMATION
H.H. Holmes from Weird Chicago’s The Devil & the White City Tour
The Weird Chicago Bus Tours run about 3 hours in length. We travel all over the city, and we do get on and off the bus throughout the tour. We use air-conditioned and heated buses, but are frequently off the bus, so be sure to dress for the weather! We do not offer an itinerary or a list of stops for the tour. It can sometimes change and sadly, other companies copy our tours so we’d rather keep that info to ourselves and share it with our guests during the tour! Just come expecting the unexpected, and you'll be glad you did!
All tours take place rain or shine. We do get off the bus. If it's raining, bring an umbrella. We don't cancel because of the weather (unless circumstances are extreme). Dress according to the temperature and conditions!
Children over the age of 10 are welcome on the tours, but it’s not recommended for kids under the age of 10. Sorry, no babies or infants in strollers on bus tours. No one under the age of 21 is allowed on our pub crawls or the Roaring ’20s Tour, even with private tours.
Private Tours Are Available for Groups up to 55 and as low as 14 (and anywhere in-between) people, and we can customize your tour to fit the needs of your party or you can choose from one of the tours that we offer! These Weird Tours are great for bachelorette parties, private groups, and corporate events! CLICK HERE FOR PRIVATE TOUR INFO!