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."
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔  On-board restrooms
Departure & Return
Departure:  ,

The tour meets in the Congress Lounge bar at the Congress Plaza Hotel. The bus departs from the front of the Congress Plaza Hotel on South Michigan Avenue.

Return: End right where it started.
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Itinerary
1
Prairie Avenue Historic District Historic Victorian district and site of Fort Dearborn Massacre

Duration:  30 minutes

2
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.

Duration:  25 minutes

3
Jackson Park's Japanese Garden Perfect spot for pictures as you learn the ghost stories of Jackson Park and the 1893 World's Fair

Duration:  15 minutes

4
Jackson Park The former World's Fairgrounds of 1893

Duration:  30 minutes

5
Union Stockyard Gate A consequential place of late Nineteenth Century history, discover the historic place where Upton Sinclair based his groundbreaking work, "The Jungle".

Duration:  10 minutes

6
Museum of Science and Industry Hear the ghost stories of the last remaining building from the 1893 World's Fair

Duration:  15 minutes

Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Additional info
•  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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