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At the site of the former Murder Castle of HH Holmes
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Explore the hauntings of America's first serial killer
Union Stockyards Fifefighters Memorial
Travel to the old Midway Plaisance and see the University of Chicago

The Devil in the White City: A Haunting History Tour

By Chicago Hauntings
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Overview

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.”

Activity location

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

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • The Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center
    • 520 South Michigan Avenue
    • 60605, Chicago, Illinois, United States

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedRestroom on board

Know before you book

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Prairie Avenue Historic District
  • 30m
Historic Victorian district and site of Fort Dearborn Massacre
United States Postal Service
  • 25m
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
  • 15m
Perfect spot for pictures as you learn the ghost stories of Jackson Park and the 1893 World's Fair
Jackson Park
  • 30m
The former World's Fairgrounds of 1893
Union Stockyard Gate
  • 10m
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
  • 15m
Hear the ghost stories of the last remaining building from the 1893 World's Fair

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESPrairie Avenue Historic District
    • 2200 South Prairie Ave, South Michigan Avenue
    • 60616, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEThe Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center
    • 520 South Michigan Avenue
    • 60605, Chicago, Illinois, United States

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