Gangsters and Ghosts of Chicago Self-Guided Audio Tour

About this experience

Spice up your visit to Chicago on this in-app audio tour through the creepiest places of the city of lights!  . Walk along the bubbling Chicago Loop to see the places of hangouts and crimes of cheeky bootleggers and stylish mobsters in the roaring 1920's. Hear the story of rise and fall of the most infamous gangsters of all times - Al Capone and John Dillinger. On your way, you will see such iconic sights of the city as Cloud Gate with its unusual perspective of Chicago's skyline reflected on its mirror surface. Take a selfie with the authentic Chicago Theater representing the era of swirling jazz parties and shiny speakeasies. Dark windows of ghost-haunted Congress Plaza Hotel, which inspired Stephen King's "1408" story, will surely give you goosebumps. Enjoy the skyline of Chicago Riverwalk and hear about the Eastland disaster concealed by its waters. Du Sable Bridge will give you an insight to such historical events as Great Chicago Fire and Fort Dearborn Battle, as well as to a cinematic gangster chase. Marvel at gothic architecture of the Holy Name Cathedraland find the traces of bullets in it. Then, take a short bus ride to Lincoln Park to learn the mysteries of the largest city's park. In this area, you will visit the site of spine-chilling St. Valentine Day Massacre. The tour ends at the Biograph Theater securing the story of the elusive John Dillinger. Choose to visit restaurants and attractions to enforce your Chicago gangsters and ghosts experience.

Meeting point

Blackstone Hotel
South Michigan Avenue 638, Chicago, Illinois, 60605, United States