Some of the most haunted locations in Chicagoland area, plus some interesting ghost tours and haunted house attractions for those who want a classic spooky season experience. **contains affiliate links**
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Many different ghost encounter stories, one being in the ladies restroom. Sometimes they do an after-hours ghost tour, which was super fun!
Genesee Theatre
The southern edge used to be a city cemetery in the 1800s that was destroyed during the Chicago Fire, so a lot of the neighborhood now is built on top of the lost graves
Lincoln Park
All of the park is built on top of the old city cemetery, so lots of ghost encounters reported here!
Lincoln Park Zoo
Famous for ghost encounters, especially in room 411
The Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center
Haunted by The Woman in Black on the 8th floor and The Woman in Red on the 10th floor
The Drake
Reportedly haunted by a little girl, Inez Clarke, who was struck by lightning while playing in the rain. Her grave is here and there's a statue in a glass box that apparently disappears whenever there's a storm
Graceland Cemetery
Famous legend of the “devil baby”
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
Famous location of Ressurection Mary and a hotbed for roadside apparitions
Resurrection Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleums
Reportedly one of the most haunted cemeteries in Illinois. Lots of apparitions, orbs, and sounds of tombstones moving themselves
White Memorial Cemetery
Lots of unexplained noises and shadow figures seen here
Mineola Hotel & Restaurant Incorporated
People say it used to be an all-girls school but a tragedy occurred and now only the gate remains. People say you can see headless nuns, phantom heads on pikes, and blood on the iron posts
The Devil's Gate
Lots of ghost stories like Captain Hedberg's Ghost, The Woman in Orange, and The Little Boy
Fort Sheridan
Reportedly one of the most haunted cemeteries in the U.S.
Bachelor's Grove Cemetery
Lots of ghosts stories and urban legends here, like The Man in the Window and The Neglected Daughter
The Dole
Popular legends here include The White Madonna and the Crying Mother
Mt. Thabor Cemetery
Tour through Lincoln Park. Knowledgable tour guides with unique stories for the area
Windy City Ghost Tours & Haunted Pub Crawls
3-hour tour on the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and H.H. Holmes Murder Castle
Devil in the White City Tour | H.H. Holmes Chicago ...
Mostly on mob history, but there are some ghost stories as well. Goes from Grant Park to the “Alley of Death” (West Couch Place)
Chicago Gangsters and Ghosts Tours
One of the best haunted houses in northern Illinois! I thought parts of it were genuinely scary
Realm of Terror Haunted House | 2026 Dates & Tickets ...
Almost an hour long to walk through. Some parts were actually scary, but so fun!
