2020 in-person dates are postponed. But these virtural tours and lectures will run via Facebook Live on the Mysterious Chicago Facebook page, and most will be archived on Patreon!
Free, with suggested donations.
Venmo: adamchicago
paypal: adam@mysteriouschicago.com
or join the new patreon
Thurs, June 4, 8pm
Virtual Tour: Haunted History in Chicago
Sun, Jun 7, 10am
Virtual Tour: Graceland Cemetery
Thurs, June 11, 8pm
Virtual Talk: Abraham Lincoln Folklore and Ghostlore
Sat, June 13, 8pm (9 EST)
Virtual Time Travel Pub Crawl: Bars from NYC History
Sun, June 14, 10am
Virtual Talk: Refugee Slaves and the Underground Railroad in Chicago
Virtual tours are free with suggested donations via venmo (adamchicago) or paypal (adam@mysteriouschicago.com)
Thurs, 4/30, 8pm
Antique Serial Killers in Chicago History Talk
Sun, May 3, 10am
Virtual Tour: Architecture of Mysterious Chicago
Thurs, May 7, 8pm
Virtual Talk: Grave Robbing 101
Sun, May 10, 10am
Virtual Tour: Architecture on the Chicago River
Thurs, May 14, 8pm
virtual Talk: The Strange Tale of the Cardinella Gang
Virtual tours are free with suggested donations via venmo (adamchicago) or paypal (adam@mysteriouschicago.com)
All times CDT.
Thurs 4/23 8pm: Virtual Lecture: Silent Film in Chicago
Sun, 4/26, 10am: Virtual Tour: Graceland Cemetery – The Underground Railroad
Thurs, 4/30, 8pm: Virtual Lecture: Antique Serial Killers in Chicago History
Some other surprise tours (mostly on Saturdays) will be announced on shorter notice to Patreon subscribers!th 2020 dates postponed, virtual tours are rolling out! Sign up for the new Mysterious Chicago Patreon for cool stories, tour videos, gems from the research archives, exclusive photos, archived lectures, tickets for future tours, and a ton more!
Author Adam Selzer presents the most fascinating, entertaining, and historically accurate tours available! Many tours are in partnership with Atlas Obscura. New tours and dates are being added all the time; join the mailing list or Facebook page for regular updates!
2020 in-person dates are postponed; virtual tours are rolling out!
“Health Scares in History” tour via Facebook Live, Sat Mar 28, 11am
Want a tour at a date/time not listed? If you have at least 5 people, we can add one at a custom date and time (schedule permitting). Email adam@mysteriouschicago.com with dates and requests to make arrangements!
AVAILABLE WALKING TOURS:
GRACELAND or ROSEHILL CEMETERY History is literally carved in stone in these historical cemeteries! A stroll of famous (and lesser known, but equally fascinating) grave sites. MORE INFO
ARCHITECTURE OF MYSTERIOUS CHICAGO: A tour of the Windy City’s historical architecture, tracing the history of our great skyscrapers from pre-Fire style to modernism, weaving in stories of historical crime, unsolved mysteries, and strange history. Adam has run hundreds of architectural river tours for various companies around town. MORE INFO
HH HOLMES: THE DEVIL DOWNTOWN HH Holmes may be best known for his “castle,” which sat on the vacant space next to the Englewood post office, several miles south of downtown. But he can be traced to LOTS of places around the loop, too! This deep dive into Holmes career traces his footprints around downtown. Adam is the author of HH HOLMES: THE TRUE HISTORY OF WHITE CITY DEVIL and appeared on four episodes of AMERICAN RIPPER on the History Channel; he is among the world’s leading Holmes experts. MORE INFO See our blog posts about Holmes!
GRAVE ROBBING 101 Lincoln Park was the City Cemetery once upon a time, and not only are a few relics still there, the stories are there, too! Drawing from vintage news reports and reminsces of people who were there, this tour not only shows off those relics, but featured several tales of grave robbing that took place on the grounds over the years – with all the info you need to launch YOUR career as a 19th century body snatcher, today! MORE INFO (also available in New York City!)
GHOSTS OF CHICAGO: Adam Selzer is the author of GHOSTS OF CHICAGO and has run over 1000 ghost tours since 2005! This walking tour is the very best, most historically reliable and exceptionally entertaining ghost tour in town. The route varies, but usually includes stories of vanishing hitchhikers, HH Holmes, the old city jail and gallows, disasters, and more. Bring a camera – weird things have been known to happen! MORE INFO
THE DARKER SIDE OF TAYLOR STREET Now and then in research, Adam notices a LOT of stories popping up in the same area – and one of these is the stretch of “Little Italy” on Taylor between Halsted and Ashland. The one mile stroll features tales of gangsters, arsonists, ghosts, devil babies, hangings, murders, and more. MORE INFO