Experience the darker side of the Windy City on a 90-minute Chicago Crime Tour that introduces you to the history of Chicago’s criminals and gangsters. Escape into the city's underworld while learning about characters like Al Capone and John Dillinger.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- COVID-19 precautions
- Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 1.5 hours
- Check availability to see starting times.
- Instant confirmation
- Live tour guide
- English
- Booklets
- English
Experience
Highlights
- See the site of the St. Valentine's Day massacre on this Crime and Gangster bus tour
- Walk the final path of John Dillinger, Chicago's most famous bank robber
- Admire the city’s spectacular architecture, including the former Chicago Criminal Courthouse
- Check out a mini mobster museum and gangster Frank Nitti's personal safe & address book
Full description
Experience Chicago’s underworld of criminals and gangsters on a luxury 90-minute bus tour. Find out how some of the world’s most famous criminals, mobsters, and gangsters conned their way through the city.
Ride comfortably in luxury, on a climate-controlled bus, as you see famous Chicago crime scenes that range from the 19th century through modern times. Unlike Chicago walking tours, this Mob and Crime Tour isn’t affected by the Windy City weather.
Learn about Al Capone, the Untouchables, the Chicago Mob, John Dillinger, Terrible Tommy O'Connor, H. H. Holmes, the Chicago Black Sox, Leopold and Loeb, bank heists, Cap George Streeter, and more.
Grab your camera for a drive-by shooting of the historic criminal courthouse, a Chicago architectural landmark where some of Chicago's most notorious cases were tried.
Stake out crime scenes like the Biograph Theatre, Holy Name Cathedral, Clark Street Bridge, and other Chicago landmarks. See the site of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, one of Chicago's most notorious murder scenes.
Get off the bus and walk the path that notorious Chicago gangsters John Dillinger and Hymie Weiss followed just before their deaths.
Travel into the criminal past of Chicago's River North, Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, Old Town, Loop, and Magnificent Mile neighborhoods.
Includes
- 90-minute tour in a luxury climate-controlled bus with professional driver
- Separate local expert tour guide giving interactive live commentary
- Stops at famous crime sites
- Historic video footage
- Informative pamphlet with photos
- Crime quiz
- Gratuity
COVID-19 precautions
Safety measures in place
- All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
- Customers must keep distance in vehicles
- The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
Traveler requirements
- Customers are required to bring and wear masks
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Date
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Meeting point
Bus pickup outside 163 E. Pearson Street. The bus will be on the south-east side of Pearson and Michigan Avenue across from Macy's and the Water Tower Mall.
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What to bring
- Face mask or protective covering
Not allowed
- Food and drinks in the vehicle
- Video recording
