Chicago Creepy Cruise: Darker Side Stories

Discover Chicago’s dark side on a nighttime river cruise. Hear eerie tales, see haunted sites, and enjoy stunning lit-up architecture.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Chicago Riverwalk - Chicago’s famous river walk is lined with things to do and see.
  • The Wrigley Building - Pass and view famous landmark.
  • Tribune Tower - Crusie by and view famous landmark.
  • Merchandise Mart - Pass and view famous landmark.
  • Marina City - Pass and view famous landmark.
What's Included
  • On-board restrooms
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic beverages and coffee/tea available for purchase
Additional Information

Discover Chicago’s intriguing and shadowy past on our latest evening tour, featuring tales of mysterious sightings, eerie haunts, and infamous mobsters. Glide along the Chicago River as twilight reveals stories of a city that may surprise you… and perhaps you’d rather not remember.

Plus, enjoy the stunning nighttime views of Chicago’s illuminated architecture!

Please arrive 30 minutes early!

Location
112 E Wacker Dr
East Wacker Drive
On Michigan & Wacker Dr., at the northeast corner of the intersection. Upon arrival, please take the stairs down to Chicago's Riverwalk and visit the box office (right after/bottom of the stairs) for guidance to your cruise boarding dock. A departure board is available for your reference.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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220dominicp
Oct 27, 2024
Creepy Cruise - Great views and great story from the tour guide. Can get cold quick so be prepared to bundle up correctly. Plenty of seats up-top so take advantage.
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Summer_b
Oct 27, 2024
Very cool experience! - Ashlynn was our tour guide, she was incredible! Very funny, and seemed to really know a lot of fun/spooky stories about the history of Chicago.
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Paul_g
Oct 20, 2024
Great cruise - Andy the tour guide was awesome and the city view at night on the water is absolutely beautiful! The cruise is totally worth checking out.
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Hbrus
Oct 19, 2024
Spooky night out 👻 - I’ve been on many architecture tours and this was by far my favorite tour I’ve taken! Andy was absolutely hilarious and a great storyteller. Make sure to dress warm as it can get a bit chillier on the water with the wind.
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Laura_r
Oct 2, 2024
Fun - My family and I enjoyed this relaxing cruise and the stories about Chicago. It was a great cruise for teens.
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Evan_w
Sep 28, 2024
Incredible, perfect time of night for ghost stories, excellent guide and story teller, more of these!! - MOTHMAN!!!! Shhhh… let’s play a prank on everyone downstairs… 1… 2… 3…. SCREAM. This was such a great cruise! We already want to do it again next year if it is available!
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Alexis_r
Sep 21, 2024
Creepy cruise - The views were amazing! Not creepy at all if you’re looking for something scary. Just told tales of deaths that happened in the city. Personally wish we just booked an architectural tour.
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Roam11746086037
Nov 3, 2024
Not spooky at all. - I was expecting more Halloween themed atmosphere- it was pretty basic - I find architecture tour much more interesting.
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Marissa
Oct 27, 2024
Creepy cruise? More like “made us sleepy cruise” - We went on the mercury creepy cruise on 10/26 at 9:30 pm. Overall I was pretty disappointed in our experience. The boat is actually really nice and the views of the city were beautiful at night, but our tour guide was pretty subpar. The tour guide (whose name I don’t remember) was so monotone it felt like a college lecture. There were so many stories that it was hard to follow and I felt they really lacked detail. It kinda felt like over and over he was saying “that building over there a lot of people died and now it’s haunted.” Through out the cruise he was also just reading off his phone the entire time. On top of that the audio system was really poor. We were in one of the front rows near the tour guide and felt like he was barely audible. Overall, although the views were pretty I did not think it was worth our time or money.
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Dominic_o
Oct 20, 2024
Way to many people aboard - I didn’t like that I had to be standing up the whole ride not enough seats outside only inside, shouldn’t be over selling tickets if not enough seats
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