Did you know that cemeteries and skeletons played a major role in the history of Chicago? Over the last 100 years, digging in almost any area of the city's Gold Coast has uncovered unidentified skeletons and remains of the graveyards that used to inhabit the neighborhood. Join an excursion in Lincoln Park and hear about how it was once a vast, windswept wasteland that housed a gigantic burial place.
Learn the dramatic efforts made to remove 35,000 bodies from the cemeteries to make way for homes and businesses. Hear stories of grave-robbing and private investigation swirling around the sites of the original cemeteries. The fantastic tales include the graveyards’ involvement in the Chicago Fire as well as modern day discoveries as surprised home owners find skeletons in their backyards!
Chicago historian Sally Sexton Kalmbach invites participation on a trek that will thrill you as you discover how death, disease, and bones have changed Chicago history.
$25 per person / $20 for members
This tour is limited to twenty participants.
All ticket sales final, no refunds or exchanges.