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SEPTEMBER 30–NOVEMBER 5, 2023

As you explore Chicago: Crossroads of America, keep your eyes peeled. The dolls are hiding in 13 spots, including one on the 1st floor. Find the dolls, solve the riddles using your knowledge of Chicago history, and help us put an end to this wayward spirit's sinister plan!

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Blanche is a lovely doll
in a sweet princess gown and
blonde locks besides. Her rosy cheeks
are inviting, but her haunting eyes
suggest otherwise...

“Blanche” doll, possibly German, c. 1880. Gift of Miss Caroline McIlwaine. 1944.140

Disclaimer:  The dolls represent myths, legends, and events in Chicago's lore but are not specifically associated with those occurrences.

TOURS

Join CHM History Buff volunteer guide Scottie Perry and discover the remarkable stories of Chicagoans buried at Graceland, including Marshall Field, Louis Sullivan, George Pullman, and Potter and Bertha Palmer.

Meet at the cemetery entrance, 4001 North Clark Street. Tour runs approximately 2 hours.

From 1843 until the late mid-1860s, what is now Lincoln Park and the Lincoln Park Zoo was the Chicago City Cemetery. After the park was named for Abraham Lincoln after his assassination, graves were moved to more distant cemeteries, but evidence of the cemetery’s past remains. On this walking tour guide and researcher Tony Szabelski, explore the park’s history from the Couch Tomb to the tragic deaths along the High Bridge and the site of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.

Content warning: Discussion of death by suicide in association with the High Bridge.

Tour runs about 90 minutes, begins at the Chicago History Museum, and ends at 2122 N. Clark St.

From 1843 until the late mid-1860s, what is now Lincoln Park and the Lincoln Park Zoo was the Chicago City Cemetery. After the park was named for Abraham Lincoln after his assassination, graves were moved to more distant cemeteries, but evidence of the cemetery’s past remains. On this walking tour guide and researcher Tony Szabelski, explore the park’s history from the Couch Tomb to the tragic deaths along the High Bridge and the site of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.

Content warning: Discussion of death by suicide in association with the High Bridge.

Tour runs about 90 minutes, begins at the Chicago History Museum, and ends at 2122 N. Clark St.

Delve into Chicago’s crime history with Richard Lindberg, author of the best-selling Return to the Scene of the Crime: A Guide to Infamous Places in Chicago and 19 other books. Head north by northwest toward O’Hare International Airport to explore local crime scene haunts and residences of some of Chicago’s most notorious lawbreakers,

Tour runs 3.5 to 4 hours and begins and ends at the Museum.

Masks are optional on bus tours. Learn more about our COVID-19 safety policies and procedures.

ADULT GROUP TOURS

Got family in town or want a private tour with just your friends? Our Adult Group Tours lineup includes walking tours of two Chicago cemeteries. Contact grouptours@chicagohistory.org for more information or book your tour at the link below.

All Adult Group Tours must be booked in advance.

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