Explore Chicago's gangster past on this mafia tour in a coach vehicle. Drive around the Windy City to see where Al Capone, The Untouchables, Hymie Weiss, and John Dillinger, among other thugs hung out. A history-savvy guide introduces you to some of the most storied locations of Chicago’s criminal past, including Holy Name Cathedral, Biography Theatre, and the site of the bloody St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. You'll be able to get out and pose for pictures in front of a historic courthouse, among other infamous sites.

Chicago crime tour by luxury air-conditioned coach
Explore Chicago’s most storied crime-related areas in the Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, Old Town, the Loop and Magnificent Mile
Hear stories about Chicago’s most notorious criminals and mobsters including Al Capone and John Dillinger
Witness the sites of history’s most infamous crime scenes including the St Valentine’s Day Massacre
Hop off to explore some places by foot with your guide

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

For time-pressed travelers, this coach tour offers a speedy way to discover Chicago’s mob history.

What's Included

Luxury temperature controlled coach bus
Live interactive tour guide
Photo opportunities off the bus at infamous crime scenes
Exclusive access to crime quiz
Historic video footage
Keepsake brochure with special offers
Storage for Wheelchairs & Strollers

Gratuities
Restroom on board
No food & Drinks on board

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

163 E Pearson St, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Bus pickup OUTSIDE 163 E. Pearson (SE side of Pearson St and Michigan Ave). Report 15 minutes early for check-in. Bus departs on time. Look for the tour guide at the bus.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Your tour will begin in Chicago’s Near North Side, across the street from Water Tower Place, where you will board your coach vehicle. On board, an experienced guide narrates during your tour of Chicago’s famed criminal and historical sights. Listen to thrilling stories of mobsters, violence and crime as your coach winds through Chicago’s historic River North, Gold Cost, Lincoln Park, Old Town, Loop and Magnificent Mile. Snap pictures and enjoy little-known tales of legendary mobsters Al Capone, ‘Terrible’ Tommy O’Conner, and Bugs Moran.

Your mafia tour highlights Chicago’s most notorious crime scenes, including the courthouse where some of the most famed mob cases were tried, and the site of the grisly 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Other notorious mob haunts you do a drive-by on are the Biograph Theater and Holy Name Cathedral. (Along the way, you can hop out of your ride for pictures.) When it's all over, you'll get a ride back to the Near North Side to end the tour.

Water Tower Place

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Museum of Contemporary Art (Pass By)

The Magnificent Mile

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

North Avenue Beach (Pass By)

Biograph Theatre

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Oz Park (Pass By)

Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Lincoln Park (Pass By)

Holy Name Cathedral

7 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Thirty Five E Wacker

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Bus departs on time. Arrive at least 15 minutes early for check-in.

Guests may not join the tour after the bus departs. General seating is on a first-come first-served basis. Joint seating is not guaranteed.
No restroom breaks. Please go before checking in at the bus.
No eating or drinking on the bus.
There is no onsite office.
Bus is NOT equipped with an electronic lift. Tour includes steps and stairs.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 39 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

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No Visual Interest

Roy_D, Apr 2024

It was very dissapointing. The narrator on the bus was excellent... but there was almost NOTHING to SEE.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Roy, We are pleased to learn that you found the tour guide excellent. We appreciate the positive feedback. We are sorry that you did not see what you hoped to see during your experience.

We booked for a last...

Melissa_M, Apr 2024

We booked for a last minute tour we could all do as grandma cannot walk too long. It was great and loved hearing the stories.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

We are grateful that you could join the tour with grandma. This means so much to us that all of you loved the stories and experience. Thank you for your 5 star review!

Fun crime tour Chicago

Michelle_R, Apr 2024

It was a really fun tour our tour guide is funny and knows alot about crime history in Chicago The stops are good and the visit at the end to the museum is really cool . A good tour

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for your review and feedback. We are so happy that you had fun and learned a lot! Wishing you great adventures ahead!

Must do

John_a, Apr 2024

Interesting history and Jay was a great host and very knowledgable. Learned great history of the gangsters in Chicago as well as some history of Chicago.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thanks John! We are grateful for your positive review and feedback. Thank you for sharing your experience and kind words about Jay. You made our day!

Nice way to spend a couple of hours.

Phillip_S, Apr 2024

A very nice tour with a very informative guide. Comfortable vehicle after a bumpy start but this was due to the road service.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Phillip, Thank you for your review and positive feedback. We are so glad that you found the tour comfortable and informative!

Awesome tour

Senita_E, Apr 2024

Awesome tour, I would recommend to anyone. The stops were great and so much to see. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and informative. We had an awesome time!!!!!!!!!!!

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Senita, We are so happy to read your awesome review. Thank you for sharing your positive feedback and for spending time with us. 😀🙏

I wasn’t that impressed

c4nw6k82zy, Apr 2024

I was expecting more for the price. There were only 3 stops. You spend 90 percent of the time in the bus with the guide tell you crime stories.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for your review and feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience.

Terrible

Angie_C, Apr 2024

The bus was unbearably hour and the host was too corny. Views and content were minimal. Tabernacle with you on several events and by far the worst. Let half way through.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback.

Not alot of walking mainly riding

Quona_A, Apr 2024

It was raining but the show went on. We were still able to get off the bus at the desired places without it interrupting our trip. The tour guide was very interesting and we learned wayyyy more then we thought would be given to us about chicago as a whole. This is a wonderful experience

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for your great review and perspective. We appreciate you sharing your positive experience about the tour and guide. You brightened up our day!

See Many Sight & Enjoy Bus Comfort

Christopher_F, Apr 2024

This was a good tour because the bus allows you to see many areas of Downtown Chicago instead of being limited by walking. For example, walking to where Dillinger was shot from downtown would take most of the day. Aptly named, the tour focuses on more than just gangsters. The guide also worked in some general Chicago history too. They is very little actual walking.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for your sweet and generous review. We are so happy that you enjoyed the neighborhoods and overall tour experience. We appreciate you! 😀

Very interesting and entertaining. Mike was a great guide and kept things interesting and humorous!

Barbara_N, Mar 2024

The Biograph Theater. My parents brought me to this theater to watch the movie Sink the Bismarck! Also, my father was a young man working in the neighborhood the night Dillinger was killed.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

We love reading the review and how the tour related to your father's personal history. Thank you for sharing and writing a positive review. We appreciate you and your parents for spending time with us!

Great tour

Tori_P, Mar 2024

Informative and interesting, this was a great tour. Katie does a terrific job! I would highly recommend this tour.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Tori, Thanks for your review and positive feedback. We are so happy that you had a great time with Katie! We also appreciate your recommendation.

Informative and fun bus tour

Ferenc_P, Mar 2024

We had a grand time at the tour. Jay, our guide was fantastic, very funny and gave a lot of information. We heard fun facts galore, and visited some interesting sites.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you for your upbeat and positive feedback. We appreciate you! Thanks for making our day!

Great for Chicago first-timers!

Melissa_H, Mar 2024

Great guides and a fun experience! I'd recommend this tour for any Chicago first-timers. You tour through a few different neighborhoods for history and crime/mob fun facts with humorous and lively guides. Bus was clean and comfortable!

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Melissa, Thank you for your positive feedback about the guides, tour and bus. We appreciate your kind words and are grateful for your recommendation.

Great tour, good stories!...

Alyssa_M, Mar 2024

Great tour, good stories! Our tour guide, Jay, was awesome. Took us to unique parts of town that showed major moments in mob history!

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Alyssa, We are so happy to read your positive 5 star review and that you enjoyed the tour and stories. Thank you as well for your awesome feedback about Jay and the experience--greatly appreciated!!!

Must Do!

Jennifer_B, Mar 2024

Overall great experience. Enjoyed the Dillinger & Harry Carey stops most. Great history lesson of the city from the illegal enterprise side.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thanks Jennifer! Your review means the world to us. We appreciate your positive feedback and comments--Thank you so much!!!

Fun trip

Rebecca_E, Mar 2024

It rained the whole trip, but our guide made the most of it. Learned the history of the mob and where events took place. Good trip!

Response from Host, Mar 2024

We really appreciate your generous review and positive review. Thank you for spending the rainy day with us and for appreciating the history and trip with us. Wishing you more great adventures in 2024!

More Than I Thought

Jen_J, Mar 2024

Great tour! Anna Rose was very knowledgeable. Thought I knew a lot about Chicago crime, but I learned so much more. Loved it!

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thanks Jen! We really appreciate your positive review and kind words about Anna Rose! You made our day!!

Excellent

Mischa_G, Mar 2024

We loved the Harry Karay Steakhouse stop so much that we went back for dinner. We learned so much history. Tour guide was great!

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you for your review and feedback! We are so happy that you enjoyed the tour and Harry Caray’s! 👍😀🙏

Crime is the story

Todd_W, Mar 2024

Excellent host! Dane made the trip memorable... Excellent job the driver Joe kept us save and warm...

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Todd! Thank you very much for your generous feedback about Dane and the chauffeur. We are so happy that you could spend time with us and that you enjoyed the experience.

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