Have a Haunting Date in Chicago

by Anastasia Zoldak, Oct 2, 2008

Dating is hard and finding unique things to impress your date are getting even harder to find. How many times can you go to the movies? Well, here’s a dating suggestion that you’ll both find exciting. A date you’ll never forget, a Ghost hunting date! Forget about going to the movies and take a tour of some of Chicago’s best-haunted places.

Dating is hard and finding unique things to impress your date are getting even harder to find. How many times can you go to the movies? Well, here's a dating suggestion that you'll both find exciting. A date you'll never forget, a Ghost hunting date! Forget about going to the movies and take a tour of some of Chicago's best-haunted places.

Start your evening with a meal at Chicago's most famous haunted pub the Red Lion Pub on Lincoln Ave. This British Pub offers traditional meals such as Irish Stew, Sheppard's Pie, and Bangers & Mash. If you're not up to trying British food, they also offer regular bar foods, such as Burgers and Sandwiches. The best part is that eating here will not break the bank! The prices are very reasonable.

The building that houses Pub has been around since 1862. Some of the paranormal activity reported includes, people feeling dizzy when they walk past the pub's window. Some patrons and staff have reported seeing objects moving on their own. Some people smell Lavender in the Pub; this has been attributed to a girl who died in the building. Ladies be especially aware that trickster ghost likes to lock women in the restroom! Many of the pub's regulars also say they have heard ghostly noises in various parts of the Pub.

Whether you believe this pub is haunted or not, the various ghost attributed to this location offer all sorts of subjects to talk about while waiting for your meal.

Afterwards, you may wish to see a show at the Biograph Theater, now called the Victory Garden Theater. I recommend if you plan to see a show at this haunted place that you purchase tickets online.

The Biograph Theater became a famous haunt when one fine evening after seeing a show the FBI greeted the criminal John Dillinger in the alley. In the alley next to the Theater, they proceeded to riddle Dillinger with bullets. Today many believe Dillinger's ghost still haunts the place where he was killed. Some have reported seeing a man dressed in the clothes of the 1930's leaving the theater. Either way you and your date will enjoy the show.

After an evening of fine theater, you may want to take your date to Ole St. Andrew's Pub on North Broadway for a nightcap. Make sure you sit by the bar and keep an eye out for moving objects.

Enjoy a ghostly night of dinner, theater, and a nightcap and who know what other adventures await you as you visit some of Chicago's most interesting haunts.

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