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Here's your plan for a spooky 2-hour ghost tour cruising Chicago's lake and river with BYOB. Watch the video 👇

Experience an unforgettable spooky season adventure on the water with this 120-minute Ghost Tour with Chicago Boat Company. Get $10 off with code GHOST2025!

Spooky Ghost Tour on Party Barge 👻 🎃 ⛴️

Book a 120-minute BYOB spooky ghost tour with Chicago Boat Company for chilling Chicago stories and haunting lake views. Reserve your spot for an unforgettable Halloween adventure!

Ghost Boat Tour

💻 How to book
• Reserve directly through Chicago Boat Company to secure your date and time

🤑Discount Code
• Use my code to receive $10 off a Ghost Tour cruise of your own: GHOST2025 (Valid 9/23 - 11/2)

Book your spot

Enjoy a spooky 120-minute BYOB ghost tour with Chicago Boat Company. Dress warmly for the wind and arrive early for an unforgettable haunted cruise experience.

Boat Ghost Tour

🌯🥤 BYOB
🥶🧥 Dress for the windy weather
⏰⛴️ Arrive 10-15 minutes early
📸😀 Capture the moments and have fun!

Must-knows 🧐 

Kick off spooky season in Chicago on a ghost tour that floats.

It's a 120 minute guided ghost tour on a pontoon boat,

You get to see such beautiful views of Chicago,

or the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 that wiped out nearly the whole city,

your heartwarming holiday story you'd expect.

The guides keep you hooked with haunting details and eerie visuals.

And an October night in Chicago already looks straight out of a ghost story.

This experience is BYOB so you can pack whatever you want for the ride.

I highly recommend bringing something pumpkin spiced.

The river even got a little wild on the way back,

which I'm pretty sure it was a ghost that was rocking the boat.

If you're looking for classic Halloween chills with a Chicago twist,

There’s no need to wait for the weekend anymore to go out and be social. Romanticize your weekdays by getting dinner and hearing live music in West Town. 

Dinner & A Show in West Town

Enjoy classic Mexican dishes like chicken taquitos and tacos at Sabroso! Mexican Grill in West Town, Chicago—perfect for a flavorful dinner before a night out.

Mexican Dinner

✅ Before you go
• Follow them on IG: @sabrosochicago to see if they have any specials before you go. 

Dinner at Sabroso! Mexican Grill

Enjoy live music and rotating performances in a cozy, low-lit bar atmosphere. Check out their happy hour from 4-6pm for drink specials!

Live Music

✅ Before you go
• They also have rotating live performances so keep up with their website or follow them on IG: @lemon_chicago to know who is upcoming. 

💪 Pro tips
• They have a happy hour from 4-6pm if you want to catch a good drink deals. 

Live Music at Lemon

where you're greeted with chips and salsa,

then indulge in options like chicken taquitos and their Sabroso style tacos.

You can order one of their specials like this rotating

slushie and sit back and enjoy a few live performances.

If you want to know who will be performing each week,

be sure to keep up with their website or follow them on Instagram @lemon_chicago,

Be sure to visit the next time you're in West Town. 

Here's your plan for relaxing in a private suite with sauna, cold plunge, and vitamin C shower. Watch the video 👇

60-minutes in a private wellness suite - infrared sauna, cold plunge, and vitamin c shower 

Private Wellness Suite 💧

Book a private 60-minute wellness suite for $35 at SweatHouz West Loop and enjoy an infrared sauna, cold plunge, and vitamin C shower in Chicago.

Private Wellness Suite

✅ Before you go
• schedule a day and time on the website 

💪 Pro tips
• wear a swimsuit 
• bring an extra change of clothes
• they supply body wash, shampoo & conditioner, hair brushes, deodorant, hair ties, tampons, Dyson hair tools, & more 

Book your first session for $35

you've probably heard of contrast therapy like I have,

but I doubt you've seen it in a private suite.

I came across an ad on Instagram for a $35 session,

What stood out to me specifically was the private suite.

45 minutes is recommended in the infant sauna,

I will say I've been in cold plunges before,

I kind of only was able to do 30 seconds at a.

time to kind of build my body's resistance up.

and the best part to me was the vitamin C shower.

but it's actually infused with vitamin C,

I got to set the mood of the room with some

music and cater the lights to how I wanted them,

and I loved how they had a get ready suite after filled with fresh hairbrushes

Here's your plan for exploring diverse contemporary art exhibits during free Tuesday evening hours. Watch the video 👇

Typically it can be hard to find time to stroll through an art museum during the day, which is why it’s great that the Museum of Contemporary Art is open on Tuesdays from 5-9pm. What’s even better is admission is free for Illinois residents! 

Free Evening Musing Art 🖼️

Enjoy free Tuesday evening admission for Illinois residents at the Museum of Contemporary Art and explore a diverse range of contemporary exhibits across four floors.

Art Museum Visit

✅ Before you go
• Check their website to see what current exhibits will be available: https://visit.mcachicago.org/exhibitions/

💪 Pro tips
• To fully immerse yourself in the exhibits, plan to visit multiple times, so you don’t feel rushed to see everything in one night. The next few days are March 31st, April 7th, April 14th, and April 21st. 

Museum of Contemporary Art

Want an affordable way to spend your evening after work?

Every Tuesday from 5 to 9 p.m. the Museum

of Contemporary Art downtown hosts Illinois residents for free.

They have art exhibits on the 1st floor all the way up to the 4th,

so you can spend the entire 4 hours looking through all the art that they offer.

The art ranges from drawings and paintings,

if you don't want to rush your way through all 4 floors in one night,

they offer this every Tuesday from 5 to 9,

so you can come back multiple times and take

your time going through each and every exhibit.

Be sure to check the caption for the next couple of days that are coming up

Here's your plan for exploring the world's only pin-back button museum and enjoying coffee nearby. Watch the video 👇

Discover the world’s only pin-back button museum for free! 

World’s only pin-back button museum! 

Visit the world’s only pin-back button museum for free! Explore walls of unique pins, interactive drawers, and get a free pin from the Button-O-Matic machine.

Button museum visit

✅ Before you go
-Here’s the website with specific visiting information: https://www.busybeaver.net/button-museum/?srsltid=AfmBOopZhgaYvt69uh6VZ2RSZNrCOoYxruVePBYMvLu0G7Ch0ugmmUwW 

💪 Pro tips
-They have a bunch of free pins in addition to the button-o-Matic machine! 

Busy Beaver Button Museum 🦫

Enjoy a delicious coffee or tea at Damn Fine Coffee Bar in Logan Square; try their highly rated raspberry cold brew! Open daily from 7am to 5pm.

Coffee & Tea

✅ Before you go
- They’re open 7am-5pm every day of the week. 

💪 Pro tips
-I’ve seen reviews that their raspberry cold brew is very good. 

Coffee/ tea at Damn Fine Coffee Bar ☕️🫖🍵 

This may be the city's most unique museum.

museum and it's actually the world's only pinback

museum and has made the Guinness World Record.

of curated pins from their collections and ones that visitors have brought in.

They have a ton of drawers as well that you can pull out,

make sure you try out their button Omatic

It's free to use and you get a cute little free pin.

I walked a block east to Damn Fine Coffee Bar

I recommend checking out this museum and coffee shop in Chicago.