Walking Tour | Lincoln Park’s Lost History

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.

$25; $22.50 members

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

Tour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum, good for one week from tour date.

Masks are optional for our outdoor walking tours. Learn more about our COVID-19 safety policies and procedures: https://www.chicagohistory.org/visit-us/covid-19-safety-guidelines/

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• This Saturday, 14th June, 10:00 am, Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast in Chicago
• Next Wednesday, 18th June, 06:00 pm, Member Event | Lincoln Park Stories: Statues, Graves, and Rampaging Animals in Chicago
• Next Saturday, 21st June, 10:00 am, Civic Season | Civic Saturday in Chicago