Visit locations of tragedy and terror with the REAL Ghost Hunters!
Specializing in Haunted Bus Tours of Northwest Indiana Just minutes from Chicago!
Join us for chilling and informative tours lead by Mike McDowell, Founder, President & CEO of the Indiana Ghost Trackers. Mike has over 9 years experience in doing haunted tours of NW Indiana and over 11 real years experience investigating many haunted locations around America. He has even investigated Valparaiso's city hall (2001) and the Porter County courthouse (2004).
Other Chaos tour guides are
Renee Graham, an experienced ghost hunter, terriffic story teller/guide who has worked closely with Mike for over 3 years. She also took the creepy house picture shown on this page!
Eric "the undead" Bevel - Long time ghost hunter and good friend and associate of Mikes. Knows amazing amounts of ghost lore of Lake County. Has been doing the LC route since 2002.
Chaos Tours is Hiring now for Halloween 2009 tour guide help!
Most Bus Tours are 4 hours in length and start at 7 PM.
Some may run over 10-15 minutes depending on traffic. Lake County Tours start in Crown Point in front of East side the Old Courthouse on the Square. Porter County tours start at the Old Jail Museum in downtown Valparaiso. The Brand new "Dark Shores" tour begins at the visitors center of Porter County. Located on HWY 49, just north of I 94 in Chesterton, IN.
24th - Come Celebtate Halloween with the Indiana Ghost Trackers
at the Haunted Halls of Justice, 8th Annual Halloween bash!
27th - (Monday) Lake County Tour 7PM - 11PM
28th - Porter County Tour 7PM - 11PM
29th - Lake County Tour 7PM - 11PM
29th - (Thursday) Haunted Pub Crawl Tour 7PM - 11PM
30th - (Friday, Devils Night!) Dark Shores Tours, Porter County, Lake County, LaPorte Tours All run this night 7 - 11 PM
31st - Halloween DAYTIME trip TBA! (more details to come!)
November
1st (Sunday, All Saints Day) Porter County & Lake county both run this night 7 -11 PM
6th - (Friday) LaPorte and Porter County both run this night
7th - (Saturday) Lake County & haunted Pub Crawl both run this night 7 - 11 PM
FRIDAY THE 13th !!! - Porter County Tour, Haunted Pub Crawl and Lake County Tour all run this night 7 - 11 PM
Midnight Special location TBA
more November tours to be announced soon....
December TBA
New dates to be announced soon!
More overnighters at haunted locations TBA!!!!
Private tours available! Call for more details.
Great for parties, get togethers, company trips and much more.
Valparaiso & Crown Point Walking tours available!
PRIVATE TOURS AVAILABLE!
Visit real haunted sites from restless hitch hikers to ruthless gangsters to crime scenes, murder, mystery, myths and urban legends.
The amazing events of Northwest Indiana history have left traces of themselves for us to explore. On the fringes of Chicago, Northwest Indiana has a rich history and many areas easy to visit. There are many areas that are commonly visited by ghost hunters which display mysterious and paranormal events occurring at a regular basis!
Join us as we visit these tragic sites and decide for yourself if they are truly haunted or just tales of merely myth and folklore.
The real research of ghost hunters combined with lively storytelling will make for an exciting and enjoyable evening for everyone.
Tour Locations: These are a few of the places we visit with each tour. Lake County: Old Courthouse, Old Jail, Crimminal Court building and other downtown Crown Point hauntings, Kaler Middle School, Kaske home, Hitchhiking ghosts of Reeder Road and Cline Ave, The freak circus train wreck of Hammond - that left 86 people dead in a matter of moments, burned beyond recognition in many cases and much more! Meets at the old Courthouse, on the east side, in downtown Crown point.
Porter County: Old Jail Museum, Courthouse, Historic Opera house, other downtown Valparaiso hauntings, Sunset hill farm, Ghost Road with its deep eerie fogs that conseal its many phantoms, a lonesome cemetery that harbors gruesome tales yet unheard to the living, a NEW mystery location added in 2007!, Old hotels where the guests haven't left, Mansions and homes of Mystery, where unusual occurrences are said to happen and the old County poor farm (asylum) and more! Meets at the Old Jail Museum in downtown Valparaiso
The Brand NEW Dark Shores tour: Covers the Porter - Chesterton area. Some locations include Flint Lake Ghosts, Brown Mansion hauntings, Woodinville train accident site that left 59 dead in 1909, Stagecoach road, Diana of the Dunes, Furnessville Schoolhouse & cemetery, Devils Bridge, a Waverly road haunting and many more! Meets at the visitors center on route 49, just north of I-94.
The Haunted Pub Crawl:
For a different tour of darkness, join us for a trip to the haunted pubs of Northwest Indiana. The tour is roughly 3 1/2 hours in length starting at 7 PM. We’ll visit frightful destinations and the haunted sites in between. You’ll enjoy the spirited history and the spirited drinks along the way. We’ll visit 4 - 6 haunted establishments, depending on the time and constitution of our guests. We'll spend more time at these haunted establishments then what we would on a normal tour, exploring their darker and spookier past and hauntings while sipping our favorite beverages.
Join us for this lighthearted yet spirit filled event. Ages 21 and over only! Alcohol is not provided or required but is certainly encouraged. This is by bus although no alcoholic beverages will be allowed on the bus (Per rules and regulations of the bus company). Some of the stops for this tour include: Franklin House, Old Heritage Inn, Hall of Justice, North Side Tap, Val's Famous Pizza and Drennas.
The Midnight Special
Craving the true ghost hunting experience? This rare and limited tour will focus more on actual ghost hunting. Although we do a fair amount on our regular tour, the number of sites will be trimmed down to focus on only 2 - 3 of our favorite haunts in the "dead" of night. Some sites may be visited that you won't see during our normal tours. We will spend more time looking and less time traveling. Are you ready for this?
Private Tours: Times, pickup locations and stops can be altered for any private tours! Any size group. Rates vary by group size.
Please email us for a rate sheet if interested.
Tour sites will have a variety of stops. There will be an opportunity to get out of the bus and take pictures at a few of these locations. The tour is partly done by bus with some limited walking involved. It will consist of 8 - 12 haunted locations plus a number of ghost stories from the area, Ghost Photos, EVP demonstrations, use of real ghost hunting equipment on the tour and much more!
PO BOX 1831 Highland, IN 46322
For reservations call 219-714-3761 or email chaos@netnitco.net
We accept checks or credit card payments.
Two methods to pay! 1. Method #1. Call and hold your seats. Make your payment by check. Make Checks payable to: Chaos Tours, PO Box 1831 Highland, IN 46322 2. Or method #2. Pay immediately online for your seats and hold your seats by clicking the button below. Specify which date and time tour you are booking with your payment.
Note that paying online is not a garantee that a tour isn't sold out or cancelled. If a tour is sold out or cancelled, you will be refunded the full amount of your fare. If you have a question about the availablity of a tour, please call us for further information. If booking a tour and paying online within 48 hours of departure, please call to verify that your online payment was received.
Book a ghost tour or pub Crawl $27/person below:
******************** Take the 2009 Ghost Hunting class at Purdue North Central University taught by Mike McDowell!
Visit the Purdue North Central Continuing Education website for more information at www.pnc.edu/ce
Watch for more Paranormal CE classes in the Spring!
