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Secret Chicago Tour

Embark on a journey through the clandestine corners of Chicago with our Secret Chicago Tour at the Discovery Center. Explore hidden dives, eccentric emporiums, and forbidden realms not featured in conventional tours. Led by knowledgeable guides, delve into the city's wild side and uncover its enigmatic secrets beyond the tourist trails.

  • All levels
  • 18 and older
  • $39
  • 2855 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL

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  • $39
  • Discovery Center Lakeview @ 2855 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
  • Material/Lab Fee: $20.00
  • Price includes $10 cover charge for tour leader.
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What you'll learn in this tour:

Take a tour of the wild and lesser known side of Chicago. You will have the opportunity to see the parts of Chicago that only those in the know would prefer you not see. Visit the cheap, but unique dives and the more colorful emporiums of entertainment. See the dark and forbidden side that the City of Big Shoulders supports, hidden in the shadows and the backways, places not included in the conventional cultural tours.

Each tour is different and may provide the chance to dabble with pagans and magicians, dally with fetishists and get friendly with the non-conformists who never make it into the regular tours. Your guide will open the doors normally locked to those without the right connections to get in. This is the Chicago you will have to see to believe, because unless you're seeking out the obscure, you won't read or hear about it without your guide to its wild side. Time does not always permit leisurely food stops, so it's recommended that you eat beforehand.

Refund Policy

Registration Fee:

  • A non-refundable registration fee of $15.00 is charged per person each time a student registers for classes.

Class Credit Vouchers:

  • If you are forced to withdraw before the first class date, you must notify us at least 5 working days prior to the first class meeting, please contact us at [email protected] during regular business hours. Failure to do so will cancel any transaction.
  • Vouchers are issued only for amount of the class fee (less the non-refundable $15 reg. fee). The credit voucher is valid for nine months and must be used before the expiration date. After that it will no longer be valid.
  • The voucher is not redeemable for cash or goods and the original must be presented in person or by mail. (Photo copies are not valid.)
  • Important:
    • There are no class credit vouchers, transfers, refunds issued for one-session classes after the class meeting.
    • No refunds will be issued for classes which are postponed due to inclement weather or other circumstances beyond our control.

Class Transfers:

  • If you wish to transfer to another class or section within a class AFTER you have registered, you must notify us at least 5 working days prior to the first class meeting, please contact us at [email protected] during regular business hours.
  • Additional fees apply. A $15 transfer fee will be charged per person and it must be paid prior to starting the new class.

Schedule Changes:

  • The school reserves the right to change course locations, schedules and instructors when necessary.
  • Rain dates will be scheduled for outdoor classes postponed due to inclement weather conditions.
  • Prices subject to change without notice.

Course Cancellations:

  • Those classes with insufficient enrollment will be canceled prior to their starting date. Whenever possible, students will be notified.

Refund Policy:

  • No refunds will be given unless a class is canceled due to insufficient enrollment. Refunds will not be issued under any other circumstances. Allow 2-3 weeks.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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Question from Janice M.
It’s stated a $20 ‘materials fee’ is collected at the time of class, but no mention of what materials are provided for that fee. Care to enlighten?
Answer from Brenda L. CourseHorse StaffCourseHorse Staff
Hi Janice! Thanks for your question. That fee is for the trip leader's fee. The trip leader does give a little packet of information on the tour. Hope this helps!
Answer from anonymous
If $20 is for the “leaders fee” then what is the $55 for? Are drinks included?
Answer from Brenda L. CourseHorse StaffCourseHorse Staff
The $55 is the payment for the tour itself. Drinks are not included. Thank you.
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