Welcome to the Medieval Torture Museum in Chicago
                        Interactive
experiences
                        Donβt just watch, participate.
                        Ghost
Quest
                        Solve a paranormal mystery
                        Audio
guide
                        Immersive stories in 2 language
                        Photo
Zones
                        Donβt just watch, participate.
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ABOUT US
Our Main Product is Emotion
We are the largest interactive historical museum in the U.S., occupying more than 6,000 square feet, with over 100 unique implements and devices on display. Enter the minds of fanatics, madmen, and murderers, and discover the worldβs most detailed collection of confinement and torture devices. We believe that those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it, and have amassed an unprecedented collection of cruelty, based on historical documents and engravings, offering a chilling look into the darkest parts of human history.
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                    WHY CHOOSE US?
The first exclusive medieval torture museum in the USA
Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it
Hundreds of exhibits, dozens of executions, and you with only one life
The dark side of progress on display
Which are you? The tormentor or the tormented? Stand on both sides and find out
We've collected the terrible evidence of the cruelest inhumanity
Gallery
Extras
                    Ghost Hunting
Experience
                        Your ticket purchase also includes our "Ghost-Hunting Experience"βperfect for birthdays, corporate events, or just a fun get-together with friends and family! Download the ghost-hunting app to find and catch ghosts all over the Museum, and learn the chilling stories of how they died. (Keep an eye out for the most terrifying apparition of them all: the ghost of Thomas the Executioner!)
Visit Project
                    Audio Guide
Our audio guide (available in English and Spanish), recorded and performed by a professional actor, includes fifty-six stories about the torture implements and devices on display throughout the Musuem. Youβll learn the gory details of their history and function, as well as hearing personal accounts of actual peopleβboth criminal and innocentβwho were subjected to them.
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                                Torture
Museum
                                Ghost
Hunting
                                Audio
Guide
Torture Museum ticket
- The largest interactive Medieval Torture Museum in the U.S. is now in Chicago, IL.
 - (Not recommended under 18) β without an adult
 - Children under the age of 10 are admitted free of charge as long as they are accompanied by a dedicated adult (1 adult to 1 child).
 
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ABOUT US
Our Main Product is Emotion
We are the largest interactive historical museum in the U.S., occupying more than 6,000 square feet, with over 100 unique implements and devices on display. Enter the minds of fanatics, madmen, and murderers, and discover the worldβs most detailed collection of confinement and torture devices. We believe that those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it, and have amassed an unprecedented collection of cruelty, based on historical documents and engravings, offering a chilling look into the darkest parts of human history.
Are you brave enough?
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Contact us
                            Phone:
                            (773) 241-7777
                            General inquiries: 
                             [email protected] 
                            Cooperation: 
                             [email protected]
                        
Open Hours
- Monday β Thursday: 10 AM β 8 PM
 - Friday β Sunday: 10 AM β 9 PM
 
Holiday Hours
- Thanksgiving Day (Nov 27): 11 AM β 7 PM
 - Christmas Eve (Dec 24): 11 AM β 6 PM
 - Christmas Day (Dec 25): 11 AM β 7 PM
 
(Last check-in time is 30 minutes before closing)
Address
177 N State Street, Chicago, IL, 60601
Parking 
Wabash-Randolph Parking Garage
Special rate: Torture Museum $8
Validation at museum required

                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        

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