Welcome to the Medieval Torture Museum in Chicago

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 world’s 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those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it, and have amassed an unprecedented collection of cruelty, based on historical documents and engravings, offering a chilling look into the darkest parts of human history. 

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a cartoonish, exaggerated depiction of a medieval executioner or torturer

WHY CHOOSE US?

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The first exclusive medieval torture museum in the USA

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Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it

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Hundreds of exhibits, dozens of executions, and you with only one life

The dark side of progress on display

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Which are you? The tormentor or the tormented? Stand on both sides and find out

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We've collected the terrible evidence of the cruelest inhumanity

Ticket information

two "All Attraction Pass" tickets with the word "WELCOME" in bold red letters
INCLUDES:

Torture Museum ticket

The largest interactive Medieval Torture Museum in the U.S. is now in Chicago, IL.

(Not recommended under 18) – 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).

Ticket price: $39.97 $29.99

Combo offers

a partnership between the Medieval Torture Museum and Chicago Hauntings

MTM + LINCOLN PARK GHOST HUNT

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MTM + HAUNTINGS GHOST BUS TOUR

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Location

Open Hours


Monday - Thursday: 10 am - 8 pm
Friday - Sunday: 10 am - 9 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