Entry No. 8 — the Chicago file — filed under: haunted

Couch Tomb, Lincoln Park

This fifty-ton limestone mausoleum is the last above-ground trace of Lincoln Park's origins as a city cemetery that stopped taking burials around 1866, after which most graves were relocated to make way for the park. The Couch family tomb was simply left behind, and to this day no one is certain who, or how many, remain sealed inside, with estimates ranging from a single body to thirteen. It sits incongruously in a cluster of trees on a quiet lawn just steps from the Chicago History Museum.

The move: Walk over from the Chicago History Museum at dusk and stand at the locked tomb debating who is actually entombed inside.

📍 Before you go Free and outdoors during park hours; the tomb itself is sealed, so this is a view-and-ponder stop, not an interior tour.

• 📍 Lincoln Park
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: Near the Chicago History Museum, 1601 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

Plan a visit & invite your people →

Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-23