Unique and entertaining video walking tours

Bizarre Bucktown walking tour

Bizarre Bucktown

Bizarre Bucktown tells the stories of the neighborhood’s iconic factories, churches, and taverns. Hear about the hauntings, scandals, murders, and activism that belie the residential streets.

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Bizarre Wicker Park walking tour

Bizarre Wicker Park

During Bizarre Wicker Park you’ll learn about the snake oil tycoon, the beer baron, and the artists, radicals, and mobsters that built and shaped this popular and historic neighborhood.

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Bizarre 606 walking tour

Bizarre 606

Bizarre 606 is a self-guided tour of forgotten history along the Bucktown and Wicker Park portion of the Bloomingdale Trail. Sign up for my mailing list to receive a free copy to use when you visit the park.

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Bizarre Fact File

Bizarre Fact Files

Handmade pocket-sized books of neighborhood facts, trivia, and tidbits. Straight from the Bizarre research files of history, lore, and eyewitness accounts. Unique, entertaining, and informative.

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Bucktown Blocks

Bucktown Blocks

Bucktown Blocks are "story cube" dice that you can use to create your very own neighborhood stories. Get your free D.I.Y. download, or order a printed set. They're fun for all ages!

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Bucktown Quiz

Neighborhood Quiz

“How Bucktown Are You?” is a fun, free, and privacy-friendly online quiz about the neighborhood‘s history and lore. If you live in Bucktown, test your mettle and see if your score makes you a Bucktown Sage.

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