Do guests really see ghosts on this tour?

We can never guarantee a supernatural encounter, but we will explain paranormal phenomena such as cold spots and residual hauntings. What we do guarantee: Our local connections and dedication to research means you'll get authentic accounts — in all their shocking detail.

Service animals are welcome. However, for liability issues, please leave your furry friends at home if you don’t require their assistance.

Is this ghost tour kid-appropriate?

While our tours do not contain anything too graphic or inappropriate, we find that kids that enjoy history have the best time. You know your children and that's left up to you. We do not recommend bringing children in strollers because sometimes that can be difficult with larger walking groups.

What if I'm late or cannot find my guide?

We do our best to answer calls and emails as promptly as they are received. Please make sure to leave a voicemail with the city and tour time. We try to accommodate travel and weather issues, but our public tours cannot wait for more than 10 minutes. Reschedules are available if the date you are interested in is not sold out.

What is your cancellation policy?

Because this is a limited capacity tour, all sales are final. If we cancel the tour because of weather or another event, we offer a full refund. We will do our best to accommodate rescheduling requests, but cannot guarantee changes because other tours and dates might be sold out.

Aurora Two Brothers Roundhouse Ghost Tour

In 1994 a true blue, all-American hero visited the decaying Roundhouse. He weaved among the obstacles of rubble, trash, discarded needles, and rusted out rails; danced around gaping holes and oily puddles dripping with rainwater from the broken roof; moved through the cold shadows that seemed to fall back from his presence...and he fell in love with the crumbling old wreck. He was Walter Payton, the all-star running back of the Chicago Bears football team from 1975 to 1987, a nine-time Pro Bowl selection, winner of multiple MVP and Player of the Year awards, the NFL Player of the Decade, champion of Super Bowl XX, Hall of Fame inductee...

Restoration of the old ruin began on March 17, 1995, and on March 21, 1996 it opened as Walter Payton's Roundhouse Complex. But soon after its grand opening employees began to experience strange things they couldn't explain. It only took one night alone in the huge stone building for their brewmaster to refuse to stay so late by himself ever again. He said he had heard too many strange noises and saw shadows that he simply couldn't explain or find the source of. "It's fine as long as there are people around, or if it's daylight. But you can't pay me enough to stay overnight alone in a haunted place."

Now you get to be the ghost hunter! Join our paranormal investigations and haunted history tours to explore this beautifully restored historic building for yourself.

This 1.5-hour, lantern-guided ghost tour inside Aurora’s Two Brothers Roundhouse is hosted by Diane Ladley, “America’s Ghost Storyteller,” and includes an opportunity for ghost tour guests to participate in a paranormal investigation in an attempt to determine if there is indeed life AFTER the end of the line in Aurora, Illinois.

An aerial view of a train station with a round building in the middle.

The Roundhouse as seen in the Nineteenth Century

Two people standing in front of a fireplace in a dark room

Roundhouse employees have seen shadowy silhouettes “dancing" in the Lager Room long after everyone has gone.

Two men and a woman are looking at something in a dark room

Diane Ladley and two tour guests use devices to track unexplained anomalies during a paranormal investigation of the Two Brothers Roundhouse.

Do you dare cross the elevated walkway and step into the most most haunted heart of the Two Brothers Roundhouse?

A full body apparition of a 1950s train worker has been seen and felt in this chilly corridor of the Two Brothers Roundhouse. Some employees refuse to walk down here alone at night.

A softly luminescent orb strolls its way down the haunted corridor of the Roundhouse.

The Roundhouse as seen in the Nineteenth Century

Roundhouse employees have seen shadowy silhouettes “dancing" in the Lager Room long after everyone has gone.

"The Devil's in that Hole" - Back in the 70s before the Roundhouse was restored, kids would play here and call it “The Pit”. What caused an adventurous teenager to run off in front of his friends and never come back?
“Somebody's Behind You…” - During a romantic interlude in the abandoned building, a young woman saw something that caused her to say to her lover, “"If you love me, you'll never go back there again."
"Get. Out." - Spirits don’t have to be just the souls of people who have passed beyond the veil. Is there such a thing as a vehicular haunting?
“The Shadowmen” - In the oldest part of the Roundhouse, built in 1856 people have reported seeing mysterious figures in the antiquated hallways.
“The Spirit of Sweetness” - Walter Payton led the charge to restore the Roundhouse to its former glory and has he come back to visit from beyond the grave?

Do guests really see ghosts on this tour?

We can never guarantee a supernatural encounter, but we will explain paranormal phenomena such as cold spots and residual hauntings. What we do guarantee: Our local connections and dedication to research means you'll get authentic accounts — in all their shocking detail.
Can I bring my pet?

Service animals are welcome. However, for liability issues, please leave your furry friends at home if you don’t require their assistance.
Is this ghost tour kid-appropriate?

While our tours do not contain anything too graphic or inappropriate, we find that kids that enjoy history have the best time. You know your children and that's left up to you. We do not recommend bringing children in strollers because sometimes that can be difficult with larger walking groups.
What if I'm late or cannot find my guide?

We do our best to answer calls and emails as promptly as they are received. Please make sure to leave a voicemail with the city and tour time. We try to accommodate travel and weather issues, but our public tours cannot wait for more than 10 minutes. Reschedules are available if the date you are interested in is not sold out.
What is your cancellation policy?

Because this is a limited capacity tour, all sales are final. If we cancel the tour because of weather or another event, we offer a full refund.
We will do our best to accommodate rescheduling requests, but cannot guarantee changes because other tours and dates might be sold out.

"America's Ghost Storyteller" Diane Ladley takes you on a lantern-led tour inside this historic establishment. From $25 per person. Tuesdays at 6:30pm.

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