The Curious Curse of the Chicago Cubs

Name: The Curious Curse of the Chicago Cubs
Brand: VoiceMap
SKU: 1388
Price: 4.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 2.8 (5 reviews)
Author: Lisa

(5 reviews)

Chicago, Illinois audio tour: The Curious Curse of the Chicago Cubs

This is a 1.5mi walking tour

It takes an average of 40 mins to complete.

Chicago, Illinois

The United States

Archived

This tour isn’t available for download. We’ve preserved the script and audio as a record of its moment in time, but we don’t recommend doing the tour. It was published in May 2017.

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About the Tour

Before winning the World Series in 2016, it was believed that the Chicago Cubs were cursed. Starting and ending at Wrigley Field itself, find out more about that curse on this fictional tour of Chicago's Wrigleyville and Boystown neighborhoods.

Tour Producer

Lisa Caskey

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Lisa Caskey loves Science Fiction! She just released THE MUTATED and THE CURED, books two and three of THE FARMED, an action and adventure trilogy about genetic engineering. Visit her website for more info! www.lisacaskeyauthor.com

Preview Location

Location 1

Start Tour - Wrigley Field

Meet Katarina Sianis. She’s struggling to remember how she got to Wrigley Field… or anything besides her name, for that matter. Help her figure it out. Go where she goes and follow her every move. Please pocket your device and follow the directions. The audio will play automat... Meet Katarina Sianis. She’s struggling to remember how she got to Wrigley Field… or anything besides her name, for that matter. Help her figure it out. Go where she goes and follow her every move. Please pocket your device and follow the directions. The audio will play automatically at the right location.

[2 SECOND PAUSE]

Katarina Sianis blinked rapidly, allowing her eyes to adjust to the bright light. She had just emerged from the basement of Wrigley Field, or at least she was pretty sure that’s where she had come from. She couldn’t be sure. Everything was hazy. She looked up at the big red and white sign. She didn’t have to see the letters clearly to know what it said: “Wrigley Field Home of the Chicago Cubs.” It was built in 1914, and the sign was as old as the building itself. Both were an important part of Chicago history.

She rubbed her eyes with her palms and then looked around to get her bearings. She saw the street signs, Addison and Clark and something inside her head stirred. A memory. Clark. She knew that street. She turned so that Wrigley Field was on her left. Then she crossed over Addison and started walking down Clark, leaving the stadium behind her.

[2 SECOND PAUSE]

She felt better now that she was walking. She had no idea where she was going, but the movement and the fresh air would help clear her head. She knew that about herself. She knew her name and where she came from, all that jazz, but she was definitely disoriented and had no idea how she had ended up at Wrigley.

That wasn’t the only thing that was off. She could feel that something else was wrong too. She tried to remember what day it was… and couldn’t. Then she tried to remember what she had done the day before. She couldn’t. Besides her identity, it didn’t take her long to realize that she couldn’t remember anything. She took deep breaths and looked up at the historic brick buildings as she tried not to panic. She continued to walk. Read More

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Major Landmarks

Wrigley Field

Getting There

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Start location
1060 W Addison St, Chicago, IL 60613, USA
Total distance

2km
Final location
3598-3550 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657, USA
Distance back to start location

22.14m

Directions to Starting Point

The tour starts at Wrigley Field, a major landmark in Chicago. Below are directions, both by car and by public transportation.

Driving:

From the I-90 East, take exit 45A, for Addison St toward 3600 N90 E
Turn left onto W Addison St
Turn left onto N Clark St

From the I-55 N, use the left 2 lanes to take the U.S. 41 N/Lake Shore Drive N exit
Merge onto US-41 N/S Lake Shore Dr
Merge onto US-41 N/S Lake Shore Dr
Use any lane to turn left onto IL-19 W/W Irving Park Rd
Turn left onto N Lake Shore Dr
Turn right onto W Sheridan Rd
Turn left onto N Sheffield Ave
Turn right onto W. Addison St

Public Transportation:

Take the Red, Blue, or Brown line to Addison St
From the Red line, head west on Addison St
From the Blue or Brown line, head east on Addison St

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Tips

Places to stop along the way

Restaurants: Old Crow Smokehouse, Lucky's Sandwich Shop, Chicago Diner
Bars: Cubby Bear, Sluggers World Class Sports Bar, Roscoe's (LGBTQ bar)
Coffee and Tea: Dollop Coffee Co, Pick Me Up Cafe
Retail: Chicago Comics, Halstead Smoke Shop

Best time of day

This tour is best during daytime hours.

Precautions

During baseball season (Mar-Nov), this part of town can become very crowded. Keep an eye on your personal belongings.

Due to cold weather, this tour is best avoided December through February.

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