We are dying to bring you our 8th Annual Best Decorated Halloween Houses list with a map, photos, and important details (including how scary it is, when the display be ready, and hours for houses with light/music shows)! We also prepared driving routes for Halloween House Tours.
Local families have gone all out to create the best decorated houses for Halloween in Chicago’s suburbs for everyone to enjoy. Neighbors all over Chicagoland deck out their houses with spooky decorations, punny gravestones, fog machines, bubbles, and more.
My boo crew loves to pile in the car and drive around looking at giant Halloween displays. We hop out of the car to check out the local spooky decorations and music. The kids love to bring glow sticks, a pumpkin cookie, and hot apple cider for a fun night out. Sometimes we even let them dress up in their Halloween costumes to do our spooky driving tours. You’re going to love the driving tours!
Want to submit your residential Halloween display for consideration? Click the button above to be taken to the submission form. Submissions will be accepted through October 20. *Please keep in mind that there are criteria that we consider in order to be included on this list. The home displays need to be over the top because they become driving destinations. For example, many on this list build their own scenes and figures, use animatronics, the displays encompass their entire yards, and they have one-of-a-kind elements.
2025 Best Halloween Displays in the Chicago Suburbs
Please remember that these are family homes in residential neighborhoods. Drive carefully and respect your surroundings.
Map of the Best Decorated Houses for Halloween
Find the best decorated houses near you using this map. We also planned driving routes for you! You have two options to find a driving route you are interested in trying from this overall map:
- Keep scrolling to see all the driving routes
- Tap on a map marker below and it will show which route the house is on. Then tap on the route name so you can jump directly down to it
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Halloween Display Driving Tours
We prepared routes for you so you can take Halloween House Tours across Chicagoland! Simply enter each address from the route into your map app as you go. All of the routes are configured to minimize driving time and maximize fun. We hope you have a spooktacular time!
Please note that some of the houses are scarier than others, so if you are taking sensitive eyes with you, we highly recommend reading through the descriptions of each house before going so you can determine which houses you feel comfortable with. The descriptions and photos of each house were submitted by the homeowner. If there is a Kidlist watermark in the bottom corner, we took the photo ourselves.
Want to submit your residential Halloween display for consideration? Click the button below to be taken to the submission form. Submissions will be accepted through October 20.
*Please keep in mind that there are criteria that we consider in order to be included on this list. The home displays need to be over the top because they become driving destinations. For example, many on this list build their own scenes and figures, use animatronics, the displays encompass their entire yards, and they have one-of-a-kind elements.
You can also find tons of Halloween events and more in our Guide to Everything Halloween!
