![]() After you make your way through the once-over/carding process and fork over your $10-20 cover charge to the doormen, look up and note the stately arched doorway, framed by winged gargoyles and with “Chicago Historical Society” chiseled into it, which was the organization’s original name prior to its re-branding into the Chicago History Museum to avoid being perceived as old and stodgy with selective membership (which happens to be the opposite of Excalibur Nightclub). Dress code alert: even if you’ve heard Excalibur is cheesy, they still adhere to a “no tennis shoes, no jerseys, and no baseball hats” policy and, if your shirt doesn’t have a collar or you’re wearing baggy hip-hop pants, expect to receive extra scrutiny. The entrance to Excalibur is along Dearborn and, if you get there before 11:00pm (ish) you’ll avoid the inevitable queue that stretches down the block later as the night wears on. Not bad for an establishment that many decry as a cheesy club version of Medieval Times.Įxcalibur is hard to miss: it’s the enormous, Gothic graystone located at the northwest corner of Dearborn & Ontario, adjacent to Vision Nightclub (once Aura and The Dome Room, where yours truly used to get in underage with a fake ID), and just steps from one of our favorites, the Redhead Piano Bar. With its three levels and 60,000 square feet of adult entertainment, its late-night license and its intriguing history, Excalibur Nightclub is one of the largest nightclubs in the city and is going as strong now as it did when it opened in 1989. The building housing the nightclub dates back to the late 1800s and was the original location of the Chicago History Museum. Just the words “Excalibur Nightclub” send shivers up and down the spine of many who know it… and it’s haunted. ![]()
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