Ghost Tours Worth the Ticket

October 22, 2025

Some tours give you history. Others leave you looking over your shoulder. Along the East Coast, a handful of ghost tours manage both — weaving fact with folklore, guiding you down candlelit streets, and sharing stories that make you wonder what lingers in the dark. These are the tours worth booking a night for.

Providence Ghost Tour — Providence, Rhode Island

Beneath the glow of lanterns, guides lead you past Benefit Street’s historic homes and through stories of murder, shipwrecks, and restless souls. Poe once wandered these same streets — some say he still does.

Key West Ghosts & Gravestones — Key West, Florida

Aboard a “trolley of the doomed,” this tour takes you past haunted mansions, old cemeteries, and the infamous Robert the Doll. Guides balance history with theatrical chills, and Key West’s eerie tropical nights do the rest.

Haunted Footsteps Ghost Tour — Salem, Massachusetts

Salem has no shortage of ghost tours, but Haunted Footsteps is a standout. Guides are local historians first, storytellers second, grounding witch-trial lore in fact before letting the legends walk alongside.

Fort Delaware Paranormal Tours — Delaware City, Delaware

On an island in the Delaware River sits Fort Delaware, a Civil War prison with a dark past. Night tours take you through the empty barracks and echoing hallways, flashlights in hand. Many leave with stories of footsteps — and photos they can’t explain.

Asheville Terrors — Asheville, North Carolina

This mountain town’s haunted history is tied to its grand hotels and old theaters. Tours weave in legends of the Pink Lady at the Grove Park Inn and the spirits said to linger at Pack’s Tavern. The mix of Appalachian lore and urban legend makes Asheville’s ghost walk stand out.

Ghosts of Fredericksburg Tour — Fredericksburg, Virginia

Guides in period dress lead you along streets once crossed by Civil War soldiers. Stories of soldiers, surgeons, and civilians caught in the battle’s aftermath give Fredericksburg a ghost tour that feels as much like living history as legend.

Fort Mifflin Candlelight Tours — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Known as “the Fort that Saved America,” Fort Mifflin is also said to be one of the most haunted sites in the country. By candlelight, guides lead you into the casemates where prisoners once cried out. The “Screaming Woman” is said to still echo there.

If You Go:

• Bring a camera. Whether you’re hunting ghosts or just atmosphere, you’ll want proof of what you saw… or thought you saw.
• Book early. October tours sell out fast, especially in historic towns.
• Check the style. Some tours lean theatrical, others are more historical — pick your preference.