Boston Ghost Tour: Historic Haunts and Heroes

Uncover the ghostly mysteries of Boston’s historic streets on a haunted walking tour. Experience the eerie atmosphere and hear chilling tales of heroism, horror, and history.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Boston Common - Known for the “hanging tree,” a site of early executions.
  • Massachusetts State House - Features the statue of martyr Mary Dyer.
  • Boston Athenaeum - The location where Nathaniel Hawthorne encountered a reverend ghost.
  • Granary Burying Ground - The burial site of three signers of the Declaration of Independence.
  • King’s Chapel Burying Ground - The oldest cemetery in Boston.
What's Included
  • Professional, entertaining, local English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Engulf yourself in the eerie enigmas of Boston’s time-honored streets. This walking tour of Boston’s most unusual places will wrap you in a cloak of history, bravery, and creepiness.

You will view Boston Common from a fresh perspective and visit the locations where crucial events in America’s inception took place, all while hearing narratives of death ranging from valiant to futile.

Location
Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial
Freedom Trail
In front of the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial. (Near the corner of Beacon St and Park St).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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D3482pvashleyc
Jul 15, 2025
Ghost stories come to life - Paul truly made history come to life on his tour. He’s funny and incredibly smart—what a gem he is to have in Boston. Our family only wished the tour was longer!
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Marklp4663th
Jul 11, 2025
Historic tour of Boston - Our tour guide, Pablo (Paul), was awesome! He was knowledgeable and entertaining! We had such a great time and learned a lot about the history of Boston! We especially liked the tour of the Italian section of the city and went back that evening for a delicious dinner!
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Maureen
Jul 6, 2025
The Tour Hit "Historic" and "Haunted". - Paulie was a great storyteller and was very good at keeping all of the individuals in the group engaged. We used to live in Boston and still live locally. We love to be reminded of local history and love learning new stories, as well. My husband likes the history and I love the hauntings.
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Nikhilb912
Jul 5, 2025
Good Tour and Guide - Paul was great. It was more historical than ghost stories..but regardless we had fun and our guide was great. A Good guide makes a big difference
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307davidh307
Jun 21, 2025
Great tour with Paul! - Paul did an amazing job. Very informative and interesting tour on the history of Haunted Boston. Highly recommended. Thanks
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Joshuaop6781nm
Jun 16, 2025
Boston History - Paul did a great job telling us about all Bostons rich history! My daughter enjoyed the parts about the parker hotel the most.
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Bloctongirl12
Jul 5, 2025
Okay experience - It was okay. Our tour guide didn’t have a microphone so he was hard to hear at times. The tour was more historical stories rather than ghostly/haunted stories.
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Charley_d
Jun 28, 2025
Nice relaxing stroll, with history - Charlie was a good guide with lots of information. He was a bit tough to hear but he said he orders a microphone for future tours.
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Josh
Jun 16, 2025
Too much environmental noise (cars, honking, passerby’s) to hear most of what guide said. Not worth the time and money. - For this being a ghost tour, there were very few ghost stories. The tour was mainly historical information with zero fright factor. I’ve been on 10+ ghost tours on the east coast as a middle school program leader and this was by far the least engaging and not well executed. The check in took over a half an hour, the tour guide was very quiet and at most stops would start telling the story before our whole group (roughly 25 people) were with the group. Between the environmental noises (honking, music playing in cars, tires on the ground, passerby’s talking…) it was almost impossible to hear our guide. A microphone and a little patience would have done wonders. Overall, I was excited to take this tour, but after being part of it, I was disappointed and felt like it was a waste of time and money.
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Stephaniers4397qw
Jun 21, 2025
Waste of time - Went with my brother who had the Boston pass. I paid money and it was the worst value I've ever gotten. Paul the guide was a nice guy but a bad storyteller and there were barely any stories about spirits or ghosts which is what I thought the haunted tour was all about? Biggest waste of time. Worst value.
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From $34
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).