Boston Ghost Walking Tour: Self-Guided Smartphone Experience
4.5
6 Ratings
Boston
Embark on a spine-chilling adventure with our self-guided smartphone ghost tour in Boston. Experience spooky narration, theatrically crafted storytelling, and eerie music as you explore the haunted streets at your own pace. Contactless and social distance friendly!
Duration:
45 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Boston Athenaeum - The tour starts here and you’ll hear the story of the ghost Nathaniel Hawthorne met. You’ll also hear about the scariest book in the world. We do not go inside.
- Omni Parker House - You will see it from the inside. It’s closed for COVID
- Granary Burying Ground - We will see it from the outside. We can not go in at night. If you go from 9am to 4pm it’s open, but our tour does not go in.
- Boston Common - The tour goes into the Boston common and will visit it’s many spirits of the night.
- The Great Elm - The tour stops at the great elm, also known as the hanging tree, and hears the story of the last witch hung in Boston.
- Central Burying Ground - We do not go in. This is closed, and open sometimes from 9am to 4pm, but our tour only walks around the outside gates. The site of mass burials and the burial ground of the pour and unknown. We will hear the story of resurrection men, ghosts and a little girl that sticks around.
- Subway - We will go underground and search for the ghosts of the Red Coats that haunt the underground.
- Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College - We do not go in. This is closed for COVID and it’s a theater. We only stand outside and hear the ghost stories. The tour ends at one of the most haunted theaters in the USA, the Cutler Majestic. We do not enter.
What's Included
- Listen to tour stories on the app post-tour
- Self-guided walking tour via Smartphone app
Additional Information
Embark on a ghost tour guided by our mobile app. Start your journey at 10 1/2 Beacon St, initiate the tour and place your phone in your pocket. Your footsteps will then be led along the eerie lanes of Boston.
A single purchase can be used on 4 different smartphones.
This package provides a frightful narration, rich in theatrics and fused with music, available for you to undertake at any time.
Ideal for social distancing and contactless interactions.
It’s advised to use headphones or earbuds for an optimum experience. Alternatively, you can use a Bluetooth speaker or your phone’s in-built speaker.
What elevates this tour?
-Our chilling guide is unique.
-It is more of a thrilling adventure than a mere information overload.
-You are free to undertake it anytime and at your own rhythm.
-Offers value for money. Experience the thrill at a mere fraction of other tour prices.
PLEASE NOTE: The tour does not involve entering any buildings or burial grounds. The burial sites are National Parks and they remain open from 9am to 4pm. You’ll be guided outside their gates only.
Location
10-1/2 Beacon St
Beacon Street
The Self-guided tour starts here, Go to the front door of the Boston Athenaeum at 10 1/2 Beacon Street. Here you will hear the story of a ghost Nathaniel Hawthorne met and wrote about. And the Tour intro.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(6 Ratings)
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684johnl684
Aug 1, 2022
Ghost Tour During The Day? Why Not!!! - My schedule didn’t allow me to take a ghost tour in the evening but I was very interested in learning the stories anyway. WalknTours to the rescue. I took the tour during the day and it was great. Another bonus of a daytime tour was that the Central Burying Ground is open during daylight hours so I was able to enter (not possible on an evening tour). I actually did the tour back-to-back with the Underground Railroad tour so it made for a fun and educational day around Boston. Another great thing about the tour is you can “relisten” to it after the tour is over. I couldn’t remember one fact that was told at the Athenaeum, so a quick “replay” refreshed my memory. I’ll look for WalknTours in other cities when I travel.
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Phillip_p
Jul 15, 2022
Bring a portable speaker... - Bring a portable speaker would be my recommendation but otherwise a nice time with family. Can be done in daytime and I think would be just as enjoyable but probably louder with the city daytime activity.
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W5181wsvictoriat
Oct 17, 2021
Awesome! - Awesome! My boyfriend and i visited from Philly and enjoyed it very much. It was well done and very informative. We actually wished there was one in Philly!
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Hadassah_l
Aug 23, 2021
Great tour! - My family had a great time! It wasn’t actually scary for my kids ( which is probably good!) but we had a great time walking around and listening to it. I would recommend doing it before it’s fully dark, because one of the parks we walked through was perfect in the early evening, but at night is actually scary with sketchy people dealing drugs, etc.
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204carolynn
Nov 11, 2020
Good experience - Sometimes tricky to navigate where they were leading is, but overall well done and interesting info. It was our first self- guided tour and definitely better they trying to entertain ourselves on our own and way cheaper than in person..
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Bruce
Dec 30, 2022
Battery issues and a little confusing - Company was very helpful and responsive, on some early issues logging in. However, because of other situations my phone battery was pretty low when starting the tour, and this tour EATS the battery life. So my phone died, before the end of the tour. Plus honetly it was kind of hard to follow where to go and my phone kept turning down the volume to save battery I guess so hard to hear. But even still I think it would have been hard to follow on where we were supposed to go. I know the arrow points you the direction, but if hands free how is it supposed to do that. Plus, honestly just was confusing. I think it might have provided so me good information or tour but it was difficult. However, I think if we had a fully charged phone we might have had a more enjoyable experience. Tried to hear the end of the tour once we got back to the hotel and was plugged in for charging. But that is not allowed you have to be at the location to hear the tour. So anyway, well worth the purchase price but for us it did not work out. We also wanted to go in the night and the dark which also made it hard to see where we were supposed to go.
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