San Diego Downtown Ghost Tour: Exclusive Access
4.8
105 Ratings
San Diego
Experience the thrill of San Diego's Downtown Ghost Tour with exclusive access to haunted locations. Join us for a spooky walking tour through the Gaslamp District's dark history and true crime stories. Discover the city's ghosts, ghouls, and the most active paranormal site in San Diego. Go local, go with us!
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Gaslamp Quarter - On our SD Gaslamp/Downtown Tour you will visit over 30 locations. Experience more locations than our competitors.

We have Ghosts, Murders, Serial Killers, Gamblers, and Gals of the night. If you like the Bizarre, Obscure & Off the Beaten Path places we’ll take you there.

On our tour you’ll learn.

Where Wyatt Earp Lived, Gambled and Drank
San Diego’s Bizarre Zoo downtown
An Active Haunted Hotel & Hospital
The Secrets of the Glass Marble Exchange
A German Spy Hideout
The Raids of the downtown Stingaree

A musician who committed suicide, TWICE!
The location of the Death Zone downtown
Two Serial Killers of San Diego
The Death Museum of the past in a likely location
Canine Celebrities
And more, you’ll visit over 30 locations!

Bring your walking shoes as we travel to other times and places. Who lived here, died here and still remain? Join us, it’s truly dreadful…

What's Included
  • An Experience You’ll Remember - It’s Dreadful
  • Historically Accurate Ghost Stories
  • World-Class Storytellers and Trained Thespians
  • Haunted San Diego Downtown Gaslamp Walking Ghost Tour with True Crime
  • Visit Over 30 Locations & Enter 2
What's Not Included
  • There Are No Clowns or Monsters Jumping Out At You - No Jump Scares
  • Not Wheelchair Accessible, Unless, You Have a Rugged Off Road Style Chair - Call if You Do
Additional Information

Step in! We Are the Sole Tour Entering Locations downtown! Visit our website for discounts.
Beware-The inhabitants of the Gaslamp are untamed! This is for you if you’re bold, daring and able to handle the urban nightlife. It’s a thrilling encounter, it progresses swiftly and the downtown area is wild, consider yourself warned.
Seems too intense? Think about our Haunted Bus Tour.

Access Sites
The exclusive tour that gains entry into locations. We can visit two places and another is on the way.

Join us for a spooky walking tour that weaves through San Diego’s downtown Gaslamp District, combining dark history with elements of true crime.

The downtown of SD has a chequered past of gunslingers, bordellos, murderers, moguls, and pets. There are spirits, ghostly apparitions and, as per the SD ghost hunters, the location with the highest paranormal activity in all of San Diego. Come discover with us.

Insider’s Perspective
Solely local Ghost Tour in downtown. Our rivals are businesses not from SD, devoid of interest in SD’s history/phantoms. They are interested in your wallet. Choose local, choose us!

  • Have a Rugged Off Road Style Wheelchair? Those can work. They Won’t Go in Locations Though
  • Brisk Walking Tour with Breaks at the Locations
  • Use the Bathroom Before. Public Bathrooms Are Extremely Scarce
  • Children under 10 are not recommended
Location
209 Fifth Ave
Fifth Avenue
To meet up go to the Gaslamp Quarter Arch. Your host will be on the sidewalk between the Starbucks and Hard Rock entrances. They will be dressed in black or Victorian depending on how hot it is, you can't miss them. 209 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101 Show up 20 minutes early please!
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Abbythomas_l
Feb 17, 2024
Fantastic Tour for San Diego’s History & Ghostly Stories - This was a local tour group which is why it was more personal and entertaining. Dante was an excellent host. His explanation and story telling was fantastic. We were able to connect with the history of San Diego and the local haunting stories and sites. You would never stop to think the history behind each of the historical building if you didn’t have Dante. Our favorite site was the William Heath Davis house built in 1850. Walking inside a 174 year old building was breathtaking. Roughly recommend the tour.
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R1277dwanneh
Dec 10, 2023
Spooky Walk Through Gaslamp San Diego - This evening walking tour (two hours) was informative and entertaining. Stopping at many of the historically designated locations along the tour, our guide shared stories related to notorious residents of San Diego. And, how after their demise, many restless spirits remain to either startle, prank, or welcome those of us who consider visiting or living in these special places.
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Travel626824
Nov 21, 2023
Great Time! - My wife and I booked this tour not knowing exactly what to expect, but we loved it! Our guide, Lydia, made it very enjoyable and put a ton of effort in to making the tour both informative, and spooky! You see over 20 locations all through Gaslamp, with a history given of each place, as well as history of San Diego as well. Would definitely recommend!
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Theodore
Oct 31, 2023
Amazing tour. - This was my first experience after landing in San Diego and I'm so glad it was. Spooky vibes and Lydia was an excellent and very entertaining tour guide.
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Christinag624
Oct 31, 2023
Best Old town walking ghost tour - Our Guide Bernice was fantastic and we had such a great time learning about the history of SD and several houses Inparticular. Would definitely recommend this fun and factual tour to all!
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719mairenr
Oct 7, 2023
Recommended! - Great experience! There was a lot of historical content as well as spooky stories. Very well balanced tour, with plenty to see. We appreciated our knowledgeable tour guide,Amelia.
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Beverly
Jul 27, 2023
Haunted Fun in Old Town San Diego - Our guide, Lizzie, was amazing- so knowledgeable about the stops. She also brought some “toys/equipment “ to enhance our tour. It was a fun way to spend an evening in Old Town.
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Katiesr7509dv
Mar 16, 2024
Pretty good history tour - not scary at all! - We did this tour on a recent Thursday evening. There were about 10-15 total people. I’d recommend leaving the kids at home - there was a family on our tour and they looked bored, and all of the brothel talk was probably beyond them.
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Emc1032021
Aug 16, 2023
Great story telling tour - Good story telling Best was exploring the haunted house after dark Wear good walking shoes you get to explore the whole Gaslamp district
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Carlos_r
Mar 20, 2024
Good walk, not so good stories - Aside from a couple of cool facts, you don't get much of history nor ghosts. Most stories told seem the same, when it would probably be better yo dive deeper into some others.
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