Ghost Tour: Explore Friendly Spirits' Stories

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Santa Barbara

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Discover the hidden history and spooky legends of Santa Barbara on a ghost tour. Hear stories from different cultures and encounter visiting ghosts on this unique and enchanting walking tour.

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Santa Barbara Main Post Office - Discover stories about the history of California’s most haunted building.
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park - Explore El Cuartel and the Chapel.
Santa Barbara Historical Museum - This museum is known for visits from Chumash spirits and a lady from the Spanish era.
El Paseo Building -…

What's Included

Experienced guide

Additional Information

Welcome to the City of Friendly Ghosts Artisan Ghost Tour - where enchantment awaits.
The SB Ghost Tour offers captivating tales of history and mystery, meticulously curated by Professor Julie Ann Brown.
During the tour, you will hear approximately 10-15 traditional and contemporary “happy ghost sighting stories,” accompanied by photos and videos of some…

Location

836 Anacapa St

Anacapa Street

We meet on the steps of the downtown post office. This is an "outdoor" walking tour only.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

4.9

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678razzr

Jun 4, 2026

Awesome Experience! - This tour is awesome! We didn't see any ghosties, but we learned a ton about the history of The Presidio, and Santa Barbara as a whole! Allison was an awesome guide and we had a lot of fun. Would definitely recommend this tour to anyone who wants to learn a bunch of cool history and maybe see a ghost or two!

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Leslieja1616fh

Nov 1, 2025

Knowledgeable history about ghost. - Such a spooky night! I loved hearing all of the amazing history and ghosts that are in Santa Barbara! Our wonderful, knowledgeable and celebrity host Julie Brown did an awesome job and know her stuff. We really loved hearing about the surprisingly dark history of Santa Barbara! I would recommend it to all of my friends. Thank you Julie Brown.!

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Tracy_s

Sep 13, 2025

Anniversary surprise - It takes two hours. Need good walking shoes. Probably better as the sun is setting. Keep an open mind

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Sarah

Jul 28, 2025

Best Ghost Tour of SB!!! - This was such a fun tour! It’s based in the old part of Downtown Santa Barbara. Allison was an awesome tour guide! She showed us different parts of SB and what they were back in the day. She was very knowledgeable about the buildings, the buildings’ history, and the spirits that still reside there! She was even familiar with the ghosts that come to visit as they please. She also recommended some great spiritual and paranormal books as well! I give the amazing Allison a 10 out of 10! And I will definitely be back to do their Wine & Ghost tour! 👻🌃🍾

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687margueriteh

Jul 23, 2025

Unique way to explore the city - Really enjoyed learning about Santa Barbara’s history through the ghost stories shared. Visited beautiful parts of the city we would have never found otherwise and all around had an amazing time!!

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Sarah_g

Jun 27, 2025

Great Ghost Tour! Don’t miss! - A lovely ghost tour- interesting and full of history of the city. You’re in for a treat! Julie was prepared, engaging and kept us moving with plenty of places to sit along the way

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A2931pvsarahg

Jun 26, 2025

Excellent ghost tour! Do yourself a favor and go have some fun! - Highly recommend this tour! Julie is well qualified to lead this tour. My husband and I had an enjoyable time learning about Santa Barbara history and hearing the local stories and eye witness accounts that Julie has worked hard to verify and curate. You’re in for a treat!

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Chitownjuan

Feb 9, 2025

Must do in SB for architectural and historic/spiritual delight - We were treated to an excellent and entertaining evening of local history and how the past is still with us today “living” side by side with the us by our guide Allision who took us in the past guiding us thru history then bringing us back to current issues and how and why Santa Barbara is the phenomenal city it is today thanks to past heroes- Thank You !

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Edward_h

Oct 6, 2024

Fun evening in Santa Barbara - Julie provided a fun evening in Santa Barbara. She is very knowledgeable of the history of the area and incorporates it into her stories. Having gone on many ghost tours, we were very appreciative that Julie provided the story of what may have happened in a particular location without any expectation that we would or would not "see" anything. She is very articulate, kept our attention, and knew the detail behind the stories. We would highly recommend Julie's "The Veil is Lifted" tour.

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James_p

Oct 5, 2024

Fun times, great people! - If city exploring and meeting fun people is for you, then this is the tour for you! We learned history, explored the stories behind the friendly ghosts of Santa Barbara, and even heard ghost foot steps with our very own ears!

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From $55

up to 15 guests

2 - Adult