Top Maine Ghost Tours

Submit yourself to the spooky stories of Bar Harbor on a unique night walking tour that details the coastal city’s ghostly leanings. Led by a local paranormal expert, you’ll stroll the town stopping at haunted landmarks such as Agamont Park, Bar Harbor Inn, Criterion Theater, Bar Harbor Club, and along Main Street, hearing ghost stories, history, and other lore that brings the city to life.

Strange tales from haunted homes and hotels abound as does mysterious maritime history. The supernatural stories of this community feature roaming spirits, Spiritualist seances, and a poltergeist. You'll also see the supernatural side of celebrities who summered in the Kennebunks, including Booth Tarkington and Margaret Deland, and fathom the seafaring yarns of haunted lighthouses, dire premonitions, ghost ships, and sea serpents.

Weird tales include the strange goings-on at Boothbay Harbor's famous Opera House, a wealth of haunted B&Bs, and several other supernatural hotspots about town. We also introduce you to the compelling mystery of the Lady of the Dusk. Who was she? And what do the numbers scribbled on a strange note found on her body mean?

The Spooks and Spirits Walking Ghost Tour unveils Boothbay Harbor’s eerie side from a local’s perspective. We've combined some goosebump-inducing stories told in historic locations with a visit to Neat, speakeasy and whiskey bar! Your entertaining guide regales you with tales about the Boothbay Opera House—widely regarded as Maine’s most haunted building, an old sea captain’s house with poltergeist activity, and local UFO encounters. We’ll wrap up our supernatural stroll at Neat for a classic or adventurous cocktail to toast our trip to the other side.

This is one of Maine’s most picturesque harbor towns, but behind the salty breeze and peaceful docks lurk stories long buried beneath the tide. Boothbay Harbor has seen shipwrecks, fires, betrayals, and unexplained vanishings. And tonight, we will follow the whispers. This self-guided tour will take you to haunted inns, forgotten corners, ghostly galleries, and more. We will dig up real local legends backed by fact and rooted in the chilling truths of life along the working waterfront. Here is how it works. This tour plays automatically as you walk, using your location. You can pause anytime, maybe to snap a photo or catch your breath. If you lose my voice, just follow the map. You are the blue dot, and the stops are green.

The Paranormal Pedal E-Bike Tour is the perfect way to get up close and personal with Boothbay’s mysterious side and discover why it’s chock full of ghosts, mysterious creatures, and UFOs! Riders enjoy a unique and invigorating experience riding through hilly, pine-scented forests along the coastline with spectacular views of the outer harbor’s haunted islands and lighthouses, lobster boats and super yachts. We’ll ride around Pirate’s Cove and through a forested log cabin village, along the trail of the Wawenock tribe. A haunting highlight includes a visit inside the iconic Spruce Point Inn, host to more than its fair share of ghosts. Your entertaining guide has a collection of the most interesting and goosebump-inducing supernatural stories to share along our journey that will make you think twice about how much we really understand about the world around us.

The Boos and Brews Walking Ghost Tour uncovers Boothbay Harbor’s unexplained past with eerie events told from a local’s perspective. We combine spine-tingling tales told in picturesque locations with a visit to the Footbridge Brewery for craft beer and barbeque! Your local guide tells ghostly tales about the harbor’s most haunted old sea captain’s homes, Boothbay Harbor’s very own sea serpent, and the spooky legends that surround many of the harbor’s islands. We’ll wrap up our walk on the weird side at the Footbridge Brewery where you can enjoy beautiful harbor views along with a craft beer flight, brewed with all locally sourced Maine ingredients, and Bridge House barbeque.

The most immersive way to see Historic Portland is on foot. Our 1 hour 15 minute walking tour takes you down the cobblestone pathways of our historic city in search of spirits that linger from times long past. Our knowledgeable guides will enchant you with tales of Portland’s most renown ghosts as well as the area's vast and rich history. You’ll hear fascinating and spooky tales from the first European settlement in 1632 right up to the present day. Discover the many times Portland has fallen and risen anew, and hear about the restless spirits who remain, unable or unwilling to move on. Follow our guides as they lead you by lantern-light sharing the ghost stories, legends, and folklore of this beautiful city.

Your tourguide will pick you up from your hotel and we will travel Route 1 South to the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory Tower, the tallest bridge observatory in the world! On the same site, high on the banks of the Penobscot River, is Maine's fully intact Fort Knox. The historic Cadillac granite fort is open for your exploration. We'll bring flashlights for the dark spaces! It's an amazing place for kids of all ages! From here we can continue south on Route 1 to Belfast, Maine. Free from the crowds of Bar Harbor, this historic fishing port has a unique life all it's own. Go to mainstreetmaine.org/belfast for more info on the belfast waterfront. The wharf walk and walking bridge, restaurants, shops, and more, right there on the Belfast waterfront. On the way are multiple choices for other stops including an old quarry, an island beach trail, Fort Point Lighthouse, Searsport Maritime Museum, and more! This trip can start earlier or later, and end when you want (up to 9 hours).