Austin Haunted Pub Crawl Walking Tour
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Austin, USA
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Hear stories about Austin’s Old West history and spooky unexplained happenings—and discover many of its most atmospheric drinking dens—on this two-in-one Old West ghost tour and pub crawl. Meet your guide in the evening in central Austin and get ready to explore. Visit multiple bars and historical landmarks over the course of the tour, with a dose of storytelling—and chances to buy drinks—at each stop.
- This two-in-one option includes a ghost tour and pub crawl
- Learn all about the city’s spookiest ghost stories from your guide
- Visit a number of the city’s hippest bars and drinking dens
- Have the chance to order drinks as you go (own expense)
What's Included
- A lovely stroll, a lot of history, and some rather spooky stories!
- Alcoholic Beverages
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 123 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701, USA
You will meet your tour guide outside of the Fairmont on the corner of Red River Street and 2nd Street.
End point
- The Driskill Bar604 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701, USA
End point may vary depending on route.
Start time.8:00 pm
Itinerary
1
Moonshine Grill
24 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
O. Henry Home & Museum
24 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
3
Azul Rooftop
24 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Friends Bar
24 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
The Driskill
24 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.3
based on 248 reviews
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Overall pleasant experience with fantastic stops along the way! Highly recommend and would do it again!
We had an amazing time!! The places we went were very interesting and fun! Our guide was very knowledgeable and her stories had me captivated.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for the amazing review! We’re thrilled to hear that you had such a great time exploring Austin with us. It’s wonderful to know that the locations were interesting and fun and that your guide’s knowledge and storytelling kept you captivated throughout the experience. We love bringing Austin’s history and spooky side to life, and we’re so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for joining us, and we hope to see you again for another haunted adventure!
Connor, AKA “Blue”, was so much fun! He made this ghost tour the best that I’ve ever experienced. He’s a really awesome guy, loved his vibe. 10/10, would recommend to ANYONE! And just hope that you get Blue as your tour guide, because that dude freaking rocks.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for such an enthusiastic review! We’re absolutely thrilled to hear that Connor, aka “Blue,” made your experience one of the best ghost tours you’ve ever had. It sounds like his energy and personality really made the night memorable! We’ll be sure to pass along your awesome shout-out to him. Thank you for the 10/10 recommendation and for joining us in Austin. We hope you’ll come back and let us scare you again!
Excellent night out, great stories. Amber did a fantastic job. Would highly recommend as a fun night in Austin.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for the fantastic review! We’re so glad you enjoyed your night out in Austin and that Amber delivered such a great experience. Great stories and a fun guide can make all the difference, and we’re thrilled she helped make your evening memorable. We truly appreciate the recommendation and hope to welcome you back for another Ghost City adventure!
Such a fun and unique experience with an amazing guide! You’ll hop from pub to pub, enjoying drinks while hearing chilling (and fascinating) stories from Austin’s past. It somehow keeps getting more intriguing as the night goes on 😉
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for the fantastic review! We’re so glad you had such a fun and unique experience on our Austin Haunted Pub Crawl. There’s no shortage of fascinating and chilling stories in Austin’s past, and we love pairing them with some of the city’s local pubs along the way. We’re especially happy to hear your guide helped make the evening memorable. Thanks for joining us, and we hope to see you again for another spooky adventure!
A very informative and entertaining tour which adds an interesting dimension to what is already a very colorful history of Austin - a tour which also shouldn't be missed by true crime aficionados.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for the excellent review! We’re so glad you found the tour both informative and entertaining. Austin has a fascinating history, and there are plenty of darker stories woven into it for history buffs and true crime enthusiasts alike. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience and are thrilled you enjoyed seeing this side of the city. We hope to have you join us again on a future Ghost City tour!
David was very knowledgable and the stories were well thought out and detailed. It was clear that he truly enjoys history and did a great job.
The bars we stopped at were fun and the walking path was very manageable.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for the fantastic review! We’re thrilled to hear that David’s knowledge and thoughtfully told stories made such an impression. It’s wonderful to know you also enjoyed the bars and found the walking route manageable. We love creating an experience that combines Austin’s fascinating history, spooky stories, and some great local stops. Thank you for joining us, and we hope to see you again!
Was a good combo, some walking, some cool locations, some history and some drinks !! Thought the meeting place could have been better as we were told to be there 15 min early but the guide came at 5 min early so we were wondering if we were in the right place for 10 minutes.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for sharing your feedback! We’re glad you enjoyed the combination of walking, history, unique locations, drinks, and spooky stories. We also appreciate your note about the meeting location and timing. We understand how important it is to feel confident that you’re in the right place when arriving early for a tour, and your feedback is helpful as we continue looking for ways to make the experience as smooth as possible from the very beginning. We hope you’ll join us again!
Tour Guide was very knowledgeable and accommodating. Wouldn’t hesitate to do it again. Saw very cool buildings with creepy history
I would like to start off by saying our tour guide himself was very nice and informative. However, the tour itself was severely disappointing and badly organized. A major problem was the size of the group. Since there were so many of us (about 25), we had literally no time at all to order drinks. At the very first place we visited, the guide ushered us out when we hadn’t had a chance to receive the drink we ordered, and many of the group that did have a chance to order didn’t have a chance to enjoy their drinks. Unfortunately we had already paid and were forced to leave our barely touched drinks at the bar. The same happened at the next two places we visited and we finally gave up on the idea of ordering drinks which is unfortunate as this was advertised as a pub crawl - being able to have a drink without being rushed out is the bare minimum you’d expect. Second, we weren’t able to visit a few of the places mentioned in the itinerary. Our itinerary said we’d go to the Azul rooftop, but the rooftop was closed and we had to sit in a hotel lobby (and once again without time to get a drink). We were also supposed to go to Friends as stated on the itinerary and that too was completely overlooked. I had booked the tour specifically because this one mentioned a nice rooftop and the Friends bar which numerous friends had recommended to us, so we were extremely disappointed when we realized the tour was completely skipping the bar mentioned and couldn’t enjoy the rooftop. Lastly, the last place on our itinerary, the Driskill Hotel, was under construction, so we also could not enjoy the last place. I would like to re iterate that the tour guide himself was a great storyteller, very professional and knowledgeable. But the tour itself was extremely underwhelming. Considering two places were basically closed off (Azul rooftop and Driskill) and another place was completely overlooked (Friends), our time would have been better utilized if we’d been warned about the closures, renovations, and itinerary changes ahead of time as the whole point of us scheduling this tour was null. But being rushed out of each place and not being able to enjoy the drinks we paid for was the most frustrating of all and could have been avoided if the group size was smaller. You cannot expect 25 people to be able to all order in a small cramped bar space and enjoy their drinks in a span of 20 minutes. I hope the organization considers this in the future as we weren’t the only ones obviously disappointed…we watched another couple complain about the rushing from bar to bar and they decided to drop off and complete at their own pace which my partner and I should have done from the beginning.
Fantastic walk through the city. Our guide was great! Very knowledgeable and easy going. We had time to grab a drink and hear the lore at each spot. Highly recommend!
Great ghost tour of Austin. Tour guide Tiffany was really informative. Great views from the top of the Westin hotel.
We had a very good tour guide. His name is David. He had the perfect temperament for a tour guide balancing individual questions and respecting the the mood of the group. Also being a local, his narration and story telling of Haunted Austin just flowed beautifully and completely.…The panoramic view atop the Westin hotel, the lobby at the Driskill the hidden speakeasy was very interesting. Thank you.
Anne was a delight; she was a fantastic tour guide and was able to recount captivating stories and history that really added to the experience. This pub crawl was so fun and introduced my friend and I (Austin locals) to some new really cool places to go! Very fun and easy to walk with some great views, history, and yes definitely felt the spirits on this one! Highly recommend to go when it's nice and cold outside, adds to the chilling hauntings!
It was a fun way to explore a section of the city. Lots of cool historical tidbits and some great places to grab a drink, listen to music, and admire beautiful places along the way.
It was a great way to see the historical buildings and hear the history and ghost stories. Our guide was very engaging.
Bill the host was great and knowledgeable! The group was only 4 in total which made the experience more intimate and time to provide details of the stories.
This was one of the best haunted pub crawls I’ve been on. Plenty of time at each stop to get a drink and enjoy it. The stories were good—no hokey “look for the face peeking out the window” stuff. Cameron is a natural storyteller and had our rapt attention. Nice variety of pubs, too. Loved the exclusive rooftop bar where we had an excellent view of the skyline.
It was a fun tour, the places we stopped had good drinks, and Tiffany was a great guide telling the stories enthusiastically.
Though some of the spots barely had time to enjoy the drinks after ordering.
Overall, it was a good experience and I would recommend checking it out if you wanted a bit of spooky history and see a few cool bars.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you for sharing your experience! We’re so glad to hear you enjoyed the tour, the stops along the way, and Tiffany’s enthusiastic storytelling. We appreciate your feedback about timing at the bars—it helps us improve while making sure guests have plenty of time to enjoy themselves. We’re delighted you had a good time overall and truly appreciate your recommendation!
The tour guide was very nice and knowledgeable. I would’ve appreciated if she could’ve coordinated drink orders at the different bars (like other tours have done in the past). Still would do this tour again!
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you for joining us on the tour! We hope you had a great time learning about the ghosts and hauntings in Austin!
Only give you 15 min in each bar- hardly enough time to get a drink and enjoy it. Guide was great- knowledgeable and engaging. Tour states it’s about 2 hours- and we were done in 1 hr and 20 min
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Thank you for sharing your experience. We're glad to hear you enjoyed the guide, but we're sorry the pacing of the tour felt rushed. We’ll take your comments into account as we continue to improve timing and overall guest experience. We appreciate you joining us!
My husband and I have lived in Austin for over 20 years and we decided to do a little staycation for his birthday this year. I thought this would be a fun way to learn the deeper stories about the haunted places throughout town and I was right - it was awesome! Our tour guide, Amber, is a history teacher so she had a ton of knowledge. Very enjoyable and informative and definitely would recommend for other locals as well as visitors to our city.
Tiffany our guide was very friendly. Knowledgeable and shared delightful stories with us. We had a great time.
Tiffany was an awesome guide and an exceptional storyteller. Her knowledge was extensive, her demeanor was enthusiastic and confident. I throughly enjoyed the tour and highly recommend visitor to walk on the paranormal side when in Austin!
The hostess was great! The stories she told along with her personality kept everyone engaged. Good mix of time spent at each pub and walking. Great way to find new places and meet new people.
Bryan was excellent. He was so well informed and a great tour guide. Hope you are lucky enough to have him as a guide.
The guide didn’t show up for the tour. We got no information to say it had been cancelled. Waste of time. Refunded by Viator.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Thank you for taking time to share this with us. We’re glad you received a refund, and we understand that your time is valuable. This situation should not have happened in the first place. We are looking into what went wrong to ensure better communication and reliability moving forward.
If there’s anything else we can do to make this right, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at 855-999-9026 or info@ghostcitytours.com.
Our tour guide was okay. Nice guy but it was all very scripted. Rather boring walk. If you want to see the night life with a little spook history, this is for you.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Thank you for your feedback. Our tour is designed to blend history with the ambiance of the city’s nightlife, but we understand that everyone has different expectations when it comes to storytelling and entertainment. We’ll be sure to share your comments with our team to enhance the experience for future guests.
If you have any further feedback, we’d love to hear from you at 855-999-9026 or info@ghostcitytours.com.
The worst story telling ever. Poor kid starts off by saying I’m sorry my voice doesn’t carry. SMH.
Mono tone the whole night and just not a good experience for me or my wife. The only good thing was the roof top bar.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
We’re sorry to hear that the tour didn’t meet your expectations but we appreciate you taking the time to give us feedback. If you’d like to discuss your experience further, please feel free to reach out to us at 855-999-9025 or info@ghostcitytours.com.
Great tour guide, very knowledgeable and learned some very interesting history and found great night life spots!
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