The Ghosts of Austin Walking Tour

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Austin, USA

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1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Guests of all ages are welcome to our Ghosts of Austin tour, combining history with hauntings for a fun and family-friendly outing. After an introduction to Austin's haunted past, we'll visit some of Austin's spookiest locales: the Texas State Capitol, The Driskill Hotel and the Texas Governor's Mansion. As we unearth some of their histories, you'll hear about the ghosts, ghouls, apparitions and phantoms that haunt their grounds. Expect an outing that will make your spine tingle!

Family friendly tour that welcomes guests ages 5-100
Get to know Austin's spooky past
Visit the most haunted locales of the city
Hear stories of revengeful governors, a phantom cigar, a mysterious red-dressed woman, Samantha the Child Specter and more!

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

101 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78701, USA
Please meet your guide at 101 E 11th Street in front of the gates of the Texas State Capitol building.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.8:00 pm

Itinerary

Texas State Capitol (Pass By)

The Driskill (Pass By)

Texas Governor's Mansion (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
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

4.4

based on 75 reviews

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Great experience with a...

Aric_C, Mar 2026

Great experience with a great tour guide for all ages which we appreciated! Highly recommend to anyone new or visiting the city

Ghost tour Austin

jasguerra79, Feb 2026

Fun experience in Austin. Went for my hubbies bday. Not the best tour we’ve done but definitely entertaining.

Not worth the money

Matt_M, Feb 2026

It’s very lack luster. Thought we’d get to go inside interesting buildings but we just stood outside. And our host was sweet but not a great story teller. The only plus was it got us on sixth street so we nailed after 5 “stories” and had a nice time afterwards.

No show guides

Raina_Y, Nov 2025

The tour guide never showed up. Myself and seven other people were at the meeting location and no one showed up. I ended up calling the Customer service line to be told that the guide would not be coming and that I have to reach out to Viator to get a refund. This is frustrating since I paid for round-trip Ubers to get to the meeting location and back to my hotel and I gave up other plans to stand in the middle of the street waiting for a guide that never showed up.

Guide was wonderful!...

Alan_A, Sep 2025

Guide was wonderful! Great experience! Was great to walk around Austin, seeing the capitol, the governor's mansion and so much more!

Loved the Ghost Tour

Devarati_D, Sep 2025

Amazing experience! Learnt a lot about Austin and what makes Austin weird! The guide Emily had a lot of knowledge and was very friendly! Highly recommend this tour!

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Thank you so much for your 5-star review! We’re thrilled to hear you had such a great experience and appreciate you taking the time to share it.

Fun time

Maria_A, Jan 2025

Fun time easy directions and interesting stories I really liked the walking around and would definitely recommend.

Fun walk with lots of history!

Camille_B, Dec 2024

Fun walk with lots of history! Our guide was very nice, even had a scheduled potty break! Beautiful city!

Fun, spooky, educational

chandarochelle, Dec 2024

Super cute experience! Lived here my whole life and learned some new history about Austin. Kid friendly and a feast start to a night on the town! Stormy was an excellent guide!

Learned a lot from an engaging tour guide

Callie_P, Oct 2024

Our tour guide was really wonderful. She filled up the whole hour and a half with engaging historical and paranormal stories at their locations. We were pleased to stop at several locations along the way (much more than advertised) and she had many pictures to show exactly what she was talking about. Glad we got to learn more about Austin and some of the buildings downtown.

would recommend!

Madison_U, Oct 2024

tiffanie was an amazing guide! we were the only ones on the tour that evening but she did a fantastic job keeping us engaged. we had a blast! i have only ever been to one other ghost tour in another city and this tour was much more in depth and full of history.

Enjoyed the walk!

Christyna_P, Oct 2024

Our tour girl was very knowledgeable and charismatic but she was very hard head. Would suggest that she is given a microphone.

Response from Host, Oct 2024

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we will address this moving forward.

Great tour

tmhilbush, Sep 2024

Stormy was a great tour guide! We we learned lots of history and lore of ghosts. She really enjoyed her job thoroughly. It was helpful to have the pictures of places from long ago that we weren't able to see inside. We highly recommend Stormy!

Response from Host, Oct 2024

Glad to hear that you had a great time and enjoyed the tour!

Not impressed.

Bernie_G, Aug 2024

The company canceled the tour 1.5 hours before it was set to commence. I had rented a vehicle to drive to Austin. We are from Canada and this was pretty much the only thing my daughter really wanted to do. So at this time I want the company to reimburse, not just my tickets, but also my car rental. Had I been notified in the morning I would not had rented the car. But in hope of making money, the company waited until there was really no chance of them making money to cancel, leaving me with the financial burdens and trying to make my 14 year old daughter feel better.

Response from Host, Mar 2025

We sincerely apologize for the last-minute cancellation and understand how disappointing this was for you and your daughter. We're sorry for the inconvenience and financial burden caused. We strive to avoid cancellations, and we appreciate your feedback as we review our policies for better communication in the future. Please contact us directly at 855-999-9026 or info@ghostcitytours.com, if you would like to discuss this further. Thank you for sharing your concerns.

Family friendly and good history information.

Jennifer_L, Jul 2024

Our tour gide on 7/13/24 was great, very knowledgeable and kind. We were hoping for a little more excitement and maybe go into a couple other places besides just the Driscoll. Even show us some pictures. Maybe even a picture of who the story is about. The weather was on our side.

So Much Fun!

Zach_P, Jul 2024

Pat was an amazing tour guide! Incredibly knowledgeable, friendly and kind! We will definitely check out some of the other tours! Highly recommend!

Austin experience

Mike_A, Mar 2024

Host just read (mostly not totally) from a note sheet she had and her voice doesn't carry well in the Austin after dark scene

Spookily entertaining ‼️‼️

Maria_B, Mar 2024

The stories were fascinating, truth can be stranger than fiction.. wives locked up for weeks at a time.. deplorable work conditions including employees being forced to work on a 1/2 floor ❓❓‼️‼️ Seeing the Driskill and its paintings, an amazing building, great bar, too‼️‼️

Pretty Creepy

Blanca_R, Mar 2024

Our guide was very friendly and knew alot about Austin and it's history. The ghost stories were also pretty cool!

Sherry (the guide) is a...

Whitney_S, Nov 2023

Sherry (the guide) is a lovely person. I enjoyed getting to speak to her. I liked going to the different areas and learning more about the goings on in the buildings.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thanks for your review on Sherry! We are so glad to hear you had a great time on the tour. It was our pleasure to have you as our guest.

Nice night for a walk

Rachel_B, Apr 2023

Jess was very friendly and adapted to the group for the best overall experience for everyone. She dealt professionally with a small interruption from an unhoused spectator and was available for lots of follow up questions.

History with a smile

Mike_Y, Dec 2022

Alison was very animated and knowledgeable about the history of Austin. We were graced with a visit with Peaches, the governors dog. She was flexible with the interruption and still got us all back on track cheeerfully

Austin Capital is My Favorite!

Clarissa_B, Dec 2022

I’ve always been a history buff and learning the history of the Capital was my favorite. I also did not know the other theaters existed so now I will try to see a show there. I’ve also been on a different tour that took us to the Littlefield home, and this one took us to a building he had built. So it was cool to put both of those stories together.