The Ghosts of Austin Walking Tour
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Austin, USA
- 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 76 reviews
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
jasguerra79, Feb 2026
Fun experience in Austin. Went for my hubbies bday. Not the best tour we’ve done but definitely entertaining.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Maria_A, Jan 2025
Fun time easy directions and interesting stories I really liked the walking around and would definitely recommend.
Camille_B, Dec 2024
Fun walk with lots of history! Our guide was very nice, even had a scheduled potty break! Beautiful city!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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!
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
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‼️‼️
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!
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.
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.
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
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.
Olivia_J, Jun 2022
Our tour guide was very friendly and sweet. She knew so much about Austin, and she made the experience very memorable!
Response from Host, Jun 2022
That’s awesome! Thanks for letting us know! We hope to see you again soon.
Trey_K, Mar 2022
Great guide! My fiancé and I talked with her between sights. She was very detailed and expressive with her story telling.
Response from Host, Mar 2022
That's awesome! Thanks for letting us know!
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