Boston "Death and Dying" Walking Ghost Tour

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Boston, USA

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

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Overview

Discover haunted locations in Boston with this adults-only ghost tour. Meet your guide for a walking tour focused on the haunted history of Boston and go for a city stroll to see popular landmarks including the Granary Burying Ground and Boston Common. Hear stories about death and spirits in the time of Colonial America during this Boston city tour.

Explore the haunted side of Boston
Learn about the city's spooky history
Maximize time with an adults-only tour
See landmarks like the Granary Burying Ground

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

24 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02133, USA
Meet your guide in front of the The Massachusetts State House

End point

Granary Burying Ground
Tremont St, Boston, MA 02108, USA
The tour ends at the historic Granary Burying Ground. Here your guide will explore the stories of its most famous residents- Sam Adams, John Hancock and Paul Revere, just to name a few.

Operating hours
.9:00 pm

Itinerary

Old South Meeting House

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Granary Burying Ground

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Boston Common

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

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 224 reviews

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Harlan was a great...

Kristina_L, Mar 2026

Harlan was a great guide!! The tour consisted of a perfect blend of ghost stories and history. Would recommend

Thanks Thursday for a...

Jonathan_C, Sep 2025

Thanks Thursday for a great tour! Would have liked the option to be able to tip electronically (didn’t have cash) using something like a Paypal.

Kimmy was wonderful and...

Nicole_V, Sep 2025

Kimmy was wonderful and tailored the tour to our small group. She brought history and spook to every story.

Allison was great

Amsterdam, Mar 2025

Wear good shoes and be well rested. You will definitely be walking uphill and downhill and steps and make sure that you've eaten well before you take the trip because you could get scared.

MEH

casey_t, Oct 2024

definitely pg tour, tour guide it is said and UM with every other phrase. there was some good history sprinkled in, but was not very entertaining.

Response from Host, Oct 2024

We will address this moving forward to ensure our tours are more enjoyable.

Super memorable

Katie_T, Oct 2024

Nate was our tour guide and he was hilarious and super knowledgeable about the haunted parts of Boston. It was a creepy, rainy night and Nate brought such a great balance of spooky history and funny jokes so it was super engaging.

Response from Host, Oct 2024

Thank you for taking the time to leave review, we're glad that you had a great time.

We really enjoyed the...

Michelle_M, Jul 2024

We really enjoyed the great insight Justin had about the stops on the tour. We really enjoyed the Omni Hotel stop.

Response from Host, Jul 2024

We are pleased you had such an enjoyable time on tour! We hope you had a great trip to Boston and we hope to see you again!

Our guide was great!

Nadine_N, Nov 2023

Our guide was awesome!!! Very informative and he was also very knowledgeable. We will do it again. We went back to the Cemetaries the next day to follow up on what he told us. Loved it!

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank Your for your Feedback, We are glad to hear your time with us was exceptional! Please come back for another adventure with GCT!

Not the Vibe

Traci_W, Nov 2023

We left after 30 minutes. This would probably be a good tour with a more experienced guide. After hearing “umm” for the 10th time in a single sentence, we had to bail. She brought her boyfriend on the tour, announced that people should feel free to smoke and vape on the tour (this is whatever, it was just weird because it was Halloween and there were dozens of children walking by at every moment). As we gathered to hear about a statue, the group covered the whole street so pedestrians were forced to walk into the road with oncoming traffic to avoid us. The guide did not notice or mention safety at all. We saw a woman with a stroller have to go into the street to get around us. Her jokes were pretty flat and borderline offensive in moments. When telling the story of a woman who died in the Common, she said “Who would want to be a maid? Nobody. That’s just not the vibe” There’s such a better way to make this point about this individuals attitude at the time, and the lack of awareness that some people on your tour could work as maids was just completely lost on her. Overall, the umms, likes, and totallys are what killed this tour. Like… RIP.

Fun adventure

Jackie_B, Oct 2023

My daughter & I did the walking tour. Jess was our guide & she spoke very well & was very informative. She had alot of goid stories & fun facts as well.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

We are glad to hear that you very much enjoyed your tour! We appreciate your gratitude and hope that you will join us again for another tour!

Fun times

Margaret_S, Oct 2023

Justin did a great job and the tour was interesting. We saw some unique things. Great opportunity to hear ghost stories of Boston.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Thanks for your review on Justin! We are so glad to hear you had a great time on the tour with him. It was our pleasure to have you as our guest. Please come back and join us again!

Ho hum

Julia_B, Sep 2023

Learning about history. The tour was more about history and not about ghosts. Our tour guide arrived 2 minutes before 9 , which I feel is late since we all had to be there at 8:45.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear the tour did not live us to your expectations. If you would like to tray a different experience, please contact our guest experience team. We'd like a chance to try to make it right.

We learned a lot about...

julie_w, Aug 2023

We learned a lot about Bostons dark history, our guide Mia, was very knowledgeable and friendly, glad it was at night so it was less hot

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Thanks for your review on Mia! We are so glad to hear you had a great time on the tour. It was our pleasure to have you as our guest. Please come back and join us again!

Fantastic

Joprice3375, Aug 2023

Our guide, Katherine, was fantastic!! Her knowledge of history and her ability to share the stories top notch

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Thanks for your review! We are so glad to hear you had a great time on the tour with Katherine. It was our pleasure to have you as our guest. Please come back to join us again!

Omni Hotel

Barbara_B, Jul 2023

Omni hotel and the Charles Sickens mirror, we enjoyed seeing the mirror and walking through the hotel. We didn’t need to go downstairs - but just be told about the memorabilia down there.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear the tour did not live us to your expectations. If you would like to try a different experience, please contact our guest experience team. We'd like a chance to try to make it right.

Disappointing

Amy_N, May 2023

First, our guide was late, so that already affected the whole experience. He came over on a bike holding a broken crutch. It was odd. He didn't have enough time to check everyone in, so he had no idea if half the group even paid. The tour started pretty well. We walked to Boston Common and our guide told us all the great things we would see. However, almost 2 hours later, we were not done our 90 minute tour and never even got to a cemetery. The guide was personable and knowledgeable about Boston history, but we were hoping to hear more about ghosts and scary things, rather than a history book of the city. It was also awkward walking around Boston with our guide and his bike and broken crutch. He might have been high and kept on dropping things all night. We left after 2 hours to find a cemetery on our own. The highlight of the tour was when we saw 5 adorable bunnies by the State House. Everyone was enthralled by their adorableness, except the guide. The mouse trying to climb the stairs in Boston Common was also cute.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

We are sorry the tour did not meet your expectations. If you'd like to book a different experience please call +1-855-999-9026. We'd like to make it right.

Read this before booking this tour !!!!I want my money back!!!!!!!!!

Karen_S, May 2023

The guide was under the influence of drugs. He rolled up late on a 10 speed bike, a crutch, pants falling off, and just a total train wreck! He dropped his crutch which I’m not sure why he had in the first place but when he bent over to pick it up a small glass vile with a white powder in it fell out of his backpack. At one point the strap to his backpack got tangled up in the spokes of his bike. He struggled with that for minutes in the middle of the street. While doing that he bent over again and a glass bottle fell out of his backpack and shattered everywhere. At that point we called an uber. I COULDN’T MAKE THIS UP!!!! It was actually disgusting.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

We are sorry the tour did not meet your expectations. If you'd like to book a different experience please call +1-855-999-9026. We'd like to make it right.

Didn’t quite live up to the topic of this tour.

Richard_S, May 2023

Too much time spent at each location. Guide seemed knowledgeable but focused more on history than the topic of the tour. Spots selected for speaking were usually near traffic which made it hard to hear the guide, especially when he looked away from the group. A bit overrated in my opinion.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

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

Spooky stroll

Elizabeth_J, May 2023

Johnny was our ghost host and he was fabulous. So full of knowledge, history and personal stories, and he was so animated and made the experience very engaging and entertaining. Be prepared to spend some time if you get him as your host though. And that’s not a bad thing.

Boston's dark side

Amanda_R, May 2023

This tour was great for learning about the history of the city as well as stories of hauntings, sightings, etc. Others have mentioned the Omni Parker House and I agree that it was a really cool stop.

Great walking tour

Katie_M, Apr 2023

Katherine was knowledgeable and friendly. She went above and beyond to wait for us, as we were delayed. We enjoyed learning more about the city’s history and hauntings!

Knowledgeable storyteller!

Maureen_B, Apr 2023

Katherine was a lovely guide, very knowledgeable and informative. She told us lots of facts and stories not heard on another tour. We had her all to ourselves as the other couple cancelled.

It was entertaining

Iryna_M, Apr 2023

It was quite entertaining - great mix of history and ghost stories. A nice way to learn about the city.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Thanks for your review! We are so glad to hear you had a great time on the tour. It was our pleasure to have you as our guest. Please come back and join us again!

Awesome

Mary_M, Apr 2023

Walking through the Parker House Hotel was really cool, our guide Katherine was very knowledgeable and pleasant

Great tour

Caitlin_B, Nov 2022

Tour guide was great. Highly recommend! Very knowledgeable and interesting. The Omni Parker hotel was a great stop.

Our guide was able to...

Michelle_C, Aug 2022

Our guide was able to provide historical background that really brought the stories to life. Great way to see the city

Response from Host, Sep 2022

We love to hear that our guides can provide both history and entertainment in a way that brings things to life! Thank you for the feedback and we hope to have you again in the future!

Spooky!

Jennifer_K, Aug 2022

Jay gave a great tour. Super informative. It was fun to hear all of the spooky stories about Boston and see these great sites. It’s a great way to get your hearing of the city too.