Haunted Boston Ghost Tours
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Boston, USA
- 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore Boston while delving into its eerie past on this guided ghost tour. See the city’s most haunted hotspots, including the Boston Common, Omni Parker House, and the Boston Athenaeum. Learn more about the dark past behind these locales, hearing chilling stories that blend historical facts with paranormal phenomena.
- Avoid the daytime crowds by exploring Boston’s eeriest sights after dark
- Combine several must-see landmarks into one itinerary
- Discover a new, spooky side of the city and hear stories you'd otherwise miss
- Tour is perfect for history fans and lovers of the macabre
What's Included
- Distinguished Haunted Boston Guide
- 90 Minute Walking Tour
- Dark tales of Boston's gruesome history.
- Visit several historical and significantly haunted sites!
- Gratuities
- Food and Drink
- Transportation
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Haunted Boston Ghost Tours106 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116, USA
Our Tour meets in the Boston Common at the entrance to the Central Burying Ground Cemetery on Boylston Street located at 106 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116.
End point
- Omni Parker House60 School St, Boston, MA 02108, USA
Our regular public tours end at the Omni Parker House, about 1 mile away from the starting point of the tour.
Operating hours.8:00 pm
Itinerary
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Haunted Boston Ghost Tours
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 35 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
4.5
based on 142 reviews
Milo_M, Apr 2026
Zach was really funny and informative! Great tour guide and a great experience for all! A lot more macabre history just within a few blocks than you would’ve thought.
Bennett_S, Apr 2026
Nice history lesson of the Boston Commons area involving a few ghost stories and true crime events. Given the amount of history in the region I thought it would be more creepy but it was not boring. Definitely not scary for children. Lasts around 1.5 hours. The guide was friendly and a good storyteller. As with everything else in downtown Boston, expect a lot of walking.
David_B, Mar 2026
This tour could use a few more stops/stories along the way. I asked the guide a question and got a sharp uninterested answer from him so I didn't ask any more questions the rest of the time.
Isabella, Mar 2026
We had a wonderful time on our ghost tour and we loved our tour guide rachel. she was very knowledgeable and captivating
Megan, Nov 2025
Darren did such a wonderful job! I really enjoyed the tour! It was a great experience and very educational!
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Darren is always terrific! Thank you for joining us!!
Ben_S, Nov 2025
It’s fun. Why make a minimum character requirement for a review. That’s ridiculous. Ridiculous I say.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Ludicrous, but we still appreciate your excellent review!!
Shasta_B, Nov 2025
This was by far the best ghost tour I’ve ever been on. It was an actual ghost tour, full of real stories and a lot of history of the city. Our tour guide was incredible and knew a ton of history about the city. He was great to talk to, listen to, and ask questions to. He answered everything and hung out after the tour to swap more ghost stories. There were no weird actors popping out to scare anyone (just real honest stories).
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Thank you for the fantastic review! Jarrod has been with us many years and is a wealth of Haunted Boston history (we suspect he has extra storage capacity in his mighty beard, but no one knows for sure.). Thank you for choosing us!
c5hypes11, Nov 2025
Meeting place was easy to find. Tour started on time. Guide was very friendly and asked the group if they had any questions throughout the tour. It was an ok experience, and gave us something to do while visiting Boston. I’d say it was Ok. Not ghostly or spooky enough.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Thank you for sharing your experience with us, and we're glad to hear the meeting location, timing, and guide interaction all met your expectations. We’re also happy the tour added something enjoyable to your visit to Boston.
Haunted Boston blends true history with documented hauntings, and while we strive to create an eerie atmosphere, the stories we tell are rooted in real events rather than theatrical scares. That balance works wonderfully for many guests, but we understand everyone’s preferences are different.
Your feedback helps us keep refining the experience, and we truly appreciate you joining us while visiting the city. We hope the rest of your trip to Boston was memorable!
Carol_C, Nov 2025
More of a history tour than ghost. Informative but not scary. The tour guide was nice enough. The entire tour is outside, it would've been nice to go into the Parker house or the other mansion in Beacon Hill.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Thank you for joining us on the tour and for sharing your thoughts. Haunted Boston has always focused on the true history behind the hauntings — the people, places, and real events that give rise to the ghost stories we tell. Our goal is to create an atmospheric, historically grounded experience rather than a jump-scare style tour.
We’re glad you found the tour informative and enjoyed your guide. As for visiting indoor locations such as the Omni Parker House or private Beacon Hill residences, those buildings do not permit access for walking tour groups, but we share the stories connected to them as closely as city guidelines allow.
We appreciate your feedback and hope you’ll visit us again to explore more of Boston’s haunted past
Janet_B, Nov 2025
The tour guide is an impressive storyteller.
Finding the starting location was confusing. The group meets directly across the street from the Emerson address as indicated in the directions.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Thank you, Janet! We will work on making our directions more clear in the future.
kenneth_a, Nov 2025
Loved ghost tour with Valerie ! Very knowledgeable and she has pictures to show! Highly recommend on your Boston trip
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Valerie is wicked awesome! Thank you for joining us!!
Lisa_V, Oct 2025
Jarrod is a great orator and historian.We enjoyed the walkabout, fresh air and learning the darker side of Boston. Awesome tour.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Jarrod is always excellent! Thank you for joining us!
Jason_S, Oct 2025
The guide was friendly and clear, but reading from notes hurt her credibility. The tour was advertised as eerie and gory but was mild—more PG, even G. Great for kids, but disappointing for adults.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thank you for joining us on the tour and for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re glad to hear that you found your guide friendly and clear. Our tours highlight Boston’s true haunted and dark history through storytelling and atmosphere rather than gore or shock value. We require all of our guides to be historically accurate in their storytelling, so if someone needs to be human and check their notes every once in a while to do so, we are ok with that.
We strive to make our experience engaging for a wide range of guests, including families and first-time visitors. We appreciate your thoughts, and we hope you’ll join us again for one of our special evening tours that explore Boston’s darker side in more depth.
Mary_I, Oct 2025
What a perfect way to spend an October night in Boston! Our tour guide, Harry, was amazing! Such an engaging story teller.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
We're happy you could join us!!
Eleonore_A, Oct 2025
Rachel was an amazing storyteller. She kept us captivated and really showed us the side of Boston we came to hear about.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Thank you for joining us!
Christina_E, Oct 2025
Tour guide Julie knew her history and was very entertaining. Very interesting info. Thank you for a great experience.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Julie is one of the best! Thank you for joining us!!
Mary_Y, Oct 2025
Darren is from Boston and had great stories! He made sure everyone in the group was comfortable and able to keep up. Great tour.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thank you Mary! We have been fortunate to have Darren with us for MANY years. He is a wealth of Haunted Boston knowledge. Thank you for joining us!
Timothy_H, Oct 2025
Very interesting, Julie was great, well worth it. Eight stops with ethereal stories, including to origin of perhaps the most famous horror story of all.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Julie is a gem! We are happy you could join us on our dark adventures!
Nichole_H, Oct 2025
This activity was fun, factual and very interesting to learn about some history of Boston. We went on a beautiful Saturday evening in early October so it was a little noisy with the busyness of the city crowds but Valerie did the best she could to make sure that we were able to hear her.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Hi Nichole! Thank you for your understanding. Unfortunately we cannot always predict or control what happens on the Common, but our guides are the best at navigating every circumstance. Thank you for joining us!
Bridget_C, Sep 2025
Great tour! Harry was so knowledgeable and fun! Had a great time learning about Boston’s haunted history.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thank you, Bridget! Harry has been with us over a decade and is one of the best. We're happy you could join us!
Rich_E, Sep 2025
The tour was amazing would 10000% recommend it juli was very knowledgeable and fun when we return we Will definitely be booking a tour again
Response from Host, Oct 2025
We're glad you could join us on our dark adventures! Julie has only been with us a short time, but is fantastic!
Jennifer_S, Sep 2025
Very interesting stories about some of Boston's less known ghost stories and murders. I learned a lot.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you Jennifer! We're happy you could join us on our dark adventures!
Karen_P, Sep 2025
This was not very ghostly. A few guests left midway. We would have like to depart the tour but we were hoping for a good story. This did not happen. Unfortunately, I would not recommend. Tour guide was adequate based.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re truly sorry to hear the tour did not meet your expectations, Karen. Our guides work hard to blend Boston’s rich history with its ghostly legends, and each brings their own unique storytelling style. While we understand not every approach resonates with every guest, we’re proud of the passion and dedication our guides bring to each tour. We’ll use your comments to continue refining the experience.
allie_i, Sep 2025
Our tour guide Julie was great! She was able to keep our larger group entertained, engaged and safe! I appreciated how organized and knowledgeable she was, would definitely book another tour!
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Julie is always excellent! Thank you for the wonderful review. We look forward to seeing you again!
Mysty_G, Sep 2025
Great experience! Very fun and informative! Guide was knowledgeable and entertaining. WELL worn the money.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you Mysty! We strive to keep Haunted Boston affordable so everyone can enjoy Boston's shadowy past!
Gayle_H, Sep 2025
This was a little history tour as well as a ghost tour. It was not “spooky” at all. We had a very small group so it was nice and easygoing. Julie did an excellent job explaining things and answering questions. It was a very good experience and I would recommend it.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thank you for the excellent review! Julie is always excellent!
Jan_B, Aug 2025
If you like walking, and listening to true stories that took place here that could possibly lead to a ghost or two,, then this is the tour for you. Our tour guide was was fantastic! He was very knowledgeable about all the events that took place here. Some rather creepy, others not. All in all, a lot of history of what went on. My favorite has to be the one about the Omni Parker Hotel where I was staying. Great!! Wear comfortable footwear that is good for all terrains.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you for the excellent review, and make sure the say hello to Mr. Parker for us!
Madison_G, Aug 2025
We do ghost tours in every place we vacation and this was one of our all-time favorites! Our guide, Julie, was an AMAZING storyteller and we loved learning more about Boston, especially the spooky side of the Boston Common. Definitely recommend!
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you for the wonderful review! Julie is excellent for sure!
Jacqueline_F, Jul 2025
Was very informative and very interesting!! Speaker was open to questions and extremely knowledgeable!!
Response from Host, Sep 2025
We're happy you could join us!
Joe_C, Jul 2025
Very informative but centered mostly around Boston Commons. I thought it would have went around more of the city.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you for your review and insight.
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