Shakers Original Historical Ghost Tour
Recommended by 90% of travelers
Milwaukee, USA
- 4 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
One of the most haunted bars in the nation, Shaker’s Cigar Bar—a Milwaukee institution—has a history as wild as its ghostly encounters. On this small-group tour, you’ll explore behind the scenes, hearing stories about the Capone brothers and Jeffrey Dahmer, the bar's cemetery and brothel past, and more. Bring your camera, sure, but beware of what you might catch on film.
- Expore all floors of the legendary establishment, including the cellar
- Follow your guide through Shaker's eras, learning about its ghostly spirits and sordid past
- Receive a discount on all Shaker's merch
- Limited to 15 travelers, you'll get a fun, small-group experience
What's Included
- Alcoholic BeveragesDrink discounts are included with your tour.
- Merchandise Discounts
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Shaker's Cigar Bar & World Cafe422 S 2nd St, Milwaukee, WI 53204, USA
Check in with the host at our Bar, who will then direct you to where to wait for your tour guide to begin your tour.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
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Shakers Cigar Bar
4 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 49 reviews
Matt_T, Mar 2026
A fun, colorful tour of the infamous Shakers Cigar Bar and it's history. As a easy walking tour, you get to see where sightings regularly occure and the stories behind them. The tour guide made the experience fun and enjoyable. Highly recommend.
Megan_T, Jul 2025
Kevin was the best tour guide! Your was long enough to entertain but short enough to be manageable for a weeknight. Would recommend!
Gary_G, Jun 2025
We went on the ghost tour at Shakers Cigar bar. The staff and tour guide were awesome. Everything started on time, and the experience was unforgettable.
Randy_R, Jun 2025
The guided tour is limited to the Shaker’s Bar property, including all floors of the building and basement. The history, artifacts, and stories of hauntings are truly fascinating, though I did not personally witness any paranormal activity during my visit. Our guide, Joe, was awesome - very welcoming, knowledgeable, and fun! Overall, this tour was a lot of fun and learning the history of this Milwaukee gem was very exciting.
Laura_M, Mar 2025
Joe and Elizabeth were amazing , we had a small group. Joe’s was done mostly inside, Elizabeth’s was a walking tour
Melissa_P, Mar 2025
Elizabeth was our guide. She was fun and knowledgeable . Food and drink was wonderful. Loved Nina our server and the man at the cigar bar. God I wish I could remember his name but he gave me a very special book of matches. Thanks for that again . I will be back for the other tours.
Lyndy_Z, Feb 2025
I mean, the place is amazing, but the tour was kinda dumb. And on the website it said it was half the price than we actually got charged.
Andrew_P, Jan 2025
Very fun and informative experience out guide was great and showed she loved to tell the history with us.
Bruce_W, Oct 2024
Enjoyable and entertaining tour, a few hair raising stories. Tour guide very knowledgeable and entertaining, will recommend this tour to anyone. Will do it again!!!
Our group was from Iowa and Texas, annual trip each year, and Milwaukee was picked this year, this tour was the high light of our trip
Rochell_C, Sep 2024
Elizabeth was so great and a great story teller. She had some really great history facts and it was something fun to do during the week while I was here for training. It ended up being a private tour, but I still enjoyed it and got the chills hearing these ghost tours. I cant wait to come back for another tour in a few weeks with a friend when it will be even more spooky!
Montie_E, Sep 2024
Very knowledgeable tour guide. Answered all our questions. Thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Would go again if in Milwaukee
Ben_M, Jul 2024
Nikki was awesome. He was very knowledgeable and very energetic. You could tell that he really cared about making sure the guest got as full of an experience as they could. He even hung out with us afterwards and exchanged ghost stories
Francis_A, Jul 2024
Kirsten W. was an amazing tour guide. She stayed engaged and gave us a wonderful experience even though it was just me and my spouse on the tour. She answered all our questions and was able to paint the picture of the stories as if we were there when those things happened. Deffinently coming back for a 2.0!
Angela_H, Jul 2024
The basement was the creepiest part. Our tour guide did an amazing job telling us all about the history of Shakers and in the basement the spirit's let us all know they were around from noises to answer questions!
Elise_W, May 2024
Lexi did a remarkable job at bringing the ghost stories to life. He encouraged audience participation and kept things fun.
Tanya_C, May 2024
The history was so interesting and the tour guide, Elizabeth, was wonderful! We will def visit again and enjoy more cocktails
dgleaver, Apr 2024
I didn’t really enjoy this tour. I thought Shakers was dirty, unsafe in the basement (wires going everywhere, a place to store lots of old equipment), cigar and cigarette smoke(should have expected that on my part). I did 2 other tours in Milwaukee through Viator, so I did have something to compare Shakers to. I really wouldn’t recommend it.
Janet_L, Apr 2024
Elizabeth was a great tour guide. Entertaining and kept your interest. Gave great information on the history of Shakers. Fun night!!
Eric_B, Mar 2024
It seemed to be filled with history facts, I don’t know how much is true or not. I personally didn’t feel any super natural but it was entertaining and something to do.
Emily_K, Mar 2024
The tour was awesome! It was a random Thursday night and no one else signed up so our tour guide Kirsten basically gave us a private tour. She was super knowledgeable and was able to answer all our questions. She kept it fun and light yet respectful of the history and spirits. It was my first ghost tour, but not my husband’s. He’s more skeptical than I am and even he said he had some weird heavy feelings during certain parts. I thought I’d get too scared but the ghosts here seem to be fairly benign (thank goodness). Kirstin did a great job reminding us to take photos throughout the tour. She said sometimes it takes a few weeks for things to show up in photos so I’m keeping my fingers crossed. 👻 I forgot that it’s a cigar bar so I was a bit surprised by the smoke. I can’t fault them for that of course, but I’d suggest a mask if you’re sensitive. Overall, highly recommend!
melissa_j, Jul 2023
The tour guide was very knowledgeable and it was a beautiful place. If you have the time I highly reccomend.
John_V, Jul 2023
Kirsten brought together the history of the building and area along with the spirit world. The attention to period decor along with cheeky new touches make for an enjoyable and informative experience.
Samantha_S, Jul 2023
Kirsten was knowledgeable and a wonderful host. A bit more drama would have added to the fun but we overall would recommend to friends.
Krista_K, Jun 2023
Kirsten did an amazing job with the tour. The top floor was my favorite along with learning all the history.
Dea_Y, Jun 2023
The tour guide was wonderful and took a few moments afterward to visit with us about our various ghost encounters.
lynlee68, May 2023
Christopher was an excellent guide and this place is definitely haunted. Plus they have cool merch. You won't be disappointed!
ALLEN_D, Jan 2023
The building was amazing and the history was very interesting. Leah, our tour guide was so friendly and knowledgeable, really made the experience.
Sarah_S, Oct 2022
Kirsten did a nice job of telling the stories of Shaker's history. If you are sensitive at all to cigar smoke it will burn your eyes if you're not used to it. You might want to wait outside after checking in. Overall it was a fun tour!
Response from Host, Oct 2022
Thank you for your positive review and we're happy to hear you had a great tour!
Laura_S, Sep 2022
The food was good. The staff was very nice and the ghost tour was awesome. Definitely recommend for a night out.
Megan_B, Sep 2022
Excellent tour. CG was our guide and did a fantastic job. We went into the tour thinking it’d be a cheesy cash grab tourist spot. Not the case. The rich history and guide throughout the whole building was fascinating. The bar itself is worth visiting for its beauty. I highly recommend this tour.
Response from Host, Sep 2022
Thanks for stopping by and we're glad you had a great experience!
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