Austin · AUSTIN GHOST & HAUNTED TOURS
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For a town this friendly, Austin keeps a lot of ghosts downtown. These are the best haunted tours: lantern walks through the old warehouse blocks, the Driskill’s famous fifth floor, and the darker corners of Sixth Street, with prices, how long you are on your feet, and which guides lean spooky versus which lean history.
Haunted Austin walking tour at dusk: Driskill Hotel stories, Paramount ghost photos, and a Speakeasy start. 90 minutes, $27.50.
“Will was a great knowledgeable and friendly tour guide ! He knew a lot of history about Austin as well !”
Austin Murder Walk: a 2-mile evening murder-mystery stroll with true-crime storytelling, 1885 clues, and a drink stop.
“My sweet friend and co-worker were in Austin for a work trip. We decided to take this tour on our last night before we went back home. This was an AMAZING experience!! Our tour guide, Will, was the BEST! I have been on tours like these in other states and this one doesn't even compare!! If you are ever in Austin, you have to go!! You will learn so much about the city of Austin and the history of the murders!! And you have got to request Will!! He was better than any tour guide I have had in other states. His knowledge about this was great!! If I wasn't…”
Austin Haunted Pub Crawl pairs ghost stories with downtown bar stops. Walk about 2 hours at 8pm, with drinks bought on your tab.
“I would like to start off by saying our tour guide himself was very nice and informative. However, the tour itself was severely disappointing and badly organized. A major problem was the size of the group. Since there were so many of us (about 25), we had literally no time at all to order drinks. At the very first place we visited, the guide ushered us out when we hadn’t had a chance to receive the drink we ordered, and many of the group that did have a chance to order didn’t have a chance to enjoy their drinks. Unfortunately we had already paid and were forced to leave our…”
A 2-hour small-group night walk through downtown Austin’s strangest legends, unsolved crimes, and haunted landmarks with Jamie’s storytelling.
“Jamie was so knowledgeable and a good story teller! He made us laugh and kept us engaged the whole time. As an Austin resident of three years I found out so many fun facts and history of the cit that I didn’t know before.”
Nighttime Austin Segway tour with ghost stories and a chance to spot bats at Congress Avenue Bridge, plus big downtown landmarks.
“Alice gave us a personal and up close tour of downtown Austin. She was informative and funny. It was interesting to hear the different ghost stories of the mini hauntings that seem to have happened around Austin, Texas. It was alRead more”
Madam’s Curse is a 90-minute Austin ghost walk hitting the Driskill, Omni, and Moonlight Towers with Victorian history and easy routing.
“They cancelled my tour at 9:00pm. Came in from out of town for 1 night for my daughter’s Birthday.They stated that only me and my daughter were the only 2 so they would not be able to do the 9 pm tour. Bear in mind they called at 7:04 pm. Asked if we could do the 8 and I advised that we were at her “Birthday Dinner” told us if we couldn’t to let them know. We let them know and they don’t want to refund/the girl that we spoke twice with lied even tried to gaslight me. There was a second girl as well that said I could get…”
A family-friendly haunted walk through Austin’s Capitol, Driskill Hotel, and Governor’s Mansion with spooky local lore.
“Our tour guide was very friendly and sweet. She knew so much about Austin, and she made the experience very memorable!”
A one-hour downtown Austin ghost tour blending researched hauntings, historic buildings, and Texas Capitol murder tales for $32.
“Learned some interesting tidbits about Austin. Had a good time and would definitely do again. Guide was very sweet and knowledgeable”
Adults-only ghost walk in Georgetown with a pub start, courthouse and square stops, and chilling true-crime storytelling for $25.95.
“This was one of the most awesome tours my fiancé and I have been on. The tour guide was awesome. She did an awesome job explaining all the history and ghost stories. You could tell the guide knew her history and was passionate about it. Hands down would recommend this to anybody and would take the tour again without hesitation.”
A 75-minute adult-only Austin ghost walk with laughs, creepy history, and small-group storytelling at landmarks like the Capitol and Driskill.
“Celia was friendly informative and fun, a good guide. Engaged with group between stops. I enjoyed her taking the time to tell us the urban legends too..”
Austin haunted history on a 90-minute downtown walking tour with stops at Speakeasy Tavern and the Driskill Hotel. $24
“It was very entertaining - interesting sites and stories. It was a great way to experience downtown Austin.”
Austin’s Haunted Pub Crawl is a 2-hour walk with a live guide through historic bars, including Driskill Hotel and Buffalo Billiards.
“There was nothing to see - lots of walking and stops designed to make us purchase expensive drinks along the way -only very lengthy stories by an older woman who at the end literally almost forced us to tip her in front of the whole group. This one wasn’t great”
A small-group haunted Austin pub walk with ghost stops at historic sites and local bars, starting at Shiner’s Saloon and ending back downtown.
“Honestly, this is pretty much a rip off and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. The advertisement for this experience is misleading and untrue.”
Austin’s spooky 1-mile night walk with US Ghost Adventures, led by a local guide, featuring haunted spots like the Driskill.
“The tour was fun and our guide Vincent very knowledgeable. He made the tour fun and informative, teaching us about the town's history along the ghost stories. Would recommend to anyone!”
An Austin haunted pub crawl with ghost stories, local history, and time to buy drinks, priced at $36 for about 2 hours.
“Esteban was a very knowledgeable and enthusiastic tour guide. No one else signed up for the tour, so it was just him and me. I am sure he could have cancelled the tour, but he didn't. He took me to all of the spots and spent a good amount of time explaining what happened there to earn its haunted status. I never felt rushed to finish my drink.”
