The 4 Birmingham Ghost Tours Worth a Late Night

1.The Birmingham Ghost Walk – Hotels Churches and Riots Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 148 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.) · from $59Our pick

Begin at Birmingham Ghosts in a historic downtown building, then walk to the Cathedral of the Advent, Tutwiler Hotel, Redmont Hotel, First Presbyterian Church, and the former Jefferson County Jail. Guides including Erica, David, Daniella, and Danielle mix ghost stories with architecture, local history, and darker chapters of Birmingham’s past.

“Tour guide never showed up. Waited 15 minutes. They accepted reservation and payment. When I reached out to them, they didn’t reply until next day. It was a crappy thing to do.”

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2.Birmingham Ghost Hunt: Haunted Self-Guide Tour & Quest

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 37 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $5Best value

Use the Questo app to follow a private, self-guided Birmingham ghost hunt through central sights, canals, shopping districts, war memorials, and public squares. Solve story-based riddles at your own pace, day or night, with lifetime app access. There is no physical guide, so bring a charged phone and a curious mind.

“The canal walk and walking on water was enjoyable our favourite was the walking round the city and seeing different places”

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3.Banshees of Birmingham Ghost Tour: The Furnace of the Forgotten

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $31

Join Birmingham Ghosts for a one-hour English-language walking tour through downtown Birmingham. A guide such as Liz or Madison may lead you from Linn Park past the Linn-Henley House, Tutwiler, Redmont Hotel, Clark Building, Jim Reed Books, and Elyton Hotel, mixing local history with ghost stories. Expect a mobile ticket, a maximum group of 40, and a return to the starting point.

“Not very interactive only about 4 stops. Wish it was more scary and more people would have came. Our group was 3 😟”

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4.The Birmingham Downtown Ghost Self-Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · 40 to 55 minutes (approx.) · from $9

WalknTours leads you through eight downtown Birmingham stops, from the Redmont Hotel and haunted YMCA to Saint Paul Cathedral, Linn Park, and the Tutwiler. Your smartphone provides location-aware narration in English. The tour takes about 40 to 55 minutes, costs $9.75, never expires, and includes a virtual version for listening later.

“It was a nice walk thru downtown but nobody knew anything about it when we started at the hotel so pretty embarrassing”

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