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15 Self-Guided Ghost Tours in the USA Worth Booking

44 tours  ·  from $5 a head

Every trip has one evening spare. These 15 self-guided ghost tours in the USA are worth spending it on, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes.

Medieval Torture Museum Ticket with Audio Guide and Ghost Hunting - Using the Audio Guide Without Missing the Displays
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Medieval Torture Museum Ticket with Audio Guide and Ghost Hunting

1.Medieval Torture Museum Ticket with Audio Guide and Ghost Hunting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 962 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $35Our pick

You’ll tour a 6,000-square-foot Chicago exhibition filled with torture, restraint, interrogation, and execution displays. Use the included audio guide at your own pace, then try the ghost-hunting app as you explore. Expect dim lighting, gruesome wax scenes, hands-on exhibits, and a visit best suited to adults and older children with an adult.

“I spent almost 3 hours there and I would go back again. If you’re into history and/or gore, it’s a must see”

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Self-Guided Smartphone Ghost Walking Tour in Salem - The Witch House and Salem Inn
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Self-Guided Smartphone Ghost Walking Tour in Salem

2.Self-Guided Smartphone Ghost Walking Tour in Salem

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 225 reviews · 40 to 50 minutes (approx.) · from $7

This self-guided Salem walk uses the WalknTours app, GPS directions, narration, music, and sound effects to connect haunted sites, Salem Witch Trials landmarks, Harry Houdini history, and Bewitched references. The route takes about 40 to 50 minutes, starts at Ropes Mansion, ends at the Witch Trials Memorial, and can be paused for shops, meals, or a closer look.

“The WalknTours app was easy to use, easy instructions to get the tour downloaded. The tour itself was accurate and well done. Price was right. Would definitely do another one.”

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Ghosts of Gettysburg Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour - Starting at the Gettysburg Heritage Center
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Ghosts of Gettysburg Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

3.Ghosts of Gettysburg Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 77 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.)

Drive more than 11 miles through Gettysburg with Mark Nesbitt, author of Ghosts of Gettysburg, as your narrator. The GPS-led tour blends Civil War history with eerie tales at Devil’s Den, Little Round Top, Eisenhower National Historic Site, and other key sites. It runs offline, costs $14.99 per car, and remains available for future visits.

“The content was great. The directions were so poor that we never actually saw the landmarks. It would tell us to turn left in a street that was only on our right and then weave us through modernized neighborhoods.”

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Ultimate Historic Salem and Witch Trials Self-Guided Walking Tour - The Joshua Ward House and Sheriff George Corwin
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Ultimate Historic Salem and Witch Trials Self-Guided Walking Tour

4.Ultimate Historic Salem and Witch Trials Self-Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 67 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $16

Follow a self-guided audio walk through Salem’s witch trial sites, historic cemeteries, Hamilton Hall, and Nathaniel Hawthorne landmarks. The Action Tour Guide app uses GPS to trigger more than 35 stories along a 1.5-mile route. Plan on one to two hours, bring headphones, and download everything before you arrive.

“Waste of money. Never received the link. Rip off. Sent me to the visitor center and they knew nothing about the tour.”

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Self Guided Haunted Walking Tour in Portsmouth APP/GPS/EMF Reader - An 1814 building with a troubled reputation
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Self Guided Haunted Walking Tour in Portsmouth APP/GPS/EMF Reader

5.Self Guided Haunted Walking Tour in Portsmouth APP/GPS/EMF Reader

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 64 reviews · 40 minutes to 1 hour (approx.) · from $9

Walk Portsmouth with a self-guided English audio tour that uses GPS to lead you from Ceres Bakery to Portsmouth Brewery. Hear ghost stories tied to old hotels, brothels, theaters, burial grounds, and underground tunnels. The tour takes about 40 minutes to an hour, can be paused, and is shared by one group.

“It was nice to walk around at your leisure listening to the podcast. He was very knowledgeable and very interesting stories.”

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Ghosts of New Orleans: Self-Guided Haunted Audio Walking Tour - Getting started at LaLaurie Mansion
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Ghosts of New Orleans: Self-Guided Haunted Audio Walking Tour

6.Ghosts of New Orleans: Self-Guided Haunted Audio Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 32 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $6

Follow a GPS-guided audio walk from LaLaurie Mansion to Fritzel’s European Jazz Pub, hearing stories of tortured spirits, vampires, pirates, monks, and haunted hotels. The WalknTours app lets you pause for photos, food, or shopping, and includes a virtual version for later. All stops are viewed from outside.

“This was a really fun thing to do, I feel like it would have been exactly the same experience if you were walking round with a tour guide or on a tour bus, they would show you the same things. This was good because it cost us hardly anything, and we got to walk around the french quarter learning about loads of interesting topics about ghosts in our own time. You can spend as long as you like in one area, just pause the audio. I would definitely recommend this to anyone whose interested in ghosts and the supernatural, it gives you that spooky side of New Orleans which my…”

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Ghosts of Savannah Self-Guided Haunted Audio Tour App/EMF Reader - Johnson Square and the ghost of Little Gracie
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Ghosts of Savannah Self-Guided Haunted Audio Tour App/EMF Reader

7.Ghosts of Savannah Self-Guided Haunted Audio Tour App/EMF Reader

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 20 reviews · 55 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $9

Use the WalknTours app to guide yourself from Moon River Brewing Company through Savannah’s haunted squares, cemeteries, theaters, and historic buildings. Hear stories about Little Gracie, Alice Riley, Tomochichi, Civil War ghosts, and other lingering spirits. The GPS audio tour runs about an hour, in English, and lets you walk at your own pace.

“I thought this was very enjoyable I really enjoyed the fact that you can do it at your own pace and with Covid this was very ideal to actually get to see a ghost to work and enjoy the city at the same time staying safe.”

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Self-Guided Haunted Ghost Walking Audio Tour in St. Augustine - City Gates and the story of Elizabeth
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Self-Guided Haunted Ghost Walking Audio Tour in St. Augustine

8.Self-Guided Haunted Ghost Walking Audio Tour in St. Augustine

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · 45 to 55 minutes (approx.) · from $9

Follow a professionally narrated WalknTours audio walk from the Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse to the Casablanca Inn. Hear ghost stories at the City Gates, Huguenot Cemetery, Tolomato Cemetery, Scarlett O’Hara’s, and other historic sites. Use your phone, pause whenever you like, and revisit the tour later without joining a group.

“Wear good shoes and have fun! Make sure your mobile device is charged and enjoy the story and self-guided walk.”

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Charlotte Ghost Walking Tour - Smartphone guided audio/gps Tour at your own pace - Pause for a Pub Along the Route
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Charlotte Ghost Walking Tour – Smartphone guided audio/gps Tour at your own pace

9.Charlotte Ghost Walking Tour – Smartphone guided audio/gps Tour at your own pace

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 14 reviews · 35 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $6

Follow a smartphone-guided audio tour through central Charlotte at your own pace. Hear about grave robbers at Old Settlers Cemetery, Dusty at the Dunhill Hotel, haunted pubs, a theater, the Tyron House Apartments fire, Settlers Lane’s hanging tree, and the Bootlegger House. The route takes about 35 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes and ends a few blocks from the start.

“it was fun to take this tour! i loved being able to do it at my own pace! i learned a lot about the local history!”

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Self Guided Audio Ghost Tour in New Orleans in 6 Languages - What you hear at each haunted location
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Self Guided Audio Ghost Tour in New Orleans in 6 Languages

10.Self Guided Audio Ghost Tour in New Orleans in 6 Languages

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 12 reviews · 7 days · from $5Best value

Use your smartphone to visit haunted New Orleans locations and hear high-quality stories about ghosts, poltergeists, voodoo, and more. The self-guided tour includes background music and audio in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese. Activate it through GhostTour.fun, then finish within seven days.

“It was awesome! I love that we had a self guided ghost tour around New Orleans. That was amazing!”

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The Birmingham Downtown Ghost Self-Guided Walking Tour - The old YMCA and the Hawes riots
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The Birmingham Downtown Ghost Self-Guided Walking Tour

11.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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Self-Guided Ghost Audio Tour in San Antonio App with EMF Reader - Start at the Alamo, where the ghost story begins
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Self-Guided Ghost Audio Tour in San Antonio App with EMF Reader

12.Self-Guided Ghost Audio Tour in San Antonio App with EMF Reader

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 12 reviews · 55 minutes to 1 hour 10 minutes (approx.) · from $9

Use the WalknTours app for a self-guided, theatrically narrated walk through haunted San Antonio. Follow the route from the Alamo to Menger Hotel, hearing stories tied to the Cenotaph, theaters, Main Plaza, 114 Main Plaza, the River Walk, and Teddy Roosevelt’s reported ghost. The $9.75 tour takes about an hour and can be replayed anytime.

“Had to download an app that wouldn't work. Had to download an app. Had to find the tour I paid for and then there was no way to add the code that I paid for it to use the guided tour. Very difficult to use.”

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Salem: Self-Guided Scary Ghosts & Witch Trials Audio Tour - Haunted places, shadow people, and Salem’s darker folklore
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Salem: Self-Guided Scary Ghosts & Witch Trials Audio Tour

13.Self-Guided Scary Ghosts & Witch Trials Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 11 reviews · 7 days · from $10

Start at Gallows Hill Park and follow a smartphone audio tour through Salem’s witch trial landmarks, haunted residences, and eerie streets. You get location-based stories, music, and six language choices, but you must access the tour through GhostTour.fun. The $10 price is appealing, though clear navigation and a strong data connection matter.

“Al principio fue confuso como entrar al tour, ya que lo logramos fue complicado porque es 100% en línea y no siempre tuvimos la mejor conexión con la página y solo pudimos escuchar la mitad de los audios, (nuestro servicio telefónico es de latinoamérica) hasta que llegamos a casa con WiFi lo pudimos escuchar pero ya no estábamos en el lugar. Las explicaciones son buenas e interesantes, pero no pudimos escucharlas en el momento necesario.”

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Key West Smartphone guided Ghost Walking Tour App/GPS/EMF Reader - Captain Tony’s Saloon and the hanging tree
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Key West Smartphone guided Ghost Walking Tour App/GPS/EMF Reader

14.Key West Smartphone guided Ghost Walking Tour App/GPS/EMF Reader

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 9 reviews · 40 to 55 minutes (approx.) · from $9

Use the WalknTours app to follow a 40 to 55 minute, English-language ghost walk through Old Town Key West. Start at Captain Tony’s Saloon and finish at Sloppy Joe’s, with stops at the Pirates Well, Hard Rock Cafe, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, the Key West Theater, Artist House, and Hemingway’s first home. The GPS route and EMF reader add a playful touch.

“Lad mig være, tosms'er og flere mails for at få et review er bare for meget. Produktet er ok. Men jeg gidet ikke det efterfølgende spam.”

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Self-Guided Jefferson Ghosts Walking Tour - The Courthouse Stop Brings Law and Legend Together
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Self-Guided Jefferson Ghosts Walking Tour

15.Self-Guided Jefferson Ghosts Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 50 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $9

Use your smartphone to follow a location-aware walking tour through Jefferson, Texas. Starting at the Bigfoot statue, you’ll hear tales tied to old saloons, the courthouse, a haunted hotel, and the town’s boom years before finishing at the Jefferson Palace Hotel. The English tour takes about 50 to 75 minutes, never expires, and is taken privately at your own pace.

“It was fun! But a lot of things were closed in a small town super early. But it was super fun and the mcgarittys food was amazing!”

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