10 Tampa Ghost Tours Worth Booking

1.Haunted Tampa Booze and Boos Ghost Walking Tour – Ybor City

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 147 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $35Our pick

Start at Tampa Bay Brewing Company at 7:30 pm and walk through Ybor City with a costumed Nightly Spirits guide. Hear ghost tales and neighborhood history, visit local bars, spot the famous descendant chickens, and finish at Cigar City Cider & Mead. You must be 21 or older, and drinks cost extra.

“Left early because we were bored. Couldn’t hear the guide speaking over the TVs in the bar and she didn’t want to go outside where we could hear her. Don’t waste your money.”

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2.Tides of Tethered Terror: Tampa Ghost Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 138 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $32

Walk Tampa’s downtown streets after dark with guides such as Tyler, Alexis, Dustin, or Dalton, hearing researched stories tied to six historic sites. The tour covers about one hour, uses no motorized transport, and welcomes service animals and pets. Expect history, ghost tales, and occasional EMF-reader fun, but no interior access to the buildings.

“The Tides of Terror ghost tour gives a spooky retrospective of the nefarious and notorious characters known to Tampa and the historic architecture that houses these “ghosts.” The Tour guide was excellent!”

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3.The Official Downtown Tampa Ghost Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 82 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.)

Start at Tampa Theatre at 8:00 pm for a 1.5 to 2-hour walk through haunted downtown. Guides such as Dustin and Rose Ann mix ghost stories, Tampa history, crime tales, and paranormal tools. You’ll enter the historic Hotel Flor, see Sacred Heart Church and Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, and finish where you began.

“Dustin is an amazing tour guide. He interacted with each of us, remaining curious and excited about learning new facts, legends, and lore provided by his group members. He was super kid friendly while still enlightening the adults of more salacious history in a way Loony Tunes mastered. I lived in Tampa for over 30 years and never knew any of the history I learned with Dustin - not just ghost stories. Thank you, Dustin!”

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4.Ghost Investigation Tour Interactive Paranormal Experience 18Plus

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) Top rated

Join Nikki or her team at 9 p.m. for a two-hour walking investigation through Ybor City. You’ll use supplied paranormal equipment near historic sites, visit Cigar City Cider and Mead, and finish at the haunted SpookEasy Lounge, where you can order food or drinks and keep investigating.

“Nikki was awesome! She was very knowledgeable and encouraging for our personal ghost hunting. We had a very active communication session in each place we visited.”

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5.The Official Ybor City Ghost Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)

Walk Tampa’s Ybor City with guides such as Steve and Max, hearing stories of murder, heartbreak, mafia, and Cuban history. You’ll enter Jose Marti Park and the Cuban Club, a building linked to more than 150 reported spirits, with ghost-hunting equipment provided. The tour is in English, lasts about 90 minutes, and returns to King Corona Cigars.

“Our tour was more than what we expected! I swear we caught ghost on our videos and pictures! Our tour guide was top notch! He was funny and spooky at the same time!”

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6.Ghost Investigation Tours with Interactive Paranormal Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Join guide Nikki for a two-hour evening walk through Ybor City, beginning and ending at haunted SpookEasy Lounge. Learn local stories, visit Jose Martí Park and Cigar City Cider and Mead, and use simple ghost-hunting equipment in historic buildings and streets. Expect plenty of walking on older pavement and cobblestones.

“This is a good tour, even if you don’t believe in the paranormal it is worth it just for the gory history of Ybor City. I live here did the tour with a family member that was visiting and it was fun just hearing the stories I don’t think I will think of Ybor like I used to.”

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7.Ghost Hunters Paranormal Ghost Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 33 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $39

Spend about two hours exploring Tampa’s historic Ybor City with a paranormal guide such as Nikki or Krissy. You’ll use EMF detectors, copper rods, and phone apps at haunted sites that may include a former mobster hangout, old hotel spaces, a cigar factory, and a working distillery. The route can change, so check your exact meeting details carefully.

“Using the EMF tool throughout the tour was such fun. Nicky was very knowledgeable. I definitely recommend and I can’t wait to try the mafia tour.”

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8.Tides of Tethered Terror: Tampa Ghost Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 9 reviews · 1 hour · from $24Best value

Meet your English-speaking US Ghost Adventures guide outside the Old Tampa Theater for a one-hour walk through Tampa's darker past. Hear about the theater's ghostly projectionist, gangster Charlie Wall, and reported paranormal encounters. Guides such as Ed and Slade have led lively, history-focused tours, making this a good choice for families and first-time visitors.

“Ed was very nice and knowledgeable about the area.. very entertaining !”

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9.Tampa Terrors Spirits & Spirits Haunted Pub Crawl

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $36

Join Tampa Terrors for a two-hour downtown pub crawl through Sal Rosa, Tampa Theatre, The Hub, Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Taps, City Hall, and Anchor Tavern. Guides such as Carolyn and Elliot mix researched Tampa history with local ghost stories. Drinks cost extra, and groups are capped at 15 people.

“We had so much fun! Great guide, fun pubs, and met a really nice couple from Sweden. This was the most fun I’ve ever had on one of these tours.”

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10.VIP Tampa Ghost Hunters Experience 7-10pm

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $49

Spend about three hours with a paranormal guide in Tampa’s historic districts, using thermals, divining rods, trigger items, and other ghost-hunting tools. Stops may include secret passages, unmarked graves, haunted clinics, a train depot, Hotel Hell, a hanging-tree site, and a mobster’s slug room. Groups are capped at 16.

“We got there at 5:45 had to pay $25.00 for parking. Our tour was supposed to start @ 7 pm. We walked around since we were early. went to the meeting site @ 6:35 pm. We tried to reach out to make sure it was still happening since it it was starting to thunder and lightning. We tried several times and got no response. So, we sat there and waited. It got to be 7:15 pm and no one showed, we tried calling Viator, to let them know tour guide did not show. We called a couple of times. They said they would have to get in touch with tour…”

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