The 5 Birmingham Ghost Tours That Earn Their Price

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

Start at Birmingham Ghosts at 8 pm for a 90-minute to two-hour walk through haunted churches, hotels, and former jail grounds. Guides such as Erica, David, Daniella, and Danielle mix ghost stories with Birmingham history, architecture, and tales of seances, riots, and old executions.

“David was a great tour guide. It was a fun tour and he shared pictures he had from previous tours. I would recommend this tour.”

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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 ghost quest through central Birmingham. Solve story-based riddles at places such as Town Hall, Gas Street Basin, Bullring, The Mailbox, and the Hall of Memory. Allow about 90 minutes, and play whenever you like.

“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

Walk Birmingham with guides such as Madison and Liz as you hear ghost stories tied to Linn Park, the Linn-Henley House, Tutwiler, the Redmont Hotel, the Clark Building, Jim Reed Books, and the Elyton Hotel. This one-hour English tour starts and ends on 20th Street North.

“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

Use the WalknTours app to guide yourself through eight haunted Birmingham stops, from the Redmont Hotel and old jail to Linn Park and the Tutwiler. The 40 to 55 minute route is narrated in English, never expires, and lets you walk whenever you like, but one alley requires extra care after dark.

“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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5.Birmingham Ghost Walk & Dark History

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5 reviews · 1h 30m · from $16Top rated

Meet Spooky Jo outside St. Philip’s Cathedral for a 90-minute walk through Birmingham’s haunted quarter. Expect English storytelling, researched tales of restless souls and tragic events, an offbeat city route, and a wheelchair-accessible experience. Pay $16 per person.

“Spooky Jo was fantastic! All stories were interesting and engaging. She doesn't just tell you a script, she is the one who does the research and finds out about all the scary things around Birmingham. She cares for those stories and that is what makes the tour fun and authentic.”

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