The 10 Best Self-Guided Ghost Hunts

1.Self-Guided Smartphone Ghost Walking Tour in Salem

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

Use the WalknTours app to follow a GPS-guided Salem route from Ropes Mansion to the Witch Trials Memorial. Hear short ghost stories at eight stops, including the Witch House, Salem Inn, Joshua Ward House, and Old Burying Point Cemetery. Pause for shops, food, or photos as you go.

“The tour was amazing a great experience. Totally recommend to do the self tour you can go at your own pace. Just make sure everyone has headphones 🎧 so that you can hear everything and block out noise.”

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2.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’s ghost stories and battlefield history guiding you by GPS. The route includes Devil’s Den, Little Round Top, Codori Farm, and Eisenhower National Historic Site. Download the Action Tour Guide app before arrival, then explore at your own pace.

“It was okay nothing to scream about the pauses in between I really didn't care for but overall it was okay but at the end of the day it's like one and done”

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3.Glasgow Ghost Hunt: The Soul That Got Away Exploration Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 71 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $6Best value

Follow a self-guided Questo game from Glasgow Central to George Square, using your phone to solve riddles tied to the Lighthouse, Merchant City, Buchanan Street, and City Chambers. Allow about 90 minutes, though breaks and wrong turns can stretch the route. No guide or entry tickets are needed.

“What a waste of money!! Wouldn't recommend this at all. Can't understand why they even call it a ghost tour”

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4.Florence Inferno: Dante’s Haunted Exploration Game and Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 33 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $7

Start at Piazza della SS. Annunziata and follow a Dante-themed phone game through Florence, solving ten interactive puzzles on foot. You control the pace, can pause anytime, and finish on Via del Proconsolo. This private, English-language experience takes about one to two hours and has no physical guide.

“Ho trascorso una bella serata con la mia famiglia alla ricerca degli indizi che ci proponeva il gioco, facendo una bella passeggiata di quasi 2 ore per il centro di Firenze.”

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5.Llandaff’s Ghosts: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 29 reviews · 35 to 50 minutes (approx.) · from $8

Follow a 35 to 50 minute GPS audio walk from Llandaff Cathedral through the village, along the River Taff, and across Llandaff Meadow. Hear local ghost stories and cathedral history at your own pace, with offline maps and audio in the VoiceMap app.

“An absolute scam! I couldn't share the tickets I had bought with my families phones... In short, I paid for 5 tickets and was only able to use one.”

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6.Liverpool Ghost Hunt: Paranormal Detective Self-Guided Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $7

Follow a smartphone-led mystery from Lime Street through Ma Egerton’s Stage Door, St George’s Hall, Liverpool Playhouse, and Beatles landmarks. You solve 12 puzzles, pause when you like, and finish near St Johns Garden. No guide joins you, so your group sets the pace.

“I was really looking forward to this and it was a good way to spend some time in Liverpool and I got to see parts of the city I might not have seen. However I thought it would be more exciting”

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7.Ghosts of Edinburgh: Bloody Past Exploration Game and Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 25 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $7

This self-guided Edinburgh game sends you from The Mound through the Old Town and beyond, using clues to reveal stories of hauntings, executions, and local legends. You set the pace, stop when you like, and play offline after booking. No physical guide is included.

“So much fun at night. I would love to do it again with my 15 year old daughter. Well designed map and puzzles”

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8.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, hotels, theaters, and historic homes. The GPS-triggered audio runs about an hour, with spooky effects and freedom to pause, wander, or replay stories. One ticket works on one phone.

“Teenage kids had fun, not sure why we paid 5$ per person (cheap though and hope it went towards something good!) when you could only get on 1 device...it was nice to go at own pace and not in a group.”

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9.Toronto Old Town: Self-Guided Dark History Walking Game

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $8Top rated

Use the Questo app to lead your private group from Toronto City Hall to St. Lawrence Market in about 90 minutes. Solve 10 location-based puzzles while learning darker stories tied to Old Town landmarks. Download the game first, then play without Wi-Fi and pause whenever you like.

“Get to see interesting sites in the city and have an interesting anecdote or story associated with the location. You can go at your own pace or try to achieve a timed goal.”

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10.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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