AFTER DARK · SELF-GUIDED GHOST TOURS IN THE USA

Top 15 Self-Guided Ghost Tours in the USA

41 tours  ·  from $5 a head

Good self-guided ghost tours in the USA run small groups and fill up around Halloween. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.

Self-Guided Smartphone Ghost Walking Tour in Salem - Ropes Mansion opens the route with two ghost tales
Ghost Tours, Ghost Walking Tours, Ghost Walking Tours in Salem, Ghost Walking Tours in the USA, Guided, Salem Ghost Tours, Self-Guided Ghost Hunts, Self-Guided Ghost Tours in the USA, Self-Guided Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, USA Ghost Tours, Walking Tours

Self-Guided Smartphone Ghost Walking Tour in Salem

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.”

Check availability →Read our full review

Ghosts of Gettysburg Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour - Mark Nesbitt’s voice and the ghost-story angle
Audio Tours, Gettysburg Ghost Tours, Ghost Tours, Guided, Self-Guided Ghost Hunts, Self-Guided Ghost Tours in the USA, Self-Guided Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, USA Ghost Tours

Ghosts of Gettysburg Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

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”

Check availability →Read our full review

Ultimate Historic Salem and Witch Trials Self-Guided Walking Tour - Joshua Ward House and Sheriff George Corwin
Guided, Historical Tours, Salem Ghost Tours, Self-Guided Ghost Hunts, Self-Guided Ghost Tours in the USA, Self-Guided Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, USA Ghost Tours, Walking Tours, Witch Tours in Salem, Witch Tours in the USA, Witch Trial & Witchcraft Tours

Ultimate Historic Salem and Witch Trials Self-Guided Walking Tour

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

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

Use the Action Tour Guide app to walk about 1.5 miles through Salem’s witch trial sites, cemeteries, historic homes, and literary landmarks. More than 35 location-triggered stories play automatically in English. You get lifetime access, offline maps, and no guide or group to meet.

“Amazing history of Salem and all the Halloween costumes. So much to see and take in. Beautiful century old homes. I'm a big fan of Bewitched as I grew up in the 60's and 70's. Elizabeth Montgomery's statue was my favorite.”

Check availability →Read our full review

Self Guided Haunted Walking Tour in Portsmouth APP/GPS/EMF Reader - The 1814 building with a troubled past
Ghost Hunts & Paranormal Investigations, Ghost Tours, Ghost Walking Tours, Ghost Walking Tours in the USA, Guided, Self-Guided Ghost Hunts, Self-Guided Ghost Tours in the USA, Self-Guided Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, USA Ghost Tours, Walking Tours

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

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

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

Follow a self-guided walking route from Ceres Bakery to Portsmouth Brewery, using an English-language app with GPS directions, narrated ghost stories, and an EMF reader. Allow 40 minutes to an hour, but pause for food, shopping, or a closer look at Portsmouth’s historic sites.

“This was a fun experience with interesting ghost stories. We got to see parts of Portsmouth we had not experienced before.”

Check availability →Read our full review

Ghosts of New Orleans: Self-Guided Haunted Audio Walking Tour - Casket Girls, vampires, and an old Civil War hospital
Audio Tours, Ghost Tours, Guided, New Orleans Ghost Tours, Self-Guided Ghost Hunts, Self-Guided Ghost Tours in the USA, Self-Guided Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, USA Ghost Tours, Walking Tours

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

5.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 the WalknTours app from LaLaurie Mansion to Fritzel’s European Jazz Pub on a one-hour French Quarter walk. Hear ghost, vampire, and local history stories, use GPS directions and an EMF detector, pause for photos or drinks, and finish with a possible vampire speakeasy visit.

“Great tour, very informative the narrator and background noise kept it interesting. This is such a cool concept to have a self guided tour it was easy to follow and allowed us to take breaks and go at our own pace”

Check availability →Read our full review

Ghosts of Savannah Self-Guided Haunted Audio Tour App/EMF Reader - Historic hotels and the Olde Pink House
Audio Tours, Ghost Hunts & Paranormal Investigations, Ghost Hunts in Savannah, Ghost Tours, Guided, Savannah Ghost Tours, Self-Guided Ghost Hunts, Self-Guided Ghost Tours in the USA, Self-Guided Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, USA Ghost Tours

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

6.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.”

Check availability →Read our full review

Self-Guided Haunted Ghost Walking Audio Tour in St. Augustine - The city gates and the ghost of Elizabeth
Audio Tours, Ghost Tours, Guided, Self-Guided Ghost Hunts, Self-Guided Ghost Tours in the USA, Self-Guided Tours, St Augustine Ghost Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, USA Ghost Tours, Walking Tours

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

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

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

Use the WalknTours app to explore St. Augustine’s haunted Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse, Huguenot Cemetery, Tolomato Cemetery, Scarlett O’Hara’s, and Casablanca Inn. The English audio tour pauses anytime, works day or night, and ends near the bay.

“The cemetery stories especially the solo grave of the child near the oak tree; the length of the tour was so manageable especially in the Florida heat; the clarity of the directions; the pleasant timbre of the narrator's voice.”

Check availability →Read our full review

Charlotte Ghost Walking Tour - Smartphone guided audio/gps Tour at your own pace - Founders Hall and the Dunhill Hotel
Audio Tours, Charlotte Ghost Tours, Ghost Tours, Ghost Walking Tours, Ghost Walking Tours in the USA, Guided, Self-Guided Ghost Hunts, Self-Guided Ghost Tours in the USA, Self-Guided Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, USA Ghost Tours, Walking Tours

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

8.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 tales of grave robbers, haunted hotels, taverns, a theater, an old fire site, and the city’s former hanging tree. The 35-minute to 1-hour-15-minute walk costs $6.75 per person and runs in English.

“Just leave it playing, and you can casually walk to each point of interest. We had a great time learning more about Charlotte.”

Check availability →Read our full review

Self Guided Audio Ghost Tour in New Orleans in 6 Languages - What the stories cover
Audio Tours, Ghost Tours, Guided, New Orleans Ghost Tours, Self-Guided Ghost Hunts, Self-Guided Ghost Tours in the USA, Self-Guided Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, USA Ghost Tours

Self Guided Audio Ghost Tour in New Orleans in 6 Languages

9.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. Audio is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese, with spooky background music. Access lasts seven days after activation.

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

Check availability →Read our full review

The Birmingham Downtown Ghost Self-Guided Walking Tour - Cathedral of Saint Paul and the story of Father Coyle
Birmingham Ghost Tours, Ghost Tours, Guided, Self-Guided Ghost Hunts, Self-Guided Ghost Tours in the USA, Self-Guided Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, USA Ghost Tours, Walking Tours

The Birmingham Downtown Ghost Self-Guided Walking Tour

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”

Check availability →Read our full review

Self-Guided Ghost Audio Tour in San Antonio App with EMF Reader - Begin at Alamo Plaza with the battle’s ghosts
Audio Tours, Ghost Hunts & Paranormal Investigations, Ghost Tours, Guided, San Antonio Ghost Tours, Self-Guided Ghost Hunts, Self-Guided Ghost Tours in the USA, Self-Guided Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, USA Ghost Tours

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

11.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 to follow a 55 to 70-minute outdoor ghost walk from the Alamo to Menger Hotel. Hear stories tied to the Alamo, Main Plaza, theaters, the River Walk, and Teddy Roosevelt. Go at your own pace, repeat the tour anytime, and use the included EMF reader feature.

“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.”

Check availability →Read our full review

Salem: Self-Guided Scary Ghosts & Witch Trials Audio Tour - Salem’s witch-trial story in audio form
Audio Tours, Ghost Tours, Guided, Salem Ghost Tours, Self-Guided Ghost Hunts, Self-Guided Ghost Tours in the USA, Self-Guided Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, USA Ghost Tours, Witch Tours in Salem, Witch Tours in the USA, Witch Trial & Witchcraft Tours

Salem: Self-Guided Scary Ghosts & Witch Trials Audio Tour

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

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

Start at Gallows Hill Park and follow a self-guided Salem route through haunted places tied to witch-trial history. Your smartphone plays location-based audio, music, and stories in six languages. The tour lasts seven days after activation, but you need a reliable connection and clear directions.

“nothing was marked so it was difficult to follow. walking through neighborhoods was a little sketchy. We drove to majority of the spots because of the heat.”

Check availability →Read our full review

Key West Smartphone guided Ghost Walking Tour App/GPS/EMF Reader - Wreckers, pirates, and the Pirates Well
Ghost Hunts & Paranormal Investigations, Ghost Tours, Ghost Walking Tours, Ghost Walking Tours in the USA, Guided, Key West Ghost Tours, Self-Guided Ghost Hunts, Self-Guided Ghost Tours in the USA, Self-Guided Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, USA Ghost Tours, Walking Tours

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

13.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 an English-language, GPS-guided ghost walk through Old Town Key West. In 40 to 55 minutes, you’ll visit Capt. Tony’s Saloon, the Pirates Well, St. Paul’s Church, Robert the Doll’s former home, Hemingway sites, and Sloppy Joe’s, with an EMF reader feature and a free recap tour.

“Was great to learn the history to the locations and not just “ghost stories”. The directions were pretty easy to follow.”

Check availability →Read our full review

Self-Guided Jefferson Ghosts Walking Tour - The courthouse and its haunted judge
Ghost Tours, Guided, Self-Guided Ghost Hunts, Self-Guided Ghost Tours in the USA, Self-Guided Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, USA Ghost Tours, Walking Tours

Self-Guided Jefferson Ghosts Walking Tour

14.Self-Guided Jefferson Ghosts Walking Tour

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

Follow a location-aware smartphone tour from Jefferson’s Bigfoot statue to the haunted Jefferson Palace Hotel. In 50 to 75 minutes, you’ll hear tales of saloons, outlaws, a courthouse judge, a little girl, and the city’s boom years. There is no in-person guide, and the tour never expires.

“I loved that, while everything was in a short walking distance, it still took you through the heart of Jefferson and included a rich history of the city. My boyfriend and I loved it, and I would definitely recommend!”

Check availability →Read our full review

Self Guided Audio Ghost Tour of Sleepy Hollow - Tarrytown Music Hall: begin with a haunted theater
Audio Tours, Ghost Tours, Guided, Self-Guided Ghost Hunts, Self-Guided Ghost Tours in the USA, Self-Guided Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, USA Ghost Tours

Self Guided Audio Ghost Tour of Sleepy Hollow

15.Self Guided Audio Ghost Tour of Sleepy Hollow

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 9 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $10

Follow an English audio tour from Tarrytown Music Hall to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, stopping at haunted theaters, Patriot’s Park, Philipsburg Manor, the Headless Horseman Bridge, and the Old Dutch Church. Plan for about two miles, earbuds, and extra time for the walk.

“This was pretty good. I did like how I could listen to the content for a week, because I missed some of the details and was able to listen again while driving home.”

Check availability →Read our full review

New in Self-Guided Ghost Tours in the USA

★ 4.0Old Salem’s Ghost Self Guided Outside Walking TourFrom $74 reviews
★ 4.5Haunted Savannah Self-Guided Walking Audio TourFrom $143 reviews
★ 3.5Amazing Scavenger Hunt: Getting Paranormal in the Peach StateFrom $125 reviews
★ 5.0Self Guided Audio Tour ‘Hawthorne’s Haunts’ Haunted Walking Tour SalemFrom $56 reviews
★ 5.0Gilbert Ghost Hunt: Self-Guided Haunted Walking QuestFrom $82 reviews
★ 5.0Philadelphia Haunted Ghost Smartphone Guided Audio Walking TourFrom $72 reviews
★ 3.5Pensacola Most Haunted Ghost Tour & Scavenger HuntFrom $306 reviews
★ 3.5Ghosts of Virginia City Audio Self Guided App/GPS Walking TourFrom $75 reviews
★ 3.5Nashville’s Famous Ghosts Self Guided Audio Walking TourFrom $92 reviews
★ 5.0Haunted Miami: Self-Guided Smartphone Audio Driving Tour2 reviews
★ 5.0Old Louisvilles Famous Ghosts Smartphone Guided Walking TourFrom $96 reviews
★ 4.0Lost Souls of Hollywood Blvd: a Smartphone Audio Ghost TourFrom $94 reviews
★ 3.0Ghosts of Las Vegas: Self-Guided Haunted Mystery WalkFrom $82 reviews
★ 3.5Gettysburg Self-Guided Audio Ghost TourFrom $104 reviews
★ 5.0Galveston Haunted Smartphone Guided Audio Walking AppFrom $95 reviews

Keep browsing

Ghost Walking Tours241Dark History & True Crime Tours225Cemetery & Graveyard Tours72Haunted Pub Crawls160Underground & Vault Tours25Ghost Hunts & Paranormal Investigations105
Scroll to Top

Pick your kind of night

A walk, a graveyard, a crawl or a full investigation.

On foot

Ghost WalksLocal LegendsDark HistoryWitch TrialsJack the Ripper

Underground

Vaults & TunnelsGraveyardsJails & AsylumsVoodooVampires

With a drink

Haunted Pub CrawlsTrolleys & BusesGhost Boat TripsMurder MysteriesFamily Friendly

On your own

Self-Guided HuntsParanormal HuntsPrivate GuidesUS Ghost TrailsEvery Ghost Tour