The Big Apple is full of even bigger scares when it comes to New York’s spooky side. Journey with New York Ghosts to the city’s most haunted places and unearth its sordid past.
Join New York Ghosts to open the pages of New York’s haunted history and learn the horrifying true facts about these harrowing days long gone.
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New York Ghosts: Hauntings & Ghouls of Greenwich Village
This New York haunted walking tour explores every dark corner of Greenwich Village to bring you the most authentic haunted tour in the city. Discover why so many New Yorkers are forever trapped in the city’s iconic brownstones and parks due to malicious ends. Add our Bonus Extended to your tour to really soak up the ghostly world of New York.
Meeting Location: Washington Square Park, under the Washington Square Park Arch, at Washington Square N, New York, NY 10012
Starting Time: Ghost tours are held nightly at 8 PM, rain or shine!
Pet Policy: Pets are welcomed!
Alcohol Policy: No Drinking Permitted
Adults Only: No
Where to Meet, Park, and Directions
Washington Square Park, under the Washington Square Park Arch, at Washington Square N, New York, NY 10012
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I love the history that our guide provided, which was additional to what was actually on the tour. He was nice and the sites were interesting.
One If By Land, Two If By Sea
No one ever eats alone at this iconic haunted New York restaurant. The former home of Aaron Burr is prone to flicker lights, mysterious apparitions, and spirits disrupting dinner.
House of Death
Appearing to be nothing more than one more of New York’s famous brownstones, The House of Death has a penchant for attracting depressed and lonesome souls. Twenty-two spirits, including renowned author Mark Twain, are trapped in the house.
Edgar Allan Poe House
In this renovated home-turned-study hall, the tormented spirits of Edgar Allan Poe and his sickly wife mingle with the ghost of a mentally ill child. Poe found inspiration for his darkest stories in the dreary shadows of Washington Square Park.
New York has hundreds of years of haunted hits, and its first and most popular neighborhood, Greenwich Village, is no exception. After the Dutch kicked out the local Natives in 1713, the fledgling quickly expanded. The city purchased eight acres for a Potter’s field in 1797. Today, over 20,000 people are buried beneath the iconic Washington Square Park, and very few like to remain below ground.
Yellow Fever swept through the city in the 19th century, creating misery wherever it went. Immigrants arrived in large numbers during the second half of the century. While the face of Greenwich Village changed, its penchant for attracting death did not. Overcrowding and Industrial-era social standards led to terrible incidents like the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that still haunt the city today.
Prohibition and organized crime brought the wealthy back to Greenwich Village in the 1920s. With the mobsters came the violent “duties of the job” that terrorized New York for decades. Years later, the village became a hub for beat poets, radicals, and the LGBTQ+ community. Layers of history have built up in New York that rear up in spectral energy more often than most would like to admit.
New York is massive, and that’s no secret. What is a better kept secret, however, is that the most haunted places are in plain sight to most visiting tourists. Due to its central location and unearthly activity, the Morris-Jumel Mansion has been featured on various Ghost Hunter TV shows. On the edge of Central Park, the Dakota is haunted by five spirits, including a little girl bouncing a red ball. She is not shy and often lets terrified guests know it is her birthday.
The Billop Conference House is a colonial home that is now a museum haunted by a British soldier and a young girl who met a tragic end. Everywhere you go in New York, it seems to be haunted. The hustle and bustle of places like Washington Square Park, once a Yellow Fever cemetery, can’t keep New York’s phantoms from stopping someone to say hello.
History comes to life in the shadows of New York, for when the sun goes down the ghosts of America’s City awaken. You are r ... ight to feel something watching you from the shadows of this infamous metropolitan city. Disease, violence, and murder have left plenty of disturbed souls seeking a way back to the land of the living. Embark on a tour with us of some of New York’s most haunted locations and hear the soul-disturbing tales of tragedy that trapped New York’s residents in the city forever.
You know you’re not alone when you grab a seat at a New York bar, but what if unseen patrons occupied nearby chairs? Keep a ... n eye out for anything mysterious when you decide to go out for a drink at one of New York’s haunted establishments, the ghosts here like to say hello. Unearth the origin stories of those ghosts on a haunted walking tour with one of our guides and see why you really should be scared to get a drink in the dark in this town.
Experience the chill of hearing a disembodied voice in your ear as your group walks through New York on a tour led by one of ... our experienced guides. Look for faces in the windows of the houses you pass and hear terrifying stories of Prohibition-era ghosts who still haunt New York today. Learn spine-tingling stories about speakeasy proprietors who still haunt their establishments and flapper girls who still appear to guests in their 1920s attire. On our walking tour of New York, you’ll learn gut-wrenching stories of murder and mayhem that you’ll never forget.
Bone-chilling stories of mass graves and diseased ghost corpses are bound to bring your loved ones closer together. Whether i ... t’s family night or date night, join us on a dusky adventure through some of New York’s most haunted locations. Hear spine-tingling tales of tragedy and death and listen for the cries of the ghosts that still haunt the city. Creep closer together as you join us on a ghost tour of New York, and make memories that will linger in your nightmares.
The poet featured on the Statue of Liberty never left New York when she died in 1903, rumor has it she still haunts the brown ... stone she called home when she was alive. Ghosts of distraught businessmen walk the skyscrapers that line the streets you walked when you were shopping. Murder victims haunt the waters of the Brooklyn Bridge. Join us on a ghost tour of New York and learn about the secrets that lurk in the shadows of the Big Apple.
The gateway to Washington Square Park looms like a brilliant beacon in the sunshine, but when darkness falls the gateway summ ... ons more sinister things to the park. You’ve already experienced the bright and sunny version of Washington Square and you’re looking for a different version. Join us on a ghost tour of the park and other haunted New York locations to learn spine-chilling stories of diseased and vengeful ghosts that still haunt the area.
New York Ghosts: Hauntings & Ghouls of Greenwich Village
Uncover Greenwich Village's most haunted historic places and the true stories behind them and figures like Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Aaron Burr, and spirits of the city’s notorious ghosts.
Tour Meeting Location: All tours meet at Washington Square Park, under the Washington Square Park Arch, at Washington Square N, New York, NY 10012.
Tour Times: Daily at 8PM
Tour Length: Approximately 1 hour
Ghost tours are held nightly, rain or shine!
NYC Ghosts Boos and Booze Haunted Pub Crawl
Enjoy some liquid courage while hearing ghostly tales of New York's most historic haunts and drinking hotspots.
Tour Meeting Location: Meeting Location: One if by Land, Two if by Sea @ 17 Barrow St, New York, NY 10014.
Tour Times: Daily at 7:30PM
Tour Length: Approximately 2 hours
Ghost tours are held nightly, rain or shine!
9/11 Ground Zero: America Rising
The terrorist attacks of 9/11 brought our nation together in unique ways, and the definition of the American spirit was on full display.
Tour Meeting Location: Meet your tour guide in front of the Starbucks Reserve Bar, at 250 Vesey Street #203, in New York.
Tour Times: Daily at 1PM
Tour Length: Approximately 2 hours
Ghost tours are held nightly, rain or shine!
NYC West Village Savory Food Tour
Pizza, bagels, cheesecake, pretzels, and more—New York City has long been the culinary and cultural capital of the United States.
Tour Meeting Location: Meet your tour guide outside of Murray's Bagels in Greenwich Village at 500 6th Ave, New York, NY 10011.
Tour Times:
Tour Length: Approximately 3 hours
Ghost tours are held nightly, rain or shine!
New York City Superheroes Tour: Marvel & DC Comics Origins
Immerse yourself in the realm of superhero legends while exploring towering skyscrapers in NYC.
Tour Meeting Location: Meet your tour guide in Madison Square Park, near the Madison Square Fountain.
Tour Times: Daily at 1PM
Tour Length: Approximately 2 hours
Ghost tours are held nightly, rain or shine!
SoHo, Little Italy, and Chinatown Cultural Tour
NYC is on everyone's bucket list and getting a true taste of the culture and vibe of the Big Apple happens on the streets, in the city's diverse and colorful neighborhoods.
Tour Meeting Location: Please meet at the Spring Street Park “Swivel Chairs'' Corner of 6th Ave. &, Spring St. New York, NY. 10013.
Tour Times: Daily at 3PM
Tour Length: Approximately 2 hours
Ghost tours are held nightly, rain or shine!
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