If you aren’t quite up for a gruesome haunted house, try listening to local ghost stories during one of these Atlanta ghost tours. Do you dare to visit these Georgia spots?
Here are 13 Atlanta ghost tours that you don’t want to miss!
ATLANTA GHOST TOURS
CAPTURING THE SPIRIT OF OAKLAND (OAKLAND CEMETERY)
Capturing the Spirit of Oakland Halloween tours are a favorite autumn tradition in Atlanta, selling out every year. The event returns for its 17th year, offering two weekends of history and delight.
On the Capturing the Spirit of Oakland Tour, you’ll hear about Atlanta’s past from a host of Oakland’s “residents.” Bring a flashlight and comfortable shoes for this walking tour. The ghost stories are historic in nature, and there aren’t any goblins or ghosts jumping out at you. This year’s dates are October 17-27, 2024.
We did this tour a few years ago and the stories themselves aren’t scary, but walking around a cemetery at night could be a little frightening for little ones. We left my youngest at home that night.
Tours start at 5:30 p.m. each night at the Bell Tower (Quasimodo-ish, how creepy) and last approximately 75 minutes. Tours are sold in timed increments, so advanced ticket purchases only.
The new-last-year VIP Experience is back again in 2024 and will take place on October 23, 2024. In addition to smaller group Capturing the Spirit tours, VIP tickets include:
- A three-course dinner hosted in a private event space at Republic Social House with dessert at the newly-renovated Oakland Bell Tower
- Two drink tickets included with dinner at Republic
- A complimentary bar prior to your tour with beer, wine and a signature cocktail
- Live music
The VIP Experience is for 21+. The Capturing the Spirit of Oakland tours fill up fast — so book your tickets now HERE.
ATLANTA GHOSTS: HAUNTINGS, GHOULS, AND PHANTOMS OF ATLANTA (ATLANTA)
With dates running through mid-December, you can catch this awesome 1-hour ghost tour even after the Halloween season.
Atlanta Ghosts: Hauntings, Ghouls, and Phantoms of Atlanta will take you to some of Atlanta’s most haunted destinations. Wander the downtown streets, uncovering haunted tales of the past. From the tragic spirits near Siva’s Hookah Lounge to the phantoms of the iconic Fox Theatre, get ready for chills.
Rated as the top spooky experience, they will bring you stories that will have you looking over your shoulder.
Stops include…
- 814 Juniper St NE
- Sivas Hookah Lounge
- 735 Piedmont Ave NE
- Stone Summit Climbing and Fitness Center
- Fox Theatre
- Saint Mark United Methodist Church
ROSWELL GHOST TOUR (ROSWELL)
Although I have never been on the Roswell Ghost Tour, it came highly recommended by our readers. The tour is given by paranormal investigators and showcases paranormal phenomena that is routinely experienced by residents, business owners, and even tour attendees. This is not costumed actors telling ghost stories.
Your experienced guide will lead you on a 2.5-hour tour through the historic district of Roswell. One of the highlights of the tour is a visit to Founders Cemetery, the burial site of the founder of Roswell, Roswell King. Here, bodies are buried beneath modern streets and houses. Grand Greek revival mansions and humble mill worker’s apartments are some of the haunted sites you’ll see on this mile of easy walking.
Your hosts are active paranormal investigators who promise to thrill, educate, and enlighten you with this experience. It’s recommended to bring a flashlight, and…if you have it — ghost hunting equipment. Each tour departs from the bandstand in Roswell Square.
GHOSTS OF MARIETTA (MARIETTA)
The Haunted Walking Tour with Ghosts of Marietta is a lantern-led, 90-minute walk through the historic streets of Marietta. Marietta is a gem of the south with a past that is deep in tradition, history and quality of life. As with any community harboring these traits, some residents chose to never leave.
These tours are actually offered year-round on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Whether it is the departed spirit of a Civil War soldier, or a mysterious resident of one of Marietta’s stately homes or businesses, you will hear the ghost stories behind these mysteries and maybe — if you’re lucky — experience them as well.
Ghosts of Marietta also offers other ghostly tours — like their Scaryetta Trolley Tour, Fright at the Museum Tour, and their Spirits and Spirits Tour.
LAWRENCEVILLE GHOST TOUR (LAWRENCEVILLE)
The Lawrenceville Ghost Tour is a haunted history walk through downtown Lawrenceville.
For many years, Lawrenceville was just a sleepy southern town, but then it grew, and much of the historic downtown area was renovated during the turn of the century. The renovations awakened the sleeping ghosts, and the reports of paranormal activity increased. Now you’ll hear all about it, and maybe experience it for yourself…
Whether the tales are based on local legends from long ago, or more recent paranormal investigations, the professional storytellers from Aurora Theatre are guaranteed to send a chill down your spine.
The Lawrenceville Ghost Tours last 90 minutes, and you’ll walk around the Historic Square during the tour. You’ll walk inside the Old Jail, learn about bizarre paranormal events that have happened nearby, and hear about the night the dead walked down Main Street.
Each storyteller has their own personality — a barefoot undertaker, a Greek fortune teller, Madame Macabre — which means every tour offers something a bit different.
Free covered attached parking at the City of Lawrenceville Parking Deck at 153 East Crogan Street, Lawrenceville GA 30046.
This year’s tours will be taking place September 13 – November 3, 2024.
DECATUR GHOST TOUR (DECATUR)
Led by a professional psychic medium and paranormal investigator, the 2-hour, 1-mile Decatur Ghost Tour begins in the heart of downtown Decatur’s Historic Town Square. Here you’ll find a diverse enclave of quaint shops and restaurants that share common space with the ghosts of Decatur’s exciting past.
The tour stops at one of the oldest 2-story homes in Decatur, where it’s been said spirits haunt the walled up fireplaces and move freely about the grounds. Then you’ll travel down small streets untouched by time to the old train depot where late at night…the cries of the wounded soldiers might be heard, or the ghost of the station master might stare back from across the tracks.
You will never forget the twilight visit to Old Decatur Cemetery! Be sure to bring your camera, and don’t be surprised if you capture orbs and apparitions. Decatur’s dead are pretty restless.
Every stop has claims of paranormal activity, making this one of the most haunted tours. Reservations are required.
FOX THEATRE GHOST TOURS (FOX THEATRE)
Note: The Fox Theatre Ghost Tours do not seem to be happening in 2024.
For eight nights only, guests will travel to spaces during the Fox Theatre Ghost Tours that are haunted by those who loved the theatre and the ground where it sits so much…that they never left.
Brave guests will walk through the historic theater to learn about the Fox’s more than 90 years of ghostly sightings and unexplained events. Tour attendees will hear stories from Mr. and Mrs. Fox, who are joined by other characters from the Fox’s past, as they share details of the theatre’s haunted history.
Note: Content not suitable for children under 10 and children under 6 are not permitted.
ACWORTH GHOST TOURS (ACWORTH)
Acworth Ghost Tours are seasonal walking tours that take place on Friday and Saturday nights in October.
You’ll explore the history and mystery around downtown Acworth on this 1.5-hour walking tour. Listen to spine-tingling true tales about the spirits who still linger!
These tours are not recommended for kids under 14.
MORE GEORGIA GHOST TOURS
GHOSTS OF MILLEDGEVILLE WALKING TOURS
Hear about Milledgeville’s spooky and sinister past during the Ghosts of Milledgeville Walking Tours. Join them for a guided walking tour of some of Milledgeville’s hauntings throughout downtown.
2024 dates are: 9/28/2024, 10/5/2024, 10/19/2024
Read More: 21 Blissful Things To Do in Milledgeville Ga
COVINGTON GHOST TOURS
Not only is Covington home to vampires, (it’s where the Vampire Diaries TV show was filmed), it also has ghosts! Experienced “ghost guides” will give you a walk around a city rich with haunted history, while you get a taste of the “Hollywood of the South” during a Covington Ghost Tour.
As you visit a multitude of haunted sites, you will visit filming locations for television shows such as In the Heat of the Night, Dukes of Hazzard, and The Vampire Diaries, of course.
Many of the sites on the Covington Ghost Tour have been investigated by paranormal investigators too. These tours are not recommended for kids under the age of 12.
Read More: 11+ Absolute Best Things To Do in Covington Ga (and Conyers Too!)
DAHLONEGA GHOST WALK – HISTORIC HAUNTINGS TOUR
The 15-stop Dahlonega Ghost Walk guided tour takes guests on an eerie and intriguing journey full of local tales and legends.
You and your tour guide will weave through streets, back alleys, rows of historic buildings, and the historically significant local cemetery. The tour is approximately 1.5 miles long, and takes about 2.5 hours. Children are welcome at your discretion.
Dahlonega Walking Torus also has a Boos and Brews Pub Crawl, a Grapes and Ghosts Wine Tour (more below), a Paranormal Investigation tour, and a new Paranormal Escape Room.
GRAPES AND GHOSTS WINE TOURS (DAHLONEGA)
If you want spirits…and spirits…take the Grapes and Ghosts Wine Tour in Dahlonega. The 0.6-mile guided Grapes and Ghosts Wine Tour takes you to four different locations in Dahlonega’s Square where you can sample local wines while listening to stories about our town’s distinctive history and haunted tales from each stop.
You’ll make stops at the Grapes and Ghosts Tasting Room, Dahlonega Tasting Room, Dahlonega Square Hotel, and Canvas and Cork.
NIGHTLY SPIRITS
Nightly Spirits used to offer a Haunted Pub Tour in Atlanta, but now they’ve moved their operation to Savannah. If you’re looking for a 2.5-hour tour that’s part ghost tour, part pub crawl — it’s a great one!
We’ve got a whole list of Savannah ghost tours for you to check out! You’ll be all set the next time you visit the Most Haunted City in America!
MORE INFORMATION FOR A SCARY GOOD TIME
- YOUR GEORGIA VACATION
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