The Ghosts of Galveston Guided Walking Tour
Overview
Available languages
1 hour 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
The Ghosts of Galveston Tour is our all-ages, haunted history tour on Galveston Island. We will discuss Galveston’s history through the city’s hauntings and ghost stories, emphasizing the Great Hurricane of 1900. We will also explore Galveston’s original citizens, the city’s part in the Civil War, and the impact of Yellow Fever. This tour will take you through Galveston's most haunted places, including haunted railroads, mansions, and orphanages.
If you have 10 or more guests in one group, please get in touch with the private & group sales coordinator with Ghost City Tours.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
The Strand
We stop here to talk about the ghosts that still haunt what was once the "Wall Street of the South."
St Mary's Cathedral Basilica
We stop at this location to talk about yellow fever and the way it effected the city of Galveston's history.
What‘s Included
Walking Tour
Local/professional guide
Fun and spooky evening
Gratuities
Entry to each location is not permitted
Options
8 PM
Reviews
74 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Our nightlyOur nightly walk
Christina L,,Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I really was expecting a tour of like jump, scares, and stuff like that, but I was pleasantly surprised that it was based on historical facts and historical monuments and mild status from the island. I will go to more of these to when I go back. this was a really great time.
Stood up
Cathy H,,Mar 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00Bought tickets on viator the afternoon of the tour. Showed up to designated location and time and no one was there. Called the number of vendors that was provided in confirmation email. Was told the tour was canceled because no one signed up. Fortunately, the vendor refunded us. If I were you I'd book tickets directly with vendor instead of with third party
Must do!
tasha p,,Feb 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Very fun and educational!!! We had all ages from 11 to 65! If your in the area and have 90 minutes I recommend!
It was a great ghost...
Alana P,,Feb 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was a great ghost history tour! Our tour guide, Jennifer was very knowledgeable of Galveston history which made it interesting.
I give this tour a 10 out of 10!
Tom P,,Jun 21, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Kevin was a great tour guide! We learned so much about the history of Galveston and the ghosts that haunt it. We lots of fun reviewing photos we took to see if we could see any spirits of our own.
Fun in Galveaton
DeAnna E,,Jun 12, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Kevin was an awesome guide. He was knowledgable and entertaining. The mosquitos were bad and he brought spray and shared with us all.
So Disappointing
911MOM,,May 25, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00We chose this tour because the description said it was a history tour with ghost stories mixed in. It sounded different than other ghost tours we’ve been on so we were excited to learn some history along with the local lore. Our guide had no idea of Galveston history, the hurricane of 1900, or even Texas history. He repeatedly referred to Stephen F Austin as Samuel Austin…..we excused ourselves after about 20 minutes. I will be seeking a refund!
Informative fun walking tour!
NICOLE C,,May 24, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Hearing so much interesting history!!! Also, stopping inside a hotel lobby for stories was fun too!!! I was apprehensive about walking for 90 minutes but it was so interesting that the time flew by!!! Our tour guide was great and shared lots of photos with us! This was an affordable adventure!
Fun evening walking historic Galveston!
Monica Z,,Apr 27, 2024
- Review from Viator
3.00I will start out by saying my group had a very nice time walking around Galveston and hearing some cool stories. Galveston has got such an interesting past and it is perfect for a ghost tour. The tour itself was okay. It leaned heavily on history to illustrate the ghost stories which we actually liked a lot. It was just that the delivery from the tour guide wasn’t the greatest. Whether it was lack of excitement from the tour guide or they just didn’t know the content (spent a lot of time referencing notes……and while I appreciate the accuracy and I could have accepted a few times of reading from notes to check a date….after so many times, it felt like they weren’t the expert we were paying for and some of it should have been memorized instead of read from a piece of paper). That being said, we enjoyed our time learning about haunted Galveston!
Who knows…
Nomad57812962125,,Nov 4, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00My friend and I (both females) waited for an hour, on the designated street corner in an unfamiliar city, but our guide never showed up. I contacted customer service and was told the guide was running late, which was understandable because of a huge biker rally in town, so we waited for an additional 20 minutes. I called customer service again, but it was after hours and I had to leave a message saying we were leaving and I was expecting a refund. By the time we got a few blocks down the street, the refund was already issued, so that was a huge relief! I am very sad we didn’t get to enjoy the tour, but thankful that we stayed safe and the refund was swift. Also please note that the Galveston TX meeting point address was very confusing for us and our Uber driver, as it didn’t match anything in the Uber map system.
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