Freaky Foot Tours runs four regular walking tours in downtown Flagstaff, plus a haunted pub crawl. Traveling with kids or new to ghost tours: take the Downtown Flagstaff Haunted History Tour. Want the stories without the softening: Mountain Town of Madness, 18 and over. Prefer daylight and no ghosts at all: the Flagstaff Mural Tour or the Route 66 Walking Tour. All four walk the same compact historic core; they differ in subject, register, and audience.
We run five different walks through the same square mile of downtown Flagstaff, and we would rather match you to the right one than sell you whichever page you landed on first. Here is the honest sorting, tour by tour, with what each one is, who it suits, and what it costs.
The sixty-second match
- First ghost tour, or kids in the group: the Downtown Flagstaff Haunted History Tour. Humor and history calibrated for every age on the sidewalk.
- Adults who want the unedited versions: Mountain Town of Madness, 18 and over.
- No ghosts, more art: the Flagstaff Mural Tour, a daylight walk.
- Road-trip history, rail, and neon: the Route 66 Walking Tour.
- Rather hold a drink while you listen: Spirits With The Spirits, the haunted pub crawl. Details on its own page.
The all-ages ghost tour: haunted history for everyone
The Downtown Flagstaff Haunted History Tour is the walk most visitors mean when they ask about "the Flagstaff ghost tour." It is an evening tour, 75 minutes through the historic core, and the route reads like a roll call of the buildings this town argues about after dark: the Orpheum Theatre, the Weatherford Hotel, the Hotel Monte Vista. The register is haunted history, not haunted house. Nobody jumps out of an alley; the town's own record is unsettling enough. Guides keep the material workable for young ears, and the review record backs that up:
“We brought our 12 and 10 year old kids and there were 2 other kids on the tour - it was not too scary and the whole family enjoyed it. Would recommend!” (LJ L., TripAdvisor, October 2025)
As of July 2026 this tour carries 750+ reviews across TripAdvisor, Viator, and GetYourGuide. If you are deciding for a family, our family-friendly ghost tour guide goes deeper on ages and temperaments.
The adults-only walk: Mountain Town of Madness
Mountain Town of Madness covers some of the same streets with the softening removed: 90 minutes, about a mile, 18 and over. The stories lean into the parts of Flagstaff's record that do not belong on a family tour, told straight rather than played for shock. One guest who had already taken the all-ages walk put the difference plainly:
“So I wondered about this “adult” version. It was great! The stories involved some of the same historical characters, but it was definitely geared more to the adult crowd.” (James M., TripAdvisor, September 2022)
If your group is all adults and nobody scares easily, this is the pick. If you want the larger menu of adult evenings, the adults-only guide compares the options.
The mural tour: no ghosts, all daylight
Not every good walk in this town needs a body count. The Flagstaff Mural Tour is 90 minutes in the daylight register: the murals of historic downtown, the artists behind them, and the town history painted into the walls. It meets at the Orpheum Theatre and covers ground you have probably walked past without seeing.
“It was so fun and interesting to discover the hidden murals in downtown Flagstaff! I have walked by these many times, but never stopped to really look at and learn about them.” (Julia C., TripAdvisor, July 2025)
As of July 2026 the mural tour carries 40+ reviews across TripAdvisor and Viator. It is the right pick for art-inclined travelers, mixed groups where someone vetoed ghosts, and anyone who prefers their history in full sun.
The Route 66 walk: the road, the rail, the neon
The Route 66 Walking Tour is 90 minutes of road-trip history starting at Heritage Square: how a flagpole raised on July 4, 1876 named the town, how the first train arrived in August 1882 and made it, and how the red sandstone depot built in 1926 turns 100 in 2026 alongside the road itself. The 1934 reroute that pushed the highway through Southside, and the motel neon that followed, get their due. No hauntings on this one either; it is for the traveler who pulled off I-40 precisely because the old alignment is still Flagstaff's main street.
The pub crawl, briefly
Spirits With The Spirits pairs downtown Flagstaff's haunted history with its historic bars. It runs differently from the walking tours above, so we keep its particulars on its own page; questions to support@freakyfoottours.com.
How is Freaky Foot Tours different from other ghost tour companies?
Three things, none of them mysterious. First, the research: every story on our Flagstaff tours traces to archival research by co-founder and published author Susan Johnson, whose books Haunted Flagstaff, Wicked Flagstaff, and The Walkup Family Murders are published by The History Press. Second, the guides: they internalize that research rather than reading from scripts, which is why no two nights sound identical. Third, the record: as of July 2026 the Flagstaff company profile holds a 5.0 Google rating across 690+ reviews, with 1,400+ reviews across Google, TripAdvisor, Viator, and GetYourGuide company-wide, and the company was voted Best of Flagstaff, Guided Tour Company, in 2023. The research side of the operation was featured on Travel Channel's The Dead Files in 2022. We would rather show you the sourcing than tell you a slogan.
Book it and sleep on it
- Haunted History Tour: $29 adult, $25 student, $22 child. Mountain Town of Madness: $39 adult, $35 student, no child ticket (18+). Mural Tour: $29 adult, $25 student, $22 child. Route 66 Walking Tour: $29 adult, $25 student, $22 child.
- Cancellation: full refund when canceled 24+ hours before the tour; no refund inside 24 hours. Same policy on every Freaky Foot Tours product.
- Meeting points: Haunted History Tour and Mountain Town of Madness at Wheeler Park, 212 W Aspen Ave; Mural Tour at the Orpheum Theatre, 35 W Aspen Ave; Route 66 Walking Tour at Heritage Square, 22 E Aspen Ave, at the flagpole.
- Book direct on the tour pages linked above; questions to (928) 224-0518 or support@freakyfoottours.com.
Questions people ask
Is the Flagstaff ghost tour okay for kids?
Yes. The Downtown Flagstaff Haunted History Tour is the all-ages walk: haunted history told with humor, no jump scares, and guides who calibrate for the youngest ears in the group. Families with kids in the 8 to 14 range take it routinely. Mountain Town of Madness is the one to skip with kids; it is 18 and over by design.
What is the difference between the Haunted History Tour and Mountain Town of Madness?
Audience and register. The Haunted History Tour is 75 minutes, all ages, and keeps the material workable for families. Mountain Town of Madness is 90 minutes, 18 and over, and tells the unedited versions, sometimes involving the same historical characters. Same historic core, different cut of the record.
How is Freaky Foot Tours different from other ghost tour companies?
Every story on our Flagstaff tours traces to archival research by co-founder and published author Susan Johnson, whose books are published by The History Press, and our guides internalize that research rather than reading from scripts. As of July 2026 the Flagstaff company profile holds a 5.0 Google rating across 690+ reviews.
Which Flagstaff tour has no ghost stories?
Two of them. The Flagstaff Mural Tour is a daylight art-and-history walk, and the Route 66 Walking Tour covers the road, the railroad, and the neon era. Neither carries haunted content; both walk the same downtown core as the ghost tours.
What is the cancellation policy?
Full refund when canceled 24+ hours before the tour; no refund inside 24 hours. The same policy covers every Freaky Foot Tours product, private tours included.
