The San Antonio Ghost Walk
Journey through the streets of Old San Antonio discovering the city's dark secrets and the many ghosts and apparitions said to have resulted from them, with sightings still reported today.
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The Best Ghost Tours in San Antonio, Texas
We run walking tours in Arizona, and we research haunted history everywhere. This is our honest local guide to San Antonio: the tours worth booking and the stories behind them.
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San Antonio Ghosts of River City Haunted Dark History Walking Tour
Discover San Antonio's layered history and sordid past during a ghost walking tour around the city. Join a small group and walk through the River City stopping at several landmarks to hear eerie stories about the past. Walk down the River Walk, through the Alamo, past a few hotels and a theater to learn about the paranormal activity that lurks behind their walls.
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Texas’ Oldest Haunted Pub Crawl Shared Walking Tour
The Haunted Pub Crawl at Bad Wolf Ghost Tours is the first haunted pub crawl in the state of Texas. It has won awards, hosted celebrities, and been featured on TV. A homegrown small business, it has been a local tradition for spooky fun downtown for years. In short: a darn good time, y'all.
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The Ghosts of Old San Antonio
Venture into the haunted corners of San Antonio after sunset and hear chilling tales of the city's spooky history. Take in storied landmarks like the Alamo, Cathedral, and other sights while delving into their dark past, plus learn about the most famous ghosts that still wander the streets in Old San Antonio with this family-friendly experience.
San Antonio Haunted History Ghost Tour
There's a lot of strange history that's happened here in the streets of San Antonio, and over the course of this San Antonio ghost tour, hear the haunted, paranormal tales of notorious Texas events. The tour begins and ends at The Alamo, where you meet your guides who are carrying lanterns and dressed in historic costumes. Walk the streets of the city's Old Town and learn its fascinating past, which is vividly and masterfully brought to life by the informative and passionate guides.
Death Warmed Over: San Antonio Haunted Pub Crawl
Death Warmed Over is San Antonio’s premier haunted pub crawl, taking you and your favorite drinking buddies through the Alamo City’s notorious history as well as its most haunted pubs and restaurants. From the ghosts of Texan soldiers still fighting for their independence, to a cold-blooded murderer who’d rather take his own life than face the music, you’ll need every drop of liquid courage if you want to re-live these sordid tales from the past, let alone walk the blood-stained streets of Downtown San Antonio. So, saddle up, catch a buzz, and see how much you can stomach with Ghost City Tours.
The Madames and Mayhem Walking Ghost Tour
Get ready to be spooked on this adult only, late-night walking ghost tour of San Antonio. You’ll hear all the stories of the sinister and sordid secrets that haunt the city. Get back into the past and learn about the previous inhabitants like opportunists and outlaws who had fateful endings to their lives, but who now spend their time haunting the streets of San Antonio.
Haunted San Antonio Ghost and Pub Walking Tour
Experience the dark side of San Antonio on a ghost tour that stops at several of the city's supposedly haunted bars. Your costumed guide navigates for you as you listen to chilling stories about landmarks and unmarked points of interest often missed by visitors. An intimate group size and time to grab a drink (own expense) make this a popular choice for both visitors and locals in the area.
San Antonio Ghost Walking Tour
Get ready for a spooky night full of ghosts and things that go bump in the night. Professional paranormal investigators lead a walking tour of San Antonio's most haunted spots while you learn the tragic stories of spirits said to be unable to find rest, and why San Antonio is considered one of the most haunted cities in America.
The Haunted Ghost Bus Tour in San Antonio
See the haunted side of San Antonio on this ghost-themed bus tour. Your guide, a sinister fellow who proclaims to be in tune with the afterlife, leads you on a chilling exploration of the city’s famed haunted sites including the Menger Hotel, the old Red Light District, the former Bexar County Jail, an historic cemetery, and more.
The Haunted Dinner Tour
Meet and dine at the historic Emily Morgan Hotel in Alamo Plaza, directly adjacent to the Alamo walls. Built in 1926 as a hospital on the site of the battle, it is often called the most haunted hotel in San Antonio. Enjoy a three-course meal while your guide shares the history and hauntings of the building and the surrounding area, then join the award-winning San Antonio Ghost Walk through Alamo Plaza and the streets of Old San Antonio, ending at a haunted metaphysical shop.
Private Self-Guided Famous Ghosts Audio Tour in San Antonio
Spooky, professionally narrated, music theme infused, GPS navigated audio tour on the operator's walking tour app. You'll hear the stories of downtown San Antonio's ghost and why the haunt today. Want to go at your own pace and schedule? With this tour you can start anytime. Stop and grab a drink, just pause the tour. Go as fast or as slow you want. Have you ever taken a walking tour and later said "What did the tour guide say?" After taking the tour on location in San Antonio, you'll unlock a virtual tour you can take anytime. The tour never expires. Take it many times. Or listen later to tell the story at home.
San Antonio Ghost Hunt: The Spirits Of San Antonio
Let's Roam is a leading app-led scavenger hunt company. Walk to landmarks and hidden gems, answering trivia questions and solving challenges, working with your team or competing against them. The hunts work as an everyday activity or for bachelorette parties, birthdays, and corporate team building, and each player chooses an interactive role with challenges varying by person.
Why the Alamo City takes its ghosts seriously
San Antonio's stories start where its history does: the 1836 battle at the Alamo, whose fallen defenders are said to still linger on the mission grounds. Around the plaza, the Menger Hotel is often called the most haunted hotel in Texas, and the Emily Morgan next door began as a medical facility before its turn as a luxury hotel, a fact its reported residents apparently never accepted. Add the old Bexar County Jail, the San Fernando Cathedral, and the quieter stretches of the River Walk, and you have one of the deepest haunted rosters in the state.
The tours above are our honest picks, strongest first. San Antonio offers walks, pub crawls, a bus tour, a dinner tour, self-guided audio, and hands-on ghost hunting, so there is a version for every group.
Which San Antonio tour fits you
The San Antonio Ghost Walk is the flagship: an award-winning route through the streets of Old San Antonio covering the city's dark secrets and the sightings still reported today. The Ghosts of River City walk adds the River Walk, the Alamo surrounds, historic hotels, and a theater. For lantern-and-costume atmosphere, the Haunted History Ghost Tour begins and ends at the Alamo itself.
Thirsty groups have real choices: Texas' oldest haunted pub crawl at Bad Wolf Ghost Tours, the Death Warmed Over crawl through the city's most haunted pubs and restaurants, and a costumed ghost and pub walk with an intimate group size. The Madames and Mayhem walk is the late-night adults-only pick. Families should start with the Ghosts of Old San Antonio, and anyone who would rather ride than walk can take the ghost bus, which reaches the Menger, the old Red Light District, the former Bexar County Jail, and a historic cemetery.
Two more angles worth knowing: the Haunted Dinner Tour pairs a three-course meal at the Emily Morgan with a ghost walk afterward, and a GPS-guided audio tour lets you cover the same streets at your own pace.
Questions people ask
Which hotel is called the most haunted in Texas?
The Menger Hotel, steps from the Alamo, where visitors report figures in period attire and other unexplained activity. The Emily Morgan, built in 1926 as a hospital on the battle site, runs a close second in local telling.
Do the tours cover the Alamo?
Most routes pass Alamo Plaza, and the Haunted History Ghost Tour begins and ends at the Alamo walls. Guides tell the battle's story and the reports that followed it.
Is there a bus option?
Yes. The Haunted Ghost Bus Tour covers the Menger Hotel, the old Red Light District, the former Bexar County Jail, and a historic cemetery, ideal for covering more ground with less walking.
Are there family-friendly picks?
The Ghosts of Old San Antonio is built as a family-friendly walk past the Alamo and the cathedral. The Madames and Mayhem tour and the pub crawls are for adults.
Keep planning your San Antonio trip
Read our ranked list of the best ghost tours in San Antonio, then browse haunted San Antonio, things to do in San Antonio, and where to stay in San Antonio, or see everything we cover in Texas.
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