◊ Tampa Bay, Florida ◊ 727.894.4678

Tampa Ghost Tours every night at 8 pm. Look closer. Do you see that spectral form in the second floor window of Dr. Death’s old office?

Downtown St. Petersburg Ghost Tours every night at 8 pm. Keep on the look out for the “lady in white” at the Vinoy!

John’s Pass Ghost Tours every night at 7:30 pm. Those goosebumps you get on the Boardwalk? They might just be from the famous fishing captain who haunts the west side!

St. Pete Beach Ghost Tours Thursday through Sundays at 6:30 pm. Heads up! Chandeliers have been known to move on their own!

◊ Ocean City, NJ ◊ 609.814.0199

Downtown Ghost Tours every night at 8 pm. Keep your eyes peeled for the spirit of Ocean City’s founder, Simon Lake!

◊Lancaster, PA ◊ 717.687.6687

Strasburg Ghost Tours every night at 7:30 pm (and later!). Did you hear something? It might have been the ghostly cackling of Laughing Annie!

Lancaster Ghost Tours every night at 8:00 pm. Don’t let your guard down around St. James Cemetery. There’s a ghost or two, or three or four, known to prowl around at night!

◊ Philadelphia, PA ◊ 215.413.1997

Philadelphia Ghost Tours every night at 7:30 pm, with additional 9:30 pm tours Thursdays through Saturdays. Watch your step in Washington Square — there’re bones under those stones!

Philadelphia Haunted Trolley Tours Thursdays through Sundays at 8 pm. Shh…listen closely. Do you hear the mournful weeping of the forgotten wife at Pennsylvania Hospital?

Philadelphia Ghost Hunting Tours most Saturdays at 9 pm. Grab your cameras! We’re going ghost hunting!

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There’s so much going on this Spring in our Ghost Tour world, it’s almost supernatural!

Today, we kick off our brand new Tampa Ghost Tour! In a city as quirky and offbeat as Tampa, a Ghost Tour seemed to fit just right. All of the stories come from our book, Ghost Stories of Tampa, FL, so if you want to get a sneak peek, head on over to www.ghostlore.com!

The Ghost Tour of Downtown St. Petersburg, FL continues to run Candlelight Walking Tours every night at 8 pm, with Ghost Hunts every Friday at 8:30 pm, and now you can join us on the Ghost Tour of John’s Pass every night at 7:30 pm (except Tuesday)! Not to be outdone, the Ghost Tour of St. Pete Beach offers up its spooky encounter at the Don Cesar Hotel every Sunday and Thursday at 6:30 pm. More info on the Tampa Bay tours are available here >> www.ghosttour.net/stpetersburg and www.ghosttour.net/tampa.

Heading on up the coast, the Ghost Tour of Philadelphia, PA is just about in full swing for the season! Candlelight Walking Tours are available every weekend in March, and then every night at 7:30 pm beginning Thursday, April 1st! If a ride to the “other side” is more up your alley, the Haunted Trolley Tour runs every Saturday at 8 pm. In addition, our first Ghost Hunting Tour of the year happens this Saturday, March 27th at 9 pm! More info on the Philly tours is available here >> www.ghosttour.com/philadelphia.

We’re not done yet!

Over in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, the Ghost Tour of Lancaster and Ghost Tour of Strasburg are picking up steam with tours every Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm (Strasburg) and 8 pm (Lancaster). Both places make for incredibly unique backdrops to an evening of ghost stories by candlelight. More info on Lancaster Co. tours is available here >> www.ghosttour.com/lancaster

(If you’re heading to Gettysburg, PA, we also have tickets available for some great ghostly activities there! Check them out at www.ghosttour.net/gettysburg)

Back to the coast, the Ghost Tour of Ocean City, NJ will open Saturday, April 3rd, and will continue every Saturday at 8 pm. It’s been a long, lonely winter, so we’re psyched to breathe some life into the Jersey Shore with our Candlelight Walking Tours! More info on the Ocean City tour is available here >> www.ghosttour.com/oceancity

As always, the books on which the tours are based are available at www.ghostlore.com, as are some other choice titles in the paranormal genre.

Happy Hauntings!

All of us at www.ghosttour.com

The haunted history of Gulfport is filled with tales of the supernatural and mysterious — such as the story about the ghosts of two lost children, or the one involving the appearance of two long-dead entrepreneurs, or the one about the spectral streetcar that barrels through town!

The St. Paddy’s Day Ghost Tour will delve into these tales and more on Wednesday, March 17 at 8:00 pm. The tour will depart from outside of the Casino Ballroom at 5500 Shore Blvd. S, Gulfport, FL 33707. Reservations are required, so give us a call at 727.894.4678 or purchase tickets online at www.ghosttour.com.

Hope to see you there!

This tour will bring an Irish twist to Philly’s rich haunted history. You can grab a drink or a bite to eat before the tour at Brownies Irish Pub (46 S. 2nd St.), or after the tour at Dark Horse Pub (421 S. 2nd St.). In between, we’re going to follow a supernatural trail of banshees, bogies and hobgoblins for a St. Patrick’s treat that just might scare the shamrock out of all of us!

Reservations are required, so be sure to give us a call at 215-413-1997 or buy tickets online at www.ghosttour.com.

Evidently, the number of people who have seen or interacted with a ghost has doubled since 1996 — from 9% of U.S. residents to 18%.

People who have felt in touch with someone who has died also increased — from 17% to 29%.

Either we’re getting more receptive, or the ghosts are getting friendlier!

Read the entire report by clicking here.

Hello,
My name is Amy I went on the Ghost Tour last night in St Pete … and I had a great time. My friends and I captured some great pictures of some orbs, and I wanted to share one of the best ones I took with you. It was very visible and blueish in color. Thank you again.

She took the photo in the dining area of The Pier Hotel, a building which, incidentally, has a history of strange happenings. In particular, people used to say a disembodied voice could be heard bellowing through its halls.

That’s why we’re getting ready for the upcoming Valentine’s Ghost Tour of Philadelphia on February 12th, 13th, and 14th!  We’ll be hosting Candlelight Walking Tours each night at 7:30 pm (and 9:30 pm on Saturday), which will begin outside Varga Bar at 10th and Spruce Streets and last about an hour and a half.

Love is one of the classic ingredients of a ghost story, so we’ve round up all the hauntings brought about by love and its many discontents, and spun tales of romance and heartbreak, revenge and betrayal, and, of course, undying love!

Finally, we can kiss those ordinary Valentine’s happenings goodbye!

Check out all the details here >> www.ghosttour.com

From the blog Ball Don’t Lie comes word of the Knicks hightailing it out of Oklahoma City because the hotel they stayed in, The Skirvin Hilton, is haunted.

For two days, several players had trouble sleeping because they were convinced that their downtown hotel, The Skirvin Hilton, is haunted.

“I definitely believe it,” Jared Jeffries told Frank Isola of the New York Daily News. “The place is haunted. It’s scary.”

Eddy Curry claims he slept for only two hours Sunday night because he couldn’t stop thinking about ghosts roaming the hotel. … For years, guests staying at the Skirvin Hilton have reported strange noises and ghost sightings. … the hotel’s original owner had an affair with a maid that led to a pregnancy. To avoid scandal, the maid was locked on the top floor where she went crazy, gave birth and then jumped out a window killing herself and the baby. Since then, guests have reported hearing a wailing infant [and] seeing naked female ghosts…

Reminds us of the Renaissance Vinoy Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida, which has a similarly strange story of its own.  In 2003, several members of the Boston Red Sox admitted to seeing an apparition of a man dressed in 1930s garb who would vanish into thin air.

Click here for the low down.

Tickets are $89 per person, which includes a five hour paranormal investigation from 9:00 pm to 2:00 am and an all night buffet dinner from The Gables’ award-winning restaurant. Space is limited.

For more information, click here, call 215.413.7000, or email ghosttour@ghosttour.com.