Ghost tour trolley with costumed guides in front of historic building, Boston Ghosts & Gravestones.
Audience listening to a storyteller in a dimly lit room on the Boston Ghosts & Gravestones tour.
Trolley tour on cobblestone street during Boston Ghosts & Gravestones experience.
Tour group on Boston Ghosts & Gravestones trolley with costumed guides.
Guide in costume leading a group on the Boston Ghosts & Gravestones tour indoors.
Tour group in historical costumes with lanterns beside Boston Ghosts & Gravestones trolley at night.
Boston Ghosts & Gravestones tour trolley at night near a historic museum entrance.

Boston Ghosts & Gravestones

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Duration: 1.5 hours (approx.)

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Explore Boston's eerie side with the Ghosts & Gravestones Tour, where you'll ride an atmospheric trolley through the city’s chilling history and ghostly legends. Led by a host in the guise of a 17th-century grave digger, this guided tour uncovers sinister stories tied to haunted sites including those linked to the infamous Boston Strangler. Your journey takes you past two of Boston's oldest cemeteries, offering a glimpse into tales of lost souls and ghastly murders that linger on these historic streets.

This guided trolley tour will take you to some of Boston's most haunted locations and landmarks in the city’s darkest corners.

Learn about the gruesome legend of the Boston Strangler told by a 17th-century gravedigger, your tour guide of the night.

Visit 2 of the 3 oldest, almost 400-years-old, cemeteries of Boston and explore the legends behind them.

Get a chance to wander around King’s Chapel Burying Ground and learn about the haunting of King’s Chapel’s Strangers Tomb.

Pay a visit to the Copp’s Hill Burying Ground and the Granary Burying Ground, two of the oldest cemeteries in Boston.

Dare to visit Boston’s most haunted hotel - The Omni Parker House, which shelters unworldly permanent residents.

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Visit to Omni Parker House Hotel

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Ghost tour trolley with costumed guides in front of historic building, Boston Ghosts & Gravestones.

Ghost tour trolley with costumed guides in front of historic building, Boston Ghosts & Gravestones.

Dare to Begin the Ride

Ride the eerie trolley and set off on a discovery of Boston's darkest secrets and tales of lost souls that still roam the city streets. Join your 17th-century grave digger host on the trip to some ghostly sites as they tell you sinister stories about the hauntings. Find out about the ghastly murders committed by the Boston Strangler and see the spot where his last victim took her final breath.

Visit 2 of Boston’s Oldest Cemeteries

The trolley, winding through the roads of Boston, will lead you to 2 of the 3 oldest cemeteries in the city that are about 400 years old. The King’s Chapel Burying Ground is the oldest of the three cemeteries, where you can visit the allegedly haunted King’s Chapel’s Strangers Tomb. Visit Copp's Hill Burying Ground in the North End, where lies the grave of Cotton Mather, a man noted for his involvement in the Salem Witch Trials. At the Granary Burial Ground, find the graves of Ben franklin’s family members and Sons of Liberty member Paul Revere.

A Haunted Hotel Straight Out of a Horror Movie

The Omni Parker House Hotel, Boston’s most haunted hotel, is surrounded by stories about eerie occurrences and apparitions. Rumors of disappearing orbs of light, sounds of a rocking chair, and an elevator stopping randomly at the 3rd-floor shroud this hotel in mystery and horror.

Audience listening to a storyteller in a dimly lit room on the Boston Ghosts & Gravestones tour.

Audience listening to a storyteller in a dimly lit room on the Boston Ghosts & Gravestones tour.

Trolley tour on cobblestone street during Boston Ghosts & Gravestones experience.

Trolley tour on cobblestone street during Boston Ghosts & Gravestones experience.

Tour group on Boston Ghosts & Gravestones trolley with costumed guides.

Tour group on Boston Ghosts & Gravestones trolley with costumed guides.

Important Information

  • The tour may not be suitable for children below 13 years of age.
  • The tour is not accessible for children below the age of 6.
  • The tour is accessible to ADA service animals only with 24-hours advanced notice.

Timings

  • Thu to Sun: 6pm, 7pm, 8pm & 9pm.
Guide in costume leading a group on the Boston Ghosts & Gravestones tour indoors.

Guide in costume leading a group on the Boston Ghosts & Gravestones tour indoors.

Tour group in historical costumes with lanterns beside Boston Ghosts & Gravestones trolley at night.

Tour group in historical costumes with lanterns beside Boston Ghosts & Gravestones trolley at night.

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FAQs

You will visit some of Boston’s most haunted spots including King’s Chapel Burying Ground and Granary Burying Ground among others as part of your ghostly adventure.
You will hear tales related to the gruesome legend of the Boston Strangler, shared by your guide throughout the journey.
Yes, you will have an opportunity to stop by Omni Parker House Hotel during the guided trolley tour.
Your guide will be a host dressed as a 17th-century gravedigger who shares stories about the hauntings and legends of Boston's dark history.
Children below the age of 13 are not suitable for this tour. Additionally, it is not accessible to those under 6 years old.
Gratuities are not included; they should be given at your discretion based on service received during the tour.
The tour allows ADA service animals with a requirement that advance notice be given at least 24 hours before the tour date.
During the tour, you'll explore King’s Chapel Burying Ground and Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, two of Boston's oldest cemeteries that are almost 400 years old.
The journey takes place on a spooky trolley that navigates through Boston's streets and cemeteries, offering an eerie exploration experience.
The Boston Ghosts & Gravestones tour operates from Thursday to Sunday at 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, and 9pm.

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