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Download GuideAlong’s self-guided audio walking tour of Boston’s Ghosts and explore the city’s haunted past. Take a ghostly stroll through downtown, from historic graveyards like Granary Burying Ground, to the city’s most haunted hotel, and Boston Common, where convicted criminals are said to linger.
Enjoy the freedom to explore offline at your own pace, spending more time at places that interest you and bypassing any that don’t.
Stories, tips, and directions play automatically based on your location
Travel at your own pace
Tour offline using GPS. No cell service or WiFi is needed
Suggested itineraries for half, full, or multi-day use
No time limits or expiry, and free updates
Like having a personal guide by your side on every step
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start at Statler Park by the bronze fountain at Columbus Ave and Arlington St, or join anywhere along the route. Search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”
Itinerary
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1Boston Common
Boston Common, America’s oldest city park, has a chilling history beyond its peaceful greenery. Once grazing land and later the site of public executions, it’s said to be haunted by the souls of those hanged from the Great Elm.
40 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Granary Burying Ground
Granary Burying Ground holds an estimated 5,000 burials, far more than the 2,345 stones you see. Revolutionary figures rest here, including Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and John Hancock.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Boston Athenaeum (Pass by)
The Boston Athenaeum is a landmark library and museum with about 600,000 volumes and notable art. Its most notorious item is a memoir by the highwayman James Allen, also known as George Walton, bound in his own skin. Local legend says the room grows watchful around that book.
Admission ticket free -
3Omni Parker House
The Omni Parker House is as renowned for whispers as for luxury. Guests and staff still speak of founder Harvey D. Parker making quiet rounds, most often near the tenth floor. Stories gather on the third floor as well, centered on Room 303, where a liquor salesman reportedly died in 1949, and on the suite once used by Charles Dickens, whose presence some say lingers after midnight.
55 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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