NEW YORK CITY · FOOD TOURS
The ones worth booking.
The 6 new york city ghost tours worth staying out late for. A short shortlist of the walks and night tours travellers rave about long after the lanterns go out, with prices, run times and the guides who run them.
A 2-hour Greenwich Village ghost walk at 8 pm with a live guide, creepy parks, true-crime sites, and a mobile ticket for $39.
Most Popular“This was such an amazing way to see the city. The stories were great and our guide told them so so well. I learned so much and saw so many amazing things we’d never have seen. Can’t recommend enough. It is a bit of a walk so bring the good shoes.”
A 1-hour Greenwich Village haunted ghost walk at 8 pm, focused on spooky stories, history stops, and nighttime views near Washington Square.
“Our guide spent way too much time on jarring digressions about his personal life. We were there to hear spooky stories. I wish we'd had a more focussed guide.”
Ghostly guided tour through the Met’s art of fear, from legends to funerary masks. 2 hours, small group, English, ticket included.
“Really not any ghost stories per se. But an emphasis on fear and how some of the art reflects that fear. Allows us to explore our own fears in individual experiences with art we saw.”
A 2-hour Greenwich Village ghost and speakeasy walk with a pizza slice, dim bars, and spooky stops like Stonewall and Jefferson Market.
“Tom was a great guide for the tour. He brought his experience as a native new yorker to give us a unique perspective on growing up in Greenwich Village. He was entertaining to talk to and had tons of great recommendations on things to do and see while we are visiting.”
Follow NYC’s ghost, mafia, and gang-war stories on a 7:30 pm 90-minute walk from Washington Square to Chinatown, with trivia prizes.
“This tour covered so much cool NYC history, from Five Points to mafia stories to the Tong Wars in Chinatown! The guide did a great job keeping things interesting, and the old photos really helped bring it all to life”
Join a small-group Greenwich Village ghost walk at night featuring Edgar Allan Poe, Eleanor Roosevelt and Fala, and Washington Square Park lore for $25.
“Good explanation of what happened at each site. Our guide had very thoroughly researched the history of what happened and we enjoyed learning about it.”
Candlelit walks, haunted-history tours and after-dark crawls, in every city we cover.
