Self-Guided Smartphone Ghost Walking Tour Boston App EMF Reader
About this activity
Highlights
- Explore Boston's historic streets
- Visit haunted landmarks
- Use an EMF reader to detect paranormal activity
- Enjoy a flexible, self-paced experience
- Access audio narration at each stop
Full description
Included / Excluded
- After your tour you can listen again to each story on the app
- Self-guided Smartphone walking tour on our app
- Live tour guide
Itinerary
The tour starts here and you'll hear the story of the ghost Nathaniel Hawthorne met. You'll also hear about the scariest book in the world. We do not go inside.
Pass by: You will see it from the inside. It's closed for COVID
Pass by: We will see it from the outside. We can not go in at night. If you go from 9am to 4pm it's open, but our tour does not go in.
The tour goes into the Boston common and will visit it's many spirits of the night.
The tour stops at the great elm, also known as the hanging tree, and hears the story of the last witch hung in Boston.
Pass by: We do not go in. This is closed, and open sometimes from 9am to 4pm, but our tour only walks around the outside gates. The site of mass burials and the burial ground of the pour and unknown. We will hear the story of resurrection men, ghosts and a little girl that sticks around.
We will go underground and search for the ghosts of the Red Coats that haunt the underground.
Pass by: We do not go in. This is closed for COVID and it's a theater. We only stand outside and hear the ghost stories. The tour ends at one of the most haunted theaters in the USA, the Cutler Majestic. We do not enter.
Important information
Know before you book
- The tour is self-guided; no live tour guide will accompany you.
- The EMF reader is built into the app; no physical device is provided.
- The tour is designed for adults; parental discretion is advised for younger participants.
Know before you go
- Ensure your smartphone is fully charged before starting the tour.
- Download the app and tour content prior to arrival to avoid connectivity issues.
- Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress appropriately for the weather.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Accessibility
- Easy Public Transport
Traveler reviews
Battery issues and a little confusing
Company was very helpful and responsive, on some early issues logging in. However, because of other situations my phone battery was pretty low when starting the tour, and this tour EATS the battery life. So my phone died, before the end of the tour. Plus honetly it was kind of hard to follow where to go and my phone kept turning down the volume to save battery I guess so hard to hear. But even still I think it would have been hard to follow on where we were supposed to go. I know the arrow points you the direction, but if hands free how is it supposed to do that. Plus, honestly just was confusing. I think it might have provided so me good information or tour but it was difficult. However, I think if we had a fully charged phone we might have had a more enjoyable experience. Tried to hear the end of the tour once we got back to the hotel and was plugged in for charging. But that is not allowed you have to be at the location to hear the tour. So anyway, well worth the purchase price but for us it did not work out. We also wanted to go in the night and the dark which also made it hard to see where we were supposed to go.
Ghost Tour During The Day? Why Not!!!
My schedule didn’t allow me to take a ghost tour in the evening but I was very interested in learning the stories anyway. WalknTours to the rescue. I took the tour during the day and it was great. Another bonus of a daytime tour was that the Central Burying Ground is open during daylight hours so I was able to enter (not possible on an evening tour). I actually did the tour back-to-back with the Underground Railroad tour so it made for a fun and educational day around Boston. Another great thing about the tour is you can “relisten” to it after the tour is over. I couldn’t remember one fact that was told at the Athenaeum, so a quick “replay” refreshed my memory. I’ll look for WalknTours in other cities when I travel.
Bring a portable speaker...
Bring a portable speaker would be my recommendation but otherwise a nice time with family. Can be done in daytime and I think would be just as enjoyable but probably louder with the city daytime activity.
Awesome!
Awesome! My boyfriend and i visited from Philly and enjoyed it very much. It was well done and very informative. We actually wished there was one in Philly!
Great tour!
My family had a great time! It wasn’t actually scary for my kids ( which is probably good!) but we had a great time walking around and listening to it. I would recommend doing it before it’s fully dark, because one of the parks we walked through was perfect in the early evening, but at night is actually scary with sketchy people dealing drugs, etc.