San Diego · Locally owned · Since 2006
Old Town's dead have had one hundred and seventy years to get their story straight. They still can't agree on who did it.
Walking tours and a 23-seat ghost bus through Old Town and the Gaslamp Quarter. Real locations, real history, told after dark by guides who live here.
Pick a date, see live availability, book in about a minute. Free cancellation when you book direct, and no booking fees.
Choose your evening
Some of them have been here since before the state was. None of them have moved out.
A coffin on wheels, with better suspension.
The full city in one night. We cover the ground no walking tour can reach, with stops at the locations the stories actually happened in.
Meets at 2415 San Diego Ave, San Diego CA 92110
Do things happen? Now and then. Never on command, which is rather the point of a ghost.
The graveyard, the chapel, and Heritage Park, which is ours exclusively. Part history walk, part hands-on investigation. You use the equipment yourself.
Meets at 2454 Heritage Park Row, San Diego CA 92110
A district built on gambling, gin and girls. Three vices that all end the same way.
Downtown after dark, brothel history and true crime, and we go inside the DH House and the Horton Grand Hotel. The city is loud out there. That is half the fun.
Meets at 215 Fifth Ave, San Diego CA 92101
The same streets, the same stories, and considerably better lighting.
History first, told straight, with the folklore attributed rather than sold as fact. Good for families, groups and anyone who would rather not be out late.
Old Town and Gaslamp departures, see live times
Local versus national
One of them is standing on the corner at seven. The other has a customer service queue.
Booking with us
Booking through a reseller
What actually makes it different
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The DH House and the Horton Grand Hotel on the Gaslamp tour. Most San Diego ghost tours are sidewalk only, start to finish.
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We are the only tour allowed in the park. The buildings are under renovation so we stay outside them, and we concentrate our time there and in the graveyard.
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On the paranormal tour the gear goes in your hands, not the guide's. It is an interactive history tour as much as an investigation.
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Nobody in a mask is going to chase you. True stories told theatrically, and when something happens it happens on its own schedule.
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Where the record and the story disagree, we tell you both and say which is which. History is fickle and we would rather attribute than adjudicate.
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San Diego's first local ghost tour, still run by the same people, still in the same neighborhoods.
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Before you book
No, and no ghost tour does. We cover it from outside on the Old Town tour. Where we do go indoors is the Gaslamp tour, at the DH House and the Horton Grand Hotel.
Theatrical, not startling. No actors, no jump scares, nothing staged. The Gaslamp tour carries mature content, brothel history and true crime, so it suits adults and older teens better than small children. The daytime history tours are fine for all ages.
The Old Town walk is about a mile over roughly 90 minutes. The Gaslamp walk is about 1.5 miles over two hours at a steady pace. The bus tour involves very little walking, which makes it the right pick if distance is a concern.
Comfortable shoes, a layer for the evening, and a sense of humor. Use the bathroom before you arrive. Everything else we provide.
Book direct and cancellation is free, with no booking fee in the first place. If you booked through a third party, their cancellation terms apply and their refunds move on their schedule, not ours.
Usually yes, San Diego rarely makes it a real question. If weather or anything else means a tour cannot run, you will hear from us directly by text with your options.
Practical details
Ghost Bus Tour
2415 San Diego Ave, San Diego CA 92110. Arrive 15 minutes before departure.
Old Town walking tours
2454 Heritage Park Row, San Diego CA 92110. Arrive 15 minutes before departure.
Gaslamp walking tours
215 Fifth Ave, San Diego CA 92101. Arrive 20 minutes before departure.
Questions before you book
Text 619-255-6170. Texting is the fastest way to reach us and it reaches a person, not a queue.
Pick a date, see live availability, book in about a minute. Free cancellation when you book direct, and no booking fees. Tours fill as the day goes on, so the earlier slots tend to go first.
