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A group of people standing in a circle outdoors at night, with a brick building and a sign that reads "PRIVATE PARKING POOL MUSEUM" in the background. 1
A group of people gathered outside a building at night. 2
People standing in a park at night, with trees and a brick wall in the background. 3
A group of people gathered on a street at night, some standing and others sitting, with buildings in the background. 4
A historic building with a banner reading "Historic Masons' Hall" and American flags. 5
By Haunts of Richmond

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Free cancellation available
The previous price was $27 and current price is $24 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Your Ghost Host will guide you on a fascinating exploration of Shockoe Bottom, the oldest and most haunted neighborhood in Richmond, where over 400 years of history have produced an ample share of those caught between this world and the next.

    Your Guide will share with you the history of the neighborhood, and how it relates to the tales of the mysterious and tragic things that have led to numerous reports of paranormal activity along the tour route.

Activity location

  • Haunts of Richmond - The Original Richmond Ghost Tour Company
    • 5 South 20th Street
    • 23223, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 5 S 20th St
    • 5 South 20th Street
    • 23223, Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Shadows of Shockoe Ghost Tour

  • Earn $0.73
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 7:00PM
Price details
$27.00
$24.30 x 1 Adult$24.30
Total
The previous price was $27.00 and current price is $24.30
10% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Professional guide
  • Exclusions
    Gratuities

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
    • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
    • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Activity itinerary

Haunts of Richmond - The Original Richmond Ghost Tour Company

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
Meet your Ghost Guide outside Richbrau Brewing Company, to depart on your tour of Historic Shockoe Bottom. The tour will include tales outside a number of local landmarks.

Edgar Allan Poe Museum

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
From outside the Poe Museum, travelers will see the Old Stone House, Richmond’s oldest standing residence. Although Edgar Allan Poe never lived in the building, the museum preserves and interprets his Richmond legacy. Your guide will share the site’s history and the eerie stories associated with it. This tour remains outdoors and does not include museum admission or interior access.

Masons' Hall

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Pause outside Masons’ Hall, built between 1785 and 1787 and recognized as the nation’s oldest building constructed for Masonic purposes and continuously used for them. Your guide will discuss the hall’s place in early Richmond history, its Masonic associations, and the eerie stories connected with the property. This is an exterior stop; the tour does not enter the building.

Adam Craig House

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Pause outside one of Richmond’s oldest surviving houses, built in the late 1780s for prominent court clerk Adam Craig. Your guide will discuss the property’s early Richmond history, its connections to Edgar Allan Poe through Craig’s daughter Jane Stith Stanard, and the eerie stories associated with the house. This is an exterior stop; the tour does not enter the building.

Shockoe Artspace

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Pause outside the historic building now occupied by Shockoe Artspace. Originally used as a tobacco warehouse, the building was later repurposed as a military hospital during the Civil War. Your guide will discuss its place in Shockoe Bottom’s commercial and wartime history, along with the eerie stories associated with the property. This is an exterior stop; the tour does not enter the gallery.

Main Street Station

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
Pause near Main Street Station, a landmark of Richmond’s long railroad history. Your guide will share eerie stories tied to the city’s railroad legacy and the surrounding area. This is an exterior stop; the tour does not enter the station.

17th Street Market

  • 10m
Pause at the historic 17th Street Market, one of America’s oldest public marketplaces and a center of commerce and community in Shockoe Bottom for centuries. Your guide will share stories from the market’s long and sometimes eerie past, along with the history of the surrounding neighborhood. This is an outdoor public space.

Location

Activity location

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    Haunts of Richmond - The Original Richmond Ghost Tour Company
    • 5 South 20th Street
    • 23223, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    5 S 20th St
    • 5 South 20th Street
    • 23223, Richmond, Virginia, United States

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