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Nightly Spirits are known for their haunted pub crawls at cities around the United States. Tour some of the most historic and haunted spots, drinks in hand, in cities like D.C., Denver, Dallas, Charleston, Houston or Boston. 
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San Antonio began as a Spanish settlement in 1691, and it’s acquired its fair share of ghosts and restless spirits since. Sisters Grimm Ghost Tours take visitors inside the Menger Hotel (the most haunted hotel in Texas), one of the city’s first hospitals, the San Fernando Cathedral and the Bexar County Jail.
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The mountains surrounding Asheville are among the oldest in North America, and Haunted Asheville introduces visitors to some darker moments in this history. Hear stories of the Pink Lady at the Grove Park Inn, keep an eye out for apparitions at Helen’s Bridge and learn about the restless spirits of victims from the city’s largest killing spree.
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Mysteries of Hawaii offers four different walking tours, including a Ghosts of Old Honolulu Tour, Night Marchers’ Walk Ghost Tour and the Waikiki Night Marchers. The business is Native Hawaiian owned and operated, and tours are as educational as they are fun.
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Talented storyteller Dion Moore leads 75-minute walking tours of St. Augustine, spinning tales from more than 400 years of history while visiting sites like the Old City Gates, Tolomato Cemetery, Spanish Street and St. George Inn.
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You’ll recognize Bar Harbor Ghost Tours by their distinctive blue lantern. These nightly excursions give an overview of New England paranormal history from a Native American perspective. The tour includes exclusive nighttime access to the 1932 Criterion Theatre.
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Evening walking tours with Salem Black Cat Tours take visitors back in time through the true history of Salem. Visit some of the city’s most haunted sites, learn about the tools used by early ghost hunters and hear stories of how the town inspired the horror stories of H.P. Lovecraft, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allen Poe.
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A 90-minute walking tour with New Braunfels Ghost Tours takes visitors through downtown New Braunfels to learn about the historic town’s murderous history. Tours pair historical facts with engaging storytelling for a spine tingling evening out.
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Locally owned and operated Boroughs of the Dead tours take visitors on walking journeys through neighborhoods like Manhattan, Queens and Roosevelt Island while uncovering the city’s strange, dark secrets.
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The Ghosts of Georgetown Walking Tour from DC by Foot takes visitors through the historic streets of this iconic neighborhood to learn about its darker history. The tour, led by historians, is more humorous than scary, making it an excellent option for families.
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