Cincinnati hides a history of shocking hauntings behind its Midwest charms. The city has long been known for its haunted history, and now it’s your turn to find out why!
Join us to uncover the hauntings of mass graves, murders, old orphanages, and more. Cincy appears calm and peaceful, but it hides secrets ready to share for those who dare to join this ghost tour!
The Experiences You've Heard About
Melissa Buckley
We LOVED the tour - especially our tour guide Jabe!
10.14.24
Sarah Nelson
Great ghost tour. Just was incredible and I loved the experience. Appreciate learning about the city. Highly recommend.
10.14.24
Kimberley LOWE
She k ow what she was talking about from past experience
From hidden prohibition speakeasies to unmarked mass graves, Cincinnati Ghosts will take you to some of Cincinnati’s most elusive haunted locations. Cincinnati Ghosts takes you through one of the city’s ghostly hotspots, the Over-The-Rhine historic neighborhood. Hear all the secret haunted stories as you walk the charming streets where they happened.
You will also visit unique locations that other tours ignore, making Cincinnati Ghosts head and shoulders above the rest. With authentic and accurate history and only confirmed accounts of hauntings, even the most skeptical will be scratching their heads when confronted with these tales of the unknown.
1313 Vine Street
First constructed in 1855, 1313 Vine St. has a rich history. Its inclusion on our Cincinnati ghost tour is primarily due to what lies beneath the two sub-basements of the lower level, which span 4,400 square feet with remnants of the brewery that once existed. Down there, you can feel the hair rise as you stand in the presence of all who once passed through.
Cincinnati Music Hall
Opened in 1877, the Cincinnati Music Hall was built upon the former graves of an estimated 10,000 people! The city’s Potter’s Field was moved to make room for this cherished event space in 1876, but the spirits who once called this area home still have more to say. Nightwatchmen and innocent bystanders have heard rapping coming from the floor and the fall of phantom footsteps from behind them at all hours.
The Betts House
As Cincinnati’s oldest brick house, standing for 217 years, the Betts House undeniably deserves its place on our tour. Four generations of the Betts family have lived in the home, once a 100-acre farmhouse, throughout the centuries. A house with such an extensive history is bound to possess secrets. You can discover these for yourself on our Cincinnati ghost tour.
What to Expect on your Cincinnati Ghost Tour
As one of Cincinnati’s oldest neighborhoods, these charming streets have seen bloodshed, tragedy, and crime since the neighborhood was built in the early 1800s. Spirits of the unmarked graves that were dug up to build Cincinnati Music Hall roam the area, some friendly, some not-so-kind. Old military hospitals, orphanages, outbreaks of disease, and murders contribute heavily to the otherworldly cloud that hangs over this neighborhood.
On Cincinnati Ghosts, you will uncover the gory history of some of Cincinnati’s gruesome past, including the hauntings of bars and theaters, the excavation of mass graves, unsolved murders, and untimely deaths. All the stories you will hear come directly from historical events, local legends, and eyewitness accounts of ghostly activity. Every account is painstakingly reviewed using historical records and accurate and up-to-date information regarding Cincinnati’s hauntings.
Our family-friendly and completely accessible tour is open to everyone, and while scary, we guarantee you will still be able to sleep after hearing the spooky stories on your Cincinnati ghost tour. Join Cincinnati Ghosts and experience the city as you’ve never seen it before.
Discover the Horrors That Haunt Cincinnati
Learn about the great flood that claimed over 400 lives and discover where these spirits linger today.
Visit the Cincinnati Music Hall, which sits on hundreds of unmarked graves and is rife with unexplained activity.
Discover the history of one of the city’s most tragic fires and why one firefighter refuses to leave his post.
Check out the areas of Cincinnati where deadly epidemics claimed thousands of lives, leaving sorrowful souls in their wake.
Take a walk with Cincinnati Ghosts to uncover the real-life tragedies and the spirits they left behind.
Why You Should Book Your Cincinnati Ghost Tour Tonight!
- You want to see ghosts!
Cincinnati Ghosts is for skeptics and dedicated believers alike! While we can’t guarantee you’ll witness an apparition, what we can guarantee is that you’ll get plenty of thrills and chills on your tour. Many of the stops on your tour are spooky in broad daylight, but when the tour starts, just as night falls, the shadows darken, and they become even more disturbing.
Add in your expert local guide’s narration of the deaths, sickness, and violent acts that happened here in Queen City, and you’ve got a mix guaranteed to scare even the most seasoned ghost hunters. The stories of hauntings we tell at each stop on your tour are based on eyewitness accounts and long-lived local legends, and many of the sites boast decades of reported ghost activity. We encourage you to take photos throughout your tour and to report any anomalies you witness!
- You want to learn more about Cincinnati and Over-The-Rhine!
Whether you’re a lifelong resident of the Queen City or just visiting, everyone will discover fascinating facts from Cincinnati’s spectacular past! Cincinnati Ghosts combines factual, historical data about the city with local sightings and legends to bring you a tour that’s as fun as it is accurate. Kids, teens, and adults alike will enjoy becoming more familiar with Cincinnati’s history—and its resident ghosts!
- You’ve seen the other big things in Cincy!
You’ve seen the Cincinnati Aquarium up close, watched all the Reds games you can handle for the season, and seen every single amazing neon sign in the American Sign Museum. Just when you think you’ve seen all the historic sites Cincinnati has to offer, think again! Cincinnati Ghosts is a perfect change of pace from the more conventional attractions. You’ll leave your tour with some fascinating stories about Cincinnati and its ghosts. Whether this is for entertaining out-of-town guests if you are a native of Cincinnati or telling friends and family about your visit to the Queen City, you are going to be more entertaining after a tour with Cincinnati Ghosts.
- You want to do something at night but aren’t sure what!
Maybe you want a fun warm-up to an evening of hopping around Over-The-Rhine’s many restaurants and bars, or perhaps you’re looking to impress a date with something unusual. Tours with Cincinnati Ghosts are scheduled to fit everyone’s schedule, even on weekdays. Your spooky experience will last around an hour and a half—the perfect time to get to know a date, have fascinating things to discuss on a night on the town or wind down from a fun day of sight-seeing.
See our Tour Details page for more information about the times and location of our tours.
- You want an unforgettable birthday, bachelor/bachelorette party, or family outing!
Haunted Cincinnati offers customizable group tours if you are looking for the perfect activity for your next group event! Our team of informative guides can help you plan the perfect group tour. We can even work with you to tailor your tour according to your specific interests and needs. Just let us know what you’re looking for, and we’ll work with you to help make it happen! Check out our Group Tours page for more information and to make a booking.
- You don’t like conventional tours!
Have you tried other guided tours of Cincinnati before and found yourself trudging behind an unenthusiastic guide who mumbled a few facts and dates before herding their flock to the next boring stop?
Fear not! Cincinnati Ghosts is anything but a conventional tour. Our guides are fun, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and committed to making sure you have the best tour possible. We want you to ask questions, get involved, and enjoy your tour! And, unlike a conventional tour, our tours are designed with entertainment in mind.
You won’t find any costumes, pranks, or surprises. The stories you will hear on your tour are entertaining enough, even though they are based on research and historical facts. As they say, truth is stranger than fiction, and we have some pretty strange tales to share. We have carefully crafted the route to be entertaining and ripe with factual data and present evidence of the ghostly and incomprehensible, bringing you the best of the stories and the most amazing facts from the storied history of Cincinnati.
- You want to be a “cool” boss!
What better way to build team spirit than to take your employees out for a group ghost tour? Cincinnati Ghosts has a little of something for everyone—scary stories for the thrill-seekers, research-based history for the scholars, and fun for everyone! Check out our Group Tours page for information on how to start putting together the best company outing your employees have ever attended!
- You’re tired of craft beer!
Over-The-Rhine has a vibrant brewing scene, with a new craft beer place opening every week it seems. Maybe you’ve had enough brews from Taft’s for a lifetime! In that case, join Cincinnati Ghosts to hear the haunted history of Taft’s. If you want to take a break from trying every single new microbrew the neighborhood has to offer, then try Cincinnati Ghosts instead!
Do we have you convinced yet? Book your tour today!
