The Best Ghost Tour in Gettysburg
Eight Gettysburg ghost tours compared by length, style, age limits and price in October 2026: lantern walks, family tours, a haunted pub crawl and paranormal investigations.
Gettysburg has more ghost tours per street than almost anywhere in the country, and most of them walk the same few blocks of Baltimore Street. The differences are in length, tone and who the tour is for. Here are the eight bookable on GetYourGuide, with prices checked in October 2026.
The Gettysburg ghost tours, side by side
| Tour | Length | Style | Good to know | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echoes of the Fallen Gettysburg Ghost Tour | 1 or 1.5 hours | Lantern-lit walk | Meets at 452 Baltimore Street; not for anyone who cannot walk a mile | $21 |
| Family-Friendly Guided Ghost Tour | 1.5 hours | Family walk | Passes the house where Lincoln finished the Gettysburg Address | $30 |
| "History and Haunts" Family Friendly Ghost Tour | 75 minutes | Family walk | Farnsworth House and the Jennie Wade birthplace among the stops | $24 |
| Ghost Hunt Tour with Ghost Hunting Gear | 1.5 hours | Walk with gear | Hands-on ghost-hunting equipment; stays outdoors | $29 |
| Ultimate Dead of Night Haunted Ghost Tour | 1 hour | Late-night walk | Farnsworth House and the Witness Trees | $30 |
| Civil War Ghosts Boos & Booze Haunted Pub Crawl | 2 hours | Pub crawl | Adults only; Dobbin House Tavern and Fourscore Beer Co. | $27 |
| Beginner's Evening Paranormal Investigation Tour | 3 hours | Beginner investigation | Suitable for children; follow the guide in your own car | $50 |
| Devil's Hour Paranormal Investigation Tour | 3 hours | Midnight investigation | Not suitable for under-18s; own car needed | $70 |
How long is a Gettysburg ghost tour?
Most walks last 60 to 90 minutes and cover about a mile at an easy pace. Paranormal investigations run around three hours because they stop to use equipment at each site. The pub crawl takes two.
What to expect on a ghost tour
A guide, a small group, and a walk through the town after dark with stops at houses that stood during the battle. The stories mix documented history, such as the death of Jennie Wade on 3 July 1863, with local legends that nobody can prove. You stay outside: walking tours generally cannot enter privately owned buildings. Wear shoes for uneven brick sidewalks, and check the listing before filming, since some operators do not allow video.
Which one should you book?
Echoes of the Fallen Gettysburg Ghost Tour
The classic lantern walk through the historic district: the most reviewed and the lowest price here, on an easy one-mile route.
Check dates →Family-Friendly Guided Ghost Tour
A family-friendly route that balances ghost stories with the town's 1863 history.
Check dates →Devil's Hour Paranormal Investigation Tour
A midnight investigation with spirit boxes and EMF meters, adults only.
Check dates →Prices, ratings and review counts as listed on GetYourGuide in October 2026, not a quote: they change with the season and the date you pick.
For a first night in Gettysburg, the Echoes of the Fallen ghost tour (4.4 from 553 reviews, from $21 (GetYourGuide, checked October 2026)) is the straightforward choice: it has the most reviews of any ghost tour here and, from $21, the lowest starting price. Its route follows Baltimore Street and the historic district, where the battle reached the townspeople’s doorsteps, and the guide works through documented accounts as well as the legends. The tour runs rain or shine and guests should not record video. Its rating sits below the 4.8 of the Family-Friendly Guided Ghost Tour; if the score matters more to you than the classic route and the price, that one is the alternative.
What it adds over walking the street alone is the story behind each façade, told where it happened, after dark when the town is quiet.
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Travelling with children? The family guide sorts the tours by age limit. Want equipment and a later night? Read paranormal investigation vs ghost walk. And for the stories themselves, see the most haunted places in Gettysburg.
Echoes of the Fallen: the lantern-lit Gettysburg ghost walk
One or one and a half hours on Baltimore Street and the historic district, with a guide carrying a lantern and the stories of the soldiers and townspeople of 1863.
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