Gettysburg Ghost Tours with Kids
Which Gettysburg ghost tours are family-friendly, which are adults-only, how scary they get, and how to fit the battlefield and museum into a family day.
Gettysburg is a good town for children who like history and a mild scare. The trick is matching the tour to the age: some walks are built for families, others are adults-only by design.
Which Gettysburg ghost tours are family-friendly?
| Tour | Ages | Length | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family-Friendly Guided Ghost Tour | Built for families of all ages | 1.5 hours | $30 |
| "History and Haunts" Family Friendly Ghost Tour | Family-friendly, outdoors only | 75 minutes | $24 |
| Ghost Hunt Tour with Ghost Hunting Gear | Family-friendly; not advised for heart conditions | 1.5 hours | $29 |
| Beginner's Evening Paranormal Investigation Tour | Listed as suitable for children; own car needed | 3 hours | $50 |
| Echoes of the Fallen Gettysburg Ghost Tour | All ages who can walk a mile | 1 or 1.5 hours | $21 |
| Devil's Hour Paranormal Investigation Tour | Not suitable for under-18s | 3 hours | $70 |
| Civil War Ghosts Boos & Booze Haunted Pub Crawl | Adults only (pub crawl) | 2 hours | $27 |
How scary are they?
The family walks are spooky rather than frightening: stories told in the street, outdoors, never inside a dark building. For younger children the history carries the tour, such as the girl killed while baking bread or the townspeople who sheltered in their cellars. The midnight investigation is a different thing entirely and the operator keeps it for adults.
Picking a tour for your family
Family-Friendly Guided Ghost Tour
Ghost stories with the town's 1863 history, past the house where Lincoln finished the Gettysburg Address.
Check dates →"History and Haunts" Family Friendly Ghost Tour
75 minutes, outdoors, with the Farnsworth House among the stops. Good for younger children.
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Children get to try ghost-hunting gear at the stops, outdoors and in the open.
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.
The Ghost City family-friendly tour (4.8 from 80 reviews, from $30 (GetYourGuide, checked October 2026)) is the pick with children. The operator pitches it as a story families of all ages can learn from, and it doubles as a history lesson on the townspeople who watched the battle from their windows. It runs rain or shine and does not allow video recording, so bring rain jackets rather than a camera rig.
What the tour adds for a family is a guide who can read the group: more history for the curious, more ghost for the brave, and a natural end point before bedtime.
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Gettysburg by day with children
The battlefield and the visitor center are free to enter. The film, Cyclorama and museum ticket costs $20.75 for adults and $15.75 for children aged 6 to 12 (National Park Service, checked October 2026), and the vast Cyclorama painting of Pickett’s Charge tends to hold children’s attention. A horse-drawn carriage ride is the easiest way to cover the ground with small legs; the battlefield by day guide compares it with a private guide and a downtown walk.
Older teenagers who want more of a scare can read paranormal investigation vs ghost walk; everyone else can start with the best ghost tour in Gettysburg.
The family-friendly Gettysburg ghost tour
An hour and a half of ghost stories and 1863 history that families of all ages can follow, rain or shine.
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