Self Guided Haunted Walking Tour in Portsmouth

Overview

Explore the haunted locations of Portsmouth and discover it's spooky history with a self-guided GPS Audio application tour. Go at your own pace and stop to browse the shops, grab a bite, or take a break.

You'll see the the most infamous sites, haunted alleyways and historic buildings.

Cere Bakery
Sheafe Street Inn
Deadwicks
111 State Street
The Old Red Light District
The Stops on the Underground Railroad
The Rockingham
John Paul Jones House
Portsmouth Music Hall
African Burial Grounds
Portsmouth Brewery
The Oldest Bank Building in the US

You'll hear tales of the haunted port city

The Huntsman
John Bellamy
The Haunts of the Port City
The Ladies of the Night that linger
The phantoms of the Music Hall
Ghosts of John Paul Jones House
The Lady of the Sea
The Lady in White
Old flirty ghosts
Ghosts of Bank Robbers Past
Witches of the North

But to name a few.

With a little luck you might even catch a ghost on camera.

City: Portsmouth

Sun 23 Feb

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Starting at $6.49

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Sun 23 Feb

Starting at $6.49

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Recap tour you can take after taking the in person tour

Smartphone Guided Walking tour on the WalknTours app

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This is a self guided tour using our walking tour app. So you can social distance as much or as little as you like.

What To Expect

African Burying Ground

The burial ground is said to be the largest of its kind in the United states and it’s believed that over 200 people from the African American community were buried here.

John Paul Jones House, part of the Portsmouth Historical Society

Originally built in 1758 the old John Paul Jones house holds more ghosts than a than a Maine boat holds lobsters. Some say old John Paul Jones lingers in the room he once slept. Others have seen an angry spirit opening cabinets and slamming doors.

The Music Hall

Over the past century world renowned acts have graced its halls including the magician Harry Houdini, gun swinging Buffalo Bill Cody and that clever fella Mark Twain. The shows were so good that the ghosts decided to stick around.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (19)

Lakeisha_W

Nov 2022

Horrible experience! The maps and directions were all over the place. Not even worth the $7. It would be better if they just had a map with information and you just walk around

Response from Host

Nov 2022

Hi Lakeisha, I don't have you registered as taking our tour or using our app :( . I am sorry to hear your issue, and I'm guessing you had the Viator app and tried it there? We are WalknTours, and our tour is on the WalknTours app. You'll need to get our app to take our tour :) If you have questions please email me at [email protected] with details please and I'll help :)

47shawnv

Oct 2022

The pace was perfect, and having never walked around Portsmouth before, it was a good way to stumble across some cool places/shops, etc. We really liked how it knew when you got to the next place and started talking about it automatically. Between stops it gave a bit of history on Portsmouth which was great for filling the time while walking to the next location. Directions were clear and easy to follow, and the green direction arrow made it impossible to get off track. The only thing I didn’t think of was bringing headphones/earbuds to hear the narrator better over traffic (the site does recommend headphones, but I missed that part). Most of the stops aren’t in busy areas so this wasn’t really an issue anyway. We also did this tour during the day, but obviously it would be more immersive and creepy at night. Either way, highly recommend to anyone that enjoys history or the paranormal!

Dawn_B

Oct 2022

Underground railroad was interesting to learn that the graves were found under the road. Loved the tribute memorial