Frights and Phantoms of Flushing

Boroughs of the Dead is excited to announce our return to Queens (the original “Borough of the Dead”) with our brand new tour: Frights and Phantoms of Flushing!  Venture into the neighborhood of Flushing, Queens, home to some of the oldest, best-preserved, and...

Ghosts of Governors Island

  Visit the secret sixth borough of New York City: Governors Island! Location of military executions (by hangman AND firing squad!), a mass grave, two abandoned cemeteries, and history galore. This is the only tour that shows you where the bodies are buried...

Tickets for Halloween 2017 on sale now!

Tickets to all Boroughs of the Dead tours are now on sale for the Halloween 2017 season! See our calendar for our full schedule! Tickets are $25 online and $30 on site, but advance online purchase is highly recommended – these tickets always sell out fast! TOURS AND...

Ghosts of the Titanic

   On April 12, 1912 the Royal Mail Ship Titanic made her ill-fated maiden voyage across the Atlantic, destined for New York. New York City never saw Titanic, but the city still harbors a fair share of its memories – and of its ghosts.   Uncanny and eerie...

NPR Mystery Guest!

Our tour guide Marie Carter was a mystery guest on NPR’s Ask Me Another! In a segment somewhat reminiscent of the old TV show What’s My Line, Ophira and Jonathan quizzed Marie in this round of Mystery Guest, trying to figure out just what it is she does...

Two Boroughs of the Dead Guides Featured in Morris-Jumel Anthology

Boroughs of the Dead is proud to announce that two of its guides are featured in the upcoming Morris-Jumel Mansion Anthology of Paranormal and Fantasy Fiction, published by Riverdale Books. The anthology features fourteen tales set in the Morris-Jumel Mansion,...