Love & Death A Ghost Tour for Valentine’s Day Nothing goes better together than love and death! And what could be more romantic than a stroll on a winter’s evening as you listen to ghost stories and strange tales of New York City’s haunting history with Boroughs of the Dead? On this 90-minute walking tour you’ll hear thrilling […]
Island of Lost Souls: Madness & Medicine on Roosevelt Island The intersections between the history of institutional spaces and the urban folklore that surrounds them Now a pleasant, tight-knit residential community, Roosevelt Island was once an island of institutions inhabited by convicts, lunatics, and the destitute. City leaders in 19th century New York viewed the small East River island as an ideal locale for their […]
Haunting Histories and Legends of Astoria Unsettling tales of this neighborhood’s grim and ghostly past Astoria is a pleasant, bustling, vibrant neighborhood — but it also has a dark and lurid history with its fair share of ghosts. Its shadowy past is a whirlpool of sunken ships, secret cemeteries and tombstones, grisly murders, sinister legends, and deadly waters. Discover these unsettling […]
Haunted Brooklyn Heights Where genteel brownstones belie subterranean horrors Take a stroll among the graceful homes of one of Brooklyn’s oldest neighborhoods… but don’t let their sedate charms fool you. Nestled within these dwellings are a wealth of gory, ghastly, haunted, and gruesome tales. Brooklyn Heights hides surprising secrets: Revolutionary-era bones are buried in gardens; concealed tunnels are […]
The Ultimate Greenwich Village Ghost Tour Bring your curiosity, morbid fascinations, and love of NYC history This 2-hour walking tour presents our favorite Greenwich Village ghost stories, all handpicked by our guides. (Think of it as our Staff Picks!) This tour is ideal for history lovers and spooky people alike, and for anyone seeking a classic Greenwich Village ghost tour. Washington […]
Forgotten Dark Histories of Lower Manhattan This spirited stroll is perfect for history lovers with a curiosity for the macabre Here in the oldest part of New York City, the spirits of our past are palpable as we stand in its crooked, shadowy streets. In Lower Manhattan there are a wealth of histories ghastly, grim, and stranger-than-fiction. The tales told on […]
West Village Ghosts: Weird Tales From Out of the Past These labyrinthine streets weave a ghostly spell This wonderfully weird walking tour picks up where our Ultimate Greenwich Village Ghost tour leaves off, wending further westward through the labyrinthine streets of the West Village. The West Village is a neighborhood that feels lost in time, a maze of secret courtyards and winding cobblestone lanes that […]
East Village Ghosts A haunting history of this legendary neighborhood, told through a ghostly lens The East Village is legendary in its own right, known for its unique cultural history spanning from the 17th century Dutch colony to the rich immigrant history of the 19th and early 20th centuries, up to its punk scenes of the 1970s and […]