2 hours (approx.)
Daily Tour
15 people
English
Take a spooky stroll through the streets of downtown Asheville on this ghost walking tour. Led by an expert local guide, learn about the area’s hair-raising tales and dark history, like the woman who haunts the Omni Grove Park Inn, the body entombed in the wall of the Basilica of St. Lawrence, and much more. It's a fascinating, spine-tingling adventure.
An Asheville mayor killed himself in the Jackson building. How may people have jumped from the top? And why is there a bulls-eye on the sidewalk below? Learn about the ghoul of the old jail, Thomas Wolfe’s ghost, Helen’s Bridge, and more!
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Hear the controversial story of the murder of Helen Clevenger in the Battery Park Hotel, and why a blood-red haze is said to appear around her murder-room window on the anniversary of the tragedy.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
This building’s architect is entombed in the wall of this church, and his apparition is seen roaming in the night, gazing, in awe, at the world-class dome he constructed with a secret method.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The spirits of the great author (Look Homeward, Angel), and his brother, roam the halls of this storied mansion. Thomas Wolfe even wrote about spirits before he died at age 37. Wait till you hear the full story!
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
This is where troops rallied before the “Battle of Asheville” in the Civil War. Southern ghosts still violently shove some people to the ground, and spectral drums are heard beating in the night.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free