🔒Hankering for a fright? These Houston-area ghost tours are sure to leave you satisfyingly spooked

If you’re hankering for a fright this Halloween season, you’re in for a treat. The Houston area has its fare share of ghoulish ghost tours. Visit historical homes, a 19th-century boomtown, a haunted harbor and other reported sites of paranormal activity.

Here are some ghost tours in the Houston area sure to leave you satisfyingly spooked.

Houston Ghost Tour

When: Offered year round

Price: $20

“Visit the original Ghost Tour of Houston while ghost tour guides take you to the most haunted locations around Hermann Park. Hear great history and folklore along with local ghost stories, told in a fun and entertaining way. This Hermann Park ghost tour is fun for all ages!”

Old Town Spring Ghost Tour

When: Offered year round

Price: $18

“Visit this famous haunted Old West town on the premier Ghost Tour in Spring, while tour guides take you to the most historic haunted locations in the area. Hear great history and folklore along with local ghost stories, told in a fun and entertaining way. This tour will send shivers down your spine!”

Galveston Historical Foundation’s Galveston Ghost Stories

When: Through Oct. 28

Price: $45

“Historic Galveston Island is no stranger to strange stories and occurrences. The oldest home on the island, the 1838 Menard House, serves as your host for a tour and talk of some of the island’s most haunted history. Complementary beer and wine.”

Galveston Historical Foundation’s Haunted Harbor Tour

When: Through Oct. 31

Price: $25

“Galveston Bay’s historic waters are tied directly to the beginnings of the island. On this special 90-minute tour, onboard Galveston Historical Foundation’s SEAGULL II, guests will hear the haunted history of Galveston’s harborside.”

Fort Bend Museum Ghost Tour

When: Through Oct. 27

Price: $20 per person

“Taking place within the Museum grounds, staff and volunteers share their unexplainable and chilling experiences over the years in this after-hours tour. Visitors will be led through the 1855 Long-Smith Cottage, 1883 Moore Home and museum gallery.”

Tomball Ghost Tour

When: Offered year round

Price: $20

“See the spooky side of Tomball while tour guides take you to the most historic haunted locations in the area. Hear great history and folklore along with local ghost stories, told in a fun and entertaining way.”

Nightly Spirits Houston Haunted Pub Tour

When: Offered year round

Price: $29.95

“It’s true that everything’s bigger in Texas, so we have searched downtown Houston to bring you the biggest scares and the biggest drinks specials ever. We’ve spent hundreds of hours tasting drinks in bars, researching history, and hunting for ghosts. In the process, we have also consumed many bottles of Excedrin to nurse our hangovers, but our haunted Houston tour has now been perfected for your enjoyment! In a city as diverse as Houston, you’ll find our spirits have many different backgrounds, but be wary, some of them don’t always keep their hands to themselves! We’ll make sure you have enough liquid courage to face the most frightening phantoms of the wild, wild west! Sometimes you seek out the spirits, but sometimes they find you; either way, you’ve never experienced the Nightly Spirits in Houston quite like this before.”

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