Harvard's Haunts Solo Smart Phone Guided App Ghost Walking Tour
- 0.8–1 hour
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Welcome to Harvard’s Famous Haunts Walking Tour, where we journey through the historic and eerie corners of the oldest university in America. Go at your own pace, anytime. This tour is all location aware and guided by our walking tour app. It's hands free. Put the phone in your pocket and it plays as you walk. the narration is spooky an infused with spooky music to fit the stories. Founded in 1636, Harvard is steeped in centuries of history, intellectual achievement, and tradition—but with that comes ghostly legends and supernatural tales that have lingered for generations. As we walk through Harvard Yard and the surrounding area, we’ll uncover stories of haunted churches, library, gates, dormitories and buildings.
Inclusions
What's included
- Go 24/7/365. The tour is all outside and can be taken anytime.
- Smartphone Guided Tour on our walking tour app
- The tour never expires, go anytime, and listen again later
What's not
- No admission to buildings, food, drinks or human guide. It's all on our app and outside.
Itinerary
The tour starts outside of the Wadworth House. You'll hear about it's notable residents and it's guest George Washington, and the sprits that lurk here.
The tour wil guide you around the buildings in Harvard from the chapel to the dorms to the library telling you it's dark history. The tour is all outside and you can go anytime, 24/7.
You'll be guided around the border of Harvard through a part of Cambridge to see the Christ Church and Old Burial Ground. You''ll then be guided through the gates of Harvard.
Stop outside of one of the oldest church's and also one that sided with the red costs,. You'll hear about the red coat that still lurks.
The oldest burial ground in the area this site holds the bodies of the Revolutionary heros and the unknown. And they still linger.
The old chapel was first built with good intent but soon became a place where the bones stacked up. And were found centuries later.
The iconic library has a look that will never change. Learn why and learn about the stacks of books deep in the ground, and the spirits inside.
you'll stop by the historic building and learn about it's founding, how it got it's name, and how it's books burned.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- The tour starts outside the Wadsworth. House on Mass Ave in Harvard. You'll hear the story of the famous people that lived there, like George Washington, and the spirits that lurk. Then you'll be guided around Harvard hearing about the haunts.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- WalknTours
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Cambridge
- Its from-price is 88% below the median of the 38 experiences we list in Cambridge.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 17 of 38.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Cambridge
Cambridge, Massachusetts, sits across the Charles River from Boston, a city of Harvard and MIT with book-lined squares, museums and riverside paths.
Cambridge lies across the Charles River from Boston and is home to Harvard University, founded in 1636, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Harvard Yard, with its brick halls and elm-shaded lawns, sits beside Harvard Square, where bookshops, cafés and street musicians gather around the subway station. The city was named after Cambridge in England, where many early Puritan leaders studied.
Top-ranked sights in Cambridge: Charles River, Harvard University, John Harvard Statue.
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