Walking Ghost Tour in Louisville

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1. Your tour guide will lead you to the Old City Jail, also known as the Jefferson County Jail, built in 1905 was an architectural triumph landing it on the National Register of Historic Places, but it’s the dark and violent history of the the old jail that has led to several sightings of prisoner’s specters over the years.

   15 min

2. Once the site of Dr William McDowell, the home known to locals as the Old House, this is the oldest residence in Downtown Louisville. The Doctor tried a variety of failed experiments to treat tuberculosis with his patients during the mid 1800s. Their emaciated ghosts still haunt this home today.

   15 min

3. The 4 diamond Seelbach Hotel has an amazing guest list including F. Scott Fitzgerald, several U.S. Presidents, Muhammad Ali and was a favorite hangout for gangster Al Capone. But the most enigmatic guest is Derby City’s most famous ghost, the Lady in Blue. The guide will explore her true tragic past and her hauntings of the present.

   15 min

4. Built by a local distiller named Thomas Brennan, this historically preserved home was the residence for the both brilliant and bizarre Brennan family for many years. Several of the peculiar family’s ghosts haunt visitors to this very day.

   15 min

5. This hotel has seen its fair share of tragedy and fame. It was in this hotel’s kitchen that a Kentucky favorite dish, known as the “Hot Brown,” was created. But its the ghost of the hotel’s owner, James Graham Brown, that is rumored to haunt the halls of his beloved hotel.

   15 min

6. Theaters are famous for having ghosts, and the Palace Theatre is no different. Haunted by a variety of ghosts and mysteries, the guide will explore its history and unravel the true identities of the spirits haunting this century old theatre.

   15 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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How it compares in Louisville

• Its from-price is 81% below the median of the 85 experiences we list in Louisville.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 32 of 85.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Louisville

Louisville is Kentucky's largest city, on the Ohio River, famed for the Kentucky Derby, a giant baseball bat and a trail of bourbon distilleries.

Louisville stands on the Ohio River, on the border with Indiana, and was named in 1780 after King Louis XVI of France. Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby since 1875, has twin spires on its grandstand and a museum telling the story of the race. Whiskey Row, a street of old cast-iron buildings downtown, now holds bourbon bars and distillery tours, and the Muhammad Ali Center honours the boxer who was born in the city.

Top-ranked sights in Louisville: Frazier History Museum.

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