Ghoulish Ghost Tours In Miami

Greater Miami & Miami Beach is a sunny destination all year-round, but we love a good scare during spooky season, and despite our warm weather, we know how to have bone-chilling fun. Carnival-style haunted houses might be the easiest way to get a few thrills during Halloween, but if you’re on the hunt for some surefire fright and fun, we have your guide to the best ghost tours in Miami.

Miami Haunts Ghost Tour

Ongoing

The storytellers behind Miami Haunts Ghost Tour will show you a different side of South Beach, focusing on the Art Deco Historic District’s gangster past with stories of Al Capone Prohibition-Era corruption and mafioso crime all the way to designer Gianni Versace’s murder outside his storied mansion on Ocean Drive. Tickets range from $26 to $29.

Historic Ghost Tours at Deering Estate

Wednesdays through October 23

The Deering Estate in Palmetto Bay is hosting Historic Ghost Tours on Wednesdays throughout October. After the sun has set, join a walk across the storied grounds and learn about some of the scariest bits of Miami history. Your guide will tell you about paranormal experiences that have been experienced on the property, so meters and cameras are welcome. The two-hour tours start at 7:30 p.m., and tickets cost $45 per person.

Creepy Forest Haunted Hike at A.D. Barnes

October 11, 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Explore the shadowy trails of A.D. (Doug) Barnes Park in West Miami during a guided night hike where environmental education meets Halloween-style scares. Presented by Miami EcoAdventures, the Creepy Forest Haunted Hike at A.D. Barnes will showcase nocturnal wildlife, spooky sounds and local folklore, all enhanced by theatrical effects, lifelike props and haunting scenes. Due to intense visual and sensory features, this experience is not recommended for young children. Pre-registration is required, and tickets are nonrefundable and nontransferable.

Annual Miami City Cemetery Walking Tour

October 31, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Renowned Miami historian Dr. Paul George will guide a trip through Miami’s spooky history during the Annual Miami City Cemetery Walking Tour, in collaboration with HistoryMiami Museum. You’ll meet at the Miami City Cemetery in Downtown Miami for a walk among the tombstones with Dr. George and HistoryMiami Museum’s Ingrid E. Argueta, who know where the spooks and scares lurk. See where local historical figures are buried and delve into Miami’s history along the way. Tickets for this one-night-only event are $25 for museum members and $35 for non-members, but don’t delay. It will likely sellout.

Explore Haunted Miami on Your Own

Some of Miami’s haunted sites are hiding in plain sight. The luxurious Biltmore Miami – Coral Gables hotel in historic Coral Gables is notoriously haunted. The Dade Heritage Trust offers regular walking tours of The Biltmore, although they aren’t exclusively focused on the hotel’s history as a World War II hospital.

Among the most famous of the Biltmore's ghosts is mobster Thomas “Fatty” Walsh, who was murdered on the hotel’s 13th floor during a gambling dispute in 1929. Many guests have reported seeing a portly man in period clothing roaming the 13th floor, particularly around the suite where he was murdered. Some claim to hear disembodied voices and the sounds of laughter, reminiscent of the wild parties Walsh once hosted. Echoes of the Biltmore’s time as a military hospital linger in the form of ghostly soldiers. Apparitions of men in World War II uniforms have been sighted in various parts of the hotel, particularly in the area that once housed the hospital wards. Some guests have reported hearing the sounds of marching boots and distant gunfire.

Explore the paranormal activity said to occur at The Historic Alfred I. Dupont Building in Downtown Miami. One of its most-prominent ghosts is former politician Grant Stockdale, who fell to his death from the building’s 13th floor. On that same floor, people have reportedly seen Stockdale’s specter. Paranormal investigators have flocked to the scene on numerous occasions, trying to capture or record the phantom.

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