House
Texas Governor’s Mansion
Sam Houston is said to have paced the floors of this 1856 mansion in 1861 while Texas debated leaving the Union, and the Texas Tribune reports that his ghost supposedly still does.
Ghost tour in Austin
Run by Ghost City Tours Austin
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Ghost City’s family tour, built in the company’s words for ages 5 to 100, mixes history with hauntings at the Capitol, the Driskill, and the Governor’s Mansion. It’s the one to book with children along.
1.5 hrFrom $29.99★ 4.4 · 77 reviews
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Places
House
Sam Houston is said to have paced the floors of this 1856 mansion in 1861 while Texas debated leaving the Union, and the Texas Tribune reports that his ghost supposedly still does.
Other
Every October, the state's own Rest in Peace tours of the Capitol tell of Comptroller Robert Love, shot at his desk in 1903, and of a woman who vanishes through a door that isn't there.
Hotel
Cattle baron Jesse Driskill opened his hotel in 1886, and ghost tour guide Monica Ballard tells of a guest who woke at 3 a.m. to find him at the window, puffing on a cigar.
Same operator
by Ghost City Tours Austin
2 hrFrom $34.99★ 4.3 · 250 reviews
Ghost City’s 21-and-over pub crawl through Austin’s Old West stories, with four bar stops along the way. see tour
Book on Viatorby Ghost City Tours Austin
1.5 hrFrom $34.99★ 4.5 · 109 reviews
Ghost City’s 16-and-up walk through 19th-century Austin’s murders, suicides, and early serial killers, told where they happened. see tour
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by Spirits of Austin
2 hrFrom $30★ 5.0 · 251 reviews
A ghost and true-crime walk for ages 13 and up that goes inside The Tavern and covers Austin’s unsolved murders of 1884 and 1885. see tour
Book on Viatorby Texas Storytellers Guild
2 hrFrom $29★ 4.9 · 66 reviews
A storyteller’s pub crawl for ages 21 and up, past Moonshine Grill and 6th Street, that saves the Driskill’s ghost stories for its last stop. see tour
Book on Viatorby Austin Ghosts (US Ghost Adventures)
2 hrFrom $29★ 4.9 · 16 reviews
US Ghost Adventures’ 21-and-over pub crawl through Sixth Street bars, with ghost stories from the Lady in White to a lady of the night. see tour
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