604 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701
Part of Spookt's Guide to Haunted Austin
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Visiting The Driskill
Ask for Room 525, where Austin Monthly places the story of two jilted brides.
- How to visit: Stay the night and ask for Room 525, the brides’ room, or a room overlooking Sixth Street and Brazos, like one of the colonel’s favorites in Monica Ballard’s story. You can also book a table or stop in at the Driskill Bar for a closer look. Join a guided tour for the deeper history (see Tours That Stop Here).
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Tours
Ghost Tours That Stop Here
Hauntings, Apparitions & Ashes of Austin Ghost Tour
by Austin Ghosts (US Ghost Adventures)
1 hrFrom $26★ 3.9 · 75 reviews
US Ghost Adventures’ downtown ghost walk after dark, taking in the Driskill, the Omni, and the Capitol. see tour
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Haunted Austin Walking History Tour
by Walking Tours of Austin
1.5 hrFrom $31★ 4.7 · 973 reviews
A small-group walk with a storyteller through downtown’s lesser-known corners and the Driskill, with tales of murder, mystery, and ghosts. see tour
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Austin’s Haunted Ghost & Murder Tour
by Spirits of Austin
2 hrFrom $30★ 5.0 · 266 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
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The Madam’s Curse Walking Ghost Tour
by Ghost City Tours Austin
1.5 hrFrom $34.99★ 4.5 · 110 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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The Ghosts of Austin Walking Tour
by Ghost City Tours Austin
1.5 hrFrom $29.99★ 4.4 · 77 reviews
Ghost City’s family ghost walk, mixing history and hauntings at the Capitol, the Driskill, and the Governor’s Mansion. see tour
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Austin Haunted Pub Crawl Walking Tour
by Ghost City Tours Austin
2 hrFrom $34.99★ 4.3 · 252 reviews
Ghost City’s 21-and-over pub crawl through Austin’s Old West stories, with four bar stops along the way. see tour
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Original Austin Ghost Tours
by The Original Austin Ghost Tours
Austin’s local, family-run ghost tour, with guides in costume and ghost-hunting gear for guests to try. see tour
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Austin Paranormal Pub Crawl With Driskill Ghost Stories
by Texas Storytellers Guild
2 hrFrom $29★ 4.9 · 74 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
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Haunted ATX Hearse Limo Tour in Austin
by Haunted ATX
3 hrFrom $99
A BYOB ghost tour in a converted Cadillac hearse for ages 13 and up, with stops at Clay Pit, Littlefield House, and the Driskill. see tour
Book on ViatorSources (10)
Handbook of Texas · Texas State Historical Association
From cattle baron's dream to near ruin: The Driskill's history
Austin American-Statesman · Michael Barnes, 2025
Want to see a ghost in Austin? Check out one of these 'haunted' spots
KUT · Marisa Charpentier, 2021
Haunted Houses: The Driskill Hotel
The Daily Texan · Jake Gripp, 2024
Direct Quote: Ghost Busker at the Driskill Hotel
Texas Observer · Jen Reel, 2013
Austin American-Statesman · Helen Anders, 2007
Driskill Hotel's Haunted History: Fact vs. Fiction
Austin Monthly · Tanya Estes, 2021
Ghost of a tale: Spirited rumors haunt Driskill
Austin American-Statesman · Joe O'Connell, 1992