Hotel
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown
The Omni stands where the Republic of Texas housed its president in 1839, and urban legend gives the hotel a ghost known only as Jack, a guest said to have jumped from a balcony.
Ghost tour in Austin
Run by Austin Ghosts (US Ghost Adventures)
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The walking ghost tour from Austin Ghosts, the local brand of US Ghost Adventures, takes in the Driskill, the Omni, and the Capitol. Privately owned buildings on the route are seen from the street. It isn’t limited to adults, so it’s the US Ghost Adventures pick for anyone who wants the downtown stories without the bars.
1 hrFrom $26★ 3.9 · 75 reviews
Checked daily. Times and the meeting point are on Austin Ghosts.
Places
Hotel
The Omni stands where the Republic of Texas housed its president in 1839, and urban legend gives the hotel a ghost known only as Jack, a guest said to have jumped from a balcony.
Theater
The Paramount opened in 1915 as the Majestic. House manager Cheryl Wood says projectionists still leave a Snickers bar in the booth for Walter Norris, who died in 2000 while showing Casablanca.
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 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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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 Walking Tours of Austin
1.5 hrFrom $31★ 4.7 · 969 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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