Murder by Gaslight Walking Ghost Tour

Badge of ExcellenceAustin, USA

1 hour 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Experience a ghost tour with a difference on this themed adults-only (16+) tour that focuses on murders and hauntings in Victorian-era Austin. Instead of spending hours researching the city’s ghost stories, this tour takes you to places known for their poltergeists and paranormal activity. Notable locations that the tour passes include the Millett Opera House, the University of Texas Tower, and the Driskill Hotel.

Go to a short list of places in Austin known for their paranormal activity
A history lesson as well as a ghost tour—learn about Victorian-era Austin
Hear ghost stories about popular landmarks that you might not uncover alone
Explore the city without getting lost—a guide takes care of the navigating

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

214 W 4th St, Austin, TX 78701, USA
The Murder by Gaslight Ghost Tour starts at 214 W 4th St, right next to the Big D sign at DuMont's. If you need directions, or get lost, you have a map in your Ticket Confirmation email. You can contact us and we'll get you to the right place!

Start time

09:00 PM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

The Driskill

8 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Omni Austin Hotel Downtown

8 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Moonlight Towers

8 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 9 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

79 reviews

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Boost the tour with more hands-on experience.

Hironori_H, Apr 2024

It was like reading an audio book. Visiting the sites of actual incidents are fine but need more hands-on experience to get close to the paranormal activities. Lacks the excitements of the tour.

Disappointed

Keith_H, Feb 2024

Tiffany didn’t seem to be fully prepared for the experience at the start. She worked hard to engage us in the stories but we didn’t find it compelling.

Fun way to see Austin after dark

Gail_R, Oct 2023

Tiffany was enthusiastic and entertaining. Appeared she had researched the characters she talked about. 4 stars because I have been on many ghost tours and have very high expectations.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

We are glad to hear that you very much enjoyed your tour! We appreciate your gratitude and hope that you will join us again for another tour!

Cancelled before the...

Courtney_M, Sep 2023

Cancelled before the tour. Showed up 15 min early like suggested, after the tour guide was over 15 min late I found a voicemail from an hour before canceling. Would have been nice if they text or emailed. Haven’t been able to get a refund

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you for letting us know. Unfortunately, we had a guide fall ill. Our guest experience team reached out to alert you over 2 hours prior to tour time. We attempted to contact and get you on another tour or rescheduled. Due to the fact that you did not answer nor check your messages for important info, we were unable to get you on a tour that night.

Friday night bday spooktacular

Jordan_c, Sep 2023

We’re locals and wanted to try something new for a Friday night and this tour was a ton of fun. Our guide, Tiffany was great and was very knowledgeable.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thanks for your review! It's always wonderful to hear praise from the local residents. So glad you enjoyed the tour with Tiffanie. Tell your friends!

Stephanie’s AMAZING

KARRIE_S, Aug 2023

She was awesome, knew alot of information. Found out alot of history about Austin. She painted a picture with her words! Super cool!

Response from Host, Sep 2023

We are so glad you found our guide an "artist with words". Excellent way of putting that! Thank you for your review and touring with Ghost City.

Best tour!!

Edgar_N, May 2023

Ask for Sherry! She was fantastic and very detailed about the history and murders that took place. Made us laugh at times and can also send chills down your spine!

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you for your review! We are so thrilled to hear you had a great time on the tour with Sherri. It was our pleasure to have you as a guest.

Yes!

Kasi_R, Feb 2023

The ladies did a great job telling detailed stories. They were friendly and animated. Would definitely recommend.

Awesome !

Summer_J, Feb 2023

The tour guide was fantastic! I enjoyed all of it ! Going up to the balcony and sitting around a fire pit for part of the tour was great ! She answered all questions and interaction with everyone was great ! Thank You

Not worth it

Luis_V, Jul 2022

A rip off, no scary experience just walking through the city and a guy telling you stories, also walking through the city, during this tour a truck drove by and started throwing eggs at us very terrible experience.

Response from Host, Aug 2022

We are sorry to hear that you didn’t have a 5-star experience with us. We are terribly sorry that you experienced that. It is completely unacceptable, and we assure you that is not the standard we set at our company. We appreciate all feedback, and we assure you we will use this for future tour improvement. To make up for this, we would like to offer you free tickets to use in any of our cities, without expiration, in hopes of giving you a much better experience.

Victorian Era Austin Brought to Life.

Javier_D, Jun 2022

Dave and his little dog were great at storytelling. We were able to imagine things as they happened with the details Dave provided. Learned a lot about DT Austin. Highly recommend!

Response from Host, Jun 2022

This is great to hear, thank you for letting us know how great your guide Dave and his pup were! We hope to see you again soon.

10/10

Zoe_G, Apr 2022

I really liked the servant girl annihilator story we were told, best tour I have been on, tour guid gave us such detail I was very impressed

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Thank you for the rating! We're so glad you had a great time! We hope to see you again soon.

Fantastic your guide

ROSHAUN_H, Feb 2022

Celia lead a fantastic tour through downtown Austin, weaving history and information for our whole group and I'd definitely go again!

Response from Host, Feb 2022

This is great to hear, thank you for letting us know how informative your guide was!

Adult ghost tour

Debbie_G, Jul 2021

The tour was good. Different locations were presented of where deaths occurred. More in-depth story telling would have made it better. Many times it was stated there is a lot more information but you need to research it. I am not sure why this was an adult only tour. The information provided was not inappropriate nor a lot of gore/ details were provided to make the tour an adult only tour.

Response from Host, Jul 2021

We are sorry to hear you didn’t have a satisfactory time on our tour. We try to give a balanced mix of history and entertainment in our tours, and by doing that we do not go too in-depth with the stories. Your feedback is greatly appreciated, and we will look into this to see what we can do to improve future tours. Thank you for making us aware of this.

Taylor is amazing!

Sisteriotgirl, Jul 2021

I thought Murder by gaslight was going to more murder and less ghost stories. But Taylor was exceptional. He did a fantastic job keeping the group engaged.

Response from Host, Jul 2021

We're glad to hear you had a good time with Taylor on our Murder by Gaslight Tour. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review!

Highly recommend

Theresa_F, Jun 2021

Loved the stories. Very animated tour guide. Easy walk in the downtown area. Guide was patient as well.

Response from Host, Jun 2021

Thank you so much for your review. We're so glad you had a good time on our Murder by Gaslight Tour. Thanks for joining us!