The best ghost tours in Connecticut are frighgtfully fun. Wheter it’s Halloween or just a night on the (ghost) town, ghost tours are a great family activity. From walking the streets of Hartford or New Haven, to braving Connecticut graveyards by lantern, these ghost tours can be as educational as they are chilling! So remind the family there’s nothing to fear and head out to these Connecticut ghost tours!
Some of the best ghost tours are available all year long. For more family fun at your favorite haunts, be sure to keep up with our events calendar.
CT Ghost Tours Near Hartford
1. Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours – Hartford
Hartford’s Mark Twain House offers the Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours. In addition to tales of the paranormal, the tours include insight into Mark Twain’s own views of the supernatural. These are recommended for kids 10 and up.
2. West Hartford Hauntings – West Hartford
Every October, the Noah Webster House hosts the West Hartford Hauntings ghost tours in Connecticut. Tour guides lead brave souls by lanterns on these graveyard tours. Visitors (10 and up) are regaled with eerie tales and theatrical stories of haunted Connecticut.
3. Hallowed History Lantern Tour – Hartford
There are so many things to do in Hartford, and the Hallowed History Lantern Tour is one of them! Costumed actors share chilling tales at this ghost tour in Hartford’s Cedar Hill Cemetery. For about an hour, families can hear the stories of some of the cemetary’s most notable residents.
4. Webb Deane Stevens Museum – Wethersfield
The Witch and Tombstones Tour begins at the Isaac Stevens House, part of the Webb Deane Stevens Museum. This Wethersfield ghost tour covers graveyards and sites of actual witch trials from Connecticut’s haunted history. Although not recommended for kids under 12, there are some daylight tours to take the edge off the spookiness!
CT Ghost Tours in Fairfield County
5. Fairfield Museum Walking Tours – Fairfield
The Fairfield Museum’s offers several walking tours, including Accused! Fairfield Witchcraft Tours and a variety of cemetery lantern tours. These spins around bring some hearty scares to families in Fairfield.
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Best Ghost Tours in Eastern Connecticut
6. Seaside Shadows – Mystic & Westerly RI
Consider a spooky ghost tour next time your visiting Mystic, Connecticut with Kids. With locations in both Mystic and Westerly, Rhode Island, Seaside Shadows provides plenty of ghost tour options for families in eastern Connecticut. Seaside Shadows’ tours include a ghost tour of downtown Mystic, graveyard tours, and seasonal tours for Christmas and Valentine’s Day. Tours are recommended for age 11 & up. Seaside Shadows also offers spooky pub crawls, if mom and dad are looking for a night out!
Connecticut Ghost Tours – New Haven
7. Ghosts of New Haven – New Haven
Ghosts of New Haven provides group and private tours. The 90-minute ghost tour throiugh the streets of New Haven include tales surrounding famous sites such as Yale University.
8. Twisted Vine – Derby
Among the Twisted Vine’s themed dinners are nights featuring psychic readings and a combination dinner/ghost tour of Derby. The pre-fixe price includes a buffet and the tour. Looking for a unique private event? The Twisted Vine will host a paranormal dinner for groups of 12 or more!
