Pittsburgh’s working-class reputation belies a soot-covered history that only gets darker the more you investigate. Find out why the Steel City can scare even the most hardened blue-collar workers.
Join us for an unwavering view of the City of Bridges’ dark history. Our unique collection of well-researched and accurate historical stories will unlock the torrid secrets that make Pittsburgh one of the most interesting haunted locations in the country.
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Valerie Chapman-Jones
Shay was an excellent tour guide! She was very knowledgeable about both the history and ghostly tales of downtown Pittsburgh!
Take an unflinching look at what makes the Steel City one of the most haunted locations in the state. Uncover countless stories of mining operations and milling tragedies gone wrong and meet the ghosts of Pittsburgh who inspired true stories of real life encounters and hauntings. Add a bonus extended tour for more haunted hotspots and ghost stories.
Tour Meeting Location: Mellon Square, Smithfield St & Oliver Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Experience Untold Secrets of Pittsburgh to discover the true, dark, and unbelievable stories of the giants of American History who lived here. They helped found our country...but also walked the streets of Pittsburgh as living, loving, fighting, and real human beings with personal stories, good and terrible, waiting to be uncovered.
Tour Meeting Location: 600 Grant Street, in Pittsburgh PA
Pittsburgh’s vibrant city life and tough working-class attitude, along with some generous philanthropy from 19th-century steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, have helped build it into the eighth-largest city in the United States.
On this ghost tour, you will walk through Pittsburgh’s South Side and learn compelling facts about the city’s history, along with some stories and happenings that nobody on the Pittsburgh Tourism Board would want you to know.
Dunbar’s Place
Locals have often called this bar haunted. Are these just drunken tales by those who’ve had a few too many? Or could there be something more lurking in Dunbar’s Place? Most people come here these days to catch the Steelers game, but who knows – you might catch something else out of the corner of your eye. Be on the lookout.
Cindy Esser’s Floral Shop
This stately Victorian building went up in the 1870s as a shoe store for Pittsburgh’s elite. But by the late 1900s, it joined a line of vacant buildings on Carson Street. Cindy Esser bravely opened her flower shop in 1982 while Pittsburgh was still in its depression. Today, the beautiful flowers cover up a dark past that still festers like a dying garden.
Smiling Moose
This bar has been operating on the South Side of the Steel City for nearly two decades. But before that, it was a part of an operating steel plant. Just a few years ago, a security camera captured a bright floating orb in the basement. No one could identify what it was, but everyone could see it bouncing in the air. Do you have any ideas that could solve this mystery?
What to Expect on Your Pittsburgh Ghost Tour
Pittsburgh Ghosts takes you through 8 to 12 different haunted locations (depending on your package), with each location increasing the tension more than the last. The standard tour takes about an hour and walks you to eight fascinating locations around the city. If you choose the extended tour, you will get roughly another 40 minutes of chilling stories along four extra sites.
The Pittsburgh ghost tour walking route is a wonderful collection of amazing sites in Steel City that will give you a glimpse of the city’s storied history while also giving you a taste of the ghostly atmosphere that infects the city at its fringes. This is the perfect tour for first-time visitors and seasoned locals alike!
This is a family-friendly attraction, so bring everyone in your family to enjoy the Pittsburgh ghost tour! We’ll make sure you have an informational, memorable, and slightly terrifying night that you and your family won’t forget.
Discover the Horrors That Haunt Pittsburgh
Learn why you may not want to visit the bathroom at a local bar located on the site of a former industrial steel factory.
Visit interesting storied locations like the South Side Traveler’s Rest and George K. Cupple Stadium.
Discover stories about terrifying ghost clowns, paranormal paintings, and mysterious bloody packages.
Check out the locations where tragedies and failures drive their dark, otherworldly connections.
Take a walking ghost tour to uncover the spirits of Pittsburgh and hear their tragic tales.
Why You Should Book Your Pittsburgh Ghost Tour Tonight!
Take a ‘staycation’ in your hometown
You exhausted everything your town has to offer? Stayed at every hotel, been to every bar or restaurant? How well do you know the history of your own town? Pittsburgh Ghosts is sure to give even the longest resident something new to tell their friends.
Your tour offers new insights into familiar sights, thanks to the deep research that goes into every location on the standard and extended tour. We welcome locals, who often have enlightening anecdotes to share and personal insight to add.
You want to be a cool boss!
What better way to build team unity than to take your employees out for a group ghost tour? Honolulu Haunts has a little of something for everyone—scary stories for the thrill-seekers, research-based history for the scholars, and fun for everyone! Check out our Group Tours page for information on how to start putting together the best company outing your employees have ever attended!
You want a way to walk off all of the city’s delicious cuisine
Pittsburgh has some great food, but maybe you’ve had enough for one trip. If you want to take a break from zipping from a local brewpub to a local lunch joint, then try a ghost tour instead. Or perhaps you’ve over-indulged and are looking for a way to walk it off. Pittsburgh Ghosts is a fun way to burn those calories while enjoying the city’s tropical weather and beautiful historic buildings.
Tour Meeting Location: Mellon Square, Smithfield St & Oliver Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Tour Times: 8:00 PM
Tour Length: 1 Hour
Ghost tours are held nightly, rain or shine!
