Frequently Asked Questions

Houston Ghost Tour is committed to our guide and guests’ safety while on tour. Though we highly encourage our guests and staff to wear masks, we do not enforce or require you to wear one. Please read our recommendations for each event we offer in order to limit your risk of exposure.

For Tours: Our tours are almost entirely outdoors. You may stand 6 feet from the guide and guests at any time. On occasion we do go inside some of the buildings, so we recommend social distancing and masks during this time. For the utmost safety, we recommend booking a private tour.

For Ghost Hunts: Our hunts are almost entirely outdoors. You may choose to stand 6 feet away from the guide and any other guests. We recommend wearing a mask whenever in close quarters with other guests and when visiting inside of buildings. For the utmost safety, we recommend booking a private tour.

For our indoor events: We recommend wearing a mask while inside and while seated with other guests. You may remove your mask while eating and drinking. There is a possibility you will be seated next to other guest at our events, so masks are encouraged. For the utmost safety, we offer guests the option to purchase a whole table in order not to be seated with other guests. This will limit your exposure to others.

Yes. All of our events and tours require a reservation. Though we welcome walk-ups, we can’t guarantee we will have a tour available if you do. We recommend calling ahead or booking online for a guaranteed spot on the tour.
To make a reservation, click BOOK NOW and pay online.
To pay cash or pay at the venue, please call, email, or text to make a reservation.

Buy Tickets:
Buy your tickets online by clicking on any tour, and clicking the red “Book Now” button.

Buy Tickets at Our Home Shop
Creations Market and Workshop
311 Main St.
Spring, TX
77373
(346) 351-1107
Store Hours as posted are regular business hours. Fridays and Saturdays the shop is open at least 1 hour before tour time, where you can enter to purchase tickets.

Walk-ups or cash payers welcome from 7:30 to 9:30pm in Spring!*

*Important notice: Tickets are sold on a first-come first-served basis, and we hold tours by reservation only. To confirm tickets are available at the shop (Creations Workshop), or to pay cash, check availability online, or call Creations or 281-770-1324.

We are not a haunted house, and no one will jump out and scare you on our tours. Our tour and ghost hunt is a 1 to 2 hour fun evening walk through a haunted town while you learn the spooky history, local folklore, and legends about the area. Exciting and entertaining, our tours have been known to send a chill down the spine. However, we are not considered a scary activity. Some tours and activities can be quite spooky depending on the paranormal activity for that evening. If you want the creepiest and spookiest activity we offer, try the Ghost Hunt first.

Our tours are a real life ghost story for you to experience first-hand! You meet your entertaining, fun, and informative tour guide in a haunted town where they share spooky tales of history and folklore at each stop. We show you real haunted locations, real stories, and real paranormal legends.

Eerie and spooky, our Texas ghost tours send a chill down your spine. We are not a haunted house, but everything you experience will be real and paranormal. Are you ready to step into the haunted Old West?

No. We are not a haunted house, and we will never plant someone to purposely scare you. Our tours are fun and entertaining, while sometimes spooky.

Believe it or not, we cannot make ghosts appear on cue. But, every single week, we catch strange visions on camera, see weird shapes in the dark, and experience that tingle on the back of our neck that someone or someTHING might be watching us…

Our tours are designed to show you the haunted history of town, and help you explore the paranormal world around you. Some strange things have happened to us out there on tour over the years. Keep your mind open to the possibilities and your senses on alert, and get ready for an experience!

Houston is an all ages tour. We recommend it for ages 6 and up.
Old Town Spring at 8pm is an all ages tour. We recommend it for ages 8 and up. Our 9:30pm tour is for adults and teens ages 13 and up.
Tomball is an all ages tour. We recommend this tour for ages 10 and up.

Houston – 1 hour and 15 minutes
Old Town Spring – 1 hour and 30 minutes
Tomball – 1 hour

Family Friendly Ghost Tour: All ages welcome. Recommended for ages 8 and up, but all ages may attend this tour.

R Rated Ghost Tour: Ages 13 and up only.

Tarot Tea Party: Ages 15 and up only.

No. Our R rated tours and hunts have adult content and are not suitable for children. We may ask you to leave if you arrive with young children to the R rated tour, or adult only tours and events. We have designed the R rated tour specifically for adults to be able to enjoy the experience without young children.

Our Family Friendly tours are designed for all ages, and are just as fun and spooky as the R rated tours, so rest assured your whole family will enjoy it!

We get this question a lot. In our line of work, hauntings are a regular occurrence in everyday places. We believe that there are ghosts almost everywhere, they are simply waiting for the right person to make contact and acknowledge their presence. Our team of investigators and history buffs have researched hundreds of hours of documents and word-of-mouth experiences that lead us to believe that yes, something paranormal is going on here. Whether you want to believe they are ghosts, or simply the mind playing tricks – we leave that up to you to decide. At Houston Ghost Tour, our main goal is to promote local history, legend, and folklore in a way that is entertaining, educational, and fun. It’s what we’re all about!

Dress for the weather – we go on, rain or shine!

All of our ghost tours are outdoors, so please wear comfortable closed-toe shoes, and wear clothes according to the current weather forecast. We tour rain or shine on most occasions, so bring an umbrella if it calls for rain!

Weather cancellations – We will only cancel the tour if the weather is deemed unsatisfactory for the tour to be held. For example, if the rain is heavy and there is lightning, if the rain is so heavy we cannot navigate or see/hear the guide clearly, or if there is known flooding along the tour route. If we do cancel the tour, we will ask if you would like to reschedule or receive a full refund.

We will still hold the tour if it is a light sprinkle.

If you have a smart phone, simply show your guide your confirmation receipt or tickets, or just tell us the name of your party. If you do not have a smart phone you will want to print out your tickets to show your guide. No tickets or smart phone? As long as you made a reservation or booked online, we will be able to pull up your information. Although you can buy tickets at the location, our tours are limited to 25 people per tour, so it’s best to make sure you have booked with us before you go, just in case we sell out.

You will be walking on all of our tours, so please wear appropriate clothing. we ask you: please, no high heel shoes, no flip flops, and no open sandals. We recommend tennis shoes, sneakers, or boots. We walk through dirty terrain in some locations, so it is best to have the proper footwear.

We use a lot of bug spray in Texas. we recommend you spray some on beforehand. You are more than welcome to bring it with you to use on tour.

We do not always have water provided, so please bring some water with you. During warmer months, IT WILL BE HOT!

Yes! You’ll want to have a camera to capture your tour and perhaps get ghost pictures to show your friends! Cell phone cameras work well for our ghost tours, with or without flash. Please no video recording without written permission from the owner.

Our most popular ghost tour is in Old Town Spring because of its paranormal activity, haunted spots, and stories. We get the best pictures and have the most experiences on our Spring tour. Our Houston tour follows close behind in popularity, for its creepy vibes and creepy spots. No matter how many people are in Hermann Park, it’s spooky at night.

Yes, definitely. You still need to have a reservation, so be sure to call or email us to secure your spot on tour.

First, purchase any other tickets you may need, then contact us by contact form, phone, email, or text, and we will add the free Military ticket to your reservation. We will need your booking number or the name on your reservation to add the ticket. We will then send a new verification and receipt with your updated ticket count. You will need to email or text a copy of your ID to verify. Your guide will also ask to see your ID.

On weekends our tours can range anywhere from 4 people up to 30. On week nights our tours are usually smaller than 10. We max out most tours at 20, but our highest amount for one tour guide is 30. If you are wondering how many people will be on your tour, feel free to contact us.

If you want to book a large private tour, we can accommodate up to 250 people in one night, with split groups. No party size is too big! For more information, visit our Group Tours page.

Giving your Houston Ghost Tour guide a tip is a fabulous way for them to know you loved your ghost tour. We really love applause on our tours. Your satisfaction is our highest goal when we give a ghost tour!

Use the VENMO app for a contactless experience. Send tips to @houstonghosttour and be sure to let us know what guide you are giving the tip to.

Also, reviewing us on Facebook, TripAdvisor, and Yelp, are very helpful for us, so we can learn how our guests are enjoying our tours.

In Spring and Tomball there will be some shops open for you to explore before or after the tour. In Spring there are 2 you will go inside during the tour. In Houston it is a walk through a park. Most shops close in all locations by 6pm. Our tours are all about the stories, and due to liability issues with taking large groups inside very small buildings, we do not go inside every spot.

No. The ghosts we discuss on our tours are tied to areas where significant memories were for them when they were alive. The spirits in our tour spots are stuck where they are, forever bound to their last memories. Don’t ever worry about taking something home. It just doesn’t happen that way. Our ghosts are content where they are, and you are simply a visitor in their domain for the short time you are on the tour.

We are not a haunted house or a scary experience. WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE WHO WILL JUMP OUT AND SCARE YOU. We are a haunted history entertainment tour. Our guides are fun and exciting, while sharing spooky stories and interesting lore. We do occasionally experience real paranormal activity, such as physical sightings, photos we can’t explain, voices from nowhere, and much more. Most people who go on tour with us say they have some kind of paranormal experience while on tour. Our 8pm tours are appropriate for all ages. These tours are full of spooky facts and interesting tidbits, while being fun and entertaining. Our late night tours are recommended for adults only, and are fun and entertaining.

Though our tours are mostly wheelchair accessible, there are some pathways that may be difficult to navigate depending on time of year, and weather circumstances within the area. Please be prepared to navigate according to the situation. Our team members are trained to edit our route to ensure your wheelchair is able to move along the tour safely.

Old Town Spring – Parking lot behind the historical museum, or parallel parking.

Houston – Parking lot in roundabout near statue meeting place. This lot is very busy. We recommend coming at least 10 minutes early to guarantee a parking spot.

Tomball – Parking lot next to the train station.

Humble – Parallel parking, or parking lot.

Spring: Please arrive at least 10 minutes before tour time. If you like, you can arrive much earlier in order to shop and dine in town. We recommend coming before 5pm if you choose to shop.
Houston: Please arrive at least 15-20 minutes before tour time in order to find parking, locate the statue, and meet your guide.
Tomball: Please arrive on time, or at least 10 minutes before tour time.
Humble: Please arrive on time.

Our ghost tours start promptly at their scheduled time. If you are going to be more than 10 minutes late to your tour, you will have to reschedule for another tour time that evening, or to another date if there are no remaining ghost tours that night.

We leave the starting area by 10 minutes after start time, so there will be no one at the meeting area after that until the end of our tour. Most people find it easiest to put the address into their GPS and arrive at least 10-20 minutes before the tour begins to guarantee they can locate our tour location meeting place.

During off season, we have unlimited availability, and can hold as many as 250 people in one night.
Our tours are designed to offer enough space for up to 75 people per location. We split our groups into smaller tours with multiple groups and guides doing tours in town, so that everyone attending can hear their guide and see the haunted locations with ease and comfort. Rest assured, we have room for you!

Occasionally, especially in peak season (August-Oct), we do sell out certain tours. To ensure you get the tour of your choice, we recommend booking online.