Frequently Asked Questions

Our tour sizes will be limited to optimize crowd control and maintain social distancing requirements. Our tours are entirely outside. To limit exposure risks, we ask that you stay 6 feet away from people not in your immediate party, and wear a mask the entire time. Our guides are required to wear masks, and will inform you of the guidelines particular to their tour when you arrive. Thank you for your help in assuring safety for all guests on tour.

For social distancing concerns, we recommend booking a private tour.

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 developed a rating system for our tours to help our customers choose how spooky they want their tour. Whether you want to be scared, or just want a fun evening of spooky ghost stories, we have a tour that is right for you. You can find each activity rating located near the bottom of each activity page. 

Level 1: A LIL’ SPOOKY 
This tour is for all ages, and not scary at all. There are some spooky moments, but the content of this tour is mild and suited for anyone.

Level 2: ADULTS ONLY – SPOOKY
This tour is for ages 13 and up due to content such as adult substances, brothels, saloons, gunfights, sex, disease, crime, and murder. We do not recommend young children take this tour. Some spooky things can happen on this tour.

Level 3: SUPER SPOOKY
This tour is for ages 18 and up due to its graphic topics and stories. Prepare for the spookiest of tours as your guide will not hold back on the most gruesome and gory details. Bring a friend to this one, because it might just give you nightmares!

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?

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!

Family Friendly: ALL AGES – Our family-friendly Houston ghost tours are edited especially for the squeamish, and are suitable for young audiences. Think of the family tour as more of a campfire ghost story, and mainly a history tour. This tour is also only one hour long, and a shorter route through town.

R Rated: AGES 13 AND UP ONLY – The R-rated tours are an hour and 30 minutes, and take you to more locations. We do not hold back on the gruesome, dastardly, shocking tales, and give you the full version of the story.

General Admission: ALL AGES – Any age is welcome to join this tour, from ages 5 to 100!

In some locations it is also okay to bring alcoholic beverages, but please ask us before bringing them, as some locations do not allow it.

Our family-friendly and/or general admission tour is a one-hour walking tour, while our R-rated tours are an hour and 30 minutes long. We walk to each haunted spot, and some areas will have seating available while you are listening to the story.

Our family friendly and/or general admission tour is for all ages, though we do not recommend children under 5 attend due to the nature of the tour. We find that children between the ages of 6 and 12 love ghost tours!

Our R rated tour is for ages 13 and up only. If you bring young children to this tour you will be asked to reschedule for the family friendly or general admission tour. This tour has mature content that is pg-13 or R rated, so parents are strongly cautioned if their child is under the age of 17.

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 you book a rainy day tour and it gets cancelled, you may reschedule to any acceptable date you wish.

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. Want a super spooky experience? Book a Ghost Hunt!

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

During COVID-19 Restrictions – Our tours are limited to 20 people or less. Most tours will have less than 15.

During non-restricted times – Our limit is 25 people per tour guide. During our peak season, we will have more than one tour guide available in each location to perform the tour on alternating routes to ensure maximum flow. Most tours (in low season) will have between 4 and 20 people in attendance. (Peak season – August-November / Low season – December-July)

If you book a party with more than 25 people we will make arrangements with you that suit your party’s needs. We can accommodate up to 250 people in one night, so do not worry, no party size is too big!

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!

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, Humble, 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.

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 family-friendly tours are appropriate for all ages. These tours are full of spooky facts and interesting tidbits, while being fun and entertaining. Our R-rated tours are reserved 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.