The spooky season is in full bloom, and for Michigan, that means a wealth of activities, decorations and events that channel frightful fun! Whether you’re a fan of delivering scares or a scary thrillseeker, what better way to experience the haunting goodness of Halloween than visiting one of Michigan’s ghost tours?
In case you are unfamiliar with it, a ghost tour offers the chance to discover the haunted history of a place. We will show you some of the creepiest phantom treks you can enjoy throughout the area! From Detroit Ghost Tour, which turns the downtown area into your spooky playground, to Eloise Asylum in Westland, which offers over 54,000 sq. ft. of frightening sights. There’s no shortage of hair-raising fun, and here is where to find a ghost tour near you.
Detroit Ghost Tour – Detroit
Date: Oct. 15 – Dec. 31
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: $19-$29
Detroit Ghost Tours takes full advantage of the historic cityscape by offering tours along three areas: The Whitney, a restaurant built in the 1800s with a ghostly past, The Masonic Temple, one of the city’s largest buildings known for its constructional beauty and mysterious ambiance, and The Alhambra Building, a Detroit relic marked by a host of urban legends and tragic stories too spooky to venture. During your trip, you will enjoy unheard stories and innovative entertainment.
Eloise Asylum – Westland
Date: Oct. 18-27
Time: 7-10:30 p.m.
Cost: $45-$75
Taking place at the historic Kay Beard Building, this Westland tour offers a paranormal expedition like no other, featuring dusty floors, time-worn chipped paint, and bone-chilling stories from the former hospital. Stroll the corridors of this building to seek the ghosts roaming each of the five stories. This horror attraction is crafted to bring a complete Halloween immersion.
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The Detroit Bus Company – Detroit
Date: Oct. 18-26
Time: 7-10 p.m.
Cost: $64.99 – Groups of 10+: $59.99
Heading back to the Motor City, known as the Rotten Route, The Detroit Bus Company creates a night of unspeakable thrills. On your frightly voyage, you will travel across four locations: the Endless Corridor (AKA Black Lagoon), Aviary, The Crypt, and the Abyss. During your travels, you will experience the unsightly ambiance, eerie tales and dark testimonies under the night sky for a ghost-haunting tour with over a mile of adventure. This limited experience runs October 18, 19, 25 and 26, so get your ticket while they’re available.
Orson Starr House – Royal Oak
Date: Oct. 19
Time: 10:30 p.m.
Cost: $55
The Orson Starr Home, built in the 1800s, hosts one of the city’s ghost tours, a Halloween tradition that began in 2015. The Orson Starr house has earned a stark and troubling reputation for being haunted, both because it was home to one of the area’s earliest settlers and because of its deep history filled with horrifying tales of deaths. During your tour, enjoy stories about the Orson Starr family’s past and get first-hand experience of how their spooky reputation came to be.
Wiard’s Night Terrors: Haunted Thrill Park – Ypsilanti
Date: Oct. 18-31
Time: 7:45-11 p.m.
Cost: $36.25 – $62.25
Wiards is known for plenty of fun, offering an expansive corn maze, delicious cider and donuts, or their fun pet display. However, did you know you can embark on a ghost tour with their “Night Terror” attraction? You can explore the autumn business’s Halloween-themed quests, which include five attractions, such as their haunted hayride and the darkness-filled Mindshaft.
Chelsea Haunted Tour – Chelsea
Date: Oct. 19-26
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Cost: $20
Experience over an hour of ghost stories and tragedies at the Chelsea Historical Museum during an unforgettable tour. Led by Jasen King, you will experience firsthand some of the area’s most haunted locations. During your visit to the museum, be sure to bring your camera, as the spooky attractions are guaranteed to be nonstop.
Michigan offers some of the best ghost tours in the nation and with these events, you will experience and enjoy the scariest moments during the eeriest time of the year.
Antonio Cooper is a freelance journalist from Detroit, Michigan. His coverage of music festivals and interviews with local celebrities appeared in The E-Current Magazine, The Detroit Metro Times, XXL Magazine, RichMagDigital, The Ann Arbor Observer, and Pop Magazine.