Ever since wearing a bed sheet with eyeholes cut in it became the trendiest spring fashion, separating actual phantasms from plain old fashionistas has become increasingly difficult. Sort fact from fiction with today's deal: for $14, you get a ticket to the Market Ghost Tour (a $15 value) along with a published copy of Market Ghost Stories (a $13 value) by Mercedes Yaeger, giving this Groupon a $28 total value. This Top 10 National Ghost Tour (as voted by TripAdvisors) lasts around 75 minutes and leads the public through the folkloric tales that populate the Pike Place Market at night. Tours are scheduled Wednesdays through Saturdays with groups departing at 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m., and 9 p.m. depending on the month and day.
A Market Ghost Tour reveals a fascinating side of the region's history, blending the realms of reality and lore by luring pedestrian curiosities into the unknown. Highly informative tour guides relish in the sharing of local ghost stories inspired by seeds of suspicion and mysterious encounters with paranormal forces. Experience the thrill of constant suspense while learning the intriguing tales of tragic figures doomed to an afterlife of specterhood. Haunted locations resonate with the static buzz of surrounding clairvoyance as non-believers drop the "non-" under the influence of ominous darkness blended with the power of vivid poltergeist narratives.
After the tour ends, flip through tour guide/ordained minister Mercedes Yaeger's Market Ghost Stories for exciting supplemental material and plenty of fodder for future ghost-swapping meet-ups. As the third best-selling local paperback book at Elliott Bay Book Company in January, the piece documents history and local legends for a thorough exploration into an exciting element of Seattle's socio-historical makeup.
Be sure to schedule your tour in advance to ensure availability.
Reviews
TripAdvisors give the tour 4.5 spooky owl eyes and rate it as one of the Top 10 Ghost Tours in America. The tour has been called a "best bet" in the Seattle Times and has been featured by Portland Destinations Travel Examiner and on CNN.
- Whether or not you're a fan of ghost stories, the Market Ghost Tour through Seattle's Pike Street Market at night is a walking tour that should not be missed. – Jennifer Ano, Portland Destinations Travel Examiner
- Wow - Seattle Ghost Tours gets it right! With a mix of skeptics, non-believers and ghost-huggers (if that's even a term), our guide, Mercedes, rocked the Market! – NorthwestNative, TripAdvisor
Yelpers give the Market Ghost Tour 4.5 stars.
Groupon Says
Are Ghosts Real?
Despite the mountains of papers generated by scientists and the findings of the 1910 Governor's Association's Council on the Existence of Paraspectral Entities, the scientific community has yet to end definitively one of mankind's foremost debates: Are ghosts real?
For years, presidents, who traditionally serve as the nation's Commander of the Science Army, have been complaining about frequent hauntings in the White House (such hauntings are believed to be the work of ghosts). With the indubitable scientific prowess of the president as an impetus, many scientists began to investigate the existence of ghosts, only to find that their Erlenmeyer flasks and Zirnkilton burners were of no use in these inquiries.
The issue seemed to close itself in 1984, with the release of the film Ghostbusters, which proved that ghosts did exist, could be filmed, and were quite willing to poke fun at themselves. Only in 1998 did it come out the many of the ghosts in the film were actually just actors in ghost suits, causing the scientific community to renew the debate, which is fought in campus science halls to this day.
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