Mobsters, Mayhem, & Murder of Memphis Ghost Tour
Memphis Ghosts
4.5
Wendy_S
24 days ago
Great tour with loads of information about Memphis history. Went to a few different places. At the end was told their was an 'add on' we could have bought but some members of our party were tired after a long day of sight-seeing. The tour we had was just the right length.
Join us on a thrilling walking ghost tour through the eerie streets of Memphis, guided by a local expert who brings haunted history to life with captivating stories. As you walk through the historic district, you'll hear chilling tales of ghostly encounters and the spirits that still linger in some of the city's most iconic buildings. As you stroll by the Mississippi River, you'll be taken back to a time of sinister saloons, haunted theaters, and ghostly hotels. Beneath the lively vibe of Memphis, known for its delicious barbecue and soulful blues, lies a darker history of hauntings and tragedies. This mile-long tour covers some of Memphis's most haunted spots. While we can't enter privately owned buildings, you'll stand on haunted ground at every turn, visiting places like the ghostly Arcade Restaurant and the mysterious John Alexander Austin House. Keep your senses sharp—who knows what spirits may be watching!
Departure Point
- All tours meet at the Lorraine Motel, 450 Mulberry St, Memphis, TN 38103, located next to the Memphis Fire Station #2. Your guide will be wearing a US Ghost Adventures t-shirt and carrying a lantern. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour.
- All tours meet at the Lorraine Motel, 450 Mulberry St, Memphis, TN 38103, located next to the Memphis Fire Station #2. Your guide will be wearing a US Ghost Adventures t-shirt and carrying a lantern. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour.
- Human tour guide - English
Points of Interest
Stop At: Lorraine Motel450 Mulberry Street, Memphis, TN 38103The Lorraine Motel is infamous as the site where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. Visitors often report feeling an overwhelming sadness and claim to hear faint echoes of a man’s final words.Duration: 8 minutesStop At: The Arcade Restaurant540 South Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103As Memphis's oldest café, the Arcade Restaurant has been serving meals since 1919. Patrons have reported seeing ghostly figures in the windows and experiencing unexplained cold drafts inside.Duration: 7 minutesStop At: The Green Beetle325 South Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103Once a brothel and speakeasy, Earnestine & Hazel’s is said to be haunted by the spirits of its past clientele. Visitors often hear the jukebox playing on its own and feel an eerie presence in the upstairs rooms.Duration: 8 minutesStop At: 69 E Pontotoc Ave69 East Pontotoc Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103The Green Beetle, the oldest tavern in Memphis, has seen its share of eerie occurrences. Patrons have reported strange noises and shadows moving through the bar late at night.Duration: 7 minutesStop At: John Alexander Austin House290 South Front Street, Memphis, TN 38103The Pontotoc Hotel, a former hot spot for gamblers and bootleggers, is rumored to be haunted by restless spirits. Some say they’ve seen ghostly apparitions peering from the windows of the long-abandoned building.Duration: 8 minutesStop At: Orpheum Theatre203 South Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103This historic home, built in 1876, is said to be haunted by its original owner, John Alexander Austin. Passersby often feel a cold breeze or hear mysterious footsteps when walking past the house.Duration: 7 minutesStop At: Earnestine & Hazel's531 South Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103The Orpheum Theatre is one of Memphis’s most haunted sites, with the spirit of a young girl named Mary said to linger in the balcony. Attendees have reported seeing her ghost during performances and hearing her laughter echoing through the halls.Duration: 8 minutesAdditional Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Thrilling and Chilling Ghost Stories
- Historic and Haunted Sites
- EMF Detector Rental
- Knowledgeable Guide
- Gratuity for the Guide
Join us on a thrilling walking ghost tour through the eerie streets of Memphis, guided by a local expert who brings haunted history to life with captivating stories. As you walk through the historic district, you'll hear chilling tales of ghostly encounters and the spirits that still linger in some of the city's most iconic buildings. As you stroll by the Mississippi River, you'll be taken back to a time of sinister saloons, haunted theaters, and ghostly hotels. Beneath the lively vibe of Memphis, known for its delicious barbecue and soulful blues, lies a darker history of hauntings and tragedies. This mile-long tour covers some of Memphis's most haunted spots. While we can't enter privately owned buildings, you'll stand on haunted ground at every turn, visiting places like the ghostly Arcade Restaurant and the mysterious John Alexander Austin House. Keep your senses sharp—who knows what spirits may be watching!
Departure Point
- All tours meet at the Lorraine Motel, 450 Mulberry St, Memphis, TN 38103, located next to the Memphis Fire Station #2. Your guide will be wearing a US Ghost Adventures t-shirt and carrying a lantern. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour.
- All tours meet at the Lorraine Motel, 450 Mulberry St, Memphis, TN 38103, located next to the Memphis Fire Station #2. Your guide will be wearing a US Ghost Adventures t-shirt and carrying a lantern. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour.
- Human tour guide - English
Points of Interest
Stop At: Lorraine Motel450 Mulberry Street, Memphis, TN 38103The Lorraine Motel is infamous as the site where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. Visitors often report feeling an overwhelming sadness and claim to hear faint echoes of a man’s final words.Duration: 8 minutesStop At: The Arcade Restaurant540 South Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103As Memphis's oldest café, the Arcade Restaurant has been serving meals since 1919. Patrons have reported seeing ghostly figures in the windows and experiencing unexplained cold drafts inside.Duration: 7 minutesStop At: The Green Beetle325 South Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103Once a brothel and speakeasy, Earnestine & Hazel’s is said to be haunted by the spirits of its past clientele. Visitors often hear the jukebox playing on its own and feel an eerie presence in the upstairs rooms.Duration: 8 minutesStop At: 69 E Pontotoc Ave69 East Pontotoc Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103The Green Beetle, the oldest tavern in Memphis, has seen its share of eerie occurrences. Patrons have reported strange noises and shadows moving through the bar late at night.Duration: 7 minutesStop At: John Alexander Austin House290 South Front Street, Memphis, TN 38103The Pontotoc Hotel, a former hot spot for gamblers and bootleggers, is rumored to be haunted by restless spirits. Some say they’ve seen ghostly apparitions peering from the windows of the long-abandoned building.Duration: 8 minutesStop At: Orpheum Theatre203 South Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103This historic home, built in 1876, is said to be haunted by its original owner, John Alexander Austin. Passersby often feel a cold breeze or hear mysterious footsteps when walking past the house.Duration: 7 minutesStop At: Earnestine & Hazel's531 South Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103The Orpheum Theatre is one of Memphis’s most haunted sites, with the spirit of a young girl named Mary said to linger in the balcony. Attendees have reported seeing her ghost during performances and hearing her laughter echoing through the halls.Duration: 8 minutesAdditional Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Thrilling and Chilling Ghost Stories
- Historic and Haunted Sites
- EMF Detector Rental
- Knowledgeable Guide
- Gratuity for the Guide
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Kira_S
Very historical and informative, but if your looking for something spooky this isn't quite it. FASCINATING for sure though
Terri S
The guide was not enthusiastic about his job. Our tour was on Halloween night with all sorts of people dressed in costumes on the street. I expected to feel a bit of an eerie vibe. The title of the tour was Mobsters, Madness and Murder, I expected more of all three to be discussed, and more historical information as well. There was so much potential for this tour to have been presented in a different and more exciting manner. Having been on other Ghost tours that left me looking over my shoulder for days afterwards this one only made me wish I had saved my money. I can’t speak for the other members on the tour but no one asked questions and they all scattered like roaches when he announced that it was the end of the tour.
Wendy_S
Great tour with loads of information about Memphis history. Went to a few different places. At the end was told their was an 'add on' we could have bought but some members of our party were tired after a long day of sight-seeing. The tour we had was just the right length.
Jane_B
Excellent guide. Knowledgeable and engaging! We got to see so many interesting sites and even a ghost or two!
jneely77
This was the most uninteresting, phoned in ghost tour I’ve ever been on. The guide had no interest in the topic at all. I tried to engage with him on some ghost hunting conversation and he not only had zero knowledge whatsoever on anything I was talking about, but he showed no interest in it either. It was painfully obvious that he was just reciting a script. I thought it was also a bit tacky for him to to go to the bar twice at Ernestine and Hazel’s to get himself a drink during the tour and then not ask the rest of us if we wanted to get anything, just grabbed his drink and walked out the door. At one point the guide told us we had a long walk before the next stop and then just walked ahead of us in silence for about 10 minutes, only breaking his silence once to tell us how much he didn’t like the local utility company. Then randomly out of nowhere he’s like “ok, we’re done. Let me know if you need directions back to where we started. And they don’t pay me a lot so I’d really appreciate any additional contributions you could make” (even though we were the only group on the tour and had already tipped him when we booked). Hard pass on this one, extremely disappointed and can’t believe how much we had to pay for this “tour” that was completely uninteresting.