Your guide to the 6 best ghost walks in Birmingham

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It’s time to get your BOO on Birmingham! (Edward Wolfgang Poe / Birmingham Historic Touring Company)

Looking to have a spooky night out on the town? Amp up your Halloween game by treating yourself to one of Birmingham’s historic ghost walks. Here are six that you have to experience.

1. The Birmingham Ghost Walk—Hotels, Churches and Riots

Red Mont Hotel
The Redmont Hotel is allegedly one of Birmingham’s most haunted buildings. (Bham Now)

This is one of three ghost walks offered by the Birmingham Historic Touring Company, You’ll be guided through some of the city’s most supernatural sites like the famous Redmont Hotel and Tutwiler Hotel.

2. Birmingham Ghost Walks — Theatre’s Infernos and Dark Alleys

The Alabama Theatre through the bushes
The Alabama Theatre in Birmingham opened in 1927. (Nathan Watson / Bham Now)

You’ve likely been warned to avoid dark alleys, but this ghost walk with the Birmingham Historic Touring Company is the exception. Explore hidden dark alleys and discover incredible tales of Birmingham’s history and its chilling past.

3. Birmingham Ghost Walks—The Ghost and Graveyards Tour

Maple Hill Cemetery
Birmingham is home to many cemeteries. (Bham Now)

Immerse yourself in this spine-tingling graveyard tour to learn the lore behind Birmingham legends who once walked our historic city and now take rest six feet under. Don’t be surprised if you catch something staring back at you.

4. Birmingham Downtown Ghost Self-Guided Walking Tour

Linn Park
Linn Park in Birmingham (Bham Now)

Think of this ghost walk as more of a spooky stroll. This is a self-guided GPS-navigated ghost walk operated by the WalknTours app.

If you like to walk at your own petrifying pace, this tour might be best suited for you. You will explore eight ghostly spots in the Magic City, including the haunted YMCA and Linn Park (seen above).

5. Sloss Historic Night Tours

  • Sloss Furnace
  • Sloss Furnace at Night

This tour being when the lights go out. Taking place at the historic Sloss Furnaces, you’ll walk the grounds while hearing lurid tales of when the factory was up and running. This is not a paranormal tour, however, ghosts may or may not linger nearby.

6. Oak Hill Cemetery Fall History Tour

  • Oak Hill
  • Aboveground Grave

Take a tour of the Oak Hills cemetery this fall and learn about the lives of cemetery residents. You’ll see actors portraying Titanic survivors or the legendary “lady of the night., Louise Wooster who owned a “high-class” Birmingham brothel. This tour is also a great opportunity to pay your respects to some of the pioneers of Birmingham.

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