Memphis: 90-minute Haunted Walking Tour
this tour $29.63
$10 $220
Memphis, Tennessee · 4.8/5 from 36 reviews
Memphis ghost tours
Every Memphis ghost tour we can verify, priced against the $30 national median — so you can see which are a fair price for a night's walk and which are not.
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$29.63cheapest in Memphis
4.8average rating
78verified reviews
$30national median
What the tour includes
From the operator's own listing, not our summary of it.
Highlights
- Hear how Georgia Tann used the Tennessee Children's Home Society to steal babies
- Learn about local Memphis woman, Alma Theede's long list of dead husbands
- Feel the goosebumps as your hear story after story about the city's dark past
Included
- Round-trip transportation by air-conditioned (or heated) bus
- Local tour guide
- Stop at Moxy Hotel for themed cocktails (mocktails, soda, and water also available)
How a Memphis ghost tour works
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Pick your night
Ghost tours run after dark and the good ones sell out on weekends. Check the widget above for what is actually running while you are in Memphis.
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Book with free cancellation
Most of these can be cancelled up to 24 hours before, so booking early costs nothing and holding out costs you the good guide.
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Turn up where they say
This one meets at Meet your tour guide at the activity provider's, Backbeat Tours, ticket podium located on the downstairs patio at Alfred's. If you are arriving by car, there are four different parking garages within a few blocks of the meeting point, and several open-air parking lots. The closest garage to the location, just two blocks away, is at 149 Peabody Place between Second Street and BB King Blvd., next to the Hampton Inn. You can try your luck with on-street metered parking, too, on Second Street just south of Beale; on Beale between Front and Second; or along Peabody Place from Front to Fourth Street.
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Wear the right shoes
You will be walking on old, uneven, badly lit ground for an hour or more. It is the advice every operator gives and most visitors ignore.
On the tour
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this tour $40.61
$10 $220
4.8 from 36 verified reviews Free cancellation Backbeat Tours
The Memphis shortlist, compared
Priced against the $30 national median across 208 ghost tours.
| Best valueMemphis: True Crime History Bus Tour | Memphis: 90-minute Haunted Walking Tour | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $40.61 | $29.63 |
| Against the category | premium | typical |
| Rating | 4.8 (36) | 4.7 (42) |
| Operator | Backbeat Tours | Backbeat Tours |
| Check dates | See this one |
Every other Memphis ghost tour
Ordered by review depth. The strip on each card shows where that price sits across 208 ghost tours nationally.
Fever, the river, and 1968
Heavier material than the format usually carries
Yellow fever, the river trade and the civil rights era, told by somebody.
The tone matters more than the route
The events that make Memphis a ghost-tour city are real epidemics and real atrocities, some within living memory of the buildings involved. A good guide handles that as history. A bad one turns it into entertainment. Check reviews for which you are getting - more carefully here than anywhere else on this site.
Who it is actually for
Somebody already interested in the city rather than in ghosts. The format is the delivery mechanism in Memphis, not the appeal, and visitors who arrive wanting a fright tend to leave disappointed.
A small field
There is not much bookable here. That is worth knowing before you plan an evening around it, and it is why review depth on the cards matters more than any ranking we could write. Memphis also concentrates its visitors on Beale Street and Graceland, so a ghost tour competes with two of the strongest draws in American music tourism. If you have one evening, be honest about whether this is how you want to spend it.
What a night here actually costs
Memphis's 2 bookable tours start at $29.63 and run to $40.61, against a national ghost-tour median of $30 measured across 208 products. That puts Memphis squarely in the typical band. The middle half of all ghost tours runs $25 to $39.25, this city sits inside it, and price is therefore not the variable worth optimising here. With only 2 products there is no comparison to make, and the review depth on the card is the only signal worth reading. Treat a thin sample as unproven rather than poor. We feature the tour we can evidence: 36 verified reviews, quoted below in the guests' own words.
What guests say
4.8 from 36 verified reviews for the tour we feature, plus 8 more from other tours in the city.
★★★★★
Tour Guide was outstanding. The guide was great. The driver was good as well
★★★★★
John was our guide. he was very funny, entertaining and so knowledgeable! we really enjoyed the tour and all the history. Moxy's cocktails are a nice treat. Thank you Shawn for the safe transportation.
★★★★★
Tour was great. Taylor Nicole was fun and knowledgeable! I was there with my daughters (21 & 14) who love true crime podcasts, and we all enjoyed the tour!
★★★★★
The tour was informative and interesting! We got to see some gorgeous historic sites and it was super fun. Shannon was an engaging and entertaining guide and Miss Princess a great driver. Well worth the price and recommend highly
★★★★★
This was an awesome tour. Our guide was very friendly and knew the key data and tips extremely well . This tour gave us a good introduction to Memphis so that we could plan the next couple of days based on the information gained. Great value for money and a huge bonus of a free beer to wander the streets of Memphis. The rain made us feel right at home as its a very wet winter here in NZ ATM. Great value and a awesome time overall . Steve & Tammy from New Zealand
★★★★★
Guide was an excellent storyteller - really enjoyable!
★★★★★
Our guide was very good, great personality very cheerful couldn’t have asked for a better guide.
★★★★★
Daniel was great. He kept it light enough to be enjoyable with enough jumps to give give you thrills. I will recommend this tour to all my friends when they visit.
Reviews of other tours in the city
★★★★★
Sheena was amazing. So knowledgeable about the area. Great tour. Great energy!
★★★★★
Amazing tour and guide was funny and knowledgeable. One not to be missed.
★★★★★
It was an amazing night. Had an enjoyable night would recommend highly. Tour guide was amazing and explained everything perfectly.
★★★★★
Sheena was a great guide. So full of knowledge and made the tour really fun !
★★★★★
Liz and TC were brilliant. TC was very enthusiastic about the things he was telling us, really made it fun. Liz was very knowledgeable and fun to be around!
★★★★★
It was very informative and entertaining. Both Liz and TC were great guides and gave great insights to the haunts of Memphis.
★★★★★
Loved the tour! Jana was a great guide and had great stories! Thank you!
★★★★★
It was fantastic! Our guide Sheena was a great story teller and you could tell she really enjoys her job. Not only did we hear about the ghost stories of so many places we visited, but so much other history and fun Memphis facts.
16 verified reviews shown, taken from the operators' own GetYourGuide listings. We do not collect or edit reviews ourselves.
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Memphis: True Crime History Bus Tour — rated 4.8 by 36 verified guests, from $40.61. Free cancellation.
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How much is a Memphis ghost tour?
Memphis tours run from $29.63, against a national ghost-tour median of $30 across 208 products. The strip on each card shows exactly where that price sits in the category.
Which Memphis ghost tour is best?
We feature Memphis: True Crime History Bus Tour because it carries the strongest combination of price and review depth — 4.8 from 36 verified reviews. The comparison table above puts it against the next two so you can disagree with us on the evidence.
Are Memphis ghost tours family friendly?
Read each listing: some are explicitly 21+ because they are bar crawls, and those say so in their inclusions. The walking history tours are generally fine for older children, though the point of them is atmosphere after dark.
Can I cancel?
Most of these carry free cancellation up to 24 hours before the tour, which means booking early costs nothing and waiting costs you the better guide. The widget above shows the terms for the date you pick.
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