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Harvard's Haunts Solo Smart Phone Guided App Ghost Walking Tour

Starting From From $7.75 per person Current Project Expedition rate
55 Mins 4.02 / 5 0 reviews Easy activity level Private Single Day Tour Operated by WalknTours
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The Experience

What your day looks like

Welcome to Harvard’s Famous Haunts Walking Tour, where we journey through the historic and eerie corners of the oldest university in America. Go at your own pace, anytime. This tour is all location-aware and guided by our walking tour app. It's hands-free. Put the phone in your pocket and it plays as you walk. the narration is spooky and infused with spooky music to fit the stories. Founded in 1636, Harvard is steeped in centuries of history, intellectual achievement, and tradition—but with that comes ghostly legends and supernatural tales that have lingered for generations. As we walk through Harvard Yard and the surrounding area, we’ll uncover stories of haunted churches, libraries, gates, dormitories, and buildings.

At a Glance

The experience, in brief

  • Go at your own pace, anytime
  • This tour never expires
  • After taking the tour on location, listen to the remote version anytime to relive the tour
  • The tour is professionally narrated and infused with music to set the mood
Detailed Itinerary

The journey, in full

The tour starts outside the Wadsworth House. You'll hear about its notable residents its guest George Washington, and the sprits that lurk here. The tour will guide you around the buildings in Harvard from the chapel to the dorms to the library telling you its dark history. The tour is all outside and you can go anytime, 24/7. You'll be guided around the border of Harvard through a part of Cambridge to see the Christ Church and Old Burial Ground. You'll then be guided through the gates of Harvard. Stop outside of one of the oldest churches and also one that sided with the red costs. You'll hear about the red coat that still lurks. The oldest burial ground in the area this site holds the bodies of the Revolutionary heroes and the unknown. And they still linger. The old chapel was first built with good intent but soon became a place where the bones stacked up. And were found centuries later. The iconic library has a look that will never change. Learn why and learn about the stacks of books deep in the ground, and the spirits inside. You'll stop by the historic building and learn about its founding, how it got its name, and how its books burned.

Your Itinerary

Your day, step by step

Day 1

Cambridge

City/Town Tour.

Continued

Cambridge

Local Flavor.

Before You Go

What to know before booking

Included

Smartphone Guided Tour on our walking tour app Go 24/7/365. The tour is all outside and can be taken anytime. The tour never expires, go anytime, and listen again later

Not Included

Food/drink Admissions/entrances, the tour is all outside. Human guide

What to Bring

Comfortable clothing Walking shoes Water Cash for personal expenses

Meeting & Pickup

Wadsworth House - 1341 Massachusetts Ave, Middlesex County Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138.

Languages Offered

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Planning Notes

Minimum age: 5 Hotel pickup offered: No Confirmation: Automatic

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