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Come experience a spirited adventure with us! We offer a variety of walking tours and ghost hunting experiences perfect for anyone who is interested in the strange, the weird, the paranormal, or fascinating history of Traverse City. Plus, enjoy our upcoming group trips.
You'll be able to explore and learn about the town you're visiting in ways only Haunted Traverse can show you. Whether you're a seasoned paranormal investigator or simply a curious adventurer, history enthusiast, or lover of spooky ghost tours, our tours and activities are sure to be an unforgettable experience.
If you are ready to experience the thrill of the paranormal or just the fascinating history of Traverse City, book your tour with us today. With our knowledgeable tour guides and top-notch locations, you're guaranteed to have a great time. So, what are you waiting for? Book your tour now and get ready to experience the thrill of a lifetime!
Quiet, beautiful, and haunting in its own right — Oakwood Cemetery holds the stories of Traverse City’s early residents, told among their resting places. On this respectful walking tour, we’ll share graveyard legends, forgotten histories, and local ghostly lore tied to the very people buried beneath your feet.
🕯️ Please note: This is the only cemetery tour in Traverse City! A popular tour with limited spots.
Best for: Ghost Story lovers about people, asylums, and haunted cemeteries. This cemetery offers a quiet environment to explore cemetery iconography, ghost stories, and forgotten stories of Traverse City's past.
Not for: Guests seeking paranormal investigations.
Your Tour Guides Overview of the Tour:
🪦 Atmosphere: ★★★★★
🪦 History: ★★★★☆
🪦 Chills: ★★★★☆
🪦 Hands-On Activity: ★★★☆☆
🚶 Shortest Walking Distance of All Our Tours!
(Approx. 0.25 miles / 0.4 km — gentle loop with regular stops.)
Join me Dear Guests as we traverse the shadows of Old Towne on a 100% outdoor, 90-minute walking tour that brings the undertakers tragic happenings, ghostly hauntings of a playhouse, and mysterious paranormal activity lurking in the shadows into the light!
🕯️ Please note: This tour focuses on ghost stories
Best for: Ghost Story Lovers that like the dark
Not for: History Enthusiasts, Early to bed types
Your Tour Guides Overview of the Tour:
🪦 Atmosphere: ★★★★★
🪦 History: ★★★☆☆
🪦 Chills: ★★★★☆
🪦 Hands-On Activity: None
🚶 Walking Distance: Approx. 0.7 miles (1.1 km)
This tour starts at 6th & Union St. (Perry Hannah Statue)
Wander through downtown Traverse City by lantern-light, tracing the city’s origins, history, architecture and the ghost stories. This 100% outdoor walking tour weaves authentic stories of hauntings and spirits with compelling historical narratives.
This is a 100% outdoor walking tour, rich in storytelling — part history, part local hauntings and lore. At the end, we do a short introduction into ghost hunting with equipment provided. This is optional, but while the ghost hunting unfolds, we touch on a disturbed gravesite and haunting.
🕯️Please note no public restrooms are found on site, we do not enter any buildings, and the ghost hunt intro is the last 5 minutes of the tour. There is humor on this tour too!
Best For: History lovers, ghost-story enthusiasts, families seeking a spooky-yet-informative evening.
Heads-Up: Not ideal for those wanting a cemetery tour, or a pure paranormal or “ghost-hunting” adventure.
Your Tour Guides Overview of the Tour:
🪦 Atmosphere: ★★★☆☆
🪦 History: ★★★★★
🪦 Chills: ★★★★☆
🪦 Hands-On Activity: ★★★★☆ (Optional Intro to Ghost Hunting)
🚶 Walking Distance: Approx. 0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Want to try your hand at real paranormal investigation? This interactive experience takes you to one of Northern Michigan’s haunted sites, where we’ll use ghost-hunting tools like spirit boxes, EMF detectors, and digital recorders to see what we can stir up.
I’ll guide you through the process and the history behind the location. While nothing is staged — and we can’t promise activity — many guests leave with stories of their own.
🕯️ Come with an open mind. Leave with goosebumps.
Best for: Paranormal enthusiasts, skeptics who want to try it for themselves, ghost-hunting beginners.
Not for: Those wanting a theatrical show or a guarantee of ghostly encounters
Your Tour Guides Overview of the Tour:
🪦 Atmosphere: ★★★★★
🪦 History: ★☆☆☆☆
🪦 Chills: ★★★★★
🪦 Hands-On Activity: ★★★★★
🚶 Walking Distance: Approx. 0.125 miles (0.2 km)
Join an immersive ghost hunting experience where you and your group actively investigate the paranormal, guided by an experienced ghost hunter.
Helpful Tour Information
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All Tours are 100% outdoor, operate rain or shine, 90-minute walking tours.
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We do not enter any of the buildings on the tours.
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Public Restrooms are NOT available on site.
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A port-a-potty is available for the Ghost Hunting Experience only.
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Private Tours are available.
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The Public Ghost Hunting Experience has an age restriction (12 or older)-the private experience does not.
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Private Tour Requests click here
Private Tours
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Great for Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties, Corporate Events, Family Reunions
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For up to 15 guests, please contact us for parties greater than 15 guests.
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Perfect for groups that do not want to hop on a public tour.
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Great, if you need a start time outside of the public tour offerings.
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More flexible for add-ons like a stop at a fudge shop or extended lengths. Contact Us
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MI's Haunted Houses Trip
October 2025
Hello! Dez here with Haunted Traverse Tour Company. An experienced Haunted House owner, I have curated a tour of the best haunted houses in the State of Michigan. This tour will include perks that are only available on this group tour. We hope you hop on this public, group tour....it's going to be a scream!
No worries tour of the best haunted houses...well almost...just don't look behind you!
Here is what is included in your reservation:
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Bussed Transportation
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Hotel Stay Included
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*Special Access and Front of the Line Access *when available
Here is what is NOT included in your reservation:
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Food
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Gratuities
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#1 Tour in Traverse City, Michigan
We are the only tour company based in Traverse City, Michigan dedicated to paranormal adventures. Our tours are a great way to see the City's ghostly happenings, strange occurrences, and fascinating history. All our walking tours will be led by knowledgeable and engaging local tour guides and touch on paranormal topics in an entertaining and educational storytelling style. Lastly, join us on a journey into the paranormal depths of Traverse City where the past meets the present. Our tours are crafted to fully immerse you in the local history and supernatural events that make this area unique. Experience the best of Traverse City and its inhabitants on our must-take tour.
