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• Original Stories • Historically Researched
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Welcome Curious Travelers!
If you are a visitor to Traverse City, Michigan looking for a fun thing-to-do, listen to spooky ghost stories, and explore the haunted history, experience first hand a paranormal investigation, you are in the right place!
In the Traverse City area, we host guests on walking tours that explore subjects such as ghost stories, haunted history, cemeteries, and paranormal investigations. And have fun doing it!
Our walking Historical Ghost Lantern Tour or Oakwood Cemetery Tour are perfect for inquisitive solo travelers, families seeking some fun, haunted history lovers, cemetery lovers, group, bachelorette parties, corporate events and more!
Let's begin! What would you like to do next?
🚶 Book a Cemetery, History and Ghost Walking Tour, or Ghost Hunting Experience in Traverse City.
👻 Explore Beyond Haunted Traverse City with our Group Multi-Day Tours.
🕯️ Read My Blog: A Collection of Real Ghost Stories and Encounters.
📷 View Recommended Paranormal Investigation Equipment.
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What is Haunted Traverse?
This site was created by me, Dez, a paranormal investigator and Haunted Traverse Tours and Expeditions owner.
My family has called the Grand Traverse region home for more than 175 years. Through generations of living, loving, and experiencing the paranormal, many have shared their encounters with my family. It is my honor to preserve and share these stories with guests today.
As Traverse City's original ghost tour company, Haunted Traverse has spent the last decade earning the trust of guests through historical research, local knowledge, and authentic storytelling...and we have a lot of fun doing it!
Traverse City's Original Ghost Tour Company
✔️ Origin of ghost stories researched by or shared with Dez & her family
✔️ Family settled the area 170+ years ago
✔️ Original Ghost Tour in Traverse City
✔️ Female-owned
✔️Historically Researched
Historical Ghost Lantern Tour
Summer-Fall
Monday-Saturday
Explore Downtown Traverse City's history of origin, history, local ghost stories, & admire beautiful downtown architecture. The tour has some humor, theatrical story telling by local guides. Some insight into paranormal investigation techniques.
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.
🪦 Atmosphere: ★★★☆☆
🪦 History: ★★★★★
🪦 Chills: ★★★★☆
🪦 Hands-On Activity: ★★★★☆ (Optional Intro to Ghost Hunting)
🚶 Walking Distance: Approx. 0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Explore downtown Traverse City with lantern light, visiting historic sites and hearing stories that blend local history with ghostly lore.
Spirits of Halloween-Special Ghost Hunting, S'mores and Fireside Ghost Stories
A longer and more in depth exploration of ghostly happenings on the Ghost Farm told around a campfire. Then when the chills are running up the spine, we unfold a ghost hunt near the time when the veil is thinnest.
🕯️ Come create a memorable Halloween!
Best for: All Hallows Eve Lovers, 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
🪦 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.
Ghost Hunting Experience
June-September
Mon, Thur, Fri, & Sat
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
🪦 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.
Why choose
us?
#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.
Haunted Traverse 2027 Trips
These unique, curated, paranormal themed multi-day tours are a rare and fun adventure! Join our waiting list for early bird specials and to secure our limited spots on our fun, curated Haunted Traverse Trips. Please fill out the waiting list form to be the first notified when our Haunted Traverse Trips open up.
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*Magnets and Stickers purchased are supplied at the start of your tour
*Tees and other items are shipped
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