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A nighttime scene with a church, a pathway lit by blue lights, and trees. 2
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By Ghost City Tours Richmond
Free cancellation available
Price is S$38 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Richmond’s past does not sit neatly behind museum glass. In Church Hill, it rises from river overlooks, burial grounds, preserved homes, literary landmarks, and a sealed railway tunnel still hidden beneath the area. This family friendly tour brings those layers together, connecting Richmond’s fires, funerals, Poe connections, early homes, and the Church Hill Tunnel disaster with the ghost stories and folklore that followed.

    More than a ghost tour, this experience offers a deeper look at how Richmond has grown directly over the places where its history unfolded. It is a haunted history walk that shows how the city’s streets, parks, and areas were built upon layers of stories that refuse to be forgotten.

Activity location

  • Libby Hill Park
    • 2801 E Franklin St
    • 23223-7957, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 2801 E Franklin St
    • 2801 East Franklin Street
    • 23223, Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Family Friendly Richmond Ghost and Haunted History Walking Tour

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 20:00
Price details
S$38.00 x 1 AdultS$38.00
Total
Price is S$38.00

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    90-minute family-friendly ghost walking tour of Richmond
  • Inclusions
    Visits to historic exterior locations throughout Richmond’s Church Hill area
  • Inclusions
    Haunted history, local legends, and Richmond ghost stories
  • Inclusions
    Professional Ghost City Tours Ambassador
  • Exclusions
    Food and drinks
  • Exclusions
    Transport to and from the meeting location
  • Exclusions
    Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Exclusions
    Service charge
  • Exclusions
    Admission or entry into tour stops

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Libby Hill Park

  • 15m
Begin near Libby Hill, where the view over the James River helps tell the storey of Richmond’s rise, disasters, and haunted reputation. Guests will hear how the river shaped the city, how residents watched fires and destruction unfold from high ground, and why some visitors report footsteps, voices, and strange movement around this historic overlook after dark.

Historic St. John's Church

  • 15m
St. John’s Church is one of Richmond’s most important historic landmarks, known for Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty, or give me death” speech. This stop also explores the surrounding burial ground, early Richmond funerals, and the connection to Edgar Allan Poe’s mother, Elizabeth Arnold Poe, whose uncertain burial place adds a haunting layer to the site’s long history.

Edgar Allan Poe Museum

  • 15m
The Poe Museum preserves Richmond’s connection to Edgar Allan Poe, whose life and writing were shaped by grief, mystery, and the darker corners of the human mind. Guests will hear how Poe’s Richmond years, personal losses, and literary legacy connect to reports of footsteps, shadowy movement, and the uneasy feeling that old objects and old buildings can hold more than history.

Church Hill

  • 15m
The Church Hill Tunnel West Portal is tied to one of Richmond’s most infamous disasters. In 1925, the tunnel collapsed with workers and a locomotive inside, leaving part of the tragedy sealed beneath the area. Guests will hear the storey of the collapse, reports of rumbling and metallic sounds, and the folklore that transformed an injured worker into the legend of the Richmond Vampire.

Location

Activity location

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    Libby Hill Park
    • 2801 E Franklin St
    • 23223-7957, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    2801 E Franklin St
    • 2801 East Franklin Street
    • 23223, Richmond, Virginia, United States

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