12 Best Atlanta Ghost Tours for Scares All Year Long

From the haunted theaters of Midtown to the blood-soaked battlegrounds of the suburbs, there are plenty of ghost tours in Atlanta to send chills down your spine.

Y’all know I’m always in the mood for a ghost tour! I also have a yearly tradition of trying out ghost tours all around metro-Atlanta, so it was about time I put together this list.

These top Atlanta ghost tours take you on a chilling adventure to some of the city’s most haunted spots, including a boat ride across Georgia’s most haunted lake.

Top Atlanta Ghost Tours

1. The Burning & the Bound: Grievous Ghost Tour of Atlanta

This Grievous Ghost Tour of Atlanta explores the heart of the city to see what spirts lurk in Midtown. This 1-hour walking tour will show you a new side of Midtown’s popular restaurants, bars, historical churches, and theaters as you wander the streets after dark.

What I like about this tour is that is blends history and spooky tales with a little bit of humor, so you get chills one minute and laughter the next. It’s a great blend of creepy sites and fascinating history.

This tour is offered year-round.

Book your The Burning & the Bound: Grievous Ghost Tour of Atlanta here.

2. Ghosts of Marietta

Ghosts of Marietta takes you around historic Downtown Marietta, a city that was a major site during the Civil War, to explore its bloodied past. You can choose from a haunted walking tour, a haunted trolley tour, a paranormal investigation of the Marietta History Center, or a haunted pub crawl to explore some of Marietta’s spookiest sites.

I went with the classic Haunted Walking Tour, and it’s a great way to learn about the history of Marietta Square.

Their walking tours are offered year-round, with other tours offered seasonally.

You can read my review of the Ghosts of Marietta here.

Book your Ghosts of Marietta Haunted Walking Tour here.

3. Roswell Ghost Tour

The Roswell Ghost Tour is one of the metro area’s most popular ghost tours. Head north to the city of Roswell, which saw its share of bloody battles during the Civil War. On the tour, you get to explore Downtown Roswell’s haunted houses, restaurants, and cemeteries.

This is one of my favorite Atlanta-area ghost tours because it has a great eerie ambiance. The tour, led by a professional paranormal investigator, sticks to the darkened side streets, so your tour group is often the only ones around (besides the ghosts).

This tour is offered year-round.

Read my review of the Roswell Ghost Tour here.

4. Decatur Ghost Tour

The Decatur Ghost Tour is a psychic-led tour of one of Atlanta’s most haunted areas, giving you a unique perspective on its ghostly residents. During this tour, Boo Newell takes you to Decatur’s most haunted spots, from the old courthouse to the darkened cemetery, and she’ll introduce you to the spirits she can “see” at every stop.

I like this tour, but I can see how Boo’s “sight” might not be everyone’s cup of tea. I’m the sceptic who never feels the cold spot or sees the orbs, but Boo’s tour didn’t feel hokey to me. It’s definitely different than all the other Atlanta ghost tours.

This tour is offered year-round.

Read my review of the Decatur Ghost Tour here.

5. Fox Theatre Ghost Tour

Explore the darkened Fox Theatre after hours on the Fox Theatre Ghost Tour and hear from the ghosts themselves who haunt the theater. This theatrical ghost tour is like a play that takes place throughout the entire theater, even backstage rooms you’ve never seen before.

Visit the hospital room (yes, the theatre really had its own hospital in the 1920s), ride in a haunted elevator, and go backstage to the dressing rooms on this popular tour. I loved this tour for all of its backstage haunts and letting you see all the secret nooks and crannies. Tickets sell out fast, so be sure to book ahead!

This tour is offered seasonally.

Read my review of the Fox Theatre Ghost Tour here.

6. A Tour of Southern Ghosts

A Tour of Southern Ghosts is a bit different than other Atlanta ghost tours. This annual storytelling festival is presented by ART Station and it focuses on ghost stories that are parables collected from across the South.

This family-friendly tour keeps the Southern tradition of storytelling alive as you stroll the moonlit paths of Stone Mountain Park’s Historic Square listening to a collection of spooky, silly, and heart-wrenching ghost stories from all over the South. So the stories aren’t Atlanta-specific, but it’s still a great piece of theater.

This tour is offered seasonally.

Read my review of A Tour of Southern Ghosts here.

7. Capturing the Spirit of Oakland

Capturing the Spirit of Oakland is a popular ghost tour of Historic Oakland Cemetery where you can learn about the famous residents who are laid to rest here.

Costumed storytellers guide you by candlelight through the cemetery for a family-friendly moonlit stroll that’s designed to enlighten rather than frighten.

This tour is offered seasonally.

8. Little 5 Points Ghost Tours

Stroll through the streets of historic Little 5 Points with a clairvoyant tour guide on the Little 5 Points Ghost Tours. They offer a walking tour plus a Boo-ze Crawl for those 21+.

Visit the neighborhood’s most historic and eerie landmarks and encounter some legendary ghosts that haunt the local businesses and restaurants.

This tour is offered seasonally.

9. Lawrenceville Ghost Tours

Presented by the Aurora Theatre, the Lawrenceville Ghost Tours is a popular ghost tour in Atlanta that takes you on a stroll through the oldest city in Gwinnett County.

Follow your guide along the street where the dead once walked, step inside the Old Jail to experience paranormal activity yourself, and learn about the strange happenings at local businesses that line the Square.

This tour is offered seasonally.

10. Covington Ghost Tours

Covington may be known for its filming locations for popular TV shows and movies, but Covington Ghost Tours will give you a look at the city’s darker side.

Visit locations that have been investigated by paranormal experts and declared positively haunted, see video accounts of paranormal activity recorded first-hand, and hear about Covington’s colorful history.

This tour is available year-round.

11. Legends and Lore at Rhodes Hall

Explore Rhodes Hall after dark on the Legends and Lore at Rhodes Hall tour. Called the “Castle on Peachtree”, this imposing former home and current wedding venue has some spine-chilling ghosts.

Rhodes Hall is considered one of the most haunted buildings in Atlanta. See for yourself after dark on a Standard Tour of the home, or take the Hidden Spaces Tour for a look at the haunted Children’s Playroom and the basement level where most paranormal activity is reported.

This tour is offered seasonally.

12. Lanier Ghost Tours

Lake Lanier is known as one of America’s most deadly lakes. And Lanier Ghost Tours will take you out for a boat ride on the eerie waters and uncover the dark secrets that lie beneath the surface.

Learn about sunken towns, displaced cemeteries, and the infamous Lady of the Lake that make Lake Lanier an unsettling destination.

This tour is offered seasonally.

Ghost Tours in Atlanta Map

Ready to go on a ghost tour in Atlanta? Use the map below to find the perfect tour for you.

I hope you have a scary good time on these Atlanta ghost tours!

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Paige

Which of these Atlanta ghost tours are you going to take? Let me know in the comments below!