Walk Annapolis's self-guided ghost tour. 11 documented stops, 5 free. No guide, no schedule — just you and the dark.
Annapolis is home to 11 documented ghost-tour stops spanning 215 years of history. This self-guided ghost tour covers 11 stops across the city, from St. Anne's Church (1692) to United States Naval Academy - Bancroft Hall. 5 stops are free — no guide, no schedule. Walk at your own pace after dark.
You stand in the doorway of Reynolds Tavern, built in 1747, where colonial patriots once plotted revolution over ale and whispered treason. The tavern...
You walk through Bancroft Hall, the largest dormitory in the world, housing 4,400 midshipmen. But it wasn't always dormitories. In the 1850s, before t...
You stand in the gardens of William Paca House, the five-acre estate of a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Paca was a patriot, a governor, a...
You enter the birthplace of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence and the last signer to die. Car...
You stand in the graveyard of St. Anne's Church, established in 1692, where centuries of Annapolis society are buried beneath weathered headstones. Th...
You face the Shiplap House, one of Annapolis's oldest structures, built around 1715 using ship timbers salvaged from the harbor. The house was constru...
You stand where colonial soldiers once drilled, bled, and died. The Barracks, built in the 1750s, housed troops during the French and Indian War and t...
You approach Acton Hall, a colonial estate on the outskirts of Annapolis, built in 1740 by Philip Hammond. The house was a center of colonial society ...
You stand on the site of Maryland's first government house, where Governor Charles Calvert ruled the colony in the 1720s. The original structure burne...
The Annapolis ghost tour includes 11 documented stops covering 215 years of documented history.
The first 5 stops are completely free — no account required. To unlock all 11 stops, a History Nearby premium subscription is $4.99/month or $49.99/year.
No. This is a self-guided tour you can start anytime. Each stop includes the address, a map pin, and the story tied to that location. Follow the suggested stop order or move at your own pace.
Plan for approximately 2 hours. This accounts for walking between stops and reading each haunting story. You can also split it across multiple evenings.
The most visited stop on our Annapolis tour is Reynolds Tavern at 7 Church Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401, dating back to 1765.
5 stops free in Annapolis. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated February 22, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.