Walk Annapolis's most haunted locations. 13 stops, self-guided. 3 stops free. No guide, no schedule — just you and the dark.
Three centuries of power, betrayal, and unexplained death make Annapolis one of Maryland's most haunted cities. At the Naval Academy's Bancroft Hall, midshipmen still encounter the ghost of James Sutton, a cadet found shot in the head on October 12, 1907 — the Navy called it suicide, his mother called it murder. Reynolds Tavern, pouring drinks since 1747, lost its keeper William Reynolds one winter night in 1765: he vanished mid-pour, body never recovered, and his ledger still appears on tables where it shouldn't be. In the 1780 tragedy at Acton Hall, a young woman named Catherine was found dead the night before her forced wedding — her diary's final entry read "I will not be given away." This self-guided tour covers 13 free stops from the State House to Whitehall, each one a documented case where Annapolis history turned violent and the dead stayed put.
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 before the Brice House, a Georgian mansion built in 1767 by James Brice, a wealthy planter, mayor, and slave owner. Brice spared no expense ...
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 before Whitehall, a Palladian mansion built in 1764 by Governor Horatio Sharpe as a gift to himself — a monument to colonial power. Sharpe n...
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 13 documented haunted locations.
The first 3 stops are completely free — no account required. To unlock all 13 stops, a History Nearby premium subscription is $4.99/month or $49.99/year.
No. This is a self-guided walking tour. Each stop includes the address, a map pin, and the full haunting story. Walk at your own pace, start anytime, and take any route you like.
Plan for approximately 2.5 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.
3 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.