Mountain spirits and Southern Gothic darkness in the Blue Ridge. Asheville's route includes 12 documented stops. 5 free, self-guided.
Asheville is home to 12 documented ghost-tour stops spanning 75 years of history. This self-guided ghost tour covers 12 stops across the city, from Smith-McDowell House (1840) to Asheville Masonic Temple. 5 stops are free — no guide, no schedule. Walk at your own pace after dark.
Edwin Wiley Grove opened his mountain resort on July 12, 1913, with acting Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan delivering the keynote address. B...
Built in 1915 in neo-classical style, the Asheville Masonic Temple housed secret rites, mystical ceremonies, and the accumulated esoteric knowledge of...
Built in the early 1900s during Asheville's boom years, the Jackson Building represented progress and prosperity. Its elegant architecture housed comm...
The original Battery Park Hotel opened in 1886, the first hotel in the South with an electric elevator. George Vanderbilt stayed here, looking out at ...
James McConnell Smith, Asheville's second mayor and one of its wealthiest men, built this brick mansion around 1840 on land his father purchased from ...
The stone bridge on Zealandia Road has claimed countless lives since it was built in the early 1900s, but none more tragic than Helen. According to lo...
Spanish architect Rafael Guastavino designed this basilica with a revolutionary freestanding dome—no nails, no wood, only tile and mortar in a techniq...
Julia Wolfe ran the Old Kentucky Home as a boarding house from 1906 to 1946, squeezing her family into cramped rooms while renting the best spaces to ...
George Vanderbilt built Biltmore Estate between 1889 and 1895—at 175,000 square feet, the largest private home in America. But the human cost was stag...
In 1889, Philadelphia millionaire John Evans Brown built Zealandia—a Gothic Revival castle perched on Beaucatcher Mountain with panoramic views of Ash...
Richmond Pearson built this Queen Anne masterpiece in 1889 after serving as U.S. Congressman and Ambassador to Persia and Greece. The mansion boasted ...
The Asheville ghost tour includes 12 documented stops covering 75 years of documented history.
The first 5 stops are completely free — no account required. To unlock all 12 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 2.5 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 Asheville tour is Grove Park Inn at 290 Macon Avenue, dating back to 1913.
5 stops free in Asheville. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated February 22, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.