Revolutionary War ambushes and restless spirits in the Queen City. Charlotte's route includes 15 documented stops. 5 free, self-guided.
Charlotte is home to 15 documented ghost-tour stops spanning 166 years of history. This self-guided ghost tour covers 15 stops across the city, from Old Settlers' Cemetery (1774) to Tryon House Apartments (The Barringer Hotel). 5 stops are free — no guide, no schedule. Walk at your own pace after dark.
The McNinch House was built in 1892 for James Harvey McNinch, who served as Charlotte's mayor from 1917 to 1921 and later chaired the Federal Power Co...
During Prohibition, this unassuming Fourth Ward house operated as one of Charlotte's busiest speakeasies. The bootlegger who ran it — never officially...
The Barringer Hotel opened in 1941 as Charlotte's premier luxury hotel — eleven stories of Art Deco elegance on South Tryon Street. Politicians, trave...
The building at 345 North College Street served as First Baptist Church from 1909 to 1975 — sixty-six years of Sunday sermons, Wednesday prayer meetin...
Old Settlers' Cemetery occupies a small, fenced plot at West Fifth Street that most Charlotteans walk past without noticing. Established in 1774 — two...
On the morning of April 1, 1934, an alarm sounded at Charlotte Fire Station No. 4 on West Fifth Street. Firefighter Pruett L. Black, 26 years old, scr...
First Presbyterian Church has stood at the corner of Trade and Church Streets since 1821, making it the oldest house of worship in Charlotte still ope...
The building at 208 North Tryon Street dates to the 1840s, making it the second-oldest commercial structure in Uptown Charlotte. When Rí Rá Irish Pub ...
The Dunhill Hotel opened in 1929 as the Mayfair Manor, a ten-story apartment building on North Tryon Street catering to Charlotte's professional class...
Rosedale Plantation was built around 1815 by Archibald Frew on a land grant north of Charlotte that had been in his family since the 1750s. The Federa...
James Buchanan Duke didn't build this Colonial Revival mansion in 1915, but he made it famous. The tobacco and energy magnate bought the Myers Park es...
Burwell Hall has anchored the Queens University campus since 1914, a stately brick building that has served as classrooms, offices, and dormitories ov...
The Charlotte ghost tour includes 15 documented stops covering 166 years of documented history.
The first 5 stops are completely free — no account required. To unlock all 15 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 3 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 Charlotte tour is McNinch House at 511 N Church Street, Fourth Ward, Charlotte, NC, dating back to 1892.
5 stops free in Charlotte. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated June 2, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.