Walk Dallas's self-guided ghost tour. 11 documented stops, 5 free. No guide, no schedule — just you and the dark.
Dallas is home to 11 documented ghost-tour stops spanning 125 years of history. This self-guided ghost tour covers 11 stops across the city, from Millermore Mansion (1855) to Snuffer's Restaurant - Lower Greenville. 5 stops are free — no guide, no schedule. Walk at your own pace after dark.
You step into the opulent lobby of the Adolphus Hotel, opened in 1912 by beer magnate Adolphus Busch. This was Dallas's first luxury hotel, and Busch ...
You stand in the sixth-floor corner window of the Texas School Book Depository, the sniper's perch, where Lee Harvey Oswald fired the shots that kille...
You walk through Millermore Mansion, a Greek Revival home built in 1855 by William Brown Miller, a prosperous landowner who enslaved dozens of people ...
You drive along the shore of White Rock Lake, a 1,000-acre reservoir on Dallas's east side. The lake is beautiful, popular with joggers and cyclists. ...
You sit in a booth at Snuffer's, a beloved Dallas burger joint on Lower Greenville, open since 1978. The restaurant is casual, loud, full of locals. I...
You stand in the judge's chambers on the fourth floor of Old Red, the former courthouse where capital cases were tried for nearly a century. This room...
You stand on the west bank of the Trinity River, where in 1855 a group of French, Swiss, and Belgian colonists established La Reunion, a utopian socia...
You stand in Dallas City Hall, a brutalist concrete structure designed by I.M. Pei and opened in 1978. The building is imposing, angular, controversia...
You stand in the Cedars, a South Dallas neighborhood where developers unearthed an unmarked cemetery in the 1990s. The graves held bodies of formerly ...
The Dallas ghost tour includes 11 documented stops covering 125 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 Dallas tour is The Adolphus Hotel at 1321 Commerce St, Dallas, TX 75202, dating back to 1912.
5 stops free in Dallas. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated February 22, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.