Walk Detroit's self-guided ghost tour. 13 documented stops, 5 free. No guide, no schedule — just you and the dark.
Detroit is home to 13 documented ghost-tour stops spanning 276 years of history. This self-guided ghost tour covers 13 stops across the city, from Campus Martius - The Nain Rouge (1701) to Fort Wayne. 5 stops are free — no guide, no schedule. Walk at your own pace after dark.
Belle Isle sits in the Detroit River, a 982-acre island park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Before it became a park in 1879, the island served as ...
You stand at the corner of St. Aubin and Mack, where, on July 3, 1929, police found one of Detroit's most grotesque unsolved murders. Benny Evangelist...
You stand before the Leland Hotel, where the Purple Gang once held court in blood and whiskey. Built in 1927, this Art Deco tower became the nerve cen...
and some say that the spirits of soldiers still roam these grounds. The air is thick with whispers of the past. Visitors have reported feeling sudden ...
You walk through the Gothic gates of Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit's oldest burial ground, where 60,000 souls rest beneath Victorian monuments and crumbli...
You stand before Michigan Central Station, an 18-story Beaux-Arts monument to a city that once ruled the world. Built in 1913, it processed thousands ...
You enter the Majestic Theatre, a century-old venue where vaudeville stars once dazzled crowds and Harry Houdini performed one of his final shows in 1...
You stand in Campus Martius, the heart of Detroit, where the city's oldest curse was born. In 1701, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac—Detroit's founder—was...
You stand before the Russell Industrial Center, a 2.2-million-square-foot maze of abandoned factories where Detroit's auto empire was born. Built in 1...
You stand before the Book Cadillac Hotel, once the tallest hotel in the world when it opened in 1924. This was Detroit at its peak—jazz in the ballroo...
You stand before the Fisher Building, Detroit's Art Deco masterpiece, a cathedral of marble and gold built by the Fisher brothers in 1928. This was th...
The Detroit ghost tour includes 13 documented stops covering 276 years of documented history.
The first 5 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 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 Detroit tour is Belle Isle at Belle Isle, 99, Detroit.
5 stops free in Detroit. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated February 22, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.