Walk Detroit's most haunted locations. 13 stops, self-guided. 3 stops free. No guide, no schedule — just you and the dark.
On July 3, 1929, police found self-proclaimed mystic Benny Evangelist, his wife Santina, and their four children axe-murdered in their home on St. Aubin Street — Benny's head severed and placed on the floor in a ritualistic pose. The case was never solved. Detroit's 13-stop self-guided ghost tour confronts the Motor City's bloodiest history, and every stop is free. The Leland Hotel, headquarters of the Purple Gang during Prohibition, still produces a figure in a fedora counting phantom money in Room 807. Harry Houdini performed at the Majestic Theatre in 1926, three weeks before his death, and stagehands still see a man in a tuxedo rehearsing escape tricks backstage. And in 1701, founder Antoine Cadillac struck the Nain Rouge — a red-eyed demon — with his cane at Campus Martius, cursing Detroit with a presence that reappears before every major disaster.
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 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 Detroit tour is Belle Isle at Belle Isle, 99, Detroit.
3 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.