Walk Galveston's self-guided ghost tour. 12 documented stops, 5 free. No guide, no schedule — just you and the dark.
Galveston is home to 12 documented ghost-tour stops spanning 62 years of history. This self-guided ghost tour covers 12 stops across the city, from The Menard House (1838) to 1900 Storm Mass Grave Site. 5 stops are free — no guide, no schedule. Walk at your own pace after dark.
The Moody Mansion survived the 1900 hurricane that flattened most of Galveston. W.L. Moody Jr. purchased the damaged 28,000-square-foot home in 1900 a...
The orphanage stood here, on the beach, two dormitories housing ninety-three children and ten Sisters of Charity. September 8, 1900. As the storm surg...
Bettie Brown died here in 1920, alone in the house her father built in 1859. She never married. Never left. The mansion became a museum in 1974, and s...
Galveston's oldest cemetery, established 1839. Yellow fever victims, Confederate soldiers, murder victims—they're all here. Walk the paths after sunse...
The Tremont has stood here since 1839, rebuilt twice, most recently in 1985. But some guests never checked out. During the 1900 hurricane, hundreds to...
Look at the brick façade of Ewing Hall from the parking lot. See it? The face. Not pareidolia—an actual human face, formed by discoloration in the bri...
Stanford White designed this neo-Renaissance palace in 1889 for George and Magnolia Sealy. Twenty-four thousand square feet of Belgian brick and Texas...
After the 1900 hurricane, the bodies came in faster than they could be buried. Thousands of corpses, bloating in the September heat, creating a public...
Michel Menard founded Galveston. His 1838 Greek Revival home is the oldest on the island, a temple to ambition built when Texas was still a republic. ...
The Hendley Building, built in 1859, is one of the Strand's iron-front survivors. William Hendley made his fortune in cotton and real estate. He also ...
The Galveston ghost tour includes 12 documented stops covering 62 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 Galveston tour is Moody Mansion at Moody Mansion, 2618, Broadway - Avenue J, dating back to 1895.
5 stops free in Galveston. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated February 22, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.