Walk Indianapolis's self-guided ghost tour. 14 documented stops, 5 free. No guide, no schedule — just you and the dark.
Indianapolis is home to 14 documented ghost-tour stops spanning 66 years of history. This self-guided ghost tour covers 14 stops across the city, from Slippery Noodle Inn (1850) to James Whitcomb Riley House. 5 stops are free — no guide, no schedule. Walk at your own pace after dark.
You stand in the pathology building of Central State Hospital, where doctors performed autopsies on asylum patients for 146 years. The amphitheater st...
You enter Indiana's oldest bar, operating since 1850 as way station, brothel, and blues club. The basement sheltered fugitive slaves on the Undergroun...
You walk through Union Station, opened 1888, where millions passed through during the golden age of rail. The Grand Hall echoes with phantom train whi...
You descend into the catacombs beneath City Market, built in the 1880s as storage vaults. These brick tunnels run for blocks beneath downtown, connect...
You tour the Victorian mansion where poet James Whitcomb Riley lived until his death in 1916. His study remains exactly as he left it—desk, books, pip...
You enter the Murat Theatre, a 1920s movie palace and vaudeville house now hosting concerts and Broadway tours. The balcony is where the activity cent...
You visit the home of the 23rd President, Benjamin Harrison, who lived here before and after his White House term. His wife Caroline died of tuberculo...
You stand where the old City Hospital stood for over a century, treating Indianapolis's poor and dying. The original buildings are mostly demolished, ...
You descend to the Statehouse basement, where tunnels connect to other government buildings. Night security reports footsteps in the rotunda above whe...
You climb to the overlook in Crown Hill, one of America's largest cemeteries, holding over 200,000 graves including three Vice Presidents, a President...
The Indianapolis ghost tour includes 14 documented stops covering 66 years of documented history.
The first 5 stops are completely free — no account required. To unlock all 14 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 Indianapolis tour is Indiana Medical History Museum at 3045 W Vermont St.
5 stops free in Indianapolis. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated February 22, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.