Walk Monterey's most haunted locations. 3 stops, self-guided. 3 stops free. No guide, no schedule — just you and the dark.
Monterey's ghosts predate California statehood. In September 1849, forty-eight delegates drafted the state constitution inside Colton Hall — their heated debates in English and Spanish still echo after hours, and chairs rearrange themselves overnight. Robert Louis Stevenson nearly died in a boarding house here in 1879, broke and tubercular, and his room still reeks of pipe tobacco with no source. The Old Whaling Station, built in 1847, sits on a walkway paved with whale vertebrae from the Portuguese whaling crews who processed death on an industrial scale. This self-guided tour covers 3 free stops through California's first capital, where the founding arguments never adjourned.
Colton Hall is where California became California. In September 1849, forty-eight delegates gathered in the upstairs meeting room to draft the state c...
The Monterey ghost tour includes 3 documented haunted locations.
The first 3 stops are completely free — no account required. To unlock all 3 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 30 minutes. 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 Monterey tour is Colton Hall at Colton Hall Museum, Dutra Street, Monterey.
3 stops free in Monterey. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated February 22, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.