Capitol hauntings and Civil War ghosts in the City of Oaks. Raleigh's route includes 11 documented stops. 5 free, self-guided.
Raleigh is home to 11 documented ghost-tour stops spanning 178 years of history. This self-guided ghost tour covers 11 stops across the city, from The Joel Lane House (1769) to The Pine State Creamery. 5 stops are free — no guide, no schedule. Walk at your own pace after dark.
The Mordecai House is the oldest house on its original foundation in Raleigh, built around 1785 for Joel Lane's son Henry and later expanded by the Mo...
You enter Tucker House, a Federal-style mansion built in 1810 by Raleigh merchant John Haywood. The house passed through several prominent families be...
You stand before Haywood Hall, Raleigh's oldest house still on its original foundation, built in 1799 by John Haywood, North Carolina's state treasure...
You walk through the rose garden at Raleigh Little Theatre, a 5-acre park that was once the site of a Confederate prison camp. During the Civil War, U...
You enter the building that once housed Casso's Inn, a boarding house and tavern that operated in downtown Raleigh from the 1850s through the early 19...
You stand before the Joel Lane House, built in 1769 and known as the birthplace of Raleigh. Joel Lane was a plantation owner, politician, and slave tr...
You enter the building that housed the Pine State Creamery, a dairy processing plant that operated from the 1920s through the 1960s. The creamery empl...
You stand before the North Carolina Executive Mansion, completed in 1891 and home to every governor since. The Queen Anne-style building is elegant, i...
You approach the abandoned campus of Dorothea Dix Hospital, a psychiatric institution that operated from 1856 until 2012. At its peak, Dix housed over...
You enter the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, built in 1932 as a tribute to North Carolina's war dead. The building is beautiful, solemn, and strange. St...
The Raleigh ghost tour includes 11 documented stops covering 178 years of documented history.
The first 5 stops are completely free — no account required. To unlock all 11 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 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 Raleigh tour is Mordecai House at 1 Mimosa Street, dating back to 1785.
5 stops free in Raleigh. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated February 22, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.