Walk San Diego's self-guided ghost tour. 13 documented stops, 5 free. No guide, no schedule — just you and the dark.
San Diego is home to 13 documented ghost-tour stops spanning 161 years of history. This self-guided ghost tour covers 13 stops across the city, from Cosmopolitan Hotel and Restaurant (1827) to Old Point Loma Lighthouse. 5 stops are free — no guide, no schedule. Walk at your own pace after dark.
The Horton Grand Hotel is actually two hotels — the Horton Grand and the Brooklyn Hotel — dismantled brick by brick in 1986 and reassembled into a sin...
guiding ships safely to shore. This historic beacon has weathered storms and time itself, yet whispers of its past still linger in the air. pacing the...
"Yankee Jim" Robinson was hanged on this very ground on September 18, 1852 — five years before Thomas Whaley built his family home here. Whaley knew a...
The Cosmopolitan has operated under many names since Juan Bandini built the original adobe casa in 1827, but death has been a constant tenant. Albert ...
On November 24, 1892, a young woman checked into the Hotel del Coronado under the name Lottie A. Bernard. Five days later, on November 29, her body wa...
William Heath Davis shipped this prefabricated saltbox house from Portland, Maine, around Cape Horn in 1850, making it the oldest surviving structure ...
Ulysses S. Grant Jr. envisioned a grand hotel worthy of his father's legacy. The eleven-story US Grant Hotel opened on October 15, 1910, at a cost of ...
José Antonio Estudillo, commander of the San Diego Presidio, built this sprawling twelve-room adobe around a central courtyard in 1829. The Estudillo ...
The San Diego ghost tour includes 13 documented stops covering 161 years of documented history.
The first 5 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 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 San Diego tour is Horton Grand Hotel at The Horton Grand Hotel, 311, Island Avenue.
5 stops free in San Diego. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated February 22, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.