Walk Virginia City's self-guided ghost tour. 12 documented stops, 5 free. No guide, no schedule — just you and the dark.
Virginia City is home to 12 documented ghost-tour stops spanning 17 years of history. This self-guided ghost tour covers 12 stops across the city, from Mackay Mansion (1859) to St. Paul's Episcopal Church. 5 stops are free — no guide, no schedule. Walk at your own pace after dark.
You stand before the Silver Queen Hotel, built in 1876 on the bones of earlier structures that burned in Virginia City's endless fires. The hotel's mo...
The Washoe Club was the social center of Virginia City's mining elite during the Comstock Lode era. The upper floors hosted a millionaires' club where...
You stand before the Mackay Mansion, built in 1859 and expanded by mining magnate John Mackay, one of the Comstock Lode's "Silver Kings." The mansion ...
You stand before the Fourth Ward School, a four-story Victorian monument that Disneyland's Haunted Mansion copied. Completed in 1876, it was the most ...
You stand before Nevada's oldest hotel, operating since 1859. The Gold Hill Hotel sheltered miners when Virginia City's boarding houses filled, offeri...
You stand in the Delta Saloon, established 1863, rebuilt after the 2019 gas explosion that destroyed the building. One artifact survived intact: the S...
You stand among the Silver Terrace Cemeteries, five separate graveyards divided by ethnicity and religion—Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Masonic, and t...
You stand on South B Street, where Virginia City's red-light district thrived during the Comstock boom. This block housed dozens of "parlor houses" wh...
You stand before St. Paul's Episcopal Church, built in 1876 after fire destroyed its predecessor. The Gothic Revival structure served Virginia City's ...
The Virginia City ghost tour includes 12 documented stops covering 17 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 Virginia City tour is Silver Queen Hotel at Silver Queen Hotel, 28, North C Street.
5 stops free in Virginia City. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated February 22, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.