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Ghost and Gravestones Tour
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Category: Tours
Neighborhoods: Waterfront, Financial DistrictAtlantic Ave at State St
Boston, MA 02228
(617) 269-3626
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20 reviews for Ghost and Gravestones Tour
Not sure why everyone is bitching and complaining on here..But, I went with 11 people! I have a horror group that I run in Boston and the entire group every SINGLE one of them absolutely loved it!
It was fun, informative and we laughed from beginning to end! We went on the 7:00 trolley. It was a crisp and clear night so it made being in the graveyards just the perfect bit of "spookyness"!!
Our guide was really energetic and really funny! He jumped right at you and really got the trolley going. If you came to be scared to death..this isn't going to scare you to death! It was interesting to hear about the Boston Strangler and all sorts of little details of Boston along the way. These people really get into their job and do it well!
Last night I decided to take the train to this tour, only to find out the train was down! It delayed my train ride by an hour and I was late for my ghost tour! These amazing people here at Ghosts and Gravestones made sure I could meet up with the rest of my group by PERSONALLY taking me to meetup with my group. They drove me by a smaller suburban to the first stop that the trolley was at.
I was only late by 13(ahh..an unlucky number) minutes. Not only did this wonderful sweet woman drive me, but she told me all the informative little things about the North End I missed that they spoke about on the trolley tour!! Now how cool can you get come on?
They really went above and beyond their customer service! They were amazing all around! I definitely would go back. We loved every minute of it. People complaining about yelling at people in the streets..oh come on...it's all in fun...Learn to laugh a little..LIFE'S too short..GEEZ!
Thank You Ghosts And Gravestones..for an amazing night last night!! AND..for going way out of your way to get me to my group!!!!! YOU GUYS ROCK!
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Laughed the entire time.
Absolutely drop-dead hilarious. It was like going to a comedy club on wheels.
Yeah, there were some cool ghost stories. Never scary. Great for kids. Great for adults. I've been on a lot of tours in my time and there's never been a better one for me.
My recommendation: Call ahead of time and request "Father Seamus Rattigan" to be your guide.
This guy is super-talented. He'll have you laughing for the entire 90 minutes.
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This was one of the best tours I've taken. I only got tickets for this tour because we were running out of things to do vacationing in Boston, but I HIGHLY RECOMMEND taking this tour as FIRST on your list of 'things to do' if you're a tourist. When I took the tour, it was the perfect night because it was very misty outside...well it wasn't that perfect because it was kinda drizzling and we were getting wet inside the trolley so we had to zip up the plastic windows and it was hard to see some of the sights we passed by.
I guess it may depend on who you get as a tour guide too. We were lucky to get a charming young lady ghoul by the name of Maggie Poppins. She was very funny and was a great story teller. It wasn't as scary as I thought it would be, but very entertaining and worth every penny. At least you get to walk the graveyards at night which was really something to experience.
I seriously recommend this tour. I personally don't really care for tours since they can get boring and you're stuck for however long, but with Ghost & Gravestones tour, I didn't want it to end...or at least I wish it was a bit longer. We did this tour the last night we were in Boston and it was the perfect way to end a vacation.
I loved this! It was an entertaining and slightly educational night. Our tour guide was animated and hilarious. I think her name was Minerva. The trolley that we were supposed to take had broken down before the tour even started so Minerva and another tour guide had to entertain us while we waited for another trolley. I was very impressed by their ability to keep everyone engaged in a situation that could have made people very crabby. It was like going to a comedy show before the tour even began!
The tour wasn't exactly what I expected because I thought it would be scary with people jumping out at you but I loved it anyway. We toured two cemeteries in Boston and learned a little of Boston history. We had a great time!
Mildly entertaining. Somewhat annoying hosts. Didn't care for the giant woman trying to hit on me the entire time. Seriously - she was HUGE!!!!
Not scary but a lot of fun. Mercy was our "ghost host" and she had a lot of energy. We stopped at a couple of graveyards and heard a bunch of ghost stories...very entertaining, but like I said, not scary. If you are expecting a scary ghost tour, you will be let down, but if you are looking to hear some bizarre Boston history, you will enjoy yourself.
Loved this, went when family visited, really fun. One of the best tours I've been on.
My boyfriend called to reserve spots for us ahead of time for this tour. Later on that day, some lady called him back:
A: [normal lady voice] Is Chad there please?
B: This is he.
A: [lady doing creepy Vincent Price voice] This is Carrrrrrrrrrrrrmen. Calling you from the Ghost and Gravestonesssssssssssss. Just calling to see if you'd be on the tour toniiiiiiiiiiiight. *sinister laugh*
I don't know why, but that strikes me as really ridiculously retardedly funny. Like, if I answered the phone would she be like...
A: Tell him, Carrrrrrrrrrrmen called.
B: Can you spell that?
A: C-A-RRRRRRRRRRRRRRR-M-E-N.
B: I'm sorry, you're breaking up. What?
A: I'll callllllllllllllllll some other tiiiiiiiiime. *sinister laugh fading into a wolf howl and maybe a clock striking midnight or something*
So our tour starts and we have this clown as our tour guide. He's dressed up as some sort of English/pirate/town drunkard/D&D cape-wearing guy and I swear I see an Urban Outfitters tag on his billowy poet blouse. Can't really figure it out.
The right side of the trolley starts yelling about how they're from Jersey, something about drinking whiskey, and some friend of theirs that's also on the tour named Henry. In fact, during the ENTIRE tour, this group loudly only talks about Jersey, whiskey, and some friend of theirs that's also on the tour named Henry. Ugh.
Meanwhile, Urban Outfitters billowy poet shirt guy is asking for my name because he's trying to make me yell "boo!" at people innocently walking down the street. "Nah.. that's okay," I say. I feel like a spoil sport, but I'm like old and stuff and I don't feel like yelling at people I don't know that much.
The tour is sort of interesting, but I felt like our aforementioned passengers detracted from us enjoying this tour to its fullest. I felt like the information given to us was scattered and our tour guide was constantly trying to talk over the Jersey group or have some sort of banter with them, but I can't really knock off points for the bonehead clientele. Everyone's a freaking comedian. Our tour guide was funny and personable. He gave my BF the nickname of Camus and me the nickname of Darth Sidius. I questioned his authenticity if he knew who Darth Sidius was, but he sort of brushed that off. He seemed to have a lot of knowledge about the events in the area, but we felt he didn't give us enough detail about certain goings on--lots of stuff was merely glossed over.
By the end, I was yelling at some people walking on the street for no other reason than that they are people walking on the street. "Boo, you stupid striped-shirt wearing motherfucker!" Serves 'em right.
I did learn that Boston is a pretty fucked up place.
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This was a fun way to blow an evening. Campy, silly, and overdone to the point of being entertaining. Don't go expecting to get a lot of Boston history. We visited a few cemeteries and walked through the common for a bit, where the "gravedigger" told various stories. Drove through town past a few places of interest where this person or that person were killed.
Mostly it's about being silly. The staff clearly have some fun now and again, like going up to a woman on the trolley and offering to play a game. Put your hands on your knees, then wave them in the air and I STEAL YOUR PURSE! *runs off* She spent the next few minutes rummaging through the poor woman's purse, pockets the checkbook, and tries to trade the purse to random passers by. (She did return everything, of course.)
It's definitely all the more fun with a group of friends. If crazy silliness isn't your game and you prefer your tour guide to act like a grownup, this tour is not for you. If you're more in touch with your inner child, you'll have fun.
I can't believe this place has gotten so many good reviews?!?! Perhaps I managed to get a bad tour? I'm not really sure but I strongly caution you as this tour is pricey and I was very very disappointed.
The tour guides we had were just strange, not funny or good story tellers at all really. There was nothing that scarred or creeped me out. I was hoping for both a history lesson as well as some tales of the darker side of Boston, but this really didn't offer either. The locations you stop at are quite unimpressive and while it's fun to walk in the graveyards at night, the getting on and off the trolley gets annoying and eats up most of the time.
There are several other such tours, I strongly suggest you try one of the other ones.
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Rip off! $37/person for 1.5hour drive around the city. They'll take you to a couple of cemeteries, all but one of which you can visit during the day anyways, for free. They'll tell you some interesting stories. It's a tourist trap with a very childish slant involving screaming at pedestrians as you drive by. If you are older than ... 7, avoid. Trust me!
I peeped this tour prob two years ago now. i have to say....i had a great time riding around in that spooky trolley! Equipped with a mute zombie looking driver, a dead host, creepy music, and several scary stops.....the tour does nothing but meet expectations.
The hosts are incredibly interactive and animated. They force you to participate and scream "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" and "EEEEEEEEEEEEEE"...which I loved for some reason. My manfriend at the time was chosen for some stint- and he had to run up and down the trolley to get everyone to do the wave.....(was so glad i was not chosen for that)
There was some really cool stops along the way- the graveyards were the neatest. I liked stopping by the harbor and hearing about how many dead bodies there are just floating around....lol sick!
It was rather long....at one point in the Common, I felt like sitting down and snoozing.....
The other item that I really didn't like was when we drove by the Omni hotel I was staying in and were told some guy killed himself there and now haunts it....Didn't get a good nites sleep that nite!
But all in all- I had a spectacular time. I would go again with some willing peeps!
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I've lived in Boston for almost my entire life and I've never been on this touristy endeavor. I wouldn't say its a must do for every Bostonian but if you enjoy the occasional cheese-fest then this is right up your alley. For the most part I agree with the other reviews, it is moving theater (something different), it is extremely cheesy (hmmm queso) and uber touristy (What do you mean, i can't parrk my carr in harrvard yarrd?).
So you board a bus over by the Marriott on Atlantic Ave and you're greeted by some people dressed up as the deceased. These ghoulish tour guides lead you on a tour of two graveyards and narrate a few amusing stories about the morbid history of Boston. It was more educational and funny than it was scary, which was fine by me. I would say this tour would be great for everyone from about 8 to a senior citizen.
I would highly advise if you're of age to grab a cocktail first or maybe three. I went to the Intrigue cafe at the Boston Harbor Hotel and had a few cocktails and some savory appetizers first, you know... to get in the mood for a ghost tour.
All in all it was a good way to start off an evening. After wards I would suggesting stopping by Sel De Terre for a few more drinks and some killer desert.
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2 hours FULL of Murder, Ghosts, Graveyards and Boston's most famous Legends? Bitch, sign me up.
Even if you have lived here all your life or are a transplant wanting to be enriched in a little history of the darker kind.....or maybe you are just obsessed with all things mortal.... the Ghost and Gravestones tour is well worth the $30.
If you are the type of person that is easily embarrassed and may possibly see every person you know while driving through Boston in an open ride....Wear a hat....First, you ride around Boston in the "Trolley of the Doomed"........ an old Englishmen Grave Digger in costume with full on accent, teaches you all about the darker side of Boston.
You are schooled on the Angel of Death, The Boston Strangler and some places that have proved to be haunted and damned forever by the creatures of the night. Boooowahahahahaha haaaaaaaaaa.
A nice surprise for my lazy ass was a walking tour through Cobbs and Granary burial grounds. Not only are they home to famous guys such as John Hancock and Samuel Adams, but a short visit allows the opportunity to be introduced to the significance of Tombstones from that era and the meanings behind their selected designs-I found this fascinating as a matter of fact.
Sure....anyone can hop on their computer and google the ever loving life out of "Haunted Boston" or "Boston Ghosts".... (And maybe even gain more knowledge than by going on this tour).........yet nothing beats seeing things with your own eyes............ or that feeling. That feeling of being "spooked" by the end of the night. A little jumpy. A little on edge....
You know........that feeling you get when you shut off the last light to go to bed and you run quickly to your room because you SWEAR someone is right behind you..... or maybe they could even be under your bed..... ready to grab your ankles as you jump under the covers.
Yeah....THAT kinda feeling.
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Silly, touristy, and totally worth doing at least once. The stories were interesting, but honestly, it was a little too hokey to be scary. The tour guides were really funny. I went a few years ago and I'd likely do it again with some friends who hadn't done it before.
Afterwards we went out for pastries in the North End, which was the perfect way to complete a blustery October evening.
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This is hoakie and touristy but fun nonetheless. I dragged my Bostonian friend with me since I am from California and we don't have near the history that Boston and the East Coast has.
Around $30 each, around 1.5 hour bus and walking tour. Walking part is a half an hour, max and not that hard, but up a hill.
Your docent is a costumed gravedigger, with his oil lamp and bad teeth, and English accent, too funny. The bus was open aired and it was too fun to harass the walking and driving passerbyer with our shrieks and wails.
Warn you, walking through the two graveyards at dusk, mosquitos and spiders are out, so wear long sleeves or insect repellant, they loved me!
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The best Boston tour I've ever been on! The black hearse-like trolley complete with Halloween music is radical and the tour guides are all actors dressed in colonial gear and have ridiculous English accents. You actually learn a lot of dark history behind Boston while having a good time. The walking parts of the tour were short and sweet so don't worry, but don't wear high heal as you'll be wondering through graveyards.
I suggest going on the tour that happens close to dusk. It makes it creepier. And once the tour is over, you're right next to Faneuil Hall so you can grab a drink afterwards!
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it's moving theater! the staff was hilarious and fun! this was well worth the money spent!! though i had to keep an eye on my cannoli. regardless, they take you on an interesting tour of some graveyards (hence name) and keep it spicy! this was a great tourist thing to do and i highly recommend! i loved that the entire staff is involved and these people really seem to love their job! bravo!
OAAAAAKLAAAAAAAAAND IN DA HOUSE!!! WOOOF WOOOOOOF WOOOOOF!!!!
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Though the weather was cloudy and misty this didn't dampen my spirits (no pun intended) as I looked forward to my Ghost and Graveyard Tour around the city. When you walked up to the counter don't be surprised because everyone was in character, from the dead gunned down soldier to the mistress of darkness whose intention is make you worked up before the tour even began. It was getting dark when we boarded the trolley. Our guide, Lucious and our driver a bloody doctor took us to our tour. The "luscious" guide gives us the history and some of the back-stories about what we are about to see in very funny and entertaining way. Some of the graves of famous people buried there, also the historical events that took place in that neighborhood (Revere's trip to the church to warm the townspeople about an attack), to the grave tomb robbers to the modern tombstone robbers to make themselves a nice coffee table. Actually, there was nothing scary about the tour - sometimes creepy as you walk into the cemetery in darkness but found it to be both education and entertaining. As we head to our last cemetery my friend who came with me from California swore she something in the darkness. So we encouraged her to take a picture and though nothing of it until we boarded the trolley on our way to our final stop. While reviewing the pictures, to my surprise there an obvious orb formation, believe me or not but it is up to you to decided what we saw that night. Before we reached our final destination, our guide Lucious told a story about the most haunted hotel in the city, "The Omni Parker Hotel" believe to be haunted by the spirit that passed away during a tragic elevator ride. By the conclusion of the story, he wanted to recreate it, in the streets of Boston. Now picture this, when he said go he wants all 25 people on board the trolley to scream on the top of our lungs to unsuspecting pedestrian! Therefore, as we wait for the light to turn green, everyone waited patiently, the BOOM! it happened. A pair of female teenage strolling leisurely on the streets of Boston carrying their shopping bags, then all of a sudden just as the trolley slowly come up to them, 25 people scream out of no where. I think I have never seen anyone so stunned in all of my life. Okay, that was a bit mean but boy was it entertaining to watch.
Seriously, so fun and original.. and it WILL give you goosebumps... especially peering into the haunted library room from your place in the graveyard... OOOO!!!
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