Welcome To Duluth Ghosts
Traces from Duluth’s past continue to bleed into the present day, shading its old buildings and quaint streets with eerie happenings. The souls of tragedy and death continue to lurk around its various corners, eliciting uneasy feelings as they wander eternally in the afterlife.
Tiny Shadows Among the Tombstones
The Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918 touched nearly every corner of this country, and the modest town of Duluth was no exception. Join Duluth Ghosts at the Duluth Cemetery, where more than one 1900s-era Duluthian was buried as a result of this horrific illness.
Hear the tales of this picturesque cemetery’s unusual past and its spritely child spirits who have been seen playing amongst the darkened tombstones. Discover the unexplained activity and odd noises that emanate from this hallowed resting place. Uncover accounts of playful pulls from these tiny shadows that frolic amongst the gravestones.
It’s just the beginning of what promises to be a thrilling ghost tour through historic Duluth.
What Will I See?
Visit Duluth’s Most Haunted Locations, Including:
- Duluth Cemetery – Scampering shadows, curious sounds, and tales of sickness and premature death surround Duluth Cemetery. A place in which many Duluth locals were buried in the previous century, this seemingly peaceful cemetery is rife with restless spirits. Although playful in nature, their antics can fall on the mischievous side.
- Red Clay Music Foundry – A venue with a strange past and even stranger spirits, Red Clay Music Foundry is haunted by a slew of ghastly maritime ghosts who bring salty air and even saltier personalities with their arrival. These water-soaked sailors are as grotesque as they are dead, sporting waterlogged visages and the occasional missing limb.
- Maple Street Biscuit Company – Once the location of a Baptist church, the Maple Street Biscuit Company remains a popular destination for ghostly churchgoers. These well-dressed spirits may be confused by the newfound biscuit shop inhabiting their former place of worship. Fortunately, its staff quickly redirects them to the church’s new location just before they vanish.
Rising From Watery Graves
Duluth may not be near the ocean, but that hasn’t seemed to stop the flood of seafaring spirits that roam what is now Red Clay Music Foundry. This modern-day music venue is privy to an assortment of ghosts and ghouls, some of whose appearances are much more gruesome than others.
Explore the unusual history behind this property and how such a crew of ghosts came to frequent it. Come and drink in the stories of these maritime spirits who succumbed to a watery grave, from briny fisherman to “the Captain.”
In Duluth, it seems dead men do tell tales. Beware the smell of salty air near this Main Street music locale, as these nautical spirits may be just on the horizon. Embark on a tour with Duluth Ghosts to find out what this bunch of seaside specters have to say to the living.
Why is Duluth so Haunted?
Itchy Trigger Fingers in the Roaring Twenties
Prohibition, bootlegging, murder — Duluth really did have it all in the 1920s. Unfortunately, for a certain pair of brothers who were caught in the crossfire, even the allegations of such activities could be deadly.
Join Duluth Ghosts outside the Gwinnett County Public Library to hear the bloody tale of the Simpson Brothers and hear true accounts of those who’ve seen their bullet-studded spirits. Theirs is a case marked by suspicion, death, and revenge, as violent as it is disputed.
Their spirits may seem benign to most, appearing as grim-looking ghosts roving along the city streets. However, they have been known to be more menacing to some, depending on which side of the law you sit on. Hear their story and many more on a spine-tingling ghost tour with Duluth Ghosts.
Duluth’s Most Haunted
Although its appearance may project small-town charm, the city of Duluth is teeming with restless souls beneath its surface. Take the Gwinnett Place Mall, a site so iconic it was used as the Starcourt Mall in season three of the show Stranger Things. Yet, it isn’t only the ghosts of 80s-era consumerism that haunt these once-bustling storefronts. A number of uncanny happenings have occurred within its boundaries after dark, from flickering lights to ominous sensations, as if its ghostly patrons linger on at their beloved mall even after death.
By contrast, the Southeastern Railway Museum on Buford Highway is home to a crowd of far older specters. Here, the ghost of Warren G. Harding is said to haunt his funeral car, endlessly pacing back and forth.
Roaming apparitions from the Camp Creek Train Wreck more than a century ago are thought to linger here as well. Be careful when journeying down to the railway tracks late at night – you may experience the bright lights and whistles of a ghost train, sending a rush of cold air in its wake.
* This is a walking tour and we do not enter privately-owned buildings or private property *
