Welcome To Lansing's #1 Rated Ghost Tour

Over 150 years of ghostly history stir to life in Heart City as tortured souls and mischievous entities arise from their graves to welcome all who come to hear their sordid tales and tragic ends.

The Heart of Lansing’s Otherworldly Activity

Venture to the haunted Wentworth Park and join Heart City Ghosts on a quick trip into the past to an event that rocked the nation and left thousands dead. Feel the anguish of spirits displaced from their loved ones, their energy forever tied to the relic of a most gruesome day in United States history that unfolded nearly 700 miles east of Lansing. 

Focus through the thick psychic interference as Heart City Ghosts draws attention to the Old Lansing City Cemetery. In this former resting ground-turned-park, children frolic on a playground built atop the bones of the past. Once a cemetery, spirits of Lansing’s days of old still linger, their whispers carried in the wind.

Prepare to lift the veil on their sordid stories and learn what keeps their sorrowful souls tied to a seemingly peaceful place. These terrifying tales and more await on a spine-chilling ghost tour of Lansing with Heart City Ghosts.

What Will I See?

Visit Lansing’s Most Haunted Locations, Including:

• Michigan State Capitol – An active government building, staff often field the antics of one of the building’s many delinquent spirits. The site of several accidental deaths, the capital building is brimming with unexplained noises, shadows moving just out of view, and, for the right person, the hushed whisper of a disembodied voice.

• Masonic Temple – Erected in 1924, the Masonic Temple is believed to have housed the many dark secrets of the enigmatic Freemasons of Lansing. The Masons have long since moved on from the building, but the spiritual remains of their history continue to course through the ornate veins of this Classical Revival structure.  

• Rotary Steam Clock – A 28-foot tall fixture on the corner of North Grand and East Michigan avenues where the Kerns Hotel once stood, the Rotary Steam Clock was a gift from the local Rotary Club to the city. Little did they know it would be a beacon for the restless souls lost during a tragic fire in 1909. 

Heart City’s Building of Misfortune

Picture walking alone in the empty government building, a thick air already permeating the space from the varied emotions that run through it. It’s quiet enough to hear your heartbeat, especially as it gets faster when you feel you’re not alone. Then, without warning, a gruff, raspy voice pierces the silence, signaling a flight or fight response that sends you out the front door.

The stately building is as haunted as it looks; the penetrative gaze of the dead lock onto visitors from one of the capitol’s many windows. Join Heart City Ghosts for a stop in front of the Michigan State Capitol, where a series of tragic events will be retold, stirring the building’s apparitions as their grizzly tale is told time and time again.

Explore the deadly past of the capitol building and lift the veil to uncover which hapless death manifested the ethereal figure that remains a fixture of the National Historic Landmark today. Is it the young boy who fell two floors to his death or one of the unlucky maintenance workers who never returned from their final shift?

Lansing on Fire

Admire the nearly 30-foot-tall steam-powered installation brought to Lansing by the local Rotary Club in 1997. Meant to celebrate Heart City’s 150th birthday, the Rotary Steam Clock is an ironic landmark akin to a lighthouse for the dearly departed. Hear all about the grounds near the Rotary Steam Clock, and pay close attention to a recount of Lansing’s greatest tragedy on this otherwise unassuming street corner.

As Heart City Ghosts recalls the fire that ravaged the 211-room hotel, don’t be surprised to feel the air around the Rotary Steam Clock change. The hotel may be gone, demolished to develop an idyllic park on the lot where more than 30 people tragically lost their lives, but its essence still lingers. Let your senses guide you as the air carries the noticeable aroma of embers and burning wood.

As Lansing’s worst fire disaster in the city’s long history, its effects can be felt all over town, from near the steam-powered clock to the nearby Mount Hope Cemetery, where at least five victims of the inferno were buried. 

Why is Lansing so Haunted?

The Ghostly Legacies of Lansing’s Most Influential

George W. Romney’s legacy lives on in the aptly-named Romney Building, a tribute to his time as Michigan’s 43rd governor. Allow Heart City Ghosts to take you on a journey through time to before the construction of this 13th-story building when an old theater entertained Lansing’s locals during the early 1920s. 

The Romney Building isn’t the only focal feature on North Capitol Avenue. Heart City Ghosts tells you about the Abigail Senior Apartment complex, a tribute to local women’s and education advocate Abigail Rogers. Become immersed in Abigail’s fascinating past and dig deeper into the building’s story to uncover why it may have attracted a dark and malevolent presence.

Listen to Heart City Ghosts connect the dots to uncover a reason for Abigail’s haunts, from the building’s period of vacancy to the potentially vengeful spirit of Abigail Rogers herself, displeased with the state of her former all-female college. 

Restless Spirits of MSU

Cheer on the Lansing Lugnuts as residuals of the Minor League Baseball team’s successes still ring out across Jackson Field. Join Heart City Ghosts as they praise the local team and explore the history of the 20th-century field. Then, enjoy the stark shift into Lansing’s ghostly population with a recount of Michigan State University’s spookiest legends. 

Explore MSU’s long history as a local campus, with stories dating back to the late 1800s. Follow Heart City Ghosts’ roadmap for the many specters and apparitions believed to remain part of the campus. From the ominous Red Room, where phantom music echoes through the night air, to the ghouls of Beaumont Tower, MSU has no shortage of spooky stories to share.

Get transported through MSU’s haunted history, where many stories of lives lost and desperate students have likely gone uncovered and untold. Uncover the full story of Lansing’s most terrifying haunts on an unflinching ghost tour with Heart City Ghosts.

What’s so Special About the Heart City Ghosts Tour?

See A Different Side of Lansing’s Most Prestigious Building

A relic of a different side of Lansing, the Masonic Temple houses secrets that may never be uncovered. Infiltrate the Masonic Order with Heart City Ghosts and absorb the details of the mysterious disappearance of a New York stone worker and the rumored ties between the Freemasons and the occult.

Locals whisper of the Masonic Temple’s past, sharing rumors of the alleged acts and odd rituals that may be responsible for the ominous hooded figures spotted throughout the former temple. Feel the air get heavier the more Heart City Ghost speaks of the temple and the Masons’ history, stirring a bee’s nest of otherworldly Freemasons still determined to hide their darkest mysteries.

A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity to Uncover Lansing’s Dark Past

On the outskirts of the Heart of Michigan lies a plot of land with a gruesome and infamous past. Once owned by one Dr. Blood in the early 19th century, the residence-turned-cemetery has become an urban legend throughout Lansing. Allow Heart City Ghosts to pull you into the horrifying tale of a doctor gone mad, his murdered wife, and the numerous incidents that have plagued those who tested the integrity of Blood Cemetery’s lore. 

Listen as skeptics are turned to believers on Blood Cemetery’s grounds, where more than 300 graves house the departed. Brave a night of no sleep and blood-soaked nightmares by fully immersing yourself in this deadly local legend that left a woman dismembered, a doctor hung from his neck, and a town uneasy of the horrifying apparitions that patrol the old cemetery.  

Be a Part of a Growing Ghostly Community

Lansing’s history is more than strange, tragic, and mysterious enough to manifest many ghostly treasures for the curious-minded. Heart City Ghosts guides you to the city’s most haunted destinations, from a memorial that doubles as a conduit for the tragically killed to a cemetery that more than lives up to its name.

Embark on an unforgettable journey along the fragile line that divides the lands of the living and the dead, and keep a keen eye peeled for ethereal figures roaming the quaint town. Book your Lansing ghost tour tonight!

* This is a walking tour and we do not enter privately-owned buildings or private property *