Welcome To Lexington Ghosts
Join Lexington Ghosts to explore the darker side of the wealthiest city in Kentucky. Peak through the looking glass and witness the horrors hiding behind the horse races and good times on this nightly walking ghost tour.
Tied To The Whipping Post
Beneath the quaint farmer’s markets and concerts filling Lexington’s scenic Cheapside Park lies a brutal and bloodied past. The tortured and abused souls of enslaved people roam between the bustling day-to-day business of the living in search of redemption.
Venture into the dark past of Lexington, a city divided during the Civil War but with one of the largest slave markets in the United States. This barbaric practice was wiped clean at the end of the war, but the damage done to countless human souls has remained behind in the form of eerie, unexplained activity.
How did the violent use of the whipping post affect the already beaten spirits of the African people? The sight of dancing orbs in Cheapside Park has terrified and confused more than a few marketgoers.
Peer into the unknown with Lexington Ghosts and explore the haunted grounds where unspeakable acts of human abuse once took place. Prepare for a night full of gruesome and sorrow-filled stories on this nightly walking ghost tour.
What Will I See?
Visit Lexington’s Most Haunted Locations, Including:
- Hopemont – Still residing in his rebel homestead, the “Thunderbolt of the Confederacy, John Morgan Hunt surprises visitors to this 1814 museum with some of the same wild antics he was known for in life. His soul cannot rest from the bullet that took his life during the war.
- Old Morrison Building – A curse that strikes Lexington’s Transylvania University every seven years stalks the Old Morrison Building. The creator of this curse is often heard and seen around the old halls of the school that betrayed him.
- Mary Todd Lincoln House – Although she was the First Lady, Mary Todd’s life was filled with sorrow and tragedy, as her sons and her husband died of murder and disease. She left this world with great sorrow. Now, the whispy figure of an old woman is spotted in her childhood, forever tormented by her pain.
A Wild and Dangerous Legacy Left Behind
The spiritual scars of the Confederacy, which tore the nation asunder, are very real in Lexington. Angst and torment caused by war have left behind a ghostly record of the past in the streets and homes of the historic city. But while the war is long finished, some of the town’s most notable citizens still like to be present in the most ghastly ways.
Follow Lexington Ghosts to Hopemont, the home of Kentucky’s first millionaire, John Wesley Hunt, and his family of Confederate soldiers. The most famous of these rebel warriors was John Morgan Hunt, the Thunderbolt of The Confederacy, whose reckless and eccentric deeds in life have chased him into the afterlife.
The Thunderbolt met his end when the cold steel of a bullet splattered his brain. Now, his spirit floats about his family home, scaring unsuspecting visitors through the second-story window. Lexington’s war-torn landscape has created a history that unfolds like the pages of a book. Reserve your spot on our haunted ghost tour tonight to see for yourself.
The Curse of the Count
Unexplainable and unbelievable occurrences, even in the most civilized places, are common in the wilds of Kentucky. Learn the story of Transylvania University and Constantine Rafiesque’s curse. In 1826, he lost his job and his lover in one fell swoop. Things haven’t been quite right at the old University ever since.
Walk to the Old Morrison Building with Lexington Ghosts and understand why so many students are terrified to hang around its haunted hallways at night. Maybe moving the Professor’s bones to the building wasn’t a good idea after all. Many hear him speaking in foreign tongues in the darkness. One unlucky student even met him running through the hallways after class.
Awful and tragic accidents seem to occur at Transylvania University every seven years. Fires, death, and disasters have plagued the college like clockwork since he was fired. Is there a connection, or is it all just a series of unfortunate circumstances?
Why is Lexington so Haunted?
Horsing Around With Hauntings
Lexington’s love affair with horses dates back as far as many of its ghost stories. These two worlds combine in a bone-chilling mass of otherworldly energy at The Campbell House. Once a horse farm, this hotel has a storied history unfit for the faint of heart.
Journey to Mama Tequila with Lexington Ghosts, where you’ll hear the putrid events that infested the Campbell House with the cast of spirits it’s known for today. From ghost children to the disparate soul of the former owner, the hotel has a reputation for being eerie and unusual.
Find out why the doors often slam late at night and why a suite was permanently closed due to the creepy hauntings that tortured its residents with Lexington Ghosts. You’ll think twice about where you stay on your next visit. But Lexington’s most haunted places are so common that your second choice might be just as terrifying.
Some Wounds Won’t Heal
Diseases had by far the most devastating effect on Lexignton’s population. Influenza ravaged the town in 1918, and the scent of death has yet to dissipate. The medical centers that once housed hundreds of sick and dead patients are now some of the most haunted places in Kentucky.
Experience the spine-tingling and spooky tales of the Sire Hotel Lexington. Formerly known as Lexington Clinic, it opened in 1916 and saw patients suffering in agony daily. Some were brought in with gunshot wounds and poisoned stomachs, an all too common occurrence during the days of Prohibition.
Now operating as the Sire Hotel, it has gained a particularly creepy reputation. The ghost of a lady in white wearing a strikingly beautiful outfit greets guests. Joined by a specter prone to mood swings and a curious little girl, they terrify guests by stealing personal items such as dolls and crying in the dark.
What’s so Special About the Lexington Ghosts Tour?
See A Different Side Of Lexington’s Higher Learning
Transylvania University might be well known for being the 16th oldest college in the United States and the oldest in Kentucky, but few know of the gory murder that took place there in 1961. Poor Betty Gail Brown hasn’t forgotten how she was strangled with her bra and now runs carelessly around the campus’s Forrer Hall.
Gather around the William T. Young Campus Center as your experienced tour guide unravels the blood-curling tale of Brown and her murder that remains unsolved to this day. Lexington’s most unflinching true crime stories are plentiful. Are you ready to hear them?
A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity To Step Into History
Don’t be surprised if you recognize a spirit along your journey through historic Lexington. With a history that stretches back to the 18th century, plenty of familiar ghostly faces peek through the veil. None is more well-known in Lexington than Mary Todd Lincoln, the first lady of the 16th President of the United States.
Visit the Mary Todd Lincoln House, where many have seen Abraham Lincoln’s wife still searching for her deceased husband and children. Her life was filled with sorrow, losing all three of her children to disease. Could this be why so many visitors with children see a woman in an old-fashioned dress walking about the top floor of her childhood?
Be a Part of a Growing Ghostly Community
Lexington is known for its whisky, horses, and history, but many don’t know there is more to the city than meets the eye. Walk with others keen on the otherworldly secrets of Lexington on this nightly walking ghost tour. You may even hear a story from a fellow guest!
Even if you’ve lived your entire life in Lexington, you’ll find this ghost tour full of exciting and unique historical facts that will keep you entertained any night. Enter a world of ghouls and ghosts while making new friends from all over the country. Reserve your spot on the Lexington ghost tour to join the devilish fun tonight!
* This is a walking tour and we do not enter privately-owned buildings or private property *
