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The Ghosts of Sioux Falls are Dying to Meet You

Follow Sioux Falls Spirits into the haunted land of Queen City, where every corner is charged with otherworldly energy and the streets swell with spirits.

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Sioux Falls Ghost Tour: Shadow, Sinister Sins, & Scandal

Location
All tours meet outside the Old Courthouse Museum, 200 W 6th St, Sioux Falls, SC 57104
Duration
Tours last 1 hour across a 1-mile walking distance. Ask about the bonus extended tour to additional haunted locations!
When
Tours are held nightly
Admission
Simply bring your ID. You do not need a printed ticket or passes.
Parking
Visit parkopedia.com for the most up-to-date parking info.

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The Experiences You've Heard About

Kelly Cortz

Five Stars

Alex did a great job on this tour. Very informative and a great sense of humor. I would highly recommend.

06.30.25

Kasey Murphy

Five Stars

Alex was so good! Really enjoyed our evening!!

06.30.25

Samantha Jones

Five Stars

Our guide Kierian was wonderful and knew so much about the area. We learned a lot and really enjoyed it!! Thank you!!

06.29.25

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Preview The Most Haunted Locations In Sioux Falls

Old Courthouse Museum

Any site where historic objects are kept is bound to hold a few spirits as well. In addition to plentiful artifacts, the Old Courthouse Museum contains many phantoms haunting its nooks, from its staircase to the clock tower and everywhere in between.

Orpheum Theatre

Sioux Falls’ eldest theatre contains many spirits behind its elegant curtains. Although seemingly benevolent, their stories are draped in mystery, only adding to the drama of this majestic venue.

Washington Pavillion

Odd happenings plague this multipurpose center both day and night. A ghostly rider lurks within the elevator of the Washington Pavilion, provoking a shiver as he travels with unsuspecting passengers.

Welcome To Sioux Falls Ghost Tour: Shadow, Sinister Sins, & Scandal

Welcome to Sioux Falls, where entities endlessly repeat their final moments eternally, while others wait to reveal themselves to the living.

Dark Passages 

There are various sites in Sioux Falls that add to the city’s haunted reputation, but few are as inexplicable as a certain stretch of road just outside it. Venture with Sioux Falls Spirits to hear the bizarre legends of Spook Road, where reality seems to bend in the eeriest of ways.

Listen to the strange occurrences on this meandering route, along which eerie figures and demonic creatures have been seen. Learn of its ominous happenings, distortions in space, and unusual sightings that define this uncanny corridor.

Menacing creatures and unexplainable events plague this unusual expanse of road, where many advise to avoid traveling alone. Instead, hear the tales of this roadway’s surrounding forest and its otherworldly energy on a spooky ghost tour with Sioux Falls Spirits. 

What Will I See?

Visit Sioux Falls’ Most Haunted Locations, Including:

  • Orpheum Theatre – Sioux Falls’ eldest theatre contains many spirits behind its elegant curtains. Although seemingly benevolent, their stories are draped in mystery, only adding to the drama of this majestic venue.
  • Old Courthouse Museum – Any site where historic objects are kept is bound to hold a few spirits as well. In addition to plentiful artifacts, the Old Courthouse Museum contains many phantoms haunting its nooks, from its staircase to the clock tower and everywhere in between. 
  • Washington Pavillion – Odd happenings plague this multipurpose center both day and night. A ghostly rider lurks within the elevator of the Washington Pavilion, provoking a shiver as he travels with unsuspecting passengers. 

Chilling Specters 

Theatres are naturally spooky spaces, haunted by phantoms of performances past. Within the Orpheum Theatre, its mysterious charm is only magnified by its resident ghosts. Gaze at the glory of this dramatic venue with Sioux Falls Spirits, where souls issue icy blasts of air and trace the floors with unearthly footsteps. 

Soak in the spectral stories of Sioux Falls’ oldest theatre and learn about its undead inhabitants such as its most famed resident spirit, Larry. Does this departed soul have some piece of important information to deliver to the living? Something so pressing, even death cannot stop him? Find out on a haunting ghost tour with Sioux Falls Spirits. 

Why is Sioux Falls so Haunted?

Gruesome Acts 

Minnehaha County remains a region cursed with harrowing history. Journey with Sioux Falls Spirits into its most haunted stretches and uncover the events that rendered Gitchie Manitou State Preserve a den of unexplained activity.

Ghostly music and oppressive feelings emanate from this once-peaceful land. Stained by a violent act, the horrors of the past continue to disrupt the land. Join Sioux Falls Spirits to venture from local history to local legend, unveiling a fateful night in the 1970s — a night marred by unspeakable acts of violence and terror. Examine what energies this gruesome event unlocked on a land steeped in legend and superstition along a chilling tour with Sioux Falls Spirits.

Sioux Falls’ Most Haunted

While the Old Courthouse Museum contains a restored courtroom amongst its historic collection, another museum harbors its own share of ghost stories a little farther off. The Pettigrew Museum on North Duluth Avenue is one such enticing spot. Within this Queen Anne-style house, the wife of the former owner is said to persist, her ethereal sobs echoing throughout time in everlasting grief. 

Descend a little further into this historic section of Sioux Falls and you’ll find St. Joseph Cathedral. Within its sacred bounds, a sinister presence is believed to lurk. Although the unholy entity vanishes by day, under the shadow of night it heightens, filling all inside with a sense of foreboding dread.

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

5 REASONS TO BOOK YOUR SIOUX FALLS SPIRITS TOUR RIGHT NOW!

1) You’re Fascinated by Local History

Allow Sioux Falls Spirits to regale you with tales of its lesser-known figures, from the eccentric Frank Pettigrew to Sioux Falls’ very own local inventor, Thomas Fawick. Discover the stories surrounding these local characters, their haunting legacies, and the monuments they’ve left behind. 

2) You Love A Good Haunted House Story

Whether you’re thrilled by tales of specter-ridden homes marked by ghostly happenings or doomed hotels transformed into modern-day apartments, Sioux Falls possesses many haunted dwellings to capture the imagination. Tales of haunted crawlspaces, eerie attics, and imaginary friends that seem all too real are perfect nightmare fodder to haunt your dreams.

3) You’re Intrigued by True Crime Cases

No town in America lies untouched by the bloody tendrils of murder. Like any other, Queen City contains its own macabre past tinged by violence — and yet one of its bloodiest crimes occurred outside the confines of the city. Embark on a tour with Sioux Falls Spirits to scope out a baffling true crime case deep within South Dakota’s wilderness, whose trauma echoes through time. 

4) You’re A Bit Of A Theatre Buff

Many of Sioux Falls’ businesses are haunted, including its thespian venues. Beyond their grand appearances and bewitching performances, many silent phantoms slink in the shadows. Echoes of shows past aren’t the only thing to haunt the Orpheum Theatre, nor the arts center at Washington Pavilion, where ghostly presences await your attention.

5) You Want To Understand Why Queen City Is So Haunted

Do you wish to unearth the unique characteristics of this land that render the region of Sioux Falls such a hotbed of haunted activity? Journey with Sioux Falls Spirits as we explore this distinct landscape and examine some of the particular features that make this location especially prone to trapped energies and ghost activity.

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