San Francisco: Ghosts, Boos and Booze Haunted Pub Crawl
this tour $30
$10 $220
San Francisco, California · 4.6/5 from 190 reviews
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$24cheapest in San Francisco
4.7average rating
294verified reviews
$30national median
What the tour includes
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Highlights
- Explore Nob Hill's haunted hotels, streets, and clubs with a local ghost expert
- Discover ancient Mayan secrets at the eerie Sutter buildings
- Hear chilling tales of tragedy at The Westin St. Francis
- Learn about the anguish of the 1906 earthquake that still haunts San Francisco
- Uncover the dark history of Fatty Arbuckle’s scandal and its ghostly aftermath
Included
- Ghost walking tour with a local tour guide
- Photo opportunities throughout the evening
- Well-researched and updated stories of history
- Eyewitness accounts of paranormal activity
How a San Francisco ghost tour works
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Pick your night
Ghost tours run after dark and the good ones sell out on weekends. Check the widget above for what is actually running while you are in San Francisco.
- 2
Book with free cancellation
Most of these can be cancelled up to 24 hours before, so booking early costs nothing and holding out costs you the good guide.
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Turn up where they say
This one meets at All tours meet on Union Square, at the NW corner, at 333 Post St and Powell St. Across from us, on Post St, is a store called Saks Fifth Avenue, which is lit up at the top of the building so you can see it from almost anywhere in the Square. Your guide will be wearing a US Ghost Adventures T-shirt and carrying a lantern.
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Wear the right shoes
You will be walking on old, uneven, badly lit ground for an hour or more. It is the advice every operator gives and most visitors ignore.
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this tour $24
$10 $220
4.6 from 190 verified reviews Free cancellation US Ghost Adventures
The San Francisco shortlist, compared
Priced against the $30 national median across 208 ghost tours.
| Best valueSan Francisco: Gold and Ghouls Ghost Tour | San Francisco: Ghosts, Boos and Booze Haunted Pub Crawl | San Francisco: Ghost Hunt Tour with Paranormal Investigator | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $24 | $30 | $55 |
| Against the category | budget | typical | premium |
| Rating | 4.6 (190) | 4.7 (48) | 4.6 (36) |
| Operator | US Ghost Adventures | US Ghost Adventures | The Haunt Ghost Tours |
| Check dates | See this one | See this one |
Every other San Francisco ghost tour
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San Francisco: Ghost Hunt Tour with Paranormal Investigator
this tour $55
$10 $220
San Francisco Ghost Hunt: Haunted History Walking Tour
this tour $30
$10 $220
The route, not the city
The city over-delivers, the field does not
Enormous dark history, a shallow bench, and the route decides everything.
Read the itinerary, not the title
Few American cities have more genuinely dark history - the Barbary Coast, the 1906 fire, the Gold Rush waterfront. Very few of the bookable tours are built around it. A listing that will not name the neighbourhood it walks is usually a downtown loop, and in a city this varied that is the difference between a good evening and a wasted one.
The gradient is a real variable
This is the one city in the network where terrain belongs in the practical advice. A Nob Hill route after dark is genuinely steep; Chinatown and the waterfront are not. Check which you are booking, particularly if you are booking for somebody who will not enjoy the first one.
Fog is not atmosphere, it is cold
Summer evenings on the western side of the city are colder and wetter than visitors expect. Bring more layers than the temperature suggests.
What a night here actually costs
San Francisco's 4 bookable tours start at $24 and run to $55, against a national ghost-tour median of $30 measured across 208 products. That entry price sits below the category 25th percentile of $25, which makes it genuinely cheap for a ghost tour rather than simply cheap. The distinction matters: a low price in a thin market usually means one operator with nobody to compete against, not a bargain. With 4 products the field is small but real - enough to choose between, not enough for competition to have weeded much out. Read the review counts rather than assuming. We feature the tour we can evidence: 190 verified reviews, quoted below in the guests' own words.
What guests say
4.6 from 190 verified reviews for the tour we feature, plus 12 more from other tours in the city.
★★★★★
Our Tour Guide Eric was very knowledgeable and informative. The tour was fun and really interesting.
★★★★★
Eric was entertaining and knowledgeable. A great tour if you want a little San Francisco history and some ghoulish stories.
★★★★★
Our tour guide Shumit was amazing! He made the tour so fun and we learned our lot of San Francisco’s spooky history. I would recommend
★★★★★
We enjoyed Eric's enthusiasm, his energy and his knowledge! Eric was happy to answer questions and was very engaging. In jest from our group, I'll just say - Eric, bring the lantern! 😁
★★★★★
Amazing! Eric was fantastic this was the best tour we went on our entire trip! And it really made my boyfriend’s birthday trip very special! He was just amazing overall!! Would love to do again!!
★★★★★
Eric was brilliant!! It was a great tour and history of San Fran. Would recommend!
★★★★★
Great ghost tour! Eric was very entertaining—Knowledgeable, funny, great pacing, and considerate. He paid equal attention to each person on the tour, from the little girl he loaned the “ghost gadget” to us senior citizens that he helped hoof up Knob Hill. (It’s very steep.) Eric had obviously done a lot of research and added historical background to the ghost stories. We would definitely take this trip again. I must also sing the praises of his company. I had booked the tour for the wrong night and didn’t realize it until AFTER the tour had taken place. Eric encouraged me to contact the company and they allowed us to rebook WITHOUT CHARGING US AGAIN. Not many companies would do that. Another great reason to take this tour!
★★★★★
Very fun tour, Eric was an enthusiastic and entertaining guide
Reviews of other tours in the city
★★★★★
Schmitt was an incredible guide it was a great evening
★★★★★
amazing evening Ben our tour guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. he made us feel at ease and answered any questions we had
★★★★★
Very informative about this history… very interesting!
★★★★★
Amazing. Would recommend to anyone who loves history and ghost stories
★★★★★
Mike was excellent! (So was Oakley!) Since we were the only ones on the tour we got to ask a lot of questions to a San Francisco native. It was such a fun night, full of ghost stories and travel suggestions. Thanks again, Mike!
★★★★★
Very interesting tour. Great few places. The bar stops were great. Great guide. Would not recommend doing it as the sole crawler. Kinda awkward being the only one that drinks. But still I had a good time. Also my guide was from Albuquerque. And she was glad my reference for that city was High School Musical, not Breaking Bad. So that was a nice moment. Anyways, totally recommend doing this tour.
★★★★★
I had so much fun on this tour! Taylor took us to some really cool pubs and spots around town, and we got a great look at San Francisco at night. She is such a captivating storyteller and we were all mesmerised by the ghost stories, and history of the town. Thanks for a great night!
★★★★★
Excellent tour! My guide, Ben, took time to discover my interest in the history of SF as well as the stories about ghosts. He included that information in my Ghost tour. I learned a lot about SF, as well as the spectural hauntings around the city.
★★★★★
Zane was a great guide - entertaining and very knowledgeable. I really enjoyed the tour. Thank you!
★★★★★
As a professional psychic medium, and average American, this was my very first professional ghost tour. What a better place to do it than in beautiful San Francisco! This tour takes you through some of the most interesting and haunted parts of our city. Focusing on historical and ghostly education, every guest gets a personal EMF reader. If you’re lucky enough to pick up on a spirit, your tour guide will bring out extra tools to further investigate and communicate with said spirit. Our guide Jamie was phenomenal! Whether you’re on your first ghost tour or your 100th I’d highly recommend it. Thanks again Jamie and “The Haunt”
★★★★★
Loved the guide. One of the best ghost tours I’ve ever been on.
★★★★★
Great interactive experience with awesome stories. We actually got to communicate with a spirit on the street. Wes was very knowledgeable and entertaining. This was a great way to spend an evening and worth every penny!
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How much is a San Francisco ghost tour?
San Francisco tours run from $24, against a national ghost-tour median of $30 across 208 products. The strip on each card shows exactly where that price sits in the category.
Which San Francisco ghost tour is best?
We feature San Francisco: Gold and Ghouls Ghost Tour because it carries the strongest combination of price and review depth — 4.6 from 190 verified reviews. The comparison table above puts it against the next two so you can disagree with us on the evidence.
Are San Francisco ghost tours family friendly?
Read each listing: some are explicitly 21+ because they are bar crawls, and those say so in their inclusions. The walking history tours are generally fine for older children, though the point of them is atmosphere after dark.
Can I cancel?
Most of these carry free cancellation up to 24 hours before the tour, which means booking early costs nothing and waiting costs you the better guide. The widget above shows the terms for the date you pick.
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