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Pittsburgh Ghost Tour

Pittsburgh has a long and dark history, and it’s not because the city’s covered in soot. The Steel City is known for being a spooky nightmare. Ghosts and ghouls haunt the streets of Pittsburg, and they don’t hold back! Luckily Lizzie Borden Ghost Tours is here to guide you through the haunts safely.

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Why You Need to Take Our Pittsburgh Ghost Tour

You’ll be accompanied by one of our expert tour guides. In addition to being a bonafide Pittsburgh local, our guides have had plenty of encounters with the supernatural. Our ghost tours are exciting, informative, and most of all, authentic! Nobody is hiding around the corner in a cheap costume waiting to scare you. Who knows? You might even see a ghost with your very own eyes! Whether you’re a Pittsburg native looking to learn about the city’s haunted history or a tourist looking for a night out, a tour with Lizzie Borden Ghost Tours is a time you won’t soon forget. So what are you waiting for? Book a Pittsburgh ghost tour today!

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Five Stars

Shay was very informative and provided some great historical evidence to give the stories of the ghosts great context. The prison and a haunted stor...

04.08.24
Shawn Streamer
 

Five Stars

I had a lot of fun! My guide, Travis, was really knowledgeable about the places he took me. The stories were really fascinating!

04.08.24
Rustybear9294
 

Five Stars

Travis was a great guide! Loved to learn the history of the city and the haunted side stories it entailed!

03.30.24
James Jones
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Why is Pittsburgh So Haunted?

The history of Pittsburgh is the story of industrialism in America. Heavy industry rules this corner of the country, but the Shawnee people inhabited the region before the city was established. As Europeans arrived in the area, the area at the confluence of the Alleghany, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers became increasingly important as a trading hub. The origins of Pittsburgh are rooted in the French-Indian Wars, which involved the construction of Fort Pitts by the British in the 1760s.

 

After the wars and the American Revolution, the settlement, now known as Pittsburgh, began growing as European immigration grew. After the Civil War, the steel industry exploded in the city as steel magnate Andrew Carnegie expanded his empire.

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The city grew into one of America’s largest cities. Today, Pittsburgh still has a reputation for heavy industry, but it’s also known for ghosts! The city is mired with the spirits of the steelworkers who built the city from the ground up. You might see their ghosts hanging around town.

The worst of the worst can be seen at the Allegany County Jail. Rumors have it that the spirit of an inmate who committed suicide haunts the building. Some also hang out at certain haunted spots in South Park or the North Shore. One of the spookiest houses in the city is the Congelier House, which was the site of a grisly double murder stemming from a jealous wife. The haunts in Steel City are endless, so book your Pittsburgh ghost tour with Lizzie Borden Ghost Tours today!

Why should you tour with us?

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You want the chance to see a ghost!

Our fun and informative tour works for skeptics and dedicated believers alike! While we can’t guarantee you’ll run into a ghost or see inanimate objects fly about, we can guarantee plenty of thrills and chills while you explore Pittsburgh. At each stop, we’ll relay the stories of hauntings based on eyewitness accounts and long-lived local legends. We also encourage photos!

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You want to add some excitement to your Pittsburgh trip

Our ghost tours offer a change of pace from the more conventional attractions in the city and a fresh perspective on familiar surroundings. You’ll leave the tour with a host of scary stories and fun local facts to thrill your friends wherever you’re from. If you’re looking to do something different, we are that something different!

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It's your turn to plan the company outing

Finding ways to create camaraderie at work can be difficult. So what better way to build team chemistry than going for a group ghost tour? You know what they say, the team that scares together, thrives together! From scary stories for the thrill-seekers to research-based fun facts about cultural and architectural history for the scholars. Whatever your interest, we’ve got you covered!

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You want something different from the conventional tour

Let’s face it, most tours are pretty boring. An unenthusiastic guide droning on about uninteresting and boring topics can be a real drag. Our local guides know the area and their ghosts. They’ll impart fun facts, local legends, and of course, plenty of spooky stories that will remain with you for years. See what an awesome tour can be like with our Pittsburgh ghost tour.

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You're intrigued by the unknown

These aren’t your run-of-the-mill ghost stories that you’ll hear. Our research team has uncovered terrifying true accounts of unexplained activity that range from spirit sightings to inexplicable voices and sounds to being touched by unidentified beings. If the unknown and all that can’t be reasonably explained piques your interest, you’re in the right place!

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You love horror movies and are ready for the real thing

Horror movie lovers tend to also have an affinity for all things spooky. If that’s you and you’ve seen all the horror movies, why not move on to the real thing? The stories you’ll hear are what horror movies are made of. So put down the remote, grab your walking shoes, and get ready to experience scares in real life.

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Lizzie Borden Ghost Tours

America’s most infamously haunted house delivers the most terrifying scares from all across the nation. We’ve compiled an extensive list of notoriously haunted locations and packaged them into spooky, entertaining tours available throughout the nation. Discover the true, unfiltered stories that created these hair-raising scares in only the unique and engaging way our expert guides can bring them to you. From the ghosts of unsolved murders and tragic accidents to disturbed spirits unable to find peace, there’s no limit to what we expose on our authentic ghost tours. Join us as we take you on an unforgettable, chilling journey through your city’s dark past and uncover the sinister secrets that put these places on the otherworldly map.

The Lizzie Borden House is home to the infamous murders that captivated the nation and made Lizzie Borden a macabre household name. Guests can explore the house via a variety of tours and, for those brave enough, stay in this notoriously haunted home. We aim to provide you with a memorable experience as well as deliver the best ghost tours, haunted pub crawls, and a variety of other experiences in over 100 cities.

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