Ghost Walking Tours of Louisville Explores the City's Most Haunted Places

Every Friday night from early May through mid-November, groups stroll through downtown Louisville to hear ghost tales and the haunted histories behind some of the city's most famous landmarks on Ghost Walking Tours of Louisville. Led by Robert W. Parker — Mr. Ghost Walker himself — the 90-minute tour begins in the first-floor lobby of the Brown Hotel at 7:30 p.m. Parker, the author of Haunted Louisville and a middle-school teacher by day, leads the Ghost Walking Tours of Louisville through the Brown Hotel, the Louisville Palace Theatre, the Seelbach Hotel, the Brennan House and other sites said to be haunted.

Does hotelier J. Graham Brown haunt his namesake hotel? Could that shadow in a mirror at the Seelbach Hotel be something more? What other downtown Louisville sites are reputed to be haunted? Come on the tour and decide for yourself if these are tales of the paranormal —or just frightfully good yarns.

Call (502) 689-5117 or e-mail LouGhstWalks@aol.com for reservations, which are required for all tours. This tour is not suitable for children younger than 8. Discounts apply for Jefferson County Public School employees.

In September and October, Walker also leads tours on Saturday nights.

Walker also will schedule private party walks on nights other than Friday for groups of six to 30. He will also come for 20- to 30-minute speaking engagements to businesses, homes or other locations. He'll share stories that he doesn't use on the public walks and show actual photographs of haunted properties. If you can't come on the tour, Mr. Ghost Walker will come to you!

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