Macabre Ghost History of Portland, Oregon walking tour
Portland, USA
1 hour 30 minutes
Walking Tours
What You Will Do
From fiery deaths to watery graves: In this 1.5 mile cemetery walking tour, we weave what we know of the peoples who lived here for millennia with verifiable stories of recent centuries. We can only guess, based on our psychics’ readings and eerie coincidences we have observed, where people here before us feared to walk and canoe at night.
As a wise person wrote, every story ends as a ghost story. Our ghosts are legion.
We now call it Oregon; “ourigan” was ancestral home to hundreds of thousands. They have left a darkness here, expressed with stories from the earliest days of our written history to modern times.
Starting with early disasters, we will tell ghost stories we have collected, from fiery deaths to those in the waters of nearby river; from self-inflicted to deaths brought by the state or a rich man’s guilt. Our route takes us through the inner eastside, where more of Portland’s disasters have happened than any other part of the city & where many early settlers are buried.
What's Included?
- Guided walking tour
What's Not Included?
- Snacks
- Gratuities for your guides, always appreciated
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
We meet at 1300 SE Stark, at the building's formal entrance, on the western side of the building closest to the dog park (the downtown-facing side of the property)
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Revolution Hall
20 minutes
We will meet at Revolution Hall, a former high school who counted many now-famous people who would lead brilliant but tortured lives as alumni and suffered a tragic fire a century ago.
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Additional Information
This activity is operated by Around Portland Tours
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Guide Options
- Guide - English
Customer Reviews
The undertold stories
2025-04-27
The tour was fascinating, with a lot of information about the city and region and weaving in art, architecture and literature as well as history. I was impressed with her attention to undertold stories as well as excellent retellings of stories I had already learned.
great history tour of the area
2025-04-27
Sarah was engaging and very informative as our hostess and tour guide. We enjoyed the stories and her additional comments about the area. This was not a ghost tour per-say as we had anticipated, which was a little disappointing, but still a fun evening and we learned a lot.
Great experience
2024-10-30
Learning of the history of prominent people and information not commonly known about Oregon and Portland.
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