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
Amazing!!
2023-11-04
We had such a great time learning about the history and the cemetery was very interesting. Our guide was fantastic!
Great storytelling from a women’s history lens
2023-10-01
Unusual and deeply respectful take on ghost tours, looking at history and intimate stories from a lens of the tales of marginalized and women’s narratives. I’ve taken a lot of ghost tours and this one was less spooky hauntings but more stories of spirits. Well told.
Cemetery History Tour (no ghosts)
2023-03-01
It’s a fascinating old cemetery and the guide knows a lot of history of the city and the people that are buried there. But there are no ghost stories.
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