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Fort Lauderdale Ghosts: Fallen Frights and Fury Along the Riverwalk
301 SW 1st Ave (Thrive Sculpture), Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Research updated August 2026
Age
All Ages for the main ghost tour; 21+ for the Boos and Booze Haunted Pub Crawl
Cost
$$
The operator's site does not publish a price on-page; the operator directs guests to book online for current pricing.
Access
Wheelchair OK
Paved Riverwalk and downtown sidewalks along Fort Lauderdale's New River, meeting near the Thrive Sculpture.
Equipment
Photos OK
New River Settlement (Second Seminole War era) · Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk
US Ghost Adventures runs its Fort Lauderdale program under the brand Fort Lauderdale Ghosts, offering a daily Riverwalk walking tour and a pub crawl, both meeting near the Thrive Sculpture, 301 SW 1st Ave.
Fort Lauderdale grew out of the New River Settlement, a site of Second Seminole War-era conflict between Seminole forces and U.S. troops in the 1830s. The operator's marketing frames this documented military history, along with the city's 19th-century pioneer buildings including the King-Cromartie House and the New River Inn, as backdrop for the reported hauntings covered on the tour route.
Sources
The operator's route narrative describes the King-Cromartie House, one of the oldest buildings in the area and preserved by the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, as haunted by tragic tales and accidental deaths, with locals reportedly seeing the ghost of King's daughter, Louise, roaming the property. The New River Inn, now part of a historic museum complex, is described as home to mysterious events and ghostly apparitions that the operator says drove people out of the building over the years. Esplanade Park is tied to reported historic murders and described as haunted by spirits of Florida's colonial past.
The operator's broader narrative frames these stops against the documented Second Seminole War-era conflict at the New River Settlement, including reported violence tied to a raid on William Coole's plantation and the march of Major Lauderdale's Tennessee Volunteers, for which the city is named.
All of this is the tour operator's own marketing and narrative material, not documented history verified independently for this listing; it is included here as a description of what the tour covers, not as an endorsement of any specific claim.
Notable Entities
A walking tour along Fort Lauderdale's Riverwalk, meeting near the Thrive Sculpture, 301 SW 1st Ave. Covers the King-Cromartie House, the New River Inn, and Esplanade Park, tying the Seminole Wars-era New River Settlement to reported hauntings. Held daily, rain or shine.
A 21-and-up pub crawl through Fort Lauderdale bars and pubs, paired with ghost stories at stops in between.
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Featured stop; operator's marketing ties the 18th-century pioneer house to reported hauntings and the ghost of King's daughter, Louise.
Featured stop; operator's marketing ties the former hotel, now part of a historic museum complex, to reported ghostly apparitions.
Featured stop; operator's marketing ties the park to reported historic murders and Florida's colonial past.
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