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The Original Berlin Ghost Tour, Home of 'The Walking Dead' and a Reported Elemental
10 William Street, Berlin, MD 21811
Research updated August 2026
Age
8-99
Cost
$$
Adult tickets $25 per person retail (per the operator's group-discount page); discounted children's tickets. Book online or by phone.
Access
Wheelchair OK
An outdoor walking tour of Berlin's historic district, including a night walk through the local graveyard. Wheelchair accessible except in the graveyard.
Equipment
Photos OK
Berlin historic Main Street district, Worcester County · Chesapeake Ghost Tours (founded 2014, Mindie Burgoyne)
Berlin, Maryland is a historic Worcester County town on the Eastern Shore, about 15 minutes inland from Ocean City, known for its well-preserved Main Street commercial district. Chesapeake Ghost Tours, founded in 2014 by writer Mindie Burgoyne, runs a walking tour through Berlin's historic district and local graveyard.
Chesapeake Ghost Tours has been featured in the Washington Post's travel section and carries over 1,300 Tripadvisor reviews, ranking as the top-rated tour operator in its region. The company describes itself as the largest trail of year-round ghost tours in America, covering ten Eastern Shore towns.
Sources
The operator's marketing describes Berlin as home to three spirits said to walk the streets late at night, from different eras of the town's history, alongside child spirits described as making mischief and disembodied voices reportedly heard on the tour. The tour's best-known feature is what the operator calls 'The Elemental' -- described as a non-human, giant, pulsing black shadow reportedly seen near the town's railroad tracks, sometimes accompanied by an unpleasant smell. The tour also references a 'Healing Tree' and a 'Lady in White' among its stories, and includes a walk through the local graveyard.
All of this is the tour operator's own marketing material, describing what the tour covers, not an independently verified claim by HauntBound.
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A 1.75-hour storytelling walking tour of Berlin's historic district covering 8+ reportedly haunted sites, including a graveyard walk, just 15 minutes from Ocean City. Meets under the 'Welcome to Berlin' sign on William Street.
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Meeting point on William Street, under the town's 'Welcome to Berlin' sign.
Route through the town's historic streets and railroad-adjacent areas, concluding with a walk through the local graveyard.
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