Atlantic City Boardwalk · Absecon Lighthouse (1857) · Atlantic City's early 20th-century casino/resort era
Atlantic City Ghosts, US Ghost Adventures' Atlantic City brand, operates a nightly walking tour meeting outside the Rainforest Cafe at 2201 Boardwalk. The roughly 1-hour, 1-mile route covers Atlantic City's Boardwalk landmarks, including the Playground Pier, built on the site of Captain John Young's 1906 'Million Dollar Pier,' which was rebuilt after storm damage before being replaced by the current pier; Bally's Hotel & Casino, which stands on the site of the Dennis Hotel, sold and converted in 1977; and Brighton Park, tied by the operator to Jeremiah Leeds, an early Atlantic City settler whose family helped build the city. Operator narration also references the Absecon Lighthouse, built in 1857 in the wake of the 1854 wreck of the passenger ship Powhatan, which claimed more than 200 lives.
Sources
- https://usghostadventures.com/atlantic-city-ghost-tour/
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According to the operator, Playground Pier is home to 'lingering spirits who never left the party,' with names reportedly carried on the ocean wind. At Bally's, the operator describes reports of disembodied footsteps in empty corridors and a 'man in black' seen gliding across the casino floor, accompanied by a faint smell of smoke. At Brighton Park, the operator describes reports of laughter and footsteps after dark, tied to the park's namesake settler Jeremiah Leeds. The operator also recounts reports of cold spots and phantom figures near the Absecon Lighthouse, tied to the 1854 Powhatan wreck.
All of the above is the operator's own marketing and narrative framing, not documented history independently verified by HauntBound, and is included here only to describe what the tour covers.
