HauntBound archive · catalog record
Reported phenomena — as catalogued
Two Walking Tours Through Downtown Chattanooga's Riverfront and Civil War History
1 Broad St, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Research updated August 2026
Age
16+ for the Cursed in Chattanooga Tour; All Ages for the Ghosts of Chattanooga Tour
Cost
$$
The Ghosts of Chattanooga Tour (all ages) from $29.99, ages 6-11 $14.99, ages 5 and under free; the Cursed in Chattanooga Tour (16+) from $34.99. Pricing per Ghost City Tours' Chattanooga booking pages.
Access
Wheelchair OK
About 1 mile of paved downtown Chattanooga sidewalks and the Tennessee Riverwalk. The Cursed in Chattanooga Tour meets at East Martin Luther King Boulevard and Market Street; the Ghosts of Chattanooga Tour meets at West Aquarium Way and Broad Street.
Equipment
Photos OK
Read House Hotel · Downtown Chattanooga Historic District · Tennessee Riverwalk
Ghost City Tours operates ghost walking tours in dozens of U.S. cities, with Chattanooga among its programs advertised as running since 2012. The two Chattanooga products meet at different downtown locations: the Cursed in Chattanooga Tour at East Martin Luther King Boulevard and Market Street, and the Ghosts of Chattanooga Tour at West Aquarium Way and Broad Street.
The company's site frames Chattanooga's history around its position at a river and rail crossroads and the Civil War campaigns fought in the surrounding hills — Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge. Both tours route through the Read House Hotel, a downtown property with roots to the 1840s rebuilt in 1926, and the Ghosts of Chattanooga Tour continues to the Hunter Museum of American Art, the Tennessee Riverwalk, and the tunnel network known as Underground Chattanooga.
Sources
The Cursed in Chattanooga Tour opens at the Read House Hotel, which the operator's page ties to a violent death in Room 311, and continues to the former Lee House, Cherry Street Tavern, and Miller Plaza Pavilion, each carrying the operator's own account of reported activity. The Ghosts of Chattanooga Tour opens at the Hunter Museum of American Art, housed in a Gilded Age mansion, and continues along the Tennessee Riverwalk to the Read House Hotel and Underground Chattanooga, a network of tunnels beneath downtown that the operator describes as holding the spirits of Cherokee residents, Civil War soldiers, and Prohibition-era bootleggers.
The operator's broader Chattanooga marketing also discusses the Civil War dead of the Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge campaigns, and describes Ross's Landing as the city's departure point for the Trail of Tears, without tying either to a specific stop on either tour's route.
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 tours cover, not as an endorsement of any specific claim.
A 90-minute adults-only walking tour through downtown Chattanooga, meeting at the corner of East Martin Luther King Boulevard and Market Street, near the circular statue. The route covers the Read House Hotel, the former Lee House, Cherry Street Tavern, and Miller Plaza Pavilion. Tickets are $34.99 per person, minimum age 16. Runs nightly at 9 PM.
A 90-minute, all-ages walking tour through downtown Chattanooga and the Tennessee Riverwalk, meeting at the intersection of West Aquarium Way and Broad Street near the overhead walkway. The route covers the Hunter Museum of American Art, the Riverwalk, the Read House Hotel, and Underground Chattanooga. Tickets are $29.99 for guests 12 and up, $14.99 for ages 6-11, and free for children 5 and under. Runs nightly at 8 PM.
Some links on this page may earn HauntBound a small commission when you book, at no extra cost to you. Our editorial picks are independent. Full disclosure
Featured stop on the Cursed in Chattanooga Tour; also a stop on the Ghosts of Chattanooga Tour.
Stop on the Cursed in Chattanooga Tour.
Featured stop on the Ghosts of Chattanooga Tour.
Stop on the Ghosts of Chattanooga Tour.
Stop on the Cursed in Chattanooga Tour.
Stop on the Cursed in Chattanooga Tour.
Stop on the Ghosts of Chattanooga Tour.
Every HauntBound history is researched from documented sources. We clearly separate verified historical fact from paranormal folklore.
Free Guide
11 verified stops, rated for families, mapped in order. Free.
One email to confirm, then the guide link. Unsubscribe anytime.
Charleston, SC
Nightly Spirits is a multi-city ghost-tour and haunted-pub-crawl operator running public and private programs in about 20 U.S. cities, including a Historic Downtown Charleston route with a kid-friendly pirate-themed option. The company has been recognized as a top-rated U.S. ghost tour by USA Today in multiple years.
New Orleans, LA
French Quarter Phantoms is a locally owned New Orleans walking-tour operator established in 2006, running six separately ticketed products across the French Quarter, Garden District, and Tremé.
Alexandria, VA
Nightly Spirits is a multi-city ghost-tour and haunted-pub-crawl operator running public and private programs in about 20 U.S. cities, including a Colonial-era Old Town Alexandria route since at least 2020. The company has been recognized as a top-rated U.S. ghost tour by USA Today in multiple years.