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Locally Owned Walking, Bus, and Pub-Crawl Ghost Tours by Founding Paranormal Investigators
552 S Main St, Memphis, TN 38103
Research updated August 2026
Age
10+ for the Original Haunted Memphis Bus Tour (no children under 10); 21+ for the Haunted Pub Crawl
Cost
$$
The Original Haunted Memphis Bus Tour is $30 per guest; the Original Memphis Haunted Pub Crawl is $25 per person, drinks not included. Private parties and home/business paranormal investigations are available by request. Pricing per Historical Haunts Memphis's own booking pages.
Access
Wheelchair OK
The bus tour rides in air-conditioned comfort with stops at exterior locations; the pub crawl walks downtown Memphis sidewalks between bars and taverns.
Equipment
Photos OK
Downtown Memphis Historic District
Historical Haunts Memphis's own site describes the company as founded by local paranormal investigators and locally owned and operated, doing business as Fantom Events, LLC. Its guides and investigators state they have been featured across local Memphis outlets including the Memphis Flyer (including a cover story on the company's Earnestine & Hazel's investigations), Local 24 ABC News, WMC Channel 5, WREG TV, the Commercial Appeal, the Daily Memphian, and several local radio stations, along with a national mention from House Beautiful magazine naming it one of the spookiest ghost tours in the country.
The company runs two public products, the Original Haunted Memphis Bus Tour and the Original Memphis Haunted Pub Crawl, both departing from The Broom Closet at 552 S. Main Street in downtown Memphis, and separately offers private-party bookings and paranormal investigations of homes and businesses on request.
Sources
The Original Haunted Memphis Bus Tour drives past historic Court Square, Victorian Village (home to the Woodruff-Fontaine House, which the operator notes was featured on Ghost Hunters), The Arcade Restaurant (billed as Memphis's oldest cafe), and Native American mounds, with small on-the-spot ghost-hunting-equipment demonstrations at some stops. Both the bus tour and the Haunted Pub Crawl end at Earnestine & Hazel's, which the operator notes was featured on the show Portals to Hell, where guides attempt to make contact using ghost-hunting equipment.
All of this is the tour operator's own marketing and narrative material describing what its tours cover, not documented history independently verified for this listing, and it is included here as a description of the route rather than an endorsement of any specific paranormal claim.
Media Appearances
A roughly 90-minute air-conditioned bus tour past haunted and historic Memphis locations including Court Square, Victorian Village and the Woodruff-Fontaine House, Native American mounds, and Earnestine & Hazel's, with small ghost-hunting-equipment demonstrations at some stops. Ages 10 and up only. Departs from The Broom Closet, 552 S. Main St.
A roughly 2-2.5 hour, 21-and-up walking pub crawl through downtown Memphis bars and taverns, making three pub stops before ending at Earnestine & Hazel's, where the guides use ghost-hunting equipment. Alcohol not included; ID required. Departs from The Broom Closet, 552 S. Main St.
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Drive-by stop on the Original Haunted Memphis Bus Tour.
Drive-by stop in Victorian Village on the Original Haunted Memphis Bus Tour, noted by the operator as featured on Ghost Hunters.
Featured stop on both the bus tour and the closing stop of the Haunted Pub Crawl, noted by the operator as featured on Portals to Hell.
Drive-by stop on the Original Haunted Memphis Bus Tour, described by the operator as Memphis's oldest cafe.
Historic neighborhood covered on the Original Haunted Memphis Bus Tour, home to the Woodruff-Fontaine House stop.
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