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A guided walk through downtown Green Bay's documented haunted sites — from Captain's Walk Winery to the Meyer Theatre — with optional EMF equipment and custom lengths.
Downtown Green Bay (various stops), Green Bay, WI 54301
Research updated August 2026
Age
All Ages
Cost
$
Tour pricing varies by length and group; contact Green Bay Ghost Tours for current rates
Access
Wheelchair OK
Downtown sidewalks; flat urban walking route
Equipment
Photos OK
Green Bay Historic District Tours · Astor House Historic District · Downtown Green Bay Paranormal History
Green Bay's downtown historic district includes several buildings with independently documented paranormal reputations developed over decades. The Meyer Theatre, a 1930 movie palace, has been the subject of staff reports and investigator visits. Captain's Walk Winery, operating in a historic Green Bay commercial building, has a documented reputation among local paranormal enthusiasts. St. Brendan's Inn and the Astor House neighborhood — one of Green Bay's oldest residential corridors — round out the tour's core stops.
Green Bay Ghost Tours, operated by Tim Freiss, aggregates the histories and paranormal claims associated with these sites into a structured walking experience. The Green Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau has recognized the tour in its official directory, providing civic validation of the operation.
The tour's flexibility — 30 minutes to two hours, with optional EMF detection equipment — allows it to serve both casual curiosity-seekers and more committed paranormal investigators. Local news coverage from NBC26 has documented the tour and its operator.
Sources
Rather than a single haunting narrative, the Green Bay Walking Ghost Tour is a curated itinerary of distinct sites, each with its own documented reputation. The Meyer Theatre has long-standing staff reports of a presence in the balcony and backstage. Captain's Walk Winery draws on the building's commercial history and the paranormal interest that has developed among local investigators over time.
St. Brendan's Inn operates as a hotel and has generated guest-reported activity; its inclusion in the tour places a bookable lodging option adjacent to the walking route. The Astor House neighborhood, platted in the 1840s, holds some of Green Bay's oldest residential architecture and associated histories.
Tim Freiss presents these stops as a connected tour of Green Bay's dark geography rather than as a single building's story. Optional EMF equipment gives participants a data-collection dimension beyond passive storytelling.
Guided walking tour of downtown Green Bay haunted sites led by operator Tim Freiss. Covers Captain's Walk Winery, St. Brendan's Inn, Meyer Theatre, and the Astor House neighborhood among other stops. Duration customizable from 30 minutes to two hours; optional EMF equipment available.
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