New Harmony haunted walking tour: Ghost stories at your own pace

Nine haunted stops in New Harmony, from the Fauntleroy Home to the library's shifting books

A self-guided haunted walking tour of New Harmony using a smartphone app with GPS navigation and automatic audio playback. Start at the Fauntleroy Home and move through nine historic sites (the David Lenz House, Roofless Church, Red Geranium restaurant, theater, antique shop, auditorium and library) each tied to local ghost stories and Harmonist history. Go anytime at your own pace. The tour never expires.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore New Harmony's haunted sites

• Start at Fauntleroy Home
• Visit David Lenz House
• Explore Roofless Church
• Stop at Red Geranium
• See Harmonist communal dormitory
• Browse antique shop
• Walk haunted New Harmony streets
• Pass historic 1913 auditorium
• End at Indiana's oldest library

The experience

New Harmony's haunted past unfolds on your phone. The self-guided tour uses a walking app with GPS that plays audio automatically as you move between nine stops, so you don't need to read a map or figure out where to go next. Each site carries a specific ghost story: the Fauntleroy Home, where Mary Emily Fauntleroy's presence lingers through strange touches and unexplained scents; the David Lenz House, where visitors report mysterious knocks from inside; the Roofless Church, where more than 200 unmarked Harmonist graves lie nearby and disembodied singing has been heard. The tour weaves local legend with actual history, so you're learning about New Harmony's utopian roots while hearing what residents and staff believe still haunts the streets.

The Red Geranium restaurant, the 1913 auditorium, an antique shop full of objects with their own histories, and the town's oldest library round out the walk. Each stop takes a few minutes. The whole tour runs between one and one and a half hours, though you set the pace. Pause anywhere, skip ahead, or come back tomorrow: the app never expires. Because there's no human guide and everything happens outside or visible from the street, the tour works for anyone 18 and up, and all surfaces are wheelchair accessible.

What’s included

• Self-guided haunted walking tour on a smartphone app.
• GPS navigation that plays audio automatically as you walk.
• access to nine historic sites tied to New Harmony ghost stories and Harmonist history.
• hands-free auto-play so the tour guides you without needing to hold your phone.
• the ability to pause, skip ahead or return anytime since the tour never expires.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Audio guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 12 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by WalknTours

Is this one for you?The audio plays automatically as you walk, so anyone comfortable with a smartphone can follow the tour in English without needing a human guide or worrying about keeping pace with a group. Start whenever you want and pause at any stop to linger over the stories.

Top questions

What is the Roofless Church and why is it on the haunted tour?

The Roofless Church is Philip Johnson's open-air sanctuary in New Harmony where the sky serves as the ceiling. More than 200 unmarked Harmonist graves lie nearby, and visitors have reported mysterious sounds drifting through the grounds, which is why it's included as one of the tour's most significant haunted stops.

Can I do this tour on my phone, or do I need to rent equipment?

The entire tour runs on your own smartphone through a walking tour app with GPS navigation. No hardware rental or separate device is needed. Audio plays automatically as you walk.

What happens at the Red Geranium and the 1913 auditorium?

The Red Geranium is one of New Harmony's best-known restaurants where staff have reported mysterious movement, unexplained scents, and apparitions. The 1913 auditorium has hosted generations of concerts and plays, and paranormal investigators believe former occupants may continue working behind the scenes.

Can I start the tour whenever I want, or is there a set time?

You start at your own pace anytime you choose. There are no set departure times, and the tour never expires, so you can begin at the Fauntleroy Home whenever suits your schedule.

Is there an entrance fee for the haunted sites?

No entrance fee is required. The tour is entirely outside or visible from the street, so you explore at no cost beyond the app itself.