San Antonio Ghost Tour: Alamo & River Walk Hauntings

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Duration1h

GroupUp to 35

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The Alamo's Dead Still Walk San Antonio's Streets at Night

You walk a mile through San Antonio's historic district with a local guide who shares documented hauntings at the Alamo, River Walk, Menger Hotel, St. Anthony Hotel, Majestic Theater, and Sheraton Gunter Hotel. The tour includes researched accounts of historic spirits and tragic events that shaped the city, though you view the sites from outside rather than entering private buildings. It runs in the evening and is wheelchair accessible.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore San Antonio haunted landmarks

Visit the haunted River Walk
Hear ghost tales at The Alamo
Discover spirits at haunted site
Learn about Lady in Red at St. Anthony Hotel
Uncover ghost encounters at Majestic Theater
Listen to haunting stories at Sheraton Gunter Hotel

The Experience

You wonder, walking past the Alamo in daylight, whether anything actually lingers there — or if ghost tours are just theater for tourists. But the River Walk has a dark history that doesn't quite fit the postcard version, and the Menger Hotel's reputation for apparitions goes back further than marketing. A local guide leads groups through about a mile of downtown, stopping at six sites where documented hauntings have been recorded over decades. The Alamo itself is the centerpiece: the battle that left so many dead on that ground, the spirits people report seeing in the courtyard, the weight of that particular history.

The tour moves between the River Walk — where the water runs past stories of violence and loss — and the old hotels that line the streets. The St. Anthony Hotel has the Lady in Red, a ghost so well-documented that staff and guests have reported her presence for generations. The Majestic Theater, a cultural landmark, has its own phenomena: people have witnessed things there that don't have easy explanations. The Sheraton Gunter Hotel sits at the intersection of beauty and trauma, and the guide walks you through what visitors have experienced within those walls. You don't enter the private buildings — that's a constraint of the tour — but you stand on the haunted grounds themselves, and the guide's research is thorough enough that you understand why these places earned their reputation.

The stories are grounded in actual history, not invented for effect. The guide is a local who knows the city's bloody conflicts and tragic tales, and the accounts are documented rather than speculative. It's an evening walk, so the atmosphere does its own work, but the substance is in the research. You leave knowing more about San Antonio's past than you did when you started, and understanding why certain corners of the city feel the way they do.

What’s included

Professional local guide.
documented accounts of historic hauntings at six sites including the Alamo, River Walk, Menger Hotel, St. Anthony Hotel, Majestic Theater, and Sheraton Gunter Hotel.
intensely researched true stories of San Antonio's history and tragic events.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by River City Ghosts

Is this one for you?Right for anyone curious about San Antonio's actual history and willing to walk a mile through downtown in the evening — the guide's research and local knowledge mean you learn real stories, not invented ones, and the haunted sites speak for themselves without needing you to be a believer.