Ghost Hunt in Old Town Temecula with Professional Investigator

You'll handle real ghost-hunting equipment, not just hear stories.

A 90-minute ghost hunt through Old Town Temecula led by a professional investigator, where you use dowsing rods and EMF meters to investigate hauntings across 19th-century buildings tied to murders, robberies and crime. The tour covers the Welty Building, historic mercantile sites and the old jail, and closes with a ritual to honor the energy encountered. Recommended for ages 12+ due to mature themes.

Step-by-step itinerary

Ghost hunt in Old Town Temecula

• Explore 19th-century wooden structures
• Traverse haunted Old Town landscapes
• Visit haunted Welty Building
• Pass by historic mercantile building
• Pass by various historic buildings
• Use ghost-hunting tools to investigate
• Hear chilling tales of hauntings and crime
• Touch cold granite walls of old jail
• Explore site of notorious bank robbery
• Perform closing ritual to honor energy

The experience

What do you actually do on a ghost hunt? You arrive in Old Town as night falls and step into the Wild West-era wooden structures that still stand from Temecula's dark past. Your guide, a professional investigator, walks you through the rustic landscape while sharing true stories of hauntings, murders and a notorious bank robbery. The Welty Building, which now houses the Temecula Olive Oil Company, is known to be haunted. You'll visit it and other historic sites where the energy is said to linger.

Throughout the 90 minutes, you hold and use real paranormal investigation tools: dowsing rods to detect movement and EMF meters to measure electromagnetic fields where spirits are believed to gather. You'll touch the cold granite walls of the old jail and explore the aftermath of crimes that shaped the town. The guide narrates the stories (serial killers, brothels, true crime), while you're actually investigating, not passively listening from a distance. This is hands-on work, not a walking lecture.

The tour ends with a closing ritual designed to honor the energy you've encountered and ensure no one leaves with an unwanted guest. After it's over, you'll receive an email with the guide's recommendations based on what was detected that night. The whole experience is wheelchair accessible, and the tour runs with a live English-speaking guide.

What’s included

• Dowsing rods and an EMF meter for each participant.
• Spirit Box radio sweeper.
• a professional investigator as your guide.
• post-tour email with recommendations.

Before you book

Days and timesFriday to SundayDeparts at 20:00

Book up toStart time

AgesAdult (10 to 85 years) · Under 10: can't be included in the booking

GroupUp to 26

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcome

Operated by The Haunt Ghost Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to actively investigate hauntings rather than just hear ghost stories. You'll hold real paranormal tools and search for evidence yourself across Old Town's 19th-century buildings.

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Top questions

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What ghost-hunting tools do I actually get to use?

You'll handle dowsing rods and an EMF meter, one per participant, to investigate different types of hauntings across the Old Town sites. These are the same tools paranormal investigators use to detect electromagnetic fields and movement.

What is the Welty Building and why is it haunted?

The Welty Building now houses the Temecula Olive Oil Company but is known to be haunted. Your guide will explain its history and the hauntings tied to it as part of the tour through Old Town's paranormal sites.

Is this tour suitable for kids, or is it too intense?

The tour is recommended for ages 12+ because it covers mature themes including serial killers, brothels and true crime. Children under 9 are not recommended. Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller if a parent or guardian attends.

How long is the ghost hunt, and when does it start?

The tour runs 90 minutes and takes place as night falls in Old Town, when the atmosphere is at its most conducive to investigation.

What happens at the end of the tour?

The experience closes with a ritual designed to honor the energy you've encountered during the investigation and ensure no one takes an extra guest home. You'll also receive a post-tour email with the guide's recommendations based on what was detected.