Southeastern Travel 2:02 p.m. Thursday, September 24, 2009

Ghost tours of the Southeast

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Alabama

Huntsville Ghost Walk. Operated by a historian and a paranormal investigator. Saturday nights, June through October. $8 for adults, $6 for children. 256-509-3940; www.HuntsvilleGhostWalk.com.

Florida

Orlando Ghost Tours. Perform paranormal investigations. Mondays through Saturdays. $25 adults, $15 kids 7 to 12, free children younger than 7. 407-247-0452; www.HauntedOrlando.com.

The Original Ghost Tours: Key West. You’ve most likely seen this tour on television. Open daily. $18 ages 13 and up, $12 ages 4 to 12, free for children younger than 4. 305-294-9255; www.HauntedTours.com.

Ghost Tours of St. Augustine. Choose a tour on a spooky schooner for $35, on a cursed coach for $22 or on foot for $12. Nightly. 888-461-1009; www.
AGhostlyExperience.com.

Georgia

Sixth Sense Savannah. Learn about shadow people and secret tunnels. Nightly. $18 adults, $10 ages 15 and under. 866-666-3323; www.SixthSense
 Savannah.com.

Kentucky

Haunts of Owensboro. Choose from the walking tour or the Haunted Theater Workshop. Friday and Saturday nights, August through November. $15 adults, $7 kids. 270-313-5596; www.Hauntsof
Owensboro.com.

Ghost Walking Tours of Louisville. Find out about Louisville’s haunted hotels. Friday and select Saturday nights, May through November. $15 adults, $5 kids. Reservations are required. 502-689-5117; www.LouisvilleGhostWalks.com.

Bardstown Ghost Trek. Participants are encouraged to bring cameras and recording devices to capture unexplained phenomena. Saturday nights, June through October. $15. 859-576-5517; www.GhostHunter.com/ghosttrek2.htm.

Louisiana

The New Orleans Ghost and Vampire Tour. Choose between an eerie ghost walk or a wicked vampire tour. Tours run nightly, except on Mardi Gras night. $20. 504-861-2727; www.NewOrleansGhostTour
.com.

Mississippi

Natchez Ghost Tours. Tour a haunted bank with a Cold War-era fallout shelter in the basement. Mondays through Saturdays. $20. 601-445-4515; www.NatchezGhostTours.com.

North Carolina

Ghost Walk of Old Wilmington. Hear about the jinxed souls of Wilmington seven nights a week; reduced schedule during winter months. $12, free for children younger than 6. 910-794-1866; 
www.HauntedWilmington.com.

Ghosts of New Bern. Learn about unsolved mysteries on this walking tour of the historical district. Wednesdays through Saturdays. $12 adults, $6 kids younger than 12. 252-571-4766; www.GhostsOfNewBern.com.

South Carolina

Charleston Ghost and Dungeon Walking Tour. Explore a pre-Revolutionary dungeon. Tuesdays through Saturdays. $18. 843-772-8687; www.CharlestonDungeon.com.

The Ghosts of Carolina: Columbia. Get to know Columbia’s restless spirits. Thursdays through Saturdays. $18 adults, $10 kids 8-14, free for kids younger than 8. Reservations required. 803-765-1837; www.TheGhostsOfCarolina .com.

Tennessee

Ghost and Haunt Tours: Nashville. There are no theatrics or costumes on this tour, just the haunted facts. $18 adults, $10 kids 8-14, free for kids younger than 8. Reservations required. 615-469-582; 
 www.NashvilleGhostAndHaunt.com.

Haunted Memphis Walking Tours. Explore Memphis’ undead legacy. Wednesdays through Sundays. $15. 800-979-3370; www.BackBeatTours.com/index.cfm?
section=haunted.

Chattanooga Ghost Tours. Learn about Chattanooga’s ghosts and folklore. Friday and Saturday nights. $13 adults, $8 children younger than 12. 423-821-7125; www.ChattanoogaGhostTours
.com.

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