Overview
Available languages
1 hour 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
The Ghostly Encounter tour is a unique variation of the walking tour. YOUR GUIDE IS A GHOST!! During this haunting 90-minute adventure, your Ghost guide will be telling their haunted tales just as they experienced them so many years before. Travel into their haunted homes to find out why their spirits remain trapped there, and perhaps you’ll experience the same frightening sensation. The options for your cast of ghostly characters are
Rosa Carmichael
Isabella (Bella) Hunter
Dr. John Francis Bournes
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Gettysburg
Your guide will orient you to the area of East Cemetery Hill which is the location of heavy fighting during the Battle of Gettysburg before you enter the National Soldiers Orphanage Homestead. This building was used as the headquarters for General O.O. Howard during the battle and was also use as a hospital during and after the battle. After the end of the Civil War the building was turned into an orphanage for children whose fathers were lost during the American Civil War. That is where our story begins...
Options
Spirits Speak Orphanage
What‘s Included
All Fees and Taxes
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
299 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Awesome!! Recommend and to ask for Mike as your tour guide 😊!!
Traveler11457397280,Jun 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour guide Mike was awesome!! Enjoyed our tour he made it very interesting and loved how he dressed in character. I would highly recommend this tour and ask for Mike!
Orphanage tour
Y2972RQjessew,Jun 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had Mike as our guide he was very good even dressed for the experience would definitely recommend going on the orphanage tour. price was worth the experience and the tour was at least two hours at most
Mike tour guide
360devenh,Jun 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We toured with Mike who was amazing!!! he's an entertainer and tells amazing stories with great humor as well. He made it very interesting!!
Ophanage tour
F7795MEbills,Jun 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Mike was awesome, had a great time and great experience.
Highly recommend orphan tour
virginiapQ2459HP,Jun 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide was in character and very dedicated to her role. She was able to broadcast the horror of the orphans with emotion. I was very affected by the experience and have recommended the trip to my friends and family. Being closed in the basement pit may be too intense for the lighthearted- but it is optional and you can sit this part out.
Spooky history
laurenjK4817CK,Jun 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Miss Rosa was a captivating tour guide, she dazzled us in character with her costume and chilling history of the Gettysburg orphanage.
Take this Tour!!!
Yvonne W,May 31, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide, Chris, was ABSOLUTELY amazing. She conducted the tour in period costume as Miss Rosa. She was knowledgeable, funny, engaging, and incredibly warm. She made the experience super fun, it was incredibly inclusive!!! I would absolutely recommend this. Not to mention the fact that the orphanage has a very strange vibe, which makes it all the more exciting.!!!!
Fun Night
MKB9701,May 31, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Chris was great! Very informative and very animated! Had a fun experience!
Even better then we expected
Q9681QIamyr,May 30, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide, Chris was amazing! She is so entertaining and knowledgeable. Everyone had a great time!
Super cool.
Paradise22611899904,May 30, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Best tour guide (Mike), we have ever had, hands down. The tour was excellent. Completely entrancing and entertaining. Can’t say enough wonderful things about Mike the guide, played the part to perfection
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