Tobacco Road Tours Announces Durham Dark & Mysterious Ghost Walk

That which is on the surface of Durham may just be hiding some paranormal activities just out of sight.

Tobacco Road Tours, offering daily, guided tours of the Triangle, is announcing its third Durham tour; The Durham Dark & Mysterious Ghost Walk.

The “Durham Dark & Mysterious Ghost Walk” is a family friendly 1.5 mile walking tour designed for adults and kids (children 8 years & older) seeking a unique downtown Durham, North Carolina experience.

The tour combines local ghost stories, folklore and local history as it takes guests to seven different ghost & paranormal sites including: Bull Durham Factory, Pandora’s Box, Kress Store, Devil’s Teacher, Hotel Malbourne Memory, the Pursuer and the Sister Sibling are on the itinerary.

Motivated by the remarkable history of Durham, Tobacco Road Tours wants to share the excitement of the city’s past with families. “The best way to see the fascinating city of Durham is on foot, especially when the weather is fantastic in the Autumn.” said R. Brad Kennedy, Managing Director of Tobacco Road Tours.  “It’s also an opportunity to create those family magic moments that kids will always cherish.”

The company offers group and private tours for schools, clubs and more with a minimum of 10 guests. Their Durham tours include the following:

• Historic Durham & Tobacco Empire Tour
• Durham Pub Crawl & Haunted Adventure 
• Durham Dark & Mysterious Ghost Walk 

Tobacco Road Tours has been operating since 2009. Learn more about the company, check availability. and purchase tickets online.

Where Great Ghosts Happen?

Durham has a lot of history and a lot of historical buildings.  In fact, adaptive reuse architecture is a strong contributor to Durham's sense of place - all those old buildings look great and make for great spaces. If you get into the groovy and mystical, well then, they could also house some displaced "spirits," too.

Durham also has a lot of great food and beverages, another aspect of its sense of place.

Put the two together and there might just be an interesting few hours to spend.  At least, so think the folks at Tobacco Road Tours (TRT), a daily guided tour service business that is introducing its Durham Pub Crawl & Haunted Adventure tour. 

The whole thing takes about 2.5 hours. People walk the mile long tour, get special treatment at four of downtown Durham's hippest spots for food and drink, and get to hear the inside scoop on paranormal experiences and haunted buildings. Given the food and beverage component of the tour, guests must be 21.

TRT's Brad Kennedy is excited about the tour.  “We're thrilled about this new tour in Durham. With Durham’s amazing history and cultural scene, we have put together a very exciting, history rich, content filled experience and fun."

Paranormal and para psychological phenomena are nothing new to Durham; Duke University started studying the subject in 1930 and from that emerged the Rhine Research Center in 1965 in Durham.

Durham has always been an open and accepting place...perhaps, even, to those we can't quite see, hear, or chat with.

Opportunities to Tour Durham Abound

As Durham continues to grow as a visitor’s destination so has the demand for an insider’s view of the place where great things happen. Fortunately, the response to this growing demand has been overwhelming. The tours available are nearly as diverse as Durham itself, and tour topics include food, beer, nature and history.  Below is a list of operators offering a closer look at the wide array of Durham's diverse cultural offerings.

Heritage Tours - These tours highlight the city's downtown architecture and explore the historical significance of Durham, NC as a tobacco town and a civil rights center.

Black Durham Experience Tour

Civil Rights Legacy Tour

Tobacco Heritage Tour

Durham Features Tour - Durham County has 58 locations on the National Register of Historic Places, from the Durham Athletic Park to Duke Chapel and three Civil War-era sites, the following tours go beyond downtown.

Tobacco Road Tours

Bull City Tours

Weekly Walking

Walking Food Tours - Bon Appetit named Durham one of "America's Foodiest Small Towns," these tours capture the flavor of the culinary scene by highlighting Durham's celebrated restaurants and local favorites.

Triangle Food Tour

Taste Carolina Tour

Nature Tour - Durham's outdoor offerings are easily explored on a scenic guided tour.

Frog Hollow Outdoors

Brewery Tour - With the addition of two new breweries in the past year, Durham is fast emerging as a destination on the brewpub map.

Beltline Brew Tours

Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau and Downtown Durham, Inc also co-produce the Downtown Durham Guide & Walking Tour. The 2011 version is hot off the presses....