ye haunted history of olde ellicott city

A little bit of local history, a lot of old fashioned storytelling, and almost no scary, a ghost tour is a great excuse (if you need one) to walk slowly up and down the main street of Ellicott City, hand in hand with that special someone, on a summer evening. The ghost tours (there are several to chose from) take about an hour, and are a fine compliment to a nice meal at one of Ellicott City's restaurants. "Part 1" of the Ellicotty City Ghost Tour. Ellicott City is haunted enough, apparently, for Part 1 and Part 2, as well as a Spirits of Ellicott City Tour -- a pub crawl, where I guess, you can go inside and drink and potentially see for yourself the ghost in the mirrors behind the bar. By the way -- the local establishments cheerfully play along with the ghost tours -- while standing outside one bar, the wait staff flickered the lights on and off, almost on cue, garnering a few nervous laughs.Part 1 and Part 2 Ellicott City ghost tours run on alternating weeks.For more information about our experience on one of the Ellicott City ghost tour, please check out my blog at http://www.midatlanticdaytrips.blogspot.com/2013/06/ellicott-city-ghost-tour-little-bit-of.html.

Jim, I'm really sorry you had a bad time on our tour. If you would be willing to call the welcome center at 410-313-1900 we would love to hear more about your experience and help rectify the issue.

I cant wait to return. This whole city amazed us...walking tours, railroad museum, and antique shops to die for!Be sure to drive around side streets if you are in auto after this tour and create your own tour.

We did this tour in late June, our guide for the evening was Paula and she was great! The guides dress in period clothing and carry a candle-lit lantern, which enhances the mood of the tour. We found Paula informative and engaging with her stories, many of personal experiences or those of close friends. Ellicott City is a beautiful and romantic town with sordid history and it is wonderfully highlighted on the tour. We had children in our group, so we did the standard tour, but will hopefully return for the Spirits of Ellicott City tour (pub crawl) or, as I am an avid reader, the literature tour. We want to see more! (No, we did not see anything paranormal, but it was a lovely tour with some wonderful and spooky stories).

Thank you for your nice review of our ghost tour. I'm glad you had a good time and hope to see you in the future!

The literary pub crawl is a close cousin to the haunted history tours of Ellicott City. Our hostess, dressed for the part, read passages from locals like Edgar Allan Poe, and H.L.Mencken as well as passers through like Daniel Boone. A great way to feel the heartbeat of the town while enjoying a drink at some of the local establishments including, Diamondback Tavern, Portatellis, The Rumour Mill and The Ellicott City Brewing Company. Make reservations ahead of time to be assured of a place. Not easily accessible at Ellicott City is an old historic town with lots of stairs and narrow thresholds. Howard County Tourism website has more information about these tours.