All new for 2010!

If you've seen the "Ghost Hunters", "Ghost Adventures", or "Paranormal State" TV shows, then this is the right adventure for you! Unexplained mysteries, ghostly adventures, and spooky stories abound on our “Beyond Bizarre” tour. If you like the paranormal, weird, or wacky, let us be your guide to an evening of adventure. Believer or not...people of all faiths and backgrounds, including skeptics, are welcomed

At the start of the tour, we hand our real ghost hunting equipment just like that used by professionals and on TV. (Please note: only guests with advanced tickets will receive equipment.) We then set out visiting two known ghostly places and getting behind-the-scenes into what hauntings are all about. Unlike other ghost tours, this is not a theatrical performance where we carry lanterns and dress up in period costumes. It's a true view into the reality of paranormal investigations, the equipment and techniques we use, and how we separate the truth from the hoaxes.

A few years ago, we hired two consultants - Jefferson Davis (the leading expert and author on paranormal activity in the Pacific Northwest) and Karan H. (a proven clairvoyant intuitive) - to help us bring this sellout tour to you. We are certified members of the International Ghost Hunters Society and leaders and participants in the local, professional Ghostlusters Paranormal Society. None of us are in it for the ratings - we just want to let you see inside the investigations.

For some, the highlight is venturing below Old Town Pizza to see if the equipment can locate Nina, a former 'working girl' who is known to haunt the 1888 Merchant Hotel. For others, it's getting the real dope on downtown hauntings or hopping on the MAX train to see an intensely haunted establishment. This tour offers an in depth view into the reality of Ghost Hunting and not the drama that you see on TV. We constantly hear back from guests who call this tour a 'Ghost Hunting 101' training session and who were trilled to get an understanding of all the different types of hauntings including Residuals, Object Hauntings and Poltergeists.

Kids of all ages are welcome on our 7 p.m. tour where we do not get into murders, suicides, or other controversial materials. Or buy tickets now for our exclusive 10 p.m. over-18 night crawling event on Fridays and Saturdays where no children are allowed so we can let loose and stop saying "here they rented rooms by the hour." No matter what, be sure to bring your cameras (and other ghost hunting equipment) as many have captured activity along the way!

Dates & Times:

April through November:
Thursday, Fridays, & Saturdays at 7:00 p.m.
Over-18 only Thursday, Fridays, & Saturdays at 10:00 p.m.
December through March: Check the Calendar

Advance ticket purchases are required to reserve ghost hunting equipment. Buy your tickets now.

Starting Location:

Meet your guide outside of Old Town Pizza at 226 NW Davis St (between 2nd & 3rd Aves) in Old Town/Chinatown.

Tour duration:

Under 2 ½ hours
Less than 1 ½ miles (no hills, limited stairs)

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All Ages Tour:

• $19 Adults
• $15 Senior (65 & up) and Youth (11-17)
• $5 Child (5-10)
• $0 Tots

Over 18 Tour:

• $29 - Over 18 only
  
• No kids, a smaller group, plus non-family-friendly material (just plain screwed up stuff).

Note: Advance ticket purchases are required to reserve ghost hunting equipment. This tour regularly sells out, so buy your tickets now. Tickets include MAX Lightrail fare.

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• Wield a working electromagnetic field meter (advance ticket purchasers only).
• Bring your own camera to try to snap 'orbs' that some say are the presence of spirits.
• Search for supernatural activity under Old Town Pizza in one of “America’s top ten most haunted places” according to the Travel Channel.
• Gain an understanding into the 7 different types of hauntings.
• Glimpse into the professional procedures that are used in documenting and identifying, and understanding paranormal activity.
• Discover firsthand why there's a "Keep Portland Weird" bumper sticker.
• Understand the various hoaxes and mundane explanations involved in paranormal activities.
• Hear tales of dark secrets, strange rituals and things that go bump in the night.

These are the things you'll discover with us:

• Paranormal Events, Unsolved Mysteries, UFOs, the Strange and Unusual - paranormal is not just spirits and hauntings.
• Ghosts, Spirits, and Hauntings - the truth behind ghost history, types of hauntings and mistaken hauntings
• Ghost Hunting 101 - Use real ghost hunting equipment.
• Paranormal Hoaxes & Illusions - What's real and what's not.
• Weird, Wacky, and Tacky - You'll get an inside track into some outrageous places and practices.

"...combines the hustle and bustle of "The Blair Witch Project" with the technological tools of "Ghostbusters" in the pursuit of Portland's paranormal."

- Seattle PI Newspaper

"In all my years of researching the paranormal in the Pacific Northwest, I’ve never seen an urban area with a higher concentration of supernatural activity than here in Portland. This tour visits the top three haunted places in the city and gives walkers the unmatched opportunity to perhaps witness other-worldly things most never experience."

- Jefferson Davis, leading paranormal expert and author

"...entertaining way to spend an evening."

- Business Travelogue

"If you want to rub Portland’s underbelly and make it purr like a black kitten, get online and sign up...Portland Walking Tours is not responsible for soiled britches."

- PDX Magazine

"It wasn't all fun and games though, because "Sam" was awake that night. In one area of the hall the EMF meters, including my own, started going crazy. It happened on the exact spot where Rose had been savagely killed."

- Portland Mercury

"Even though I had a personal experience when I was growing up, my friends don't believe me. The best thing about last night is we all had a blast!"

- Bill Weadley, San Francisco, California USA