Phoenix's Orpheum and Old Courthouse, Haunted Stories for All Ages
An all-ages night walk through downtown Phoenix, past the Orpheum and the Old Courthouse, in about 90 minutes and about a mile.
Ghost City Tours runs the Ghosts of Phoenix Tour every night at 8:00 PM, and it is the company's all-ages walk in the city. A guide takes the group on foot through downtown for about 90 minutes.
The operator puts it at about a mile at a leisurely pace, with chances to sit while the stories are told.
It calls the stories spooky but not too scary. Its one content note is death and mortality.
Booking runs through the Viator listing below, which shows the nightly 8:00 PM departure and the 90-minute length.
Ghosts of Phoenix Tour Family Friendly Haunted History Walk90-minute all-ages ghost walk through downtown Phoenix, nightly 8:00 PM start.www.viator.comMonroe Street and the Orpheum on Adams
The meeting address, 300 W. Monroe Street, is on the same block as the first stop the listing names, the Monroe Street Abbey at 302 W. Monroe. The Orpheum Theatre stands at 203 W. Adams Street.
The operator's own write-up dates the Orpheum to 1929 and calls it a Spanish Baroque Revival building. Its ghost lore, in that same write-up, runs to spectral performers, phantom patrons and mysterious figures.
The listing rules out entry into private locations, so the auditorium pictured above stays behind the walls; the stories are told outside.
The Old Courthouse and the History Mix
The Maricopa County Old Courthouse, at 125 W. Washington Street, is the third stop the listing names. The fourth is Melinda's Alley, at 50 E. Adams Street.
The operator puts this tour's mix at about 60 percent history, 30 percent paranormal and 10 percent entertainment.
In its own description of its Phoenix walks, the material is the researched history behind the city's hauntings: hangings, shootouts and frontier justice, and the pioneers and outlaws who built the Valley of the Sun.
Kids and the Single Ticket Price
This is the operator's family walk in Phoenix, and it recommends its family tours for children who can manage about an hour and a half on foot.
On this booking page one traveler ticket covers ages 0 to 120, so a child is priced the same as an adult.
The listing text mentions special rates for kids, but the ticket options here do not split by age. One booking holds up to 15 travelers. Fees and taxes are included; the gratuity is not.
Weather, Access, Dogs and the Calendar
The operator runs the walk rain or shine, and the listing says it can cancel for bad weather or too few travelers. Cancel at least 24 hours ahead for a full refund; inside 24 hours there is no refund.
Both the listing and the operator's tour page mark the route wheelchair accessible and stroller friendly. The operator's general answer is that most of its routes stay on city sidewalks and paved areas.
The operator's tour page welcomes well-behaved dogs on leashes, and the listing's own note covers service animals. The operator does not allow guests to bring alcoholic drinks.
As of October 21, 2026, the calendar showed Friday, October 23 and Friday, October 30 unavailable, with Halloween night open at 8:00 PM.
📍 Meet at 300 W. Monroe Street, on the corner by the parking garage stairs, 10 to 15 minutes before 8:00 PM; the operator suggests a ride-share. The pin marks the Monroe Street Abbey at 302 W. Monroe, the first stop the listing names, on the same block. From there it is about a mile of downtown after dark.