On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, we were lucky enough to have Sunshine as our guide through the streets of Mystic through Seaside Shadows Haunted History Tours. We have been to Mystic many times and had no idea how haunted many of the shops and restaurants are in the busy shopping area. We took the 4 pm tour and even though it was daylight, Sunshine's macabre tales were able to fill us with awe and fright, and we'll never look at the quaint town in the same way again! We know it's dark side now, and each time we return and pass a building, we'll remember all the creepy tales Sunshine shared with us! We'll definitely do a different tour through Seaside Shadows when we visit again, and we hope Sunshine will be our trusty guide. We highly recommend Seaside Shadows and Sunshine! You won't be disappointed! read more

If Mystic has spirits wandering around, I'm convinced they personally approved A.J. as their official spokesperson. Our tour with Seaside Shadows Haunted History Tours LLC was the perfect blend of eerie atmosphere, sharp humor, and legit American History. A.J. tells stories like he's lived them -- vivid, engaging, and sprinkled with just the right amount of comedic sparkle. My friend and I were obsessed. We laughed, we gasped, we whispered "no way" at least ten times. We're already counting down to our next tour. Five stars, forever and always. read more

We joined Seaside Shadows for another tour last night, this time the Paranormal Pub Crawl, with Kim as our guide. She was fantastic! She was so knowledgeable about the area and a natural storyteller. It was great stopping into different bars along the way, grabbing a pint, and listening to the eerie lore of Mystic. Kim's enthusiasm was contagious, and you could tell she truly loves sharing the history and hauntings of this waterfront village. We're already looking forward to going back and trying the graveyard tour next! read more

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What a fantastic ghost tour of Westerly led by the beautiful Sierra! She shared many historic Rhode Island stories that I didn't even know about. Well done, Sierra! If you're ever in Westerly and looking for something to do, check out this tour! read more

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Not worth the time ... our guide was very nice but also "shouty" and the stories were a little corny.

Our guide, Sierra, was amazing! The tour was super fun and educational. Highly recommend, any time of year, but especially during spooky season. read more

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A phenomenal graveyard tour and history lesson, the details of which were clear and so fascinating. My teens and I loved it. Two plus hours and it surpassed our expectations. Nothing hokey about it. Cannot wait to return to New England for another tour. Courtney and her husband were fantastic tour guides. A must if you are visiting the Mystic area any time of year! read more

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Awesome tour!! We did the Mystic graveyard tour with another couple and had a great time! Our spirit guide was Courtney and I was so impressed by her knowledge and storytelling abilities. This tour was informative, engaging and spooky of course! We've done a similar tour in Salem and this one was so much better. Who knew CT had so much spooky history?! Definitely recommend for a great night and we plan to attend another tour! read more

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My wife and I were in town for a few days and we wanted to do something unique. We found the ghost tours through a TripAdvisor "top things to do" review. Originally, we booked a graveyard ghost tour, however that tour did not have enough participants to take place. The owner was very courteous in offering us a refund, rain check or to switch into the downtown ghost tour that also took place the same night. We only had one night left, so we decided to participate. Our tour guide Kim was fantastic. Not only was she personable but she was full of knowledge as well as rapport. Kim was an excellent leader and took us on our tour throughout the spooky city shrouded with mystery. And fires that have happened - ask about the fires! During the tour we stopped at key places to speak of the mystery and spooky history of Mystic. At times, the dialogue went on but it explained the story behind the ghosts/hauntings. The tour also is a mile, so there is a lot of walking. As the sun finally sets and the stars come out - it only adds more spooky to the stories. You cannot expect to see a ghost as one cannot command them to appear, but you can feel the vibe and if you are lucky have some kind of "experience" occur. I had a few concerns and once the owner was made aware, she directly reached out to me as her mantra was about making things right. She did, sadly I do not live close enough to go back to participate but the generosity of this small business was admirable. I would recommend the tours as a great way to see, experience and indulge in Mystic with the chance to get a haunting. At the very least, experience a town through the passion of a great tour guide and awesome owner. Even better, grab a group and book a few spots - this way you get the tour you want and a great time with friends. read more

Seaside Shadows does a great walking tour of downtown Mystic. The guide is engaging and knowledgeable. For such a beautiful town it is surprising to learn of its bloody past. Would recommend the tour to anyone interested in history, the paranormal or simply enjoys learning more about the place. read more

What a fun tour this was! My husband and I really enjoyed it. Jason did a fantastic job. He was super engaging and a great story teller. My husband and I did the Downtown Mystic Ghost Tour. We met at the anchor by S&P Oyster. The tour was from 8-10pm and involved about 7 stops around town and some great spooky stories. I highly recommend this tour! read more

We had a Downtown Mystic walk/Ghost Tour with Sierra. She was great! The tour was fun and interesting and we can't wait to come back for the Christmas one! read more

We enjoyed ourselves on the cemetery tour of November 1st, even with the torrential downpours! Courtney is very knowledgeable of the area as well as its history and with her great storytelling ability, it all came together in a smooth, interesting, and informative way. Thanks to her and her team for a safe and COVID respectful night! read more

Jason was a hauntingly, spooktacular tour guide! The spooky stories of the past keeps you deeply captivated and intrigued throughout the two hour journey. My personal favorite story was about Ada, the young 7 year old girl from The Daniel Packer Inn. My family enjoyed a very ghoulishly, good evening, great job Jason! read more

Jason was our tour guide and didn't disappoint. Promt, courteous, personable and very knowledgeable. He answered all my questions and listened to my input. While we didn't see any ghosts, we left with a great history lesson of the area and historic times. Very enjoyable. read more

My husband and I took the Mystic tour through town. You are definitely on your feet the entire time with no where to sit, so be prepared. The tour doesn't end where it starts, so we had to walk back a little less than a mile to get back to our car after standing/walking for an hour and 45 minutes. The guide uses a speaker so you can hear everything, however, it is a bit loud and as we are standing outside restaurants and stores, I would imagine it is distracting to the customers of those places. Yes, all the above can get filed under "Our problem, not Seaside Shadows problem." Agreed, if you are a walking machine you will love this tour. Our guide was very well versed in the history of each location and was filled with tons of information at each location. I was hoping to see a ghost, LOL, but the stories were great either way. It also doesn't need to be an hour 45, they could cut it down. The last place on the tour, the Captain Daniel Packer Inne had the best stories and possibly the best opportunity to see a ghost. Based on that recommendation, my husband and I went there the next night for dinner. Definitely add that to your visit, the food was great and the Inne is very period. No, we didn't see the ghost that haunts it. read more

We took the Downtown Mystic Ghost Tour last night and loved our experience! Sierra was a great guide, very enthusiastic story teller and even shared photographic evidence of the ghosts from one of her stories told on the tour! This is a great way to not only learn the history of the beautiful town of Mystic but also find restaurants and other places you might not have found otherwise! read more

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We did the mystic cemetery tour & at first I was hesitant that we would be in one spot for two hours. However; our guide was engaging, funny & informative. I would recommend & absolutely check out their other tours in the future!! read more

We went on the haunted historical graveyard tour with our guide Andrew. What a creepy good time it was. Andrew is such a character with great story telling skills! Although this was a creepy tour, Andrew had some humor which was quite delightful. He had great knowledge of the area and the buried historical figures in the graveyard and was able to answer all questions everyone had. The downside was the weather where it rained but that is the ONLY bad thing about it! Highly recommended! read more

Such a great evening! Evan was a terrific tour guide. Very knowledgeable about the history of the area, and has a great personality. The tour was well spaced out and the distance between stops did not feel long at all. The stories were all so interesting, the tour was over before I knew it! Definitely recommend for anyone interested in colonial history and/or haunted sites. Will definitely be back to take another tour. read more

What a great time we had on this spooky, historical, ghost tour! Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and an incredible story teller. He taught us so much in two hours! We were not expecting to see or hear any ghosts, but oh boy was I surprised. The start of the tour starts at a very special spot in the graveyard. As soon as I stood in that spot, I started hearing the grass, leaves and twigs tussling behind me, like foot steps. i immediately figured it was the black cat we were warned about that lives there. I thought nothing of it, even though when I turned around there was nothing there. I continued hearing it over and over as I stood in that spot. I moved over about ten feet and still heard it, directly behind me. We continued on the tour to different spots of the graveyard and no matter where I went I kept hearing footsteps and rustling directly behind me. Every time I'd turn to see what it was, the noises would stop and there was no one there. About half way through the tour, my teenage daughter and I turned around at the exact same time. I asked her "did you hear that?" and she replied "yeah what is that?" (She does not believe in ghosts) I brushed it off so that I didn't scare her or anything. But it kept happening and she kept turning around at the same time as me to see what was making the noise. I finally told her that it had been happening the whole entire time I was there. Needless to say, this graveyard made a ghost believer out of my teenage daughter. She was generally creeped out! I did not feel threatened. I just felt like the spirit was messing with me and playing games! This tour is not a jump scare type of thing. It is more about the history of New England and how the people who are buried there have been known to pop up in spirit form, at the graveyard, from time to time. My recommendation is to wear very comfortable shoes as you are standing on tree roots and dirt the whole time. My feet were killing me because I did not wear comfortable shoes, but it was WELL worth it! Also, definitely bring bug spray and a flashlight with you! Some of the headstones are so old that with the slightest touch they could fall apart, so you don't want to accidentally trip over one while walking in the dark. This was our first time in Mystic for a mini family getaway. We did a lot and saw a lot on our trip, but this graveyard tour was the highlight of our trip!! Thank you so much for a wonderful time! P.S. I also captured a very interesting picture when I was taking a picture of a headstone. For context, I was holding my flashlight in one hand to shine it onto the headstone and my phone in the other hand to take the picture. To the right of the headstone, it almost looks like an adult hand holding a knife and a very small child's hand under the adult hand! THERE WERE NO SMALL CHILDREN ON THIS TOUR! Not sure what that picture is about but it's pretty crazy! read more

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Had a good time with the downtown Mystic tour. Our guide, Jason did a great job tellng us about the history and paranormal activities in that area. tour lasted a full two hours and seemed like a little more than a mile covered. Overall, would recommend the tour! read more

Such a fun tour our guide was very knowledgeable about mystic and all the history there read more

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This was a lot of fun, and very informative. We really enjoyed the history lesson as well as as the spooky part. Sara was well prepared, and did a terrific job. We highly recommend this tour. read more

Kim was wonderful. Tour gave a lot of great historical information that most people probably have never heard.

Such a well-done tour through Mystic's past. Spooky and educational. 2 hours was just the right length. Loved it!

I really enjoyed the Midnight Paranormal Investigation at the Whitehall Burial Grounds in Mystic on Halloween night. Our tour guides were dressed for the period and told stories of some of the inhabitants of the cemetery. It was a full blue moon that night which lit up the sky like a night light. The tour guides used paranormal equipment during the investigation and encouraged us to ask the spirits questions. We were given treats (candy) on our way out. Seaside Shadows does a really good job with these tours and because of COVID 19 they make sure to go over the rules of social distancing and mask wearing requirements before the onset of the tour. They are a great group of people and I would definitely do this again. read more

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Absolutely wonderful tour of the graveyard. Went as a whole group of friend couples and we loved it. Everyone loved it. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about everything. He was able to answer all our questions and the ending of the tour was unforgettable. We deff will be back read more

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As a native of Westerly, it was so much fun to hear the towns paranormal stories and witchy happenings! We chose this tour as a date night and we are so glad we did. Sierra was fantastic, she kept us entertained and engaged the entire time. I was hanging on her every word and couldn't wait to hear the next story! I am so glad you all have brought this fun to Westerly. We highly recommend and want to try a pub crawl next. Thank you!! :-) read more

We did the downtown haunt. It was super fun and really cool! I loved our tour guides. I want to do more some day!!!

My kids and I really enjoy doing these tours. You get a close up tour and learn a lot about the area. We did learn some history as well as getting a walking tour of the beautiful historic downtown area. Andrew was the perfect tour guide and keep us interested throughout most of the tour. Great personality and suited well for the event. Our only downside was it started at 8, the we didn't leave the same area until 8:30. We were loosing interest with the fist story standing for so long, but otherwise we enjoyed the tour. read more

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Kim was fantastic! Learned a lot of history about the area as well as spooky stories.

One hour of content stretched to two hours on our feet with a rambling and unfocused narrator.

My daughter (13) and I had a fantastic time on the tour. Sadly, we didn't catch any paranormal activity on our phones but we did learn a lot about the history of Mystic dating from the colonial early settlers through the revolutionary and civil wars. Fascinating how much history is so close by and it was presented in a engaging way. Tour guides were very knowledgeable and informative - great ghost tour! read more

The guide was professional and a good speaker. She's not afraid to speak about her personal experiences as well as other people's encounters. I enjoyed listening to her very much. It was literally a dark and stormy night and what a perfect backdrop for a ghost tour at a graveyard. Though the history of the occupants were interesting there wasn't much about the actual grave site. So any sightings would probably be very few, but I'm not psychic. Since it was very dark and rainy one must watch one's step or risk tripping over a little tombstone. The actual tombstones were amazing. We couldn't touch any of them as the agreement for being out there at night, but we were allowed to photograph as many as we wanted. Towards the end we sat inside some type of body holding cell. It was small and creepy but very cool. I enjoyed myself but I'd rather go to their other tour, located in downtown Mystic, where more activities are reported. read more

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I've been on both Mystic tours - one in downtown Mystic, and another in a cemetery near Old Mystick Village. I've also done a special event she coordinated at the Leffingwell House in Norwich. The walks are always fun; you learn a lot of local history, especially on the downtown Mystic tour. The guides also speak about their personal experiences, which are spooky fun to hear. The creepiest one (I won't share here so you'll be surprised on the tour!) was from the guide who did the cemetery tour about one of his experiences as a child, and it still creeps me out. For any tour, wear comfortable shoes, there's not a lot of opportunity to sit down. read more

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Andrew did a great job "spooking" us during the Graveyard tour. His voice, charm and friendliness was very much appreciated by all of us. His storytelling was spot on and kept us interested until the last minute!.. Which DID start and end on time. My only suggestion would be to promote safety or all by requesting attendees consider bringing a small flashlight for the tour noting the uneven grounds and darkness. Thank you again for a wonderful experience! We will be back (not as a spirit!) read more

Very fun tour with Sarah. Although she was a little nervous being her first time out, the stories were wonderful and being out in a cemetery at night was really cool. The cemetery is one of those in plain sight hidden gems that can be easily overlooked if you don't know what you are looking for. It was great to be able to explore this ancient graveyard, which clearly does not get too much traffic. read more

This was a great evening, with my teenager. Our tour guide was on time and great! He had lots of information on the history of Mystic. The lantern was a nice touch. Myself and my child were both very excited for this tour. Make sure to bring comfortable shoes, dress warm, and bring a camera. Have Fun!! read more

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Evan, was our tour guide and gave an amazing tour. She is very engaging, entertaining and well-versed in the lore of Mystic. I look forward to experiencing other tourist they have. Well worth the time and money. read more