This ghost hunt starts under the UT Tower and spends the next 90 minutes on the University of Texas campus, between the Harry Ransom Center, the Blanton Museum and the quiet halls along Speedway. It's self-guided and runs on the Questo app, so all you need is your phone. The ghosts are ten made-up characters with very real grievances. One teacher keeps writing a child into her registers who was never in her class. An actor hid the code that frees him in his last monologue, and a night manager went back into a burning hotel for a child who was never there. Every puzzle you solve catches a ghost and adds a clue, and by the end you'll know which of the ten has been lying. It suits students, visiting families and anyone who likes a puzzle more than a lecture. The walk is about 1.4 miles. Go after dark for the full effect, with hints and 24/7 support if you need them.
Prices are per person when two book together; a solo traveller pays $12.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Nov 12.
The hunt starts at the foot of the UT Tower, where you're enrolled as a ghost hunter and handed a ring of glowing symbols with one number missing. Along 21st Street, between Batts Hall and the Harry Ransom Center, your first two ghosts show up. You'll pick a hidden word out of a dead bride's note, then read a 1952 doctor's blood chart to find the type he should have given his patient.
Over on Speedway and down to the Blanton Museum of Art, you'll pull a four-digit code from an actor's script and sort a senator's evidence by date. Both died because someone else was careless or cruel: one by a loose spotlight, the other by a fake phone call on a rainy night.
The second half crosses the heart of campus, past the dorms on 21st Street, the Perry-Castañeda Library and the science buildings on 24th. Six more ghosts are waiting, from a teacher with a phantom pupil to a priest whose organ plays by itself. Then, back near the Tower, you'll go over every clue and name the liar.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Austin Haunted UT Campus Self Guided Ghost Tour lasts about 1h 30min. The itinerary has 3 stops.
Prices start at $10 per person for this Austin experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. That is the per-person price when two book together; a solo traveller pays $12. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is The game starts at the foot of the UT Tower. After booking, we'll message you a code and activation link. Activate with your own email, then log in to the Questo app with that email. No message? Open the Questo app, tap "Bought a quest somewhere else?" and enter your booking reference number. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Your own group can be up to 30 people on one booking; no other travellers join.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austin Haunted UT Campus Self Guided Ghost Tour | 1h 30min | — | $10 | |
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 Austin Ghost Tour (Self-Guided Driving/Walking Audio) | 1h 30min | — | $10 | View |
 Austin's Famous Ghosts Smartphone Guided Audio App Walking Tour | 1h–1h 15min | 4.6 (5) | $10 | View |
 Austin’s Haunted Ghost & Murder Tour | 2 hours | 5.0 (275) | $30 | View |
 Ha Ha Haunted Austin Walking Ghost Tour | 1h 10min–1h 30min | 4.9 (38) | $26 | View |
 Haunted Austin Walking History Tour | 1h 30min | 4.7 (973) | $31 | View |
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
