Explore Haunted Easton: A Ghost Walk Through Maryland’s Historic Streets

Rates

• Adults - $25 (13+ years old) • Children - $20 (8-12 years)

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Duration

1 hour and 45 min

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Location

Talbot County - 30 minutes from the Bay Bridge

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Haunted Walking Tour of Historic Easton, Maryland.

Take a nighttime ghostly walk through the Eastern capital of Maryland.

Listen to our storyteller talk about the the phantoms of Foxley Hall, the spirit of a murdered actress at the Avalon Theater ... and Mr. Grymes, the builder of the Tidewater Inn who is still seen walking the halls.

Walk down the narrow passage formerly know as Magazine Alley and pause to hear the sorrowful tales of the "Home of the Friendless" - Easton's old orphanage. Find out about the spirits who still haunt the old jail and how many spirits haunt the town elevators.

Filled with history and mystery, the Easton ghost walk is a hauntingly entertaining evening that is fun for the entire family.

PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT GO INSIDE THE PROPERTIES. This is a ghost walk where stories of hauntings and unexplained events are shared while standing outside the property.

MEETING PLACE: Meet in front of Tidewater Inn at Dover and Harrison Streets.

TIME & WEATHER: Ghost Walk begins on time. We walk in all kinds of weather except heavy rain and thunderstorms. Dress for the weather and be aware that each ghost walk takes at least an hour and covers between 1 and 1.5 miles.

• Bring your umbrella if it looks like rain
• Wear comfortable shoes
• Bring a flashlight.

TIPS / GRATUITIES: Cost of ticket does not include gratuity. Please give your guide a tip if you think she or he has done well and offered an informative and entertaining experience.

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS: Full refund will be given if cancellation is made 48 hours prior to the tour’s start. If cancellation is NOT made within 48 hours of the tour, no refunds will be given. However, all registrations are transferable, so feel free to allow a friend or family member to attend in your place. Just give them your order voucher.

SITES ON THE EASTON GHOST WALK include the Talbot County Court House and old jail, Tidewater Inn, Avalon Theater, the old Easton Hospital, the Odd Fellows Hall, the former “Home of the Friendless” which once served as an Eastern Shore orphanage and Foxley Hall – the most haunted house in Easton. Also, take a night walk through a cemetery.

Your walk is led by a storyteller who talks about Easton’s haunted history and the spirits that still hang around. “I have never spoken to a staff person in the Tidewater Inn who didn’t have a personal encounter with – or at least know about Mr. Grymes” states Mindie Burgoyne, author and tour guide. “Mr. Grymes is a popular Easton ghost.”

When the old Avalon Hotel – a Victorian hotel that once occupied the same site as the Tidewater Inn – burned down in 1944, the space on the corner of Dover and Harrison Streets remained vacant until 1947 when Arthur J. Grymes, Jr. broke ground for a new – all brick – hotel.  The Tidewater Inn was completed in 1949 and operated under Mr. Grymes’ guidance.  He carefully ran the hotel until the day he died.  But hotel staff from cooks, to the bellman, to General Managers have all claimed to see Mr. Grymes walking the halls, climbing the stairs and entering the lobby.

The Tidewater Inn is just one of the haunted properties on the walk.  The Avalon Theater and stories of a ghost that rides the elevator will also be a highlight.  And the old Home of the Friendless that was formerly a large house where orphans from all over the Eastern Shore were placed. Other places on the Easton Ghost Walk include the old Talbot jail, the Talbot Courthouse, the Odd Fellows Hall, Easton Emergency Hospital, Spring Hill Cemetery, Foxley Hall, John McDaniel House and Home of the Friendless.