For anyone visiting Asheville, there are everal to choose from: Haunted Asheville, Ghost Huneters of Asheville, Better Tours of Asheville (which offers a pub crawl tour that is pretty cool), and Asheville Ghost and Haunt. All of which are awesome, and a definite highlight of any trip to Asheville, North Carolina.
Asheville is said to be full of spirits (both ghosts and drinks). The above picture may have captured the orb of one of the spirits vacating the Grove Park Inn. It is said that a "pink lady" is still looking for her long lost lover, after falling to her death from the 5th floor (no one knows if it was intentional or accidental).
Even so, the pink lady may be one of the most popular ghost stories, there are many others that the tours reveal. There is the story of multiple spirits that have not left the Battery Park Hotel, and even some who apparently haunt St. Lawrence Basilica. For pub lovers, the Asheville Ghost Tour Pub Crawl is a must. Journey to 4 bars and learn of the largest Nazi group in the U.S., and much more. So many people highly recommend this tour, and it is definitely a must for anyone looking for fun, history, and a scare.
For an extremely scary experience, try Ghost Hunters graveyard tour. One highly recommended cemetery to visit is, Riverside Cemetery. This is the final resting place of Civil War soldiers (some of whom may have been moved from one spot to their current place), and prominant Buncombe County figures, such as Zebulan Vance and Thomas Wolfe. Stories of rifles being fired, orbs floating, and smokey figures appearing throughout the graveyard. It is located in the historic Montford area, which is featured on several haunted tours and a must visit (also, check out the Shakespeare in the park during the summer).
Another group offering pub crawls (they say "R rated") is Haunted Asheville. It is the oldest ghost tour in the city, and Joshua P. Warren in available as a requested tour guide during May 2012 (pretty neat). They also offer trolley tours and a Biltmore Village ghost tour. As a note, I am not as familiar with this group, but I have had friends go on their tours and I have read Joshua Warrens "Haunted Asheville," and he has been featured on many paranormal shows and television networks. So, after reading reviews and listening to friends (especially those who went on the pub crawl), this is highly recommended.
No matter which tour one picks, none will disappoint. Prepare to learn lots of history, enjoy a stroll through Asheville and the surrounding areas, and see the city in a different way.
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