Dallas Private Booze and Boos Tour

The Private Booze and Boos Tour is a 2.5-hour walking tour of downtown Dallas with stops at three or four haunted bars, ending at Rodeo Bar. At each stop your group settles in for a drink while the guide introduces the regulars who never left, then you walk the blocks between hearing about the Adolphus Hotel and the bride who never made it to her wedding, the office towers where the night shift includes people who died decades ago and the buildings whose basements the staff would rather not discuss.

This is the format Dallas companies book for team-building and holiday parties, and the one friends book for birthdays, bachelor and bachelorette weekends and the in-laws who think Dallas is all highways. Being private, it bends around your plans: most tours start between 5 and 9 pm but afternoons work, drop a stop to shorten the night, skip the drinks or have the guide meet your group at the restaurant where you are finishing dinner. Guests at The Statler, Residence Inn Dallas, Hampton Inn Downtown, Magnolia Dallas or The Adolphus can meet their guide in the lobby.

Pricing starts at $350 for up to 10 guests, with additional tickets from $30, and rises to $400 from mid-September through mid-November. One guide handles 15 to 20 people depending on the date; groups of 16 or more book by email and larger groups are split across guides. Everyone must be 21 or older with ID. DART Rail stops are a short walk from both ends, and if you drive, park near Rodeo Bar rather than in the Green Door lot.

What's included

• 2.5-hour private haunted pub crawl, your group only
• Costumed guide and professional storyteller
• 3-4 stops at haunted downtown bars, ending at Rodeo Bar
• Hotel lobby pickup at five downtown hotels
• Customizable start time, stops and meeting point
• Not included: drinks, food, taxes, fees and gratuity