Overview & Schedules
The Parlor at Castle Warden
What, When, Where, etc…
Our award-winning 90 minute investigation begins at Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Museum (the old Castle Warden) located at 19 San Marco Ave. FREE PARKING available!
TIME: Our first train leaves from Ripley’s Museum at 8:00 p.m. (If it sells out, times vary for subsequent train tours)
DAYS: 7 Days a week!.
CHECKING IN: Check in at the Ripley’s Ghost Parlor at least 15 minutes prior to your tour departure time. Be sure to bring along a digital camera and any other recording gear your wish.
NEED MORE INFO?For additional information, times, cancellations or to report paranormal activity please call (904) 824-1606 or email us at ghostadventures@ripleys.com.
What You Will See & Do
Five minutes before departure, Ghost Train Adventure story-tellers will gather the guests outside of the Ripley’s Ghost Parlor, introduce themselves, and prepare you for the evening’s paranormal investigation. You will then be directed to the Spirit of St. Augustine Ghost Train and boarding will begin for departure.
The Ghost Train Adventure will leave the Castle Warden and travel along the haunted streets of St. Augustine. The French Huguenot Cemetery, the Castillo De San Marcos, the Matanzas River, and several Bed & Breakfasts along the Bay Front provide the back-drop as you hear the scary stories and true experiences of St. Augustine’s haunted history.
The Ghost Train arrives at the Spanish Military Hospital, where guests will step off the train and back in time. The story-tellers will lead you down Aviles, the oldest street in The Nation’s Oldest City and then take you inside to investigate the 18th century hospital.
Guests will reboard the Ghost Train and continue on the 2nd leg of the investigation. You’ll hear stories of real pirate invasions and exploding bishops as you pass by the Plaza De La Constitucion; then have your cameras and EMF meters ready as the train creeps slowly past the mysterious Tolomato Cemtery to our 2nd stop.
Tour guest using EMF meter inside Castle Warden
The Ghost Train arrives at the French Huguenot Cemetery where guests exit the train and our story-tellers will again direct a brief investigation. After visiting the cemetery you will enter the creaky Authentic Old Drugstore to investigate this wooden relic from the 1700’s.
Once the group has returned to the Ghost Train, our story-tellers will set the stage for the third part of the evening’s adventure — an after-hours trip through the haunted Castle Warden, the 1800’s building which now houses the original Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Museum. Guests will enter the castle and be greeted by a new set of story-tellers. The night’s final investigation takes you into three paranormally active rooms on three different floors of the castle.
