Walking Tours

Philadelphia Ghosts Self-Guided City Exploration Game

Trace Philadelphia's past as a game links haunted streets, grim crimes, and religious leaders into one eerie adventure with story clues along the way.

Download the smartphone app, head to the starting point whenever suits you, and follow on-screen clues, with 24/7 access and no guide required.

Spend around 2 hours playing at your own pace; pause for snacks, resume later, and keep going as long as you like, with kids joining for free.

Follow clues to Baleroy's Chair of Death, a nun-haunted site, Byberry Mental Hospital, and spots locals whisper still hide ghost tales in Philadelphia.

Self-guided smartphone city game access

Haunted locations including Baleroy Mansion, Byberry Mental Hospital and nun haunt sites

Ghost stories, grim crimes and dark religious history content

Flexible start, pause and resume any time

Available 24/7, any day of the week

Free access for kids

Wi-Fi

Physical tour guide

Parking fees

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

Explore Philadelphia's most haunted locations through a self-guided smartphone city game available 24/7 at your pace.

Getting started

Download the city game app to your smartphone and ensure you have a mobile internet connection with at least 50% battery. When you are ready, go to the starting point in Philadelphia, open your self-guided smartphone city game access, and begin following the in-app clues. You can start at any hour, with no guide or Wi-Fi provided, and move entirely on your own.

What to expect

Baleroy Mansion and the Chair of Death

This stop focuses on Baleroy Mansion, one of Philadelphia's most haunted locations, and its notorious Chair of Death. The city game leads you through the story as you stand outside and imagine the mansion's unsettling reputation.

Features

Content in the app shares ghost stories, grim crimes, and dark religious history linked to Baleroy Mansion, centering on the legend of the Chair of Death and why it is feared. You will discover how these tales helped define Philadelphia's sinister reputation.

Your self-guided smartphone city game access provides all instructions on-screen, so you do not need a physical tour guide at any stage. Free access for kids means younger players can join this part of the route at no extra cost.

Byberry Mental Hospital

At the Byberry Mental Hospital location, you explore one of the city's most infamous former institutions through on-screen narrative. The game frames the site as a core chapter in Philadelphia's darker past.

Features

The app reveals the grim story of the Byberry Mental Hospital, highlighting why it is considered one of the most haunted places in town and how it fits into the wider network of sinister locations.

You can start, pause, and resume any time at this or any other stop, using the flexible start, pause, and resume any time feature. The experience is available 24/7, any day of the week, so you decide when to dig into this part of the route.

Nun haunt sites

The route also guides you to locations associated with a mysterious nun haunt. These spots connect eerie apparitions with darker chapters of religious life in the city.

Features

At the nun haunt sites, the game shares ghost stories about a haunted place tied to a nun and unfolds dark religious history that adds a new layer to Philadelphia's spiritual past.

All haunted locations, including Baleroy Mansion, Byberry Mental Hospital, and nun haunt sites, are woven into one continuous self-guided experience. The full city game typically takes about 2 hours to complete, but there is no time limit, so you can go at your own pace while it remains available 24/7, book any day.

What to bring

Smartphone: Bring a smartphone with at least 50% battery and an active mobile internet connection.

Headphones: Use earphones if you prefer listening to the stories without disturbing others.

What's not allowed

Wheelchair access: The experience is not wheelchair accessible, so it isn't suitable for wheelchair users.

Infants on laps: Infants must not sit on laps during the experience.

Accessibility

Wheelchair users: Not wheelchair accessible, so wheelchair users cannot comfortably join this city game.

Strollers: Stroller or pram access is available along the route.

Additional information

Experience format: This is a self-guided smartphone city game without a physical tour guide.

Internet need: A mobile internet connection is required at all times for the game to function.

Duration: The game takes about 2 hours to complete, but there is no time limit.

Flexibility: You can start at any hour, pause whenever you like, and resume later.

Availability: The game is available to book 24/7, every day of the week.

Kids policy: Access is free for kids joining the game.

Transport access: Public transportation is available near the route.

Pets: Animals or pets are allowed while you play the city game.

Infant seats: Infant seats are unavailable for this experience.