Walking Ghost Stories

Explore downtown Grand Rapids Michigan through the history and stories of the many ghosts that have been reported in our downtown.

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Walking Ghost Stories

Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, United States

Created By: Kendall College of Ferris State University

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This walking tour takes users through the history of Grand Rapids by telling through animation, video, and audio the ghostly encounters that have been reported for over a hundred years. Each location has been uniquely designed by our team of artists, animators, and sound designers to convey the chilling stories that surround each location on the tour. To enhance your experience, please wear headphones or ear buds.


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Welcome! This is the starting point for the tour created by KCAD students!  Logo designed by Grace Morin. 
Just hours before his retirement, Charles Young suffers a massive heart attack and dies. His soul is now trapped at work forever. 
The Trust Building is one of the oldest buildings of its kind in Michigan, unique not just for its history, but for its alleged haunting. Some say the spirit of a man who tragically killed himself still haunts the building to this day, visi... Read more
When a tower is being rebuilt as we know it today the death of a man leads to a mysterious haunting but is the darker history of this tower purely paranormal? McKay Tower, construction accidents, and murder plots.     Artist: Hannah Miede... Read more
Artist: Caryn Cooley Voice Actor: Mike Dollar Thanks to: Nicole DuShane & Robert DuShane for their support and research guidance
In 1914 a maid meets her fate in a gruesome elevator accident. Is it possible she still rides the car to this day? 
Location Address 101 Monroe Center St NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503   Image Credits: Poster Image for the location by Grace Morin. Photograph of the Grand Rapids Art Museum by c_nilsen. Bird's eye view of the Grand Rapids Art Museum provided ... Read more
Artist: Drew Strand Voice Actor: Drew Strand Thanks to: Nicole DuShane & Robert DuShane for their support and research guidance  
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A young typist meets a gruesome misfortune when a killer attacks her at work, bludgeoning her with a hammer. As Grand Rapids’ first unsolved murder, the community still wonders to this day who the anonymous slayer is… and if she is stil... Read more
A Tiki Bar with a Hawaiian oasis experience that also may have a couple of more customers that we can’t see, but we can hear.
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Welcome to the Peck Building. This building used to be a pharmacy in the past but now its home to expensive condos. Yet, what you might not know is that this building is haunted by John and Hanna Peck, the name sakes of the building.
The Civic Theater of downtown Grand Rapids is bursting with life and color, but even the brightest things have dark spots we can’t always see. Feelings of regret, sadness, and anger permeate the upper balconies, and reports of being watch... Read more
Some staff members claim they have seen the ghost in the basement of Grand Rapids Children’s museum. There’s also some reports from the children who came here, saying they have played with the ghost who looks like a young boy. Who is t... Read more
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The Abram Pike House: named for its master and architect, who lived and died on the premises over one hundred years ago. Look closely at the front windows: can you see him standing there?
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In 1907, in the heart of Grand Rapids there was a pair of lovers who came home when tragedy struck them both; what is the story of Warren and Vashti Rowland, and do they still haunt the AT&T building to this day? Credits: Artist: Nate H... Read more

 

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