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History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind

Ghost tours for the theater of the mind! Join Diane as she explores the haunted history of locations, people and events. Each episode features a Moment in Oddity and This Month in History segment. Join us for chills and you might even learn something!

Jan 15, 2026

The city of Gainesville is in the northern part of the state of Georgia and was in the heart of the Georgia Gold Rush. Yes, Georgia had a Gold Rush. This fueled the early growth of the city, but eventually textile mills and the poultry industry would drive the local economy. Several of the historic buildings in town...


Jan 13, 2026

Virginia City is an Old West mining town complete with a history of gun fights, explosions, brothels and mine cave-ins. The Virginia City National Landmark is one of the nation’s largest historic districts and includes over five hundred buildings dating to the time of the great bonanzas, from 1859 to 1880. John Mackay...


Jan 1, 2026

The Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. is the heart of our American government. Both houses of Congress meet here to pass the laws of the land. The building is over 200 years old and has changed through the decades. While this just seems to be a standard government building, there is a lot of symbolism connected to...


Dec 30, 2025

The Fearing Tavern Museum is located in Wareham, Massachusetts and has original parts that have stood for 335 years. It's history is rooted in the incorporation of the town, which was considered the "Gateway to Cape Cod" and has had literally thousands of people pass through its doors. The name comes from the family who...


Dec 25, 2025

For those of us that like the creepy, Christmas is a time for ghost stories. This is also a time of markets and Europe is world famous for their Christmas markets. We thought it would be interesting to wander some of these markets and find out if anything is haunting them. While we didn't find any direct hauntings...