Santa Cruz Ghost Tour: Neon & Nighttide: A Santa Cruz Haunt
Step into Surf City for a spine-tingling, app-led Santa Cruz Ghost Tour through Santa Cruz Downtown! Solve interactive puzzles and tackle photo challenges as you uncover haunted history, spooky urban legends, and local lore at eerie landmarks. Compete with friends while exploring supernatural sites in Boardwalk Funland and Monterey Bay Haven.
This scavenger hunt will help you explore Santa Cruz. This top rated Santa Cruz Ghost Tour scavenger hunt is 0.73 miles and has 5 stops.
Activity Info: Neon & Nighttide: A Santa Cruz Haunt
Santa Cruz is a coastal paradise famous for it's boardwalk, redwoods, and quirky Mystery Spot. This beach town blends Pacific Avenue vibes with tales of the haunted past and supernatural happenings. Get ready to explore it's ghostly side! On your ghost-themed walking tour, follow clues from Sunshine Villa to Neptune’s Kingdom, solving trivia at haunted sites like Golden Gate Villa and the old railroad tracks. You will unravel paranormal stories and snap photos at each stop. Locals rediscover hidden legends while visitors dive into eerie folklore. The flexible tour is perfect for making new memories or sharing spooky storytelling with friends—no prior knowledge needed!
You can do our interactive ghost tour at any time.
Featured Locations On This Ghost Tour
Golden Gate Villa
Experience the paranormal in Santa Cruz Mountains as you follow clues to haunted landmarks. This ghost-themed walking tour reveals chilling mysteries, hidden gems, and spooky storytelling from Wharf Wonders to Pacific Avenue Vibes.
Neptune’s Kingdom (The Plunge)
Unlock the secrets of Coastal Paradise with a guided tour that highlights haunted sites and folk legends. Feel goosebumps as you pass historic buildings known for their ghost stories and take part in photo challenges with your team.
Santa Cruz Beach
Santa Cruz Ghost Tour invites you to stroll past artful architecture where paranormal tales linger. Solve clues tied to local legends, enjoy atmospheric sights, and uncover the haunted past of this Pacific Avenue gem.
Casino Arcade & Old Railroad Tracks
Dive into Mystery Spot folklore on this Santa Cruz Ghost Tour. Encounter spooky storytelling at historic sites, snap photos at haunted locations, and discover why locals whisper about supernatural happenings after dark.
Sunshine Villa (Hotel McCray)
Step into Surf City’s shadowy side on this Santa Cruz Ghost Tour. Uncover haunted history, urban legends, and eerie tales as you explore spooky facades and mysterious corners. Local lore hints at restless spirits near the Boardwalk Funland.
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- Perfect for couples, families, or friends to explore and have fun together.
- Solve challenges, discover landmarks, and create unforgettable memories.
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Promo Applied
- Valid for one scavenger hunt in any of our 3,000+ locations.
- Perfect for couples, families, or friends to explore and have fun together.
- Solve challenges, discover landmarks, and create unforgettable memories.
- Includes printable gift card options.
Promo Applied
- Valid for one year for up to 2 players in each activity. Year starts after the first redemption. Primary ticketholder must always be present (but can bring different people); this ticket cannot be split.
- Unlimited scavenger hunts, bar crawls, audio tours, and ghost tours with ANY theme.
- Use in any of our 3,000+ cities, including options in the U.S., Europe, Australia, and Asia. Many cities have multiple activities.
- Includes printable gift card options.
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How the Santa Cruz Ghost Tour works
Grab your phone and gather your crew for an interactive ghost walk powered by our easy-to-use app! Solve riddles, snap photos at haunted locations, earn points, and discover Santa Cruz's supernatural secrets—all at your pace. Compete citywide as you unlock urban legends one eerie landmark at a time.
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Activity Type: Anytime Ghost Tour
Starting Area: 80 Front St, Santa Cruz
Travel Method: Walking
Walking Distance: 0.73 Mi (1.17 KM)
Time:1.5 - 2 Hours
Skill Level:Friend & Family Fun
Extra Admissions: None
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Earn The Santa Cruz Ghost Tour High Score
Ready to claim ultimate bragging rights? On the Santa Cruz Ghost Tour leaderboard, every player teams up to solve trivia about Neptune’s Kingdom or snap creative photos near Sunshine Villa's mysterious facade. Rack up points as you compete against other teams exploring Santa Cruz's most haunted sites—can your squad top the charts?
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Reviews for Santa Cruz Ghost Tour: Neon & Nighttide: A Santa Cruz Haunt
If you are searching for things to do in Boardwalk City, this is it. The Santa Cruz Ghost Tour showed us hidden gems like Sunshine Villa that I never would have found otherwise.
Tristan Byrne
Exploring Downtown on this haunted history tour hit all the right notes. I loved uncovering local legends at Neptune’s Kingdom and learning about points of interest along Pacific Avenue.
Kara Finchley
This ghost-themed walking tour through Downtown was one of my favorite outdoor activities. The eerie stories around Casino Arcade and old railroad tracks were a highlight.
Gavin Summers
As a date idea in Surf Citys Downtown, the Santa Cruz Ghost Tour was fun and interactive. We explored Neptune’s Kingdom and listened to spooky tales by the beach.
Eliza Shoreman
The Santa Cruz Ghost Tour was perfect for a family day out in Seabright. My kids loved the haunted history at Sunshine Villa and the quirky legends at Golden Gate Villa.
Malcolm Redwood
The ScavengerHunt.com app made discovering Downtowns haunted history so interactive Learning paranormal tales at Neptune’s Kingdom was my favorite thing to do on our walking tour
Ronan Sheffield
Santa Cruz Ghost Tour was an awesome outdoor activity for our group We wandered through historic sites like Golden Gate Villa while learning about urban legends from Surf City history
Tessa Hartley
If you are searching for a fun date idea in Boardwalk District this Downtown Ghost Tour delivers We laughed at trivia by Sunshine Villa and got chills hearing spooky stories along the old railroad tracks
Aubrey Merrill
Downtown Surf City is even better when you are exploring eerie legends along the Santa Cruz Beach and Neptune’s Kingdom This ghost tour is a must for anyone who loves local lore
Malcolm Ferris
I took the Santa Cruz Ghost Tour with my family and loved every minute of it The Golden Gate Villa and Casino Arcade had us all guessing about their haunted pasts
Greta Brighton
As tourists, we found the Santa Cruzy Ghost Tour a great way to see hidden gems like Golden Gate Villa while soaking in supernatural stories from ScavengerHunt.com.
Devon Oakley
Downtowns haunted past came alive as we wandered by Santa Cruz Beach and discovered eerie plaques. This is a must-try outdoor activity if you love quirky local lore.
Tessa Lowell
Santa Cruzy was perfect for our date night. Exploring Neptune’s Kingdom on this ghost-themed walking tour was both romantic and spine tingling in all the right ways.
Miles Kerrigan
Such a fun thing to do with family. The Santa Cruz Ghost Tour mixed spooky storytelling and cool trivia with stops at Sunshine Villa and the old railroad tracks.
Serena Bartlett
The Santa Cruz Ghost Tour took us through Downtowns most haunted sites like Golden Gate Villa and Casino Arcade. Loved learning local legends on this walking tour.
Chandler Wells
Using the ScavengerHunt.com app turned Downtown into a treasure hunt filled with plaques, challenges, and wild tales about haunted sites like Sunshine Villa. Great way to see all the points of interest.
Sawyer Maddox
If you want a fun outdoor activity in Surf City, this haunted history tour is a must. Golden Gate Villa and other historic spots kept us guessing with every clue.
Reed Palmer
Took my partner on this Downtown ghost-themed walking tour through the Boardwalk area. The Casino Arcade felt supernatural after hearing those local legends and urban myths.
Ashlyn Vega
Exploring Neptune’s Kingdom with my family during the Santa Cruz Ghost Tour was unforgettable. There was plenty of spooky storytelling for everyone to enjoy in Downtown.
Devon Carson
I had a blast uncovering the haunted past of Surf City on the Santa Cruz Ghost Tour. The old railroad tracks and Sunshine Villa made it feel extra eerie and fun.
Marina Bradley
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