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Santa Cruz Ghost Tour: Neon & Nighttide: A Santa Cruz Haunt

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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.

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Neon & Nighttide: A Santa Cruz Haunt
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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.

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


Custom Events For Neon & Nighttide: A Santa Cruz Haunt

The Santa Cruz Ghost Tour is made for unforgettable group outings—think birthdays on the boardwalk or bachelorette parties chasing paranormal fun downtown! Whether it is a weekend adventure or creative date night, this haunted history tour brings everyone together for laughs and chills. With customizable team roles and challenge types, every group can bond over local lore while tackling unique photo challenges among spooky sites like Neptune’s Kingdom or the old railroad tracks. Come make some legendary memories in Beach Town USA!

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Santa Cruz Ghost Tour Team Building Scavenger Hunts

Engage with your team by going spot to spot on an epic team building scavenger hunt!

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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The Wandering Lost Souls's

The Wandering Lost Souls's

Score: 2478
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Haunted Tacos

Team: Haunted Tacos

Score: 2375
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Whitney Family Scare

Whitney Family Scare

Score: 2125

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Reviews for Santa Cruz Ghost Tour: Neon & Nighttide: A Santa Cruz Haunt

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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

5 star reviews

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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