Haunted Map of Downtown Austin

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1809 Pearl St, Austin, TX 78701 The Inn at Pearl Street, commonly known by the locals and repeat guests, as The Pearl, has its share of paranormal activity. The building, which was once the private residence of Judge Charles A. Wilcox and his family, was built in 1911 has been around since 1896. Almost a century later the home was purchased with the distinctive desire of someone who wanted to renovate the building and bring it back to its former glory as a boutique hotel. What the new owner (s) did not anticipate was the presence of a couple of ghosts/friendly spirits. The friendly spirits dwelling in the home are what appears to be a mother holding and her twin baby boys. The woman has been seen carrying her twins floating in the halls to a rocker where she rocks them to sleep. Along with the ghosts being seen, odd sounds occur around The Pearl including music. Also, names are heard and called out for the owner, as well as, selected guests.   The lights in the Inn also appear to have a mind of their own. Some of these issues with the sounds and lights can only be attributed to a ghost presence as on a few occasions, during a renovation, the power to the building was off. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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700 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78701 The Omni Downtown is a hotel offering up a pleasant and restful experience for people traveling through the city of Austin. The Omni also offers up something much more unpleasant to some unfortunate individuals, it offers encounters with the ghost of a man named Jack. Jack stayed in the hotel and during his stay committed suicide by jumping off the balcony. Guests and employees of the hotel have mentioned they hear his ghost moving around in the vacant room. One woman stated while she stayed in the hotel while she was sleeping she had the sensation that someone was incredibly close to her.  The person got so close to her she woke up as she felt the person was trying to kiss her. The entire room had a creepy vibe to her but not her kids. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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201 E. Sixth St. , Austin, TX 78701 Buffalo Billiards is one of the most haunted locations in Austin. The building was built back in 1861 by the Ziller family. Sanford fire maps from 1877 and 1885 list the location as a millinery (hat maker), grocery store and the Missouri Boarding House, respectively. There are also claims that the site once housed a brothel. Staff reports claim a laundry list of paranormal activity ranging from disembodied footsteps to electrical mishaps, unexplained mists, and several full-body apparitions. The sight has been the subject of a string of recent paranormal investigations, the results of which yielded several EVPs (electronic voice phenomena) as well as some photographic anomalies. One morning he even called the police to report a break-in after finding pool sticks out of place. The pool hall has its own ghostly mascot, a heavy drinker named Fred for whom they leave glasses of beer on the bar for. Fred apparently spends most of his time wobbling on bar stools while moving glasses and billiard equipment around. A psychic claimed that the site houses as many as 16 ghosts, including a young boy, a blond woman in Victorian dress and a large man in 19th century military clothing. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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1010 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701 One would anticipate that there would be countless stories attached to the Texas Governor’s Mansion that dates back to the 1850s. What one might not assume is that these stories would include hauntings by former guests and residents of the mansion. Two of the most notorious ghosts of the mansion were both former governors. The ghost of Sam Houston is said to linger in his former bedroom. Numerous people over the years have claimed to have seen his ghostly figure in the room he once occupied as Governor. The ghost of Pendleton Murrah, also a former governor, has appeared inside the mansion and on the grounds. The most famous ghost story is the tragic story of a young man who was staying at the mansion. He was apparently in his teens and was courting the niece of Murrah. When the girl rejected his marriage proposal, the young man killed himself in his guest room in the mansion. Since his death, there has been an endless amount of paranormal activity from that room.   People living in the mansion since that time, or visiting, have claimed the room is constantly the source of unpleasant noises including moaning and even someone gasping for breath. The noises were so frustrating one former governor had the room sealed off, sadly, that did not stop the noises. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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211 W 4th St, Austin, TX 78701 British born Blanche Dumont was one of the most famous Austin madams in the turn of the century. She was present in Guy Town virtually from its inception to its dismantling in 1913, managed to make quite a life for herself, and she became a fairly strong presence in the community. In the mid-1880s, she purchased her own building that she had been sharing with at least nine other prostitutes since 1882. Blanche’s ghost has been seen on the dance floor, as well as many other corners of the establishment. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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214 W 4th St, Austin, TX 78701 The building once housed the Capitol City Playhouse Theater and more recently, Fado Irish Pub. For many years, it was believed that ghost entities haunted the location. These spirits delighted themselves in moving furniture, playing with lights and hiding objects. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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117 West Fourth Street, Austin, TX 78701 The Austin location was the third location in the chain's history, now houses the "Capitol Grille" and "Parker Jazz Club". Built in 1902, it used to be a grocery warehouse, and during prohibition, was a brothel. Every night the sound of merriment, and the occasional sounds of fighting and even death, reverberated from the walls until the morning light made the operators return to discretion. While no reported deaths in the building are in record, the old warehouse had seen more than its fair share of tragedy. Former employees of the Spaghetti Warehouse report a variety of strange events taking place on the second floor. Specifically, lights would flicker on and off and strange noises came from the employee break room. The basement of the Spaghetti Warehouse apparently also makes the employees a bit edgy. They also reported an eerie feeling as though they are being watched. A young blonde boy, between the age of 8 and 10 runs through the building after hours and is mostly seen where the moderns bathrooms now stand. His identity is unknown, but it’s assumed that he was the child of one of the prostitutes who lived in the old warehouse. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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State Capitol Building, 1100 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701 Designed in 1881 and completed in 1888, the Texas Capitol has had its share of people in and out of the building since it was first built. Today, people working or visiting in the Capitol are not the ones around. It is believed that the rotunda is haunted by the ghosts of the workers killed during the construction. One legend tells the story of a worker who fell to his death from the top of the dome, a 300 ft drop. His shadow on the floor can be seen late at night. The ghost of the wife of Governor Stevenson, who passed away from Cancer in 1942, has been seen in period clothing. She has a friendly attitude and not frightening. Comptroller Robert Marshall Love was shot by a disgruntled associate in 1903 at his office, located on the 1st Floor. He has startled state troopers and tourists alike when walking up de promenade in a period suit and sometimes a top hat. Reports increase in the month of June, during the anniversary of his death. The "lady in red" is believed to be the illicit lover of House Speaker Pete Langley or someone in his staff. She can be seen near the stairwell of the 3rd floor, waiting for a rendezvous.  Mysterious handprints appear on foggy mornings in one of the Senate reception windows, in the West wing of the building. Despite repeated cleanings, the prints continue to appear. It is believed that they are left by the ghost of a young woman who died in the Fire or 1983. Former Governor Edmund Jackson Davis is also said to haunt the Texas Capitol. People have reported that he stares at people from the first-floor window until the move out of his line of sight.   Capitol Tours are available during the following times: Monday through Friday - 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday - 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday - 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Capitol is closed on Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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Walter Tips Building, Austin, TX 78701 When the Walter Tips house was originally built back in 1876 it was in a different spot then presently located. Prior to being moved to its current location for restoration purposes, the Walter Tips family called the place home. It went on to be the home to Theo P. Meyer. Both men were successful businessmen in their own right. The house is now regarded by many as one of the top haunted houses in Texas. The ghosts or spirits that are reported to haunt the house today seem to be very angry. It is said that when people approach the house, which is now functioning as a bank, they get the distinct impression they are not wanted there.  Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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713 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701 Ghosts and theater go hand-in-hand, so it makes sense that the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas, has its own after hours cast lingering about. The smell of cigar smoke is often reported in an opera box and on a few occasions, witnesses have seen the apparition of an elderly gentleman sitting in the box puffing away on his stogie. A woman in white can also be seen strolling through the lobby from time to time. She like to startle onlookers by disappearing through a wall right before their eyes. Longtime custodian Tony Johnson witnessed a pair of white shoes walking down the aisle in the auditorium, with no person attached to them. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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1601 Navasota St, Austin, TX 78702 The Oakwood Cemetery in Austin spans 40 acres. Since its establishment in 1839, the cemetery has become the final resting place to more than 23,000 individuals. People who have made their way to the Oakwood Cemetery have commented that the cemetery has an overall eerie feeling to it. Other people have gone in hopes of seeing the ghost of Susannah Dickinson who is buried at the cemetery. Some people have captured pictures of orbs at his grave and other graves in the cemetery. Other people visit the grave of a 5-year-old-boy who had a bronze statue placed over it. Shortly after being put in place it turned black and was nicknamed, “Black Jesus.” It is believed the palms of the statue face down at night but during the day the palms face up. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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303 Red River St Austin, TX 78701 The Moonshine Bar and Grill's reputation for being haunted seems to be largely based on its being one of Austin's oldest buildings. It used to be a gathering area for town members prior to the mid-1900s. During the famous Austin flood, many died around this popular building back in its heyday. Reports include ratling of window blinds when they are closed, bottles being thrown across the room and even tapping on shoulders. Customers have reported being tapped on the shoulder—and sometimes licked on the neck—by an invisible entity, as well as the occasional flying wine bottle. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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1601 Guadalupe Street, Austin, TX 78701 In 1854, Austin pioneer and merchant Rudolph Bertram had a limestone building constructed. The building was used to house his general merchandising store and to provide his family a living quarters upstairs. Today, its home to a popular contemporary Indian restaurant – The Clay Pit. It is speculated that in the double arched cellar of Bertram’s store, an underground tunnel once connected to the State Capitol Building to transport and store the states gold during its construction in the late 1800’s. And some sources make mention of a second tunnel. One that led to a nearby brothel where high-class males can be seen coming or going without being noticed. A prostitute now referred to as The Scarlet Lady is rumored to have been murdered in the tunnels. A tragedy that no one cared to solve. The most frequently reported manifestations are that of the sounds of a party going on in one of the upstairs banquet rooms when no one is in the restaurant. Many times the staff has gone upstairs to find the noises stopping all of a sudden, beggining again when they leave the second floor. They like to shatter plates, freak the staff out by giggling creepily in the empty ballroom, and wreak havoc in the kitchen. In the 1880’s the Bertram family suffered a catastrophic loss, 4 of his 8 children died within a year of each other from an epidemic. While there are no factual records, our research indicates that most of the children probably died from diphtheria. And in the upstairs family room one of them was quarantined with Typhoid fever and died within only days. This little boy is said to still inhabit the upstairs part of the building, perhaps not understanding that he has passed on.   Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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311 Colorado Ave, Austin, TX 78701 An establishment called Bitter End Bistro as well as the B-Side Bar (now closed), where housed in the notorious hotspot in Austin called “Guy Town”. During the late 1800’s, it was part of a grocery warehouse, but its assumed it also felt with illegal operations, prostitution and even speakeasies. A tunnel connecting with the Old Spaghetti House was even discovered in 1993, leading to the creation of the “B-Side” addition, starting the reports of paranormal phenomenons. The most common sighting are of dark figures that roam the building, ofter disappearing into the B-Side section before heading through the wall shared with the Spaghetti warehouse building. The figures are often mistaken for bar patrons who have stayed past closing, yet they disappear when followed. Another manifestation seen by many involves a strange gray cloud that forms in now corner, despite there being no vent or condensation or type of atmospheric discharge, and moves around the bar. When it appears, several of the employees refer to it as “raining” inside. Cold spots, movement of objects without assistance occur too. Pushing furniture or moving objects between sides have also been reported. The times of occurrence happen during the night, during the time the old speakeasy would be in operation. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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922 W 12th St, Austin, TX 78703 A german style cottage building constructed in 1921 by Niles Graham who wanted to open a german pub. However, Prohibition happened around that time and the business did no take off, leasing the building to Enfield Grocery as a front for his speakeay and brothel. The Ghost of “Emily” is reported. Acording to lore, she was a young prostitute who was caught in a middle of a fight ad perished. She is commonly seen climing the stairs, walking to the kitchen or past the bar. She appears in short hair and wearing 20’s-30’s fashion. Her dauther is also seen, most commonly, sitting on a second floor window ledge. TGlasses flying off the wall on first and 2nd floors, tapping and pinching the staff, changing the channels from sports to other programming. Footsteps and sound of billars when no one in the room. While the phenomenon happens when the bar is closed, a cold chill can be felt walking around. According to some, ordering the chicken fried steak is a sure way to get her attention. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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708 San Antonio Street, Austin, TX 78701 Built in 1874, Chateau Bellevue is romantic and elegant, with French Romanesque arches, beautiful courtyard grounds, a spacious ballroom, ornate hand-carved woodwork and stunning stained glass windows. Chateau Bellevue has been the headquarters of the Austin Woman's Club since 1929 and the Junior Austin Woman’s Club since 1940. Athalie was the daughter of Harvey North and his wife Catherine, a talented musician who traveled abroad to study her passion. On her trip back from Europe, she tool ill with pneumonia and was hospitalized in New York, but she never made it home. Reports of her appearances started shortly after the move of the Austin Women’s Club. She always appears in a long silk dress and scarf, in a hurry, looking confused and sad. An icy chill and overwhelming feeling of despair accompanies her. Some claims to have had objects moved by unseen hands or pulled in front of them. While it’s true that Athalie did not die in the house, the family sold the property soon after her death. Her hurried and confused state make it as if she returned to see her family..only to find them gone. She know spends eternity searching the house for them.   For more information about membership and service of the Austin Women’s Club, visit their website https://www.austingwc.org/. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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517 E. Sixth Street, Austin, TX 78701 A Google search yields several accounts of a ghost named “Mary,” although some members of the bar staff refute these claims. While some of the staff have denied all supernatural tales associated with the establishment, others wholeheartedly believe the bar is haunted. Walking noises on the roof and doors slammed inexplicably have been reported. Sanborn insurance maps from June 1885 show the Curtis House Boarding facility sat on the grounds where the Casino el Camino now resides. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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Shoal Creek Trail Austin, TX 78701 A man by the name of Gideon White made the decision to have a home in close proximity to Shoal Creek in 1839. Despite people telling him it was not a good idea, he still built his log cabin. Things were fine for roughly three years when according to reports White was killed by some Native Americans. Since his death, people who have visited the area have discovered many different graves. The graves are said to be White’s as well as people who died from yellow fever, cholera, and other tragedies. With so many bodies buried in the location, it is not unusual to feel cold spots, hear unusual noises, or see apparitions.   Because of the amount of activity in the area, people are not permitted to visit the creek after 10 p.m. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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407 East 7th Street, Austin, TX 78701 The building is believed to have been originally constructed in 1872 by Mr. Jeremiah Sheehan, who worked as a contractor and owned a limestone quarry where the Austin Women's Club exists today. Col. B. A. Risher owned the building, which was originally constructed as a house, and it soon became the offices and boarding house for the New Orleans stagecoach, which he operated at 6th and Neches. In 1886 a widow, Fannie Davis, purchased the building and opened a brothel. Several of employees report the encounter with a lady in a blue dress who walks up the stairs only to disappear. She mostly appears after hours, when patrons have gone home. Other reports include a jukebox that even unplugged play music, even when the bar is closed. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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503 Neches street, Austin, TX 78701 The structure came to being in 1878 as a business venture of Michael Paggi, an Italian businessman of prominence in Austin. It was built as a wagon and carriage sales shop, complete with a blacksmith shop for service. After he died in 1911, he sold the property to an African-American man named Nathan Rhambo, who used it as a black mortuary house. Being the only one in the city available for services exclusively to the black community, his business boomed. He was often seen wearing only white suits, riding in white carriages drawn by white horses. Sadly, when being called for a body pickup in the new Round Rock area, he was found severely beaten and shot in the head. His death originally ruled as a robbery, evidence indicates he could have been the victim of a racist attack. The building switched owners many times until being purchased by David Grimes in 1993. A psychic, reportedly without knowing the building's history, once said she heard a black man laughing there, amused, she said, that he had become his own client. A woman standing in a doorway of the oldest part of the structure or mistaken as a secretary is a common report, as well as Mr. Rhambo himself. The sound of shuffling feet and people being pushed is also common. One famous report directly from Mr Grimes himself, " I was watching this glass, and it just split from the top to the bottom. It didn't shatter. It's in two exact halves, like it was cut with a sword.” He still owns the glass as a reminder of the strange things that can happen. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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Corner of 6th Street and Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701 A trustee of the National Bank, Littlefield was well known for being headstrong, as well as a man who got what he wanted. He was also the owner of the Driskill Hotel at some point in time. A philanthropist, he was also the single largest donor to the University of Texas. In 1910, Littlefield decided he needed a larger space for his Bank. Finished in 1912, lavish in construction, the building featured two electric elevators, hot and cold water, and an interior decorated in pink marble. Rumors as to who or what haunts the building cannot be confirmed. Some theories point to Major Littlefield himself, while others claim that is the ghost of former President Lyndon Baines Jhonson roams his former office. Some even claim that ghosts from the Driskill come one and pay a visit. Former tenants have report cold spots and feeling of being watched. Elevators have been reported to run by themselves and then quit for no apparent reason. The sound of footsteps have also been reported on empty floors. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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150-172 Old Pecan St, Austin, TX 78701 Colonel Jesse Driskill built the now historic Driskill hotel in 1886. From the outside, the famous hotel is an amazing piece of architecture that has seen thousands of people through its doors in its over 100-year history. Some of the people that stayed at the hotel have not left, according to reports. There are those that Coronel Driskill himself, who died 2 years after the opening, roams the hallways of his hotel. Sometimes employees and guests can smell the scent of his favorite cigars. The 4 year old daugther of a visitin U.S Senator, tragically died after falling to the bottom of the stairs while playing with her ball. Reports of laughter near the stairs and a little girl holding flowers have been shared.  Peter Lawless lived in the hotel from 1886 to 1916. Sometimes when the doors open to the 5th Floor, Mr. Lawless can be seen checking his pocket watch. One of the creepiest rooms in the hotel is room 525. According to reports, two different brides committed suicide in the room. Twenty years passed between the two deaths. The presence of the women is often felt in the unhappy room. The suicide of a Houston socialiate in room 429 in after breaking up with her fiance in the 1990's is also a common tale. It's been said she went on a shopping spree with her ex-fiance's credit cards and then locked the door of the room from the inside. She has been seen roaming the floor of her room, often carrying shopping bags. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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404 E. Sixth St., Austin, TX 78701 The Jackalope is situated in the Maroney-Isaacs building, which has a varied history as a drug store, Chicago House Saloon, boarding house and billiards hall. Reports of random cold spots and strange movement in the office area, as well as shadowy figures in the kitchen have been shared. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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323 E. Sixth St. , Austin, TX 78701 Maggie Mae’s is perhaps the most architecturally interesting stop in a 6th St stroll. The structure touts an open-air, New Orleans-esque courtyard, rooftop patio, and a room full of Gibson guitars, the latter of which is supposedly haunted. Employees report being touched and witnessing the full-body apparition of a woman. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701 The Hideout Coffeehouse and Teather, Austin’s oldest independent coffee house, is well known to be haunted. Reports of faucets turned on and off, locked doors opening and messing with the main breaker during renovation without reason are some of them. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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110 East 9th St, Austin, TX 78701 Once a lumberyard, Charles F. Millet hired architect Fredrick Ruffini to design a palatial theater. Opened in 1878, the beauty of the decor only second to the breathtaking performances of who performed there. Considered the cultural center of Austin, the second-greatest opera house in Texas and even the temporary house of Senate while the Capital building was finished. Though there is no evidence to support the cause of a haunting, the age of the building and the number of people who have passed through its doors. Whether or not has been found, guests an employees refer to a lady called “Priscilla”. Who she was is unknown, but the legends say she was a performer when the building was an opera house that hell from above the stage perishing on the fall. She appears as a young woman in a flowing white gown, wearing a gold medallion around her neck, often on the third floor. Other phenomena include cold spots, people and objects pushed, footsteps, running the elevator and unbinding the curtains.   Currently called Austin Club, the building hosts private events setting the standard for exclusive elegance in Austin. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information. 

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3200 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701 Built in 1874, it is considered plain compared to the Hannig building and for many years, it was just used as a small storage house. According to legend, during a time the building was used as a coffee storehouse, tragedy struck when an employee fell into the hopper of the coffee grinder. So horrific was he event that the business almost closed. Whether the story is true or not, there is some unusual activity going on. Objects moving without any intervention is a common occurrence as well as doors opening without cause. The most unerving activities occur when the estavlishment is closed and empty. Loud cracking, like the sound of billiard balls hitting against each other are heard from the 2nd floor. Colds gusts of air, even in summer, feeling like being watched. Most of the activity happens during closing time or soon after that. Source: Tap in the title of the map to get this information.