San Antonio Haunted King William Self Guided Ghost Tour

1 h 30 min Free cancellation Private tour

San Antonio Haunted King William Self Guided Ghost Tour, photo 2 — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

King William is San Antonio's old German quarter, a few quiet streets of Victorian mansions and deep porches just south of downtown. After dark, it's where this self-guided ghost hunt takes place, played on your phone with the app.

Ten restless spirits are stuck here, each one bound to the mystery that killed them. You catch a ghost by solving its puzzle: a bride's last note with letters marked in red, a doctor's blood chart from the 1952 flu outbreak, an antique dealer's stock with forgeries slipped in. Every catch earns you a clue, because one of the ten has been lying, and the final puzzle asks you to name it.

The ghosts are fictional characters written for the game. The houses you walk past are real, and most are well over a century old.

Expect about 1.6 miles along King William and South Alamo Street, roughly 90 minutes at an easy pace. Start any day at any hour, alone or with a group. Hints are built into the app, and our support team is on hand 24/7.

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At a glance

Duration: 1 h 30 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–30
Written guide: English
Operated by: Questo

Ages: Adults (14–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Full availability: Every day of the year.
Included: Access to the self-guided city exploration game in the app
Included: Flexibility: start, take a break and continue at your own pace.

Not included

Not included: Live game master or physical guide
Not included: Private transportation
Not included: Meals

Itinerary

King William Historic District

15 min

The hunt starts in King William Park, at the top of the old German quarter. The app signs you up as a ghost hunter, then checks whether you have the sight with a ring of strange numerals, one of them missing. Round the corner on Pancoast Street, a bride who died three days before her wedding left a note with letters marked in red.
The Guenther House Museum

15 min

On Washington Street, by the old Pioneer flour mill, the second ghost is a young doctor from the 1952 flu outbreak. You'll read his blood chart, a grid of numbers and blood bags, and work out the type a dying girl should have been given.
Villa Finale: Museum & Gardens

15 min

Back on King William Street, by the Italianate Villa Finale and the Steves Homestead, two ghosts are waiting. You'll take apart an actor's final monologue, where the numbers are spelled out as words, then sort a senator's evidence folders into the right years. Jonathan Rivers never finished his opening night, and Margaret Chen never made it home from a call about her daughter.
Southtown

15 min

The route crosses into Southtown on South Alamo Street for three ghosts in a row. You'll compare four years of class registers to find a pupil who never existed, catch the forgeries in an antique dealer's stock by their dates, and work out which book opens a locked closet from a wildlife poster that gets its animals wrong.
Hemisfair

15 min

Further up South Alamo, toward Hemisfair, the puzzles get harder. You'll match a professor's five artifacts to their civilizations and put them in order, then use a hotel floor plan to decide who should have left a burning building last. The night manager who followed those rules went back in for a child's cry and never came out.
San Antonio Art League + Museum

15 min

On the walk back to King William Street, the tenth ghost is a priest who vanished in 1984 after finding a cult's mark carved into his church organ. Near the San Antonio Art League Museum, the app lays out every clue card you've won. One ghost has lied to you all night, and the hunt ends when you name it.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

The game starts at King William Park. After booking, we'll message you a code and activation link. Activate with your own email, then log in to the app with that email. No message? Open the app, tap "Bought a quest somewhere else?" and enter your booking reference number.

End point

The game starts at King William Park. After booking, we'll message you a code and activation link. Activate with your own email, then log in to the app with that email. No message? Open the app, tap "Bought a quest somewhere else?" and enter your booking reference number.

Using your ticket

Thank you for booking with Questo. Your code is your booking reference number: the digits after "BR-".

Here's how to play it:

1. Activate your quest. Go to the unlock page on the Questo website (questoapp.com/unlock), enter your email and your code.

2. Download the Questo app on your phone (App Store or Google Play) and create an account with the same email used for activation.

3. Once you're logged in to the Questo app, open the Quests section. Your quest will be there, ready to be played.

IMPORTANT

Booked more than one ticket? You can invite the other participants right after activating, or later from the Quests section in the app.
If you don't see your quest in the Quests section in the Questo app, tap "Bought a quest somewhere else?" and enter your code again. You can also upload a screenshot of your booking confirmation there.

GOOD TO KNOW

The quest is available every day, at any hour. Go to the starting point and begin whenever you're ready.
Download the story and the map before you head out. After that, it works without internet.
Start with at least 50% battery.

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