Wabasha Street Caves – Ghost, Graves & Caves in St. Paul, MN

For the season, we’ve mentioned high-quality haunted houses almost every day. These menacing manors are expertly crafted to spook the bajeezus out of you. But, then, they are just that: crafted. They’re designed, built, planned … made up. And they’re great! But I’m a writer. I get into the story of a place. I want to know the history, and I want that history to be real.

That’s why, for me, few Halloween haunts can live up to a good ghost tour, and boy have we got a cool one for you today: the Ghosts, Graves & Caves Tour of St. Paul, Minnesota, featuring the Wabasha Street Caves.

This is kind of a twofer, so I’ll try to keep it organized. The Wabasha Street Caves in downtown St. Paul, MN is an unusual special events center built into a large sandstone cave network. Over the years, the caves protected French mushroom farmers, 1920s gangsters, speakeasy proprietors and lots of other people. “Wabasha Street Caves” refers to the event center as well as the cave system, which offers tours year-round. And oh yeah, the Street Caves are allegedly haunted.

The Ghosts, Graves & Caves Tour is a special October-only tour offered to the public that features a groovy nighttime stroll of some of St. Paul’s most active haunted locations, including the caves. While fascinating tours of the Street Caves are offered throughout the year, it’s only this month that you can experience this spine-prickling procession.

What’s going on? In the caves themselves, stories run the gamut, but a few recurring themes have given as much credit as you can reasonably give a haunting. Supposed manifestations include a man wearing a panama hat, a man and woman sitting in the bar in the early morning, a woman randomly searching the caves, and three gangsters who met a chilling lead-filled end.

The tour includes all of these fun stories, as well as a Deluxe Motorcoach (bus) tour of downtown St. Paul, including a local cemetery. For a little extra atmosphere, though hardly needed, expect your tour guide to show up in full costume.

The company also hosts a Ghosts & Graves tour. It’s shorter and cheaper, but doesn’t actually feature the caves, so we recommend buying up if possible.

You’ll want to do that soon, too. The Ghosts, Graves & Caves Tour at the Wabasha Street Caves is offered Thursdays and Fridays only through October, and tour capacity is limited. I’ve checked that tickets are still available, but you’ll want to act quick-like. Of course, if you fail to get ghost tour tickets, the company still hosts near-daily tours on other topics, so don’t let that make you miss out on the Caves completely. Learn more.

Located less than a mile away (you could walk it), we recommend the Crowne Plaza St. Paul Hotel – Riverfront. A popular choice for all kinds of St. Paul travel, this is the perfect place whether you’re attending a meeting or visiting family. Just be sure to get those tickets in advance.

Like ghost tours? Check out “Top Haunted Attractions in America” coverage for tips on more great ghost tours all over the country.

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