Cooperstown Candlelight Ghost Tours offers year-round, one-hour walking tours of the village that combine the true, documented ghost stories of Cooperstown with the village's rich and vibrant history. Originally founded in 1786 by William Cooper, Cooperstown is a small town bordering Lake Otsego that is filled with numerous ghost stories, both old and recent. The tour includes stops at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the Christ Church Graveyard, which is said to be haunted each midnight by the ghosts of the Cooper family slaves and servants. Then comes River Street, the most ghostly street in the village, which features a trio of haunted houses: Byberry Cottage, Greencrest, and Pomeroy Place. Each of these distinctive houses was once owned by the Cooper family, and each is said to remain haunted to this day.

The tour culminates with a stop at the southern edge of Lake Otsego, where we discuss the history of Hyde Hall, a 200-year-old building that is haunted by the ghosts of the British Clarke family.

One-hour walking ghost tour. Please call (607) 547-8070. The meeting place for tours is Pioneer Park, located at the corner of Main Street and Pioneer Street.

Tours are offered year-round, including seven nights a week from April through August, and five nights a week in September and October.

April through August - 8pm
September and October - 7pm

$20 for adults, $10 for children ages 6-12, and free for children five and under.