We get it, you’re a weirdo and you want to know where you can really scare your socks off whenever you visit a new town. That’s cool with us. LaZoom Tours offers the only ghost tour in Asheville (and maybe the world) that guarantees real ghost sightings. Don’t believe us? Ride along and we’ll prove it.
LaZoom Ghost Tours are hosted by locals who were born and raised in these haunted hollers, performers and comedians who have lost themselves (and their parents’ dreams for them) in the spooky stories that shape Asheville’s haunted history.
We’ve compiled a list of the most haunted places in Asheville, then ranked them just for kicks and giggles with little to no context. This is LaZoom’s blog, we can write whatever we want, it’s not 2002 anymore. For the full stories, book tickets to your LaZoom Ghost Tour today! Private group tours are also available year round!
Most Haunted Places in Asheville
#1 The Grove Park Inn
The legendary “Pink Lady” has haunted the Palm Court since the 1920s. She is described as a benevolent apparition shrouded in a rose-colored glow, often seen by guests and staff.
Spookiness: 6/10 – I ain’t scared of no rich lady.
Believability: 8/10 – The Grove Park Inn still has her dress, so we have to believe at least in half the story.
#2 Helen’s Bridge
Built in 1909, this bridge is the site of a tragic local suicide. Locals claim that if you park your car and call out her name, the temperature will drop, the car may stall, and a grieving mother’s apparition will appear.
Spookiness: 10/10 – What was it called before Helen’s bridge? Perhaps that is the scariest mystery of all…
Believability: 10/10 – The LaZoom tour guides have some personal experiences they shared with me in confidence… maybe they’ll tell you if you ride along.
#3 Chicken Alley
Unofficially dubbed North Carolina’s most haunted street. This narrow passageway is echoing with the spirits of the early 1900s, most notably Dr. Jamie Smith, who was fatally stabbed in a violent brawl.
Spookiness: 10/10 – Nothing good ever happened in a dark alley.
Believability: 10/10 – See above.
#4 The Battery Park Hotel
Connected to the unsolved 1936 murder of socialite Helen Clevenger. Guests and staff have reported unexplainable cold drafts, flickering lights, and the heavy slamming of doors on the upper floors.
Spookiness: 9/10 – Whoever names their darling baby girl Helen Clevenger was setting her up for a lifetime of haunts already.
Believability: 9/10 – I said what I said.
