Nightly Spirits
Tours & Sightseeing
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Tour meets inside El Cockfight, 121 E 5th St., Austin, TX 78701, USA Get directions
Nightly Spirits runs haunted pub crawls that thread local ghost stories and history through a route of downtown bars, starting from El Cockfight on East 5th Street in the heart of Austin's Red River and Sixth Street nightlife district. Expect a walking tour built around drinks and storytelling rather than a somber historical lecture, so it tends to draw groups looking to mix a night out with a bit of the city's spookier folklore.
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