Ghost Key West is the only ghost tour where you meet Robert the Doll. It’s a real-deal ghost hunt in a dimly lit Civil War fort that served as a yellow fever hospital and sits on top of an ancient Native American burial ground. This ghost tour has a great mix of history and hands-on ghost hunting with top-of-the-line equipment, and it is the only tour that takes place 100% inside, but the tour can get intense at times, so it is not appropriate for anyone under 10. Every ticket benefits the non-profit Key West Art & Historical Society. VIP tickets are available if you want to explore the haunted fort alone in the dark.

The original is still the best walking ghost tour to experience Key West’s haunted history in the historic district. They cost a few dollars more than the other walking ghost tours, but you get what you pay for. They keep groups smaller so you won’t feel like cattle. Everyone gets their own ghost hunting equipment to try out too. Follow the link to their site to book direct.

New in August of 2023, the Haunted Firehouse Experience is unique. Guests enter at 10-minute intervals, so you and the people in your party will be mostly alone with an audiophonic tour delivered through your smartphone and headphones. This ghost tour is researched and narrated by Ghosts of Key West author David L. Sloan, so you don’t have to deal with large groups, stories that change over time, or bad tour guides. The old firehouse is known as one of the more haunted places in Key West, and the location is off the beaten path but convenient to downtown. The haunted history of the firehouse and its ghosts is fascinating, and guests get an opportunity to conduct their own EVP session in the haunted fire truck. Tickets benefit the preservation of the historic firehouse and include a day pass for the firehouse museum.

Amy Andrade offers a killer selection of private tours, including a ghost tour that includes complimentary transport between locations on an 8-person golf cart.

The ghost trolley is the best ghost tour in Key West if you don’t want to do much walking and are looking for a broad overview of Key West’s haunted history. Trolley guides are costumed, and the tour is more theatrical than the walking ghost tours. Ghosts & Gravestones don’t take people to see Robert the Doll anymore, but the ghost trolley stops at the Shipwreck Museum, which has some interesting spirits. The tour is just 60 minutes long, making it a great choice if you are short on time.