Storytelling

With Halloween quickly approaching, what better way to celebrate than partaking in haunted tours of Austin with Jim Miles, owner & operator at Walking Tours of Austin. However, if you’re anything like Vi Chetan, writer at The Austinot, you may enjoy celebrating all things spooky year round. Whether you’re a Halloween fanatic or not, Jim’s Ghost Walk Austin is one you don’t want to miss. Vi had the opportunity to experience Jim’s Ghost Walk earlier this month and she says, “it took less than five minutes to get sucked in to his stories.” Jim grew interested in ghost stories at a young age which has developed over the years into a great passion. From tales of ghosts with his grandmother, to a ghost tour operation in Charleston, SC, to today’s Walking Tours of Austin, Jim has the right amount of…

In the late 1800’s Austin was rapidly evolving from cow town to burgeoning metropolis and was well on its way to becoming the educational, cultural hub of Texas. The spirit of the Old West lives on in historical sites across the city, as do many spirits of the post-war era. If you are drawn to stories of the macabre, nearly every street corner in Austin has a story to tell. A walking tour of Austin is the perfect way to experience these tales of murder, mystery, unrequited love, and of course many ghosts. You may have heard about the haunted Driskill Hotel and the ghosts of Speakeasy Austin, but few tell the gruesome tale of the Austin axe murderer who later became known as the Servant Girl Annihilator. These are a few of the highlights you’ll experience on Austin’s 5-star…