Taste Boston sweets while uncovering ghost stories, legends, and historic landmarks
2 hours
Up to 20 people
Donuts, sweet treats, guided walk
Explore Boston's eerie past on a guided walking tour that pairs donuts and sweet treats with ghost stories, local legends, and colonial history. Wander from downtown streets to historic cemeteries and the North End as your guide reveals the city's darker side.
Discover the sweeter and spookier side of Boston on the Boston Haunted Donut Tour: Sweet Treats & Spooky Stories. This walking adventure combines delicious donuts and sweet treats with ghost stories, local legends, historic cemeteries, and some of the city’s most famous landmarks.
Your tour begins in downtown Boston, where we’ll enjoy our first sweet treat before diving into the city’s fascinating and sometimes eerie past. From here, we’ll make our way to Granary Burying Ground, established in 1660 and the final resting place of Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and other notable figures. Among the weathered headstones, your guide will share strange legends, fascinating stories, and some of the darker moments in Boston history.
We’ll continue through the historic streets of downtown, stopping for more delicious treats while uncovering tales from Boston’s colonial past. Along the way, we’ll explore the area surrounding Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, where protests, celebrations, crime, conflict, and revolution have all left their mark.
Next, we’ll visit Boston Public Market for another tasty stop before heading toward the historic North End, Boston’s oldest residential neighborhood. Today, the area is famous for Italian restaurants and bakeries, but its narrow streets and old brick buildings also provide the perfect backdrop for tales of mysterious happenings, unusual characters, and local folklore.
After another sweet stop in the North End, we’ll continue toward Old North Church, forever connected to Paul Revere’s legendary midnight ride. Your guide will share stories about the people and events that shaped this historic neighborhood while revealing a few of its more mysterious legends.
Our adventure concludes at Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, dating back to 1659 and the final resting place of thousands of early Bostonians. Surrounded by historic gravestones and overlooking the North End, it’s a fitting finale to our journey through Boston’s haunted past.
Come hungry and bring your curiosity as we combine donuts, sweet treats, ghost stories, local legends, and Boston history into one deliciously spooky walking adventure.
Product ID: K7K3FX
The haunted donut walking tour covers roughly 1.5–2 miles. Wear comfortable shoes and weather-appropriate clothing.
The tour does not return to the starting location. It concludes at Copp's Hill Burying Ground.
Share any dietary restrictions in advance so preparations can be made.
The Well Coffee House, 78 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02108
The guides really make this experience special. Reviewers consistently praise their tour leaders by name—Wade, Beau, Eric, Jackson, Nick, Michael, Emily, and others—describing them as knowledgeable, funny, and genuinely engaging. What stands out is how these guides weave local history and city stories into the walking tour, making it much more than just a food crawl. Multiple guests mention learning fascinating historical facts about their city while sampling donuts, and several reviewers who've taken tours in different cities (Chicago, Portland, DC, Boston, NYC) report consistently excellent experiences across locations. The donut quality gets thumbs up, with most stops offering delicious variety in styles and flavors. Expect comfortable seating at each location, which people appreciate. Tours typically run about two hours and cover a good walking distance, so comfortable shoes are recommended. Several locals have used these tours to entertain out-of-town visitors with great success, and at least one repeat customer has done six tours and counting. It's clearly a hit for dates, birthdays, and family outings alike.
Great tour! They had gluten free options at 3 out of 4 stops.
Hailey
August 31, 2026
Great tour! They had gluten free options at 3 out of 4 stops.
Hailey
August 31, 2026
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