Tours of Prescott
Original Haunted Tours since 2010!
Join us for chilling tales, haunted sites, and true stories from the shadows of Arizona’s past.
Shadows of Prescott: A Journey Through Hauntings and History
Haunted Prescott Tour
Experience the haunted side of Prescott with a guided walking tour through the city’s most legendary and ghostly sites. Hear chilling tales of outlaws, lawmen, and lingering spirits as you explore historic landmarks like the Hassayampa Inn and the Palace Saloon. A perfect blend of history and the paranormal, this evening tour brings Prescott’s past to life in a truly unforgettable way.
Historical Prescott Tour
Step back into Prescott’s frontier beginnings on this engaging historical walking tour through the heart of downtown. Led by a knowledgeable guide, you’ll explore original streets and landmarks while uncovering the people, places, and events that shaped Arizona’s early capital. Historic photographs and vivid storytelling bring the past into focus, revealing how Prescott lived, worked, and grew during the territorial era. This immersive daytime experience offers a deeper connection to the history that still surrounds the city today.
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Bring Prescott’s History to Your Group.
History, hauntings, colorful characters—and the stories you won’t find in the history books.
Author and longtime Prescott tour guide Darlene Wilson offers entertaining presentations for community groups, organizations, museums, clubs and private gatherings.
Stories Along the Way
Prescott’s streets are filled with stories – some historic, some mysterious, and some that refuse to stay in the past. Discover a few of the people, places, legends and unexplained encounters you’ll hear about along the way.
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Meet Your Tour Guide
For more than 15 years, Darlene Wilson has been sharing Prescott’s fascinating history, legendary ghost stories and hidden places with visitors from around the world. As the owner of Tours of Prescott and co-author she combines historical research with decades of paranormal experience to create tours that are entertaining, informative, and unforgettable.
Highlights
- Prescott’s Original Tours since 2010
- Co-author of Haunted Prescott
- Co-author of Haunted Mining Towns of Arizona
- Author of the upcoming Haunted Restaurants and Bars of Arizona
- Five decades of paranormal experience
Uncover the Ghosts of Prescott
A guided tour through haunted streets—led by someone who has spent decades exploring the unknown.
Led by renowned paranormal investigator and author Darlene Wilson, A Haunted Prescott Tour is more than a ghost walk—it’s a deep dive into the eerie heart of Prescott’s past. With over 46 years of experience in the paranormal world and co-author of two books, Haunted Prescott and Haunted Mining Towns of Arizona, Darlene brings chilling stories to life with authenticity and insight you won’t find anywhere else.
Whether you’re a skeptic, a believer, or just curious about the shadows that cling to this historic town, this tour offers an unforgettable journey into the supernatural.
Walking Through Prescott’s Early Years
Discover how a frontier town lived, worked, and evolved—told through landmarks, images, and unforgettable local stories.
Walk Prescott’s historic downtown and experience the early days of Arizona through the streets where it all began. This guided daytime walking tour leads you along original routes and landmarks, introducing the people, events, and decisions that transformed Prescott from a frontier settlement into a territorial capital. Along the way, you’ll explore iconic buildings, former hotels, saloons, businesses, and public spaces that played a central role in the town’s development.
Historic photographs and visual references are woven into the experience, offering a window into how Prescott once looked and felt during its earliest years. Rather than focusing on dates alone, the tour paints a broader picture of daily life—how residents worked, gathered, governed themselves, and adapted to the challenges of frontier living in the Arizona Territory.
Designed for curious visitors and locals alike, this research-based walking tour blends storytelling with architectural charm, creating a deeper understanding of Prescott’s past while allowing you to experience the downtown streetscape as it exists today. By the end, you’ll walk away with a richer appreciation for the history still embedded in the city’s streets and buildings.
Bring Prescott’s History to your Group
History. Hauntings. Colorful Characters. And the stories you won’t find in the history books.
Invite author and longtime Prescott tour guide Darlene Wilson to take your group on a fascinating journey through Prescott’s colorful past.
For more than 15 years, Darlene has shared the history, legends and unexplained stories of Prescott with visitors and local audiences. Her entertaining, conversational presentations combine historical photographs, colorful characters, little-known history and firsthand stories gathered through years of research and experience.
Programs can be tailored to your group and may include topics such as:
- Whiskey Row, its saloons and colorful characters
- Prescott’s historic hotels and boarding houses
- The women of Prescott’s red-light district
- Chinatown and Prescott’s early communities
- Legends, hauntings and unexplained encounters
- Stories from Darlene’s books and decades of paranormal experiences
Presentations are generally 1–2 hours, including time for questions and conversation, and can be adapted for community organizations, historical groups, museums, clubs, luncheons and private gatherings.
Programs starting at $200.
Invite Darlene to speak to your group!
Looking for something a little different for your next gathering? Let’s talk about a presentation your audience will remember.
Paranormal Energy Clearings
Living or working in a space with heavy, unsettled energy can feel overwhelming. A
paranormal energy clearing helps release what doesn’t belong, bringing back peace,
comfort, and harmony. Whether it’s unexplained activity, lingering emotions, or just a
sense that “something isn’t right,” a clearing can restore balance and make your home
or business feel like yours again.
Is It Time for a Paranormal Clearing?
Your space should feel safe and peaceful. If it doesn’t, you may be experiencing more
than just everyday stress. Here are some common signs it may be time to reach out:
- Recurring Disturbances – Footsteps, doors moving, or objects shifting on their own.
- Unsettling Feelings – Cold spots, sudden anxiety, or a heavy atmosphere in certain rooms.
- Pets Reacting – Animals staring, barking, or refusing to enter specific spaces.
- A Troubled Past – A property with tragedy or strong emotional history often holds lingering energy.
- No Relief from DIY Methods – Smudging, prayer, or rituals haven’t resolved the issue.
- Escalating Activity – From loud bangs to being touched or seeing unsettling apparitions.
Ready to Restore Peace?
You deserve to feel safe and at peace where you live or work. If your space doesn’t feel like your own, I’m here to help.
Contact Darlene for a complimentary, no-obligation consultation. Each clearing is unique, and pricing is tailored to the size and needs of your home or business.
Let’s discuss how a clearing can bring comfort and harmony back into your home or business.
Haunted Restaurants and Bars of Arizona
A New Book by Darlene Wilson
From dusty frontier saloons to elegant railroad-era dining rooms, Arizona’s restaurants and bars hold more than good food and strong spirits — they hold stories.
In Haunted Restaurants and Bars of Arizona, historian and paranormal investigator Darlene Wilson journeys across the state to uncover the layered histories of beloved dining rooms, frontier saloons, hidden speakeasies, and family-run cafés — places where generations have gathered… and where some guests may never have left.
Each chapter blends research history with documented accounts of unexplained experiences shared by owners, staff, and visitors. From mining-era establishments to railroad hotels and restored small-town gems, these locations are more than businesses — they are living archives of Arizona’s past.
This book honors the stories of those who built these communities, those who preserved them, and those whose presence is still felt within their walls.
Some restaurants serve meals.
Some serve memories.
Some serve both.
Release Details September 2026
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