Ghost Tours of Coconut Grove

Reviews

• Chris McKinney

  Jun, 11 2018
  ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
  Let me preface by saying, we found a Groupon for this tour ($28 for two people), which changes my review a bit. Note, at the current rate listed on the tour website ($26 per adult & $17 per child 8-12), this tour is not worth it.
  
  The Good: Sandy is a very nice, very pleasant, well spoken woman who seems to have an illustrious career in ghost tours. She knows Coconut Grove very well, and has a passion for her subject matter. She even carried extra bug spray and allowed participants to use it (Pro tip: if you go, bring bug spray).
  
  The Not-So-Good: Sandy has real potential as a story teller. However, she's not there yet. Her stories tend to ramble on, and simply aren't that interesting. Rather than focus on historical elements which lead to the current hauntings, she chooses at times to focus on city politics. Her lack of storytelling, paired with her constant insistence on validating her ghost theories by you using your camera to catch "energy", it all begins to wear thin by the end of the night. You stop at 7 or 8 different places, she talks for too long, then you spend 10 minutes taking pictures. She then encourages you to show her what you've captured. Some in our group thought they captured energy on camera. However, look at poorly lit photos with cheap camera phones long enough, and you can see anything.
  
  This tour could be just as good as other ghost tours I've taken. However, in it's current form, it's simply not. We even kept our expectations in check, by understanding we would not be "ghost hunting" or entering any of the buildings. Even considering this, it's hard to recommend this tour.
  
  Bottom line - if you find a good Groupon price, and are looking for a decent walking tour of Coconut Grove, and are looking for 2.5 hours to throw away (and never get back), then give this a try. If your situation doesn't match any of the above, skip it.

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