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title: "Ghost Stories: A Mysterious, Macabre Tour in the Metropolitan Museum"
lang: en
type: tour
city: New York
country: United States
price: 43
currency: EUR
price_unit: per_person
availability: bookable
rating: 4.88
reviews: 40
duration_minutes: 120
languages: [en]
free_cancellation: "true"
rank_in_category: 6 of 11 (Ghost, Crime & Mafia Tours)
schedule_checked: 2026-10-21
data_updated: 2026-10-21
canonical: https://guidekin.com/usa/new-york/tours/ghost-stories-a-mysterious-macabre-tour-in-the-metropolitan-museum/
---

# Ghost Stories: A Mysterious, Macabre Tour in the Metropolitan Museum

In our comparison: #6 of 11 in Ghost, Crime & Mafia Tours, by rating weighted by review volume (table below).

## Overview

We offer a unique way to explore the Metropolitan Museum, through carefully curated, themed, interactive tours. We include discussion, activities, and handouts to create a distinctive experience. Tourgoers will explore works of art from around the world and from many cultures, looking at connections among them, and exploring their relation to the theme.

From the spooky to the scary, the macabre to the mysterious, the ghostly to the ghoulish, the interactive “Ghost Stories” will take visitors on a tour of things frightful in the Metropolitan Museum. Participants will travel across cultures and across time to see Flying Dutchmen and funerary masks, still lifes and sculpture. We’ll look at Egyptian, American, and European works of art, to name a few, plus do a fun activity. All the while, we’ll look at how different cultures depict the fearsome and the gruesome, in pursuit of what scares us…and why.
This tour is recommended for children 10 and up.

## Before you book

- Meeting point: Please meet your guide at the giant…
- Starts 11:00, 18:00: 2 departures a day
- Wheelchair accessible: operator-marked
- Strollers OK: infants accepted

**Pickup:** No hotel pickup: everyone meets at the start point

## Key facts

- Price: from €43 per person
- Duration: 2h
- Rating: 4.88/5 from 40 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor)
- Free cancellation (see policy below)
- Operator: Fable & Lark
- Group: Shared tour
- Guide languages: English
- Start times: 11:00, 18:00
- Booking: Instant confirmation, mobile ticket
- Price checked on Viator: 2026-10-21

## Reviews

4.88 from 40 ratings on Guidekin, Viator & Tripadvisor.
95% of ratings with a star breakdown are 4 or 5 stars: 38 of 40.

- 5 stars: 38 (95%)
- 4 stars: 0 (0%)
- 3 stars: 1 (3%)
- 2 stars: 1 (3%)
- 1 star: 0 (0%)

## What's included

- Tickets are good in the museum after the tour ends

## Itinerary

1. **The Metropolitan Museum of Art** (2h) - Ghost Stories tour: From the spooky to the scary, the macabre to the mysterious, the ghostly to the ghoulish, the interactive “Ghost Stories” will take visitors on a tour of things frightful in the Metropolitan Museum. Participants will travel across cultures and across time...

## Schedule

- Runs: Fri, Sat
- Departures: 11:00, 18:00
- Schedule last checked: 2026-10-21
- These are published departures, not a live seat count; availability is confirmed at checkout.

## Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

## Meeting point

Please meet your guide at the giant statue of a seated Pharaoh in the Great Hall--it's to the right of the Info Desk in the center. If you're going to be late, please call or text 917-513-4081 and your tickets will be left at the Group Check-in Desk with the name of the tour and the first stop. 

Ends: back at the meeting point

## Good to know

- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels

## Compared with other Ghost, Crime & Mafia Tours

| Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **This tour · #6 of 11** | €43 | 2h | 4.88 (40) | shared |
| [True Crime NYC: Mafia Walk w/Ret. NYPD Detective and Local Food](/usa/new-york/tours/true-crime-nyc-mafia-walk-w-ret-nypd-detective-and-local-food/?format=md) | €72 | 3h | 4.89 (1265) | shared |
| [Greenwich Village Haunted Tour](/usa/new-york/tours/greenwich-village-haunted-tour/?format=md) | €32 | 1h 40m | 4.95 (104) | shared |
| [New York City Mafia and Local Food Tour led by NYPD Guides](/usa/new-york/tours/new-york-city-mafia-and-local-food-tour-led-by-nypd-guides/?format=md) | €99 | 3h 30m | 4.86 (1529) | shared |

Ranked #6 of 11 in Ghost, Crime & Mafia Tours by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). Prices here run from €27 to €99, median €38; typical length 2h. 1 of 11 are private. Figures are live from the tour cards; the rubric is our handpicked set, not the whole market.

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