Here’s a few fun facts surrounding Virginia and the number 13 👻

Although Virginia was the first permanent English colony, it became a symbolic part of the eventual 13 original colonies—a number forever linked with rebellion, revolution, and mystery.
They say 13 is the number of... rebellion, but what if it was also the number of damnation? When Virginia joined the roster of the 13 colonies, revolution burned through the streets—but so did something else. Old legends whisper that each colony had a price to pay…

-In colonial Virginia, the number 13 was already associated with bad luck due to deeply held European beliefs.
• 13 people at a table was said to predict death.
• 13 steps on a gallows became standard practice.

-At one of Williamsburg’s oldest taverns, a group of patriots gathered to toast their latest scheme: smuggling rebel intelligence through the British line. The only problem? They were thirteen at the table. Despite warnings from the innkeeper, they toasted anyway. Within a week, one of them was found hanging from a tree outside town.
The rest? Caught. Tortured. Or simply… gone.
To this day, the tavern refuses to seat a 13th guest. Glasses fall, candles go out, and the air grows cold. Locals say the 13th man never left—he waits, still thirsty, for someone foolish enough to take his place

-During the Siege of Yorktown, one cannon emplacement—nicknamed Position 13—was notoriously inaccurate, with multiple misfires. Soldiers claimed it was cursed and that every man assigned there was wounded or killed. Some reenactors say the area still gives off strange EMF readings…

-During the Civil War, a detachment of Virginia’s 13th Infantry was sent through a mountain pass in the Shenandoah Valley. They never made it to the other side.
No bodies. No letters. No trace. Just silence. Hikers report hearing marching boots echoing through the fog. Ghostly figures in Confederate gray. Gunpowder in the air… and no birdsong for miles.
Some believe the 13th wasn’t lost—it was taken. And every Friday the 13th, they’re doomed to walk that pass, searching for a war that ended without them.

-They ducked her in the Lynnhaven River on suspicion of witchcraft, and when she floated, they knew she was guilty.
Grace Sherwood was imprisoned, humiliated, and eventually left to rot—until the day she died… on a Friday. Some say it was the 13th. Others say she chose the day.
Now, on every Friday the 13th, the wind howls louder through Pungo. Animals behave strangely. Shadows stretch too long. Her spirit is said to rise from the marshes, searching for the descendants of her accusers.
If you smell lavender and saltwater together on that night—run. Grace is near.

🌕🔪 It’s Here. Friday the 13th. 🔪🌕
The date superstition dreads… and we live for.

Tonight, shadows stretch longer. Whispers crawl closer. And The Original Ghost Tour steps into its favorite kind of darkness.

Are you ready to walk with what shouldn’t be ...seen?
To hear what history tried to bury?
To feel what the brave don’t speak of?

🎟️ Ghosts. Legends. Secrets.
📍 Williamsburg • Yorktown
🕯️ And at 9PM… The Extreme Ghost Tour awakens.

This isn’t just a tour.
It’s a test.
Will you make it out… or become part of the story?

#FridayThe13th #OGofGhosts
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🔪✨ It’s the Eve of Friday the 13th… ✨🔪

The moon is twitching. The air is still.
And somewhere… a hockey mask just tilted slightly. 👀

You know the rules:
✔️ Lock the doors.
✔️ Check under the bed.
✔️ And whatever you do… leave ...something out for Jason tonight.
(A machete-shaped cookie or a fresh pair of running shoes should do.)

Because tomorrow?
He wakes up.

See you in the shadows…

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🌕🔥 Back From the Shadows 🔥🌕

For a while, the silence crept in.
Our guide vanished into the mist… and the Extreme Tour went dark.
But on Friday the 13th, the veil lifts once more.

The Extreme Ghost Tour is back—reawakened, recharged, and ready to lead you ...deeper than ever before.

This isn’t for the faint of heart.
This is for those who chase what others run from.
Those who stay when the air goes cold.

💀 Real ghost stories.
🕯️ Real haunted locations.
⚠️ Real spine-chilling encounters.

We’ve waited.
You’ve waited.
Now it’s time.

Fridays & Saturdays • 9PM • Williamsburg
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🩸 The Shirt That Started It All… 🩸
Since 1989, our Haunt Handlers have donned the unmistakable red—the color of candlelight, colonial lore, and maybe… something spilled in the tavern cellar 👀. These legendary shirts aren’t just fabric and thread—they’re stitched with 35 ...years of stories, screams, and spine-chilling secrets.

Some say the red helps ward off restless spirits. Others whisper it hides the handprints left by something… not quite alive. Either way, when you see that flash of crimson in the dark, you’ll know: you’re in the presence of The Original Ghost Tour.

🕯️ The Red Shirt. The Legend. The Haunt Handler. 🕯️
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👀 CAUGHT ON CAMERA at the infamous Peyton Randolph House…

Do you see it? A chilling white figure drifting across the lawn—

An OG Spook Seeker snapped this eerie photo—and no one can explain it.
Is it a trick of the eye… or a ghost caught mid-loop?

Residual ...energy? A lost soul? Or something far more sinister? You decide… if you dare.

📍 Williamsburg’s most haunted location

The Original Ghost of Williamsburg
Every night at 8pm

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🕯️ 5 Days Until Friday the 13th… 🕯️
Every step closer, the air thickens.
Every shadow stretches a little longer.
Something is waiting. Watching.

Will you?

🎟️ The Murder Tour & Pub Crawl – 7PM
🕯️ The Original Ghost of Williamsburg – 8PM... & 9PM
⚠️ The Extreme Ghost Tour – 9PM

✨ Come dressed as your favorite Friday the 13th character if you dare…
#CountdownToTheCursed #5DaysOfDread #TheGhostTour #OGofGhosts #HauntHandlers
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National Donut Day… with a Hole Lot of Spirits 🍩
Even ghosts get cravings.
Rumor has it, spirits love a good old-fashioned glaze—especially the ones that vanish before your eyes.

So today, whether you’re snacking on sprinkles or biting into a jelly-filled mystery…
...Just remember:
If your donut goes missing, it might not be your coworker. 👻

Celebrate the day with sugar and shivers…
Then join us after dark for stories even sweeter (and stranger) than fried dough.

🕯️ The Original Ghost of Williamsburg – 8PM & 9PM
#NationalDonutDay #GhostsHaveSweetToothsToo #OGofGhosts #HauntHandlers
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🚂 The Cohoke Ghost Train – Where the Tracks Remember…

Deep in the quiet woods near West Point, Virginia, a phantom train still screams through the darkness—

Locals whisper of a spectral locomotive that thunders through the night, its whistle echoing across the marsh like ...a cry from the grave. Some say it’s the spirit of a Confederate supply train that vanished during the Civil War… others believe it’s the final journey of a conductor who never saw his last stop coming.

Witnesses claim they’ve seen a flickering headlamp in the trees, felt the ground tremble, and heard the haunting clatter of wheels on rails that no longer exist. But when they look—nothing. Just fog, and silence… until it comes again.

Would you dare wait by the old crossing and listen?

Some say the Cohoke Ghost Train still runs, right on time… for the dead.

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