Moonshine Bar & Grill
Moonshine Bar and Grill: The building is one of the oldest buildings in Austin and used to be a gathering area for town members prior to the mid-1900s. Waller Creek and the Colorado River make a triangle that has a ton of flash floods that scoured this area for a long time until they put a dam. At some point, the dam broke and caused a giant flood that went all over Austin and destroyed everything around. So many people died around those popular building back in the day, that there are many ghosts that haunt it. Spirits tap guess on the shoulder among other things.
Driskill Hotel
The Driskill Hotel: The hotel’s grand opening was on the 20th of December 1886. It was even featured on the special edition of the Austin Daily Statesman. Then-governor, Sul Ross, chose to have his inaugural ball in the hotel’s ballroom and, since then, it has become a Texan tradition. Through the 19th and 20th century, the hotel changed several hands. In 1930, the hotel’s original building was expanded by Trost & Trost. The hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 25, 1969. The most recent renovation was back in 1996. Room 525 is rumored to be the most haunted room in the entire hotel. It is believed that two young women who were in the hotel for their honeymoons committed suicide in the same room twenty years apart from each other. Some of the reported phenomena include ghostly apparitions, unexplained leaks, sensations, distant voices and unexplained noises. The hotel’s fourth floor is also the home of a woman who committed suicide. The spirit of a female has been seen on the fourth floor. The hotel staff has also reported a woman crying on the fourth floor even when there is no one there.(From here to the next place tour goers can either walk the 10 blocks or use city scooters for $1)
The Tavern
The Tavern, 922 W 12th St, Austin, TX 78703The Tavern has been a tavern for over 100 years, just about unbroken, since its conversion from a private home in 1916. Speaking of haunts, just like most places its age, The Tavern is said to have a ghost. Some guests have claimed to experience the ghostly spirit of a young woman named Emily. It's not uncommon to hear phantom footsteps during your late evening game of pool. You may even feel a tap on the shoulder or slight pinch on your arm even when nobody is around.
The Clay Pit
The Clay Pit, 1601 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78701The Clay Pit opened in the same 145 year-old building occupied by Bertram's Restaurant & Bar. To understand the hauntings, it is necessary to know the history of this old building. Rudolph Bertram arrived in Austin in 1853 and started up a trading post. In 1872, Bertram purchased the building at 1601 Guadalupe. And in 1880, he began a grocery business, saloon and general store on the first floor that served Austin for several decades. The family living quarters were on the second floor. There have been several instances where guests have seen the apparation of a small child on the second floor. Exactly who the child is, remains unknown. However, architectural historians who have looked through records of possible deaths near or around the building, have determined that Bertram had a young son die in the family of typhoid fever.(From here to the last place tourists can either walk the 5 blocks or use city scooters for $1)
