Historical Downtown Daytime Tour, Night Time Downtown Dark Side Tour plus Riverside Cemetery Ghost Tour, Wichita Falls, Texas
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Learn the history of Wichita Falls in a different and unusual way. Join us on a walking tour of Wichita Falls, Texas. Three different tours to choose from. You can take a daytime tour and learn about the history of the downtown area or take our Dark Side night time historical tour and creep around the downtown streets in the dark (if you dare!) or our Riverside Cemetery Tour where you will learn about our forefathers and hear stories of the famous and infamous!
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Looking for something to do that is different and fun? Gather 8 people together and come take a daytime cemetery tour. Same tour as the night time tour, just during the day where you can see where you are going! Tour is from 1:30 to 3:30 on the weekends or special times can be arranged. Click on Contact for more info.
Taking Reservations any time for any of my tours with a minimum of 8 people per tour. Click on any of the tabs above to learn more about are historical tours done in a really fun way!
I am no longer able to do night time tours in the Riverside Cemetery. The city of Wichita Falls cancelled my contract due to a Facebook smear campaign. However, I will start doing daytime tours very soon and will combine some stories from my Halloween tour along with some stories from my Historical tour so that you can get the best of both tours. Read our blog (link in right hand corner) to see what has happened over this past season and what is up and coming!
Video Courtesy of Barry Levy, Wichita Falls, TX
Don't want to walk? Hire a trolley, bus, limo, horse drawn carriage and pay our way and we will take you on the tour. BUT.... It has to be done at night or on the weekends. Too much traffic during the day!!
The 1968 Tribute Police Car is part of the Dark Side Tour. Hear the story about how 2 police officers were crushed to death in a car just like this one.
The car is also available to display at your special event. Email us at wftours_gmail.com for more info.
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Dark Side Tour $10 Per Person Minimum of 8 People
This tour is not intended to be scary or spooky, it is a history of the dark side of the city, but who knows what we will discover when you have haunted places and murders in many of the buildings!
Learn about the Antler's Hotel Fire that killed 3 people, The Texan Hotel Fire that killed 4, numerous murders that happened downtown including the famous City National Bank robbery. Tales of suicide, murder, gruesome accidents and even get to hear an EVP (Electonic Voice Phenomena) taken from one of the buildings. Over 50 16 x 20 photos are shown.
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Don't want to walk? Hire a trolley, bus, limo, horse drawn carriage and pay our way and we will take you on the tour. BUT.... It has to be done at night or on the weekends. Too much traffic during the day!!
This is a 12 block walking tour.
Wear your most comfortable shoes
Bring a flashlight to guide your way - We are NOT responsible for accidents.
No children under 13 please. Details are VERY gruesome.
BRING YOUR CAMERA - YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT MIGHT APPEAR !
Based on my book, Murders in Northern Texas by Julie Williams Coley
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Historical Cemetery Tour Hear the story of the Sheriff Ham Vance and the accident that occurred with him that killed his best friend, (so many people love the stories of our infamous sheriff!) Visit the Kemp plot and hear the ghostly legend of Flora Kemp (and the accomplisments of our founding father), visit the graves and hear the story of our cities famous bank robbery in 1896, see the burial place of the man who killed Patrick Swayze's grandfather and hear the story of the Burns murder/ suicide and the Burns family accomplishments in our city. Also hear the story of two Civil War vets that were part of Quantrill's Raiders, stories of Frank and Jesse James plus much, much more!
Riverside Cemetery Daytime tour. $10 per person, minumum of 8 people in a tour.
I have taken the best stories from my cancelled (by the city of Wichita Falls) night time Halloween and Historical Tour and combined them into a daytime tour. If you missed the nighttime tours you will get to hear the same stories that I told at night!! Learn about history in a really fun way!
Based partially on my book, Murders in Northern Texas by Julie Williams Coley
Take a guided historical tour through Riverside Cemetery. See 16 headstones and hear the stories of their death. This tour is an historical tour with a twist. It is stories of murders and suicide, the famous and the infamous.
This is a partial driving, partial walking tour. We will drive to one section of the cemetery IN OUR OWN CARS and visit several graves and then drive on to another section. We have carefully mapped out a route through the cemetery but it will require some walking from grave to grave. Please respect the diginity of the people who are buried in the cemetery.
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Please understand that my tour is different from that of the Kell House Trolley tour. Mine is a walking tour and I tell different stories than the Kell House. Their tour is designed as a bus tour.
I will continue to support the Kell House with their tour and help them again if they want my help. I encourage EVERYONE to take their tours the next time they offer them. They are amazing, with student actors who come on the bus and dress as the famous person and tell their story in the first person. A delightful and fun tour.
For more info on the Kell House tour e mail
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Daytime Tour Day Time Tour $10 Per Person Minimum of 8 people per tour
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Our 12 block Daytime walking tour will take you from 9th and Ohio around Indiana and back down 8th to 7th St. Learn not only what buisinesses made Wichita Falls what it is today, but what it was like to grow up in the 50's and 60's when downtown was a thriving shopping hub. See photos of what the downtown area looked like from the teen's to the 60's and hear stories about the origins of some of the businesses. Tour will include the famous bank robbery at the City National Bank and the beginnings of the "Littlest Skyscraper" which is in "Ripley's Believe it or NOT!" Over 50 11 x 14 Photos are shown. Great field trip for schools.
Our Daytime Tour includes a game of "I Spy" You will have to identify 15 different words that I say during the tour and the first one to get them all correct will win a small prize. This game is for adults and children!
Don't want to walk? Hire a trolley, bus, limo, horse drawn carriage and pay our way and we will take you on the tour. BUT.... It has to be done at night or on the weekends. Too much traffic during the day!!
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Video from Tours - Ghost Hunting Tour 10-21-2011
- 1968 Tribute Police Car Story from KFDX TV 3 in Wichita Falls, TX
Prices and Dates Dark Side Tour
$10 per person -
Minimum of 8 people in tour.
Cemetery Ghost Tour
$15 per person Minimum of 7 in tour.
We will have a tour each weekend - weather and reservations permitting. So gather your friends and email or call to make a reservation now!
Please bring a flashlight for your own safety on the nighttime tours.
No alcoholic beverages. You WILL be asked to leave if you are belligerent.
No one under age of 18 without a parent or guardian.
No one under age of 10 on the Dark Side or Cemetery Tour. Please, no infants or toddlers. This will distract our other guests.
Not responsible for accidents.
Daytime Tour
$10 per person -
Minimum of 8 people in tour. Group discount for more than 15 in the same group.
Dark Side and Daytime Tour - All downtown tours start at Ohio and 9th St. Starting times vary depending on the time of year. We must have a group of 8 or more. If not, you will be rescheduled for another date. Please arrive 20 minutes early so that we can start promptly.
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A FEW WORDS about US
WHY choose US
Julie and Jeff Coley were not born in Wichita Falls but Sheppard AFB brought them there in 1980 as young adults. After 6 years in the service, they made Wichita Falls their home.
They have been involved over the years in many charity and community events.
Julie has written a book called, "Murders in Northern Texas 1892-1927. and "Murders In Northern Texas 1926-1975" Her passion is Wichita Falls history and especailly the downtown area.
A walking tour has never been offered before in Wichita Falls, yet there is no better way to learn the history than to walk around and get up close and personal with it. Whether you want to take a downtown tour or a cemetery tour, we are there to show you the history and tell you the stories!
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Tribute Police Car
Contact Us OUR location
We meet at the corner of Ohio and 9th Street for both downtown tours. Please park your car on the street during the day and not in the parking lots which are privately owned.
We will meet at the entrance to Riverside Cemetery for the cemetery tour.
All tours are by reservation only and each tour must contain at least 8 people for the daytime tour or 8 people for the Cemetery tour. Tours will not be held unless there are enough reservations.
CONTACT US
TELEPHONE: (940) 631-5380
E-MAIL: WFtours_gmail.com
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Tab Tab Tab Tab Reviews from Guests Michael Merrill
My wife and friends went on Julie's Halloween Tour. My wife had several instances of eerie words pop up on her Ghost Radar app during the night. Julie's tours are informative and entertaining.
Julia Vasquez
Let me tell you that several of us went from our office and had a wonderful time. The tours (Halloween) conducted by Jeff and Julie were professional and at no time did anyone show any disrespect to the graves. The tour provides an interesting view into some history of Wichita Falls. Anyone that complains has obviously not taken a tour. Please know that Riverside is a public cemetery and anyone can go there. So what occurs on the tours is no more than what anyone else could do there. I enjoyed it!
Clydean Stewart Chadwick
I loved the Cemetery tour. I really enjoyed the stories of 'old Wichita Falls'. I love history and the stories on this tour were a lot of fun to hear. Being in the cemetery at night was an awesome experience. Thank you so much for hosting it.
Debbie Berend
"" A Group of Friends and I took the Cemetery Tours last Friday night. We had such a wonderful time and even learned a few historic facts. Julie does such a great job and now I can't wait to take her other tours. Thank you Julie and Jeff for giving us something else to do in the Falls. It was very entertaining and educating at the same time.
Terri Rust
"" I took the Riverside Cemetery tour last night, and it was awesome! I will be taking her downtown tour and the Halloween tour! This was really an interesting tour with lots of information about the people who lived here!
Paula Vogel Cresswell
Thank you, Julie, for the amazing (Halloween) tour last night! I cannot wait to do the downtown tour!
Shelby Brogdon Walden
"" Looking for something a bit different to do in the WF area? This is it! Fun and interesting. Great for adults and teens too. Our group had fun and learned a lot. So many stories about the people of the area. We went on the Riverside tour 7/15/11 and are planning to do the downtown tour soon!!
Lana Scates
This was an amazing (Halloween) tour. Julie is very respectful of the families and she does a very tasteful presentation. She knows her history and she is so knowledable. Can not wait to go on her other tours. Great job Julie!
Joe Morris
"" Went on the Riverside Cemetery tour on 5-13-11. Julie has done her homework. She tells the tales of the forgotten. Probably could not get the info she gives without this tour. She and her husband really care for the cemetery and for the interesting stories she tells. I highly reccommend this tour!!!!!!!
Terrie Blasi
I went on this tour last night (Halloween) and really enjoyed it...Juile told the stories without "gore and scare", with respect to people laid to rest, and I feel it was a way of remembering some lost souls that time had forgotten...
Julie - I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the tour last Friday (Halloween). My friends and I are planning to take the historical tour when it starts. Thanks for maintaining the rich history of the cemetery and the city of Wichita Falls. Look forward to seeing you in November!
Brenda
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Researchers Of Paranormal Experiences ABOUT US
R.O.P.E. is a nonprofit group of members that share an interest in researching, investigating, and understanding the paranormal. We conduct ourselves in a professional, objective manner to help prove or disprove claims of paranormal activities on all hunts whether sought or requested.
• All members must be at least 21 years of age
• Everyone is responsible for arranging their own transportation
• Hunts are first come, first serve
• Must attend meetings to sign up for hunts and must sign up in person
• No one on hunt who isn’t signed up
• An “Alternate” sign up system will be used if an investigator has to forfeit their place on a hunt
• Because we will be investigating in and on people’s properties and houses, a criminal background clearance letter is required. This can be easily obtained by taking a state or federal issued identification to the front desk of the Wichita Falls Police Department at
610 Holliday and costs only $5 or by going to the Wichita County Court House.
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