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Dark Tales: The Haunted Authors of Providence Tour

Location Providence, Rhode Island, USA
$30.00
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Overview

Walk through Providence's dark side!

The eerie writings H.P. Lovecraft- one of the most significant supernatural horror fiction authors of the 20th century- are inexplicably bound to his hometown of Providence. This tour walks in the tortured author's footsteps through his traumatic upbringing and favorite haunts; guests also meet some of the fictional characters that Lovecraft wrote into the city's fabric through dramatic retellings of his creepiest tales.

But Lovecraft isn't the only author that ambled the city's centuries-old sidewalks: Sarah Helen Whitman was an eccentric local spiritualist and poet who was briefly engaged to master of the macabre Edgar Allan Poe. This tour also explores her life and relives the couple's whirlwind- and doomed- romance.
Dark Tales: The Haunted Authors of Providence Tour
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 2 hours

  • Enthusiastic and expert guide

Meeting point
Our guide will meet you on the sidewalk in front of the park

  • Prospect Terrace
    The tour begins here at this majestic overlook of Providence, where Lovecraft spent a lot of time writing his stories.
  • The tour will stop in front of the last home of Lovecraft, where he wrote a short story called The Haunter in the Dark. We will stop to chat about the author, the story, and to take photos. After this stop we will see one of two houses on the tour written into Lovecraft storylines, and then see the home of Sarah Helen Whitman, where Edgar Alan Poe first laid eyes on his future fiance.
  • Providence Athenaeum
    Here guests will discuss the library along with some of the eccentric authors who spend a chapter of their lives wandering its corridors.

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • This experience requires good weather.
    If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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    Dark Tales: The Haunted Authors of Providence Tour

    Location Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    $30.00
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
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