The Hollow Beneath Tour

At first glance, Eureka Springs seems almost too charming to be real. Victorian hotels rise above winding mountain streets, old stone stairways disappear around corners, and historic storefronts look much as they did more than a century ago.

But there's another side to this little Ozark town.

In places, beneath the streets people walk today, there are remnants of an earlier Eureka Springs. Old entrances, forgotten passageways, and spaces that once opened onto the bustling streets of a young resort town.

And those aren't the only things the town has buried.

Welcome to The Hollow Beneath, Ghost City Tours' adults-only walking ghost tour exploring the darker history and unsettling legends of Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Eureka Springs was built on hope. In the late 1800s, people suffering from serious illnesses traveled to the Ozarks after hearing that the local springs possessed extraordinary healing powers. They arrived desperate for relief, sometimes after exhausting every other option available to them.

Some recovered. Others didn't.

As the town grew, so did its reputation. Grand hotels welcomed wealthy visitors, businesses thrived, and an entire industry developed around the promise of restored health.

But the history of healing in Eureka Springs also attracted people who were more interested in making money than saving lives.

Decades later, the infamous Norman Baker turned the Crescent Hotel into a fraudulent cancer hospital, promoting supposed cures to desperately ill patients despite having no medical qualifications.

His operation became one of the town's most disturbing historical chapters.

And that's only one part of Eureka Springs' darker past.

On The Hollow Beneath, you'll explore the troubling history and ghostly folklore of this unusual mountain town. Your guide will uncover stories of deception, tragedy, mysterious deaths, and accounts of unexplained encounters connected to Eureka Springs' long and complicated history.

Behind its charming buildings are stories that don't always have happy endings. Beneath its streets are physical reminders of a town that has repeatedly rebuilt itself, sometimes leaving pieces of its past behind.

And among the historical accounts are legends suggesting that not everything left behind has remained quiet.

Some places are haunted by what happened there. Others are haunted by what people tried to forget.

The Hollow Beneath is designed for adults who want to explore Eureka Springs beyond its picturesque appearance. Expect darker historical themes, disturbing stories, and supernatural legends that aren't necessarily appropriate for younger guests.

We don't rely on cheap jump scares. The unsettling part is discovering what really happened in places that look so peaceful today.

You may arrive thinking Eureka Springs is simply a beautiful Victorian town with a reputation for ghosts.

But by the end of the evening, you may find yourself thinking about what's hidden behind those old walls, beneath the sidewalks, and in the stories that have survived for generations.

Because in Eureka Springs, what you see above ground is only part of the story.

The rest lies beneath.