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Ghost Tours of Philadelphia is presenting the 2nd annual New Year’s Eve Ghost Tour at the Powel House, long considered one of the most haunted homes in Society Hill.

This entertaining evening (so popular last year that they’ve added an additional tour, on December 30) comes complete with a mysterious candlelight tour of the colonial-era mansion, spooky ghost stories and it’s topped off with a cheerful champagne “toast with a ghost.”

During the early days of our nation, the Powel House was the site of numerous festivities attended by the who’s-who of the time, like George and Martha Washington and Benjamin Franklin.

That said, during the ghost tour you may encounter the spirit of Samuel Powel (interestingly both Philly’s last mayor under the 1701 royal charter and Philly’s first mayor under the new 1789 charter) or his socialite wife, Eliza, or even that of the Marquis de Lafayette or America’s most notorious traitor, Benedict Arnold.

Reserve your spot online.

New Year’s Eve Ghost Tour
When: December 30 and 31, 8:00 p.m.
Where: Powel House, 244 S. 3rd Street
Cost: $25 (ages 13 and up)
More info: www.ghosttour.net