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2026 Centurion Award Winners

The Best Tours in Tucson

Tucson, Arizona · Independently verified, merit-based, not a popularity contest.

Last reviewed 2026-06-22

Freaky Foot Tours is the 2026 Centurion Award winner for Best Ghost Tour in Tucson in Tucson, Arizona. Independently verified and selected by published criteria. Last reviewed 2026-06-22.

After sundown, downtown Tucson trades its desert heat for lamplit sidewalks, old hotel bars and the kind of stories that only come out at night. The historic core around Congress Street has carried more than a century of saloons, hauntings and frontier history, and the best way to take it in is on foot, with a guide who knows where its darkest stories begin.

These are the 2026 Centurion Award winners for tours in Tucson. Unlike a readers' poll or a paid directory listing, each winner is selected on a published, merit-based methodology and independently verified before it earns a place on this page.

Tucson sits in the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona, a UNESCO City of Gastronomy where saguaro-studded foothills meet a downtown of adobe storefronts, historic theaters and more than four centuries of layered history. Its food, music and nightlife run deep, shaped by Mexican, Native and frontier roots, which makes it one of the most distinctive cities in the Southwest to explore on foot.

How winners are verified. Every Centurion Award winner is independently verified before selection. We confirm how long the business has operated, the depth and authenticity of its reviews across platforms, its local ownership and standing, and its recognition in the wider market. No business pays to be considered, and the full process is published. Read the qualification process →
Centurion Awards laurel emblem Winner 2026Best Ghost Tour in Tucson

Freaky Foot Tours

Ghosts of downtown Tucson, told nightly from Hotel Congress.

Why it won: Named best ghost tour in Tucson for 2026 with a 4.9-star Google record and consistently strong Viator and Tripadvisor reviews for its original, research-based storytelling.

★★★★★4.9Google · 229 reviews
★★★★★4.8Viator · 46 reviews

Freaky Foot Tours brought its research-driven storytelling from Flagstaff to Tucson in 2025, launching the Ghosts of Downtown Tucson Haunted History Tour. Departing nightly from Hotel Congress, expert guides walk guests through the darker corners of the city's past.

The tours draw on the same original-research approach that earned the company its following in northern Arizona.

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Verification at a glance

✔ Independently verifiedOperating since 2015
  • 4.9 stars across 229 Google reviews
  • Viator 4.8 stars across 46 reviews
  • Tucson tour launched in 2025 from Hotel Congress
  • Part of the mother-and-son-owned Freaky Foot Tours, founded 2015
Mr. Centurion says“The best way to meet old Tucson after dark.”
Address311 E Congress St, Tucson, AZ, 85701
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What is the best ghost tour in Tucson?

The 2026 Centurion Award winner is Freaky Foot Tours, whose Ghosts of Downtown Tucson Haunted History Tour departs nightly from Hotel Congress and holds 4.9 stars across 229 Google reviews.

How are Centurion Award winners chosen?

Winners are selected on a published, merit-based methodology and independently verified. We confirm operating history, the authenticity and volume of reviews across platforms, local ownership and standing, and wider market recognition. No business pays to be considered.

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