People have been fascinated by mysteries for centuries. One of the most famous mysteries, the Lizzie Borden case, continues to enthrall mystery lovers from all over the world.The Lizzie Borden House, the site of the 1892 murders of Lizzie’s father and stepmother, Andrew and Abby Borden, operates as a museum, ghost tour hotspot, and bed and breakfast today. Brave souls can take a ghost tour, eat a similar breakfast to the Bordens’ last meal, and even sleep in the rooms where their murders took place!
Various Tours
One doesn’t have to stay overnight in the Lizzie Borden house to get the full effect. The home also offers three different tours, a Ghost Tour, a House Tour, and a Ghost Hunt, in which guests can learn about the Bordens, their murders, the subsequent trial, and about the various ghost sightings reported on the property.
Check out the website for more information about the tours and how to register ahead of time!
Ghost Tour
- Pricing: $25 per person
- Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
- When: Every night, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
The newest addition to the Lizzie Borden house (as of June 2021), this brand-new tour takes guests outside the home into the city of Fall River on a hunt for ghosts! Visitors will hear all about the city’s history, legends, and ghostly spirits on this hour-long tour of the place Lizzie Borden called home in 1892.
House Tour
- Pricing: $25 per person
- Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
- When: Every day, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Wander through each room of Lizzie Borden’s house on this daily tour! Guests will get to see the first, second, and third floors, as well as the exact locations of the killings of both Andrew and Abby. For an extra bit of spookiness, guests can tack on an extension to the tour, in which guides will take them down to the basement — the place where the murder weapon, an ax, was found! The basement is where most of the ghost sightings occurred. According to rumor, this is one of the house’s most haunted spots!
Ghost Hunt
- Pricing: $35 per person
- Duration: 2 hours
- When: Every night, 10:00 PM to Midnight
The ghost hunt — beginning on the first floor with a quick history lesson of the house, its inhabitants, and the night of the murders — is an excellent way for ghost enthusiasts to try their hand at seeing or contacting their spirits. The tour offers unique equipment for each guest, meant to detect the ghosts present as the group descends into the basement. As one would expect, this tour happens at night to provide the best chance for a spooky ghost encounter!
Fun Fact: There’s also an app that guests can download. It’s a fun murder mystery game that takes participants throughout the Borden property to hunt for clues, evidence, and suspects. Great for kids and teens who might be bored with the tours, but it’s a fun adventure for adults, too!
Bed And Breakfast
Only the bravest of people would consider sleeping in a house full of ghosts, much less the same room where a murder took place! The Lizzie Borden house offers several different rooms to choose from, including the quarters where the live-in maid stayed, Lizzie and her sister’s rooms, and the room where the murder of Abby Borden took place.
Lizzie & Emma Suite
A suite featuring two adjacent rooms is the Lizzie and Emma Suite, where Lizzie Borden and her sister Emma slept during their stay at the Borden house. Lizzie’s room features a queen bed, while Emma’s room has a full bed.
- Sleeps up to five guests
- Pricing: $275 per night for two people | Additional guests: $125 per person per night, with a max of two guests | A roll-out bed can accommodate a fifth guest for $75 per night
Bridget Sullivan Room
Located on the third floor, the maid, Bridget Sullivan, resided in this room. Known as “Maggie,” the maid is thought to have conspired with Lizzie to kill Mr. and Mrs. Borden, as the two women were the only people in the Borden house during the murders.
- Sleeps up to three guests
- Pricing: $250 per night for two people | Additional guest: $75 per night on a roll-out bed
- Note: All rooms on the third-floor share one bathroom, and they each have one full-sized bed.
John V Morse Suite
Perhaps the spookiest room of the entire house, this second-floor room is where they found Mrs. Borden murdered. Allegedly, Abby Borden was making the bed after Lizzie’s uncle, John Morse, had stayed in the room the night before.
- Sleeps up to three guests
- Pricing: $300 per night for two people | Additional guests: $75 per night on a roll-out bed
- The room features one full-size bed. It shares one bathroom with the Lizzie and Emma Suite.
Breakfast
Each morning, for an additional $20 per person, guests can enjoy a breakfast of eggs, bacon, pancakes, fruit, and oatmeal.
In conclusion, only the gutsiest visitors should chance a visit to the Lizzie Borden house in Fall River, Massachusetts. An overnight stay at the (most certainly) haunted mansion is enough to give anyone the heebie-jeebies, but for those who aren’t as bold, one of the three tours will satisfy any mystery lover’s appetite. With so many options to choose from, a visit to the Lizzie Borden house is a must-do activity for only the bravest of paranormal enthusiasts!