Docent Barbara Burns speaks to a tour group during a visit to the catacombs at the Mission Inn in Riverside on Saturday, June 13, 2009. (File photo by Stan Lim, The Press Enterprise/SCNG)
A pirate looms in a Halloween-themed display in a room along the narrow halls under the Mission Inn in Riverside on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Stained glass windows are viewable in the Mission Inn catacombs in Riverside on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Skeletons sit at a dinner table in a Halloween-themed display in a room along the narrow hallways under the historic Mission Inn in Riverside on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
General counsel for the historic Mission Inn, Patrick O’Brien, leads a tour of the hotel’s catacombs in Riverside on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Riverside Reaper Ghost Tours is new to Riverside, offering tours of historic sites operators swear are haunted. Seen here are Halloween-themed displays in the narrow halls of the catacombs beneath the historic Mission Inn in Riverside on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Visitors tour the historic Mission Inn’s catacombs in Riverside on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Halloween-themed displays decorate the narrow halls of the catacombs beneath the historic Mission Inn in Riverside on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Docent Barbara Burns speaks to a tour group during a visit to the catacombs at the Mission Inn in Riverside on Saturday, June 13, 2009. (File photo by Stan Lim, The Press Enterprise/SCNG)
Those on the tour can learn more about the tunnels’ true history and bust some widespread rumors about the property.
Spooky, Halloween-themed guided tours are available at 6 p.m., 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Thursday-Sunday from Sept. 4 to Nov. 2 at the hotel, 3649 Mission Inn Ave.
Tickets start at $55. The hotel requires tour guests to be 16 years or older.
To purchase tickets or for more information, see missioninn.com.