Hi, I’ve always known of TALA. Watched all the Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures episodes and specials back in the day. Somehow yet to visit there. I know it’s “abandoned” but they offer tours on a daily basis. Were these taken on the tour? Are you able to sort of roam the halls and whatnot or are certain areas off limits? Seems thoroughly enjoyably no matter what! Thank you in advance :)
We did an overnight tour of the building you see here for 8 hours. You have a guide but after they brief you on each floor you spend an hour then rotate with other groups. The place is massive so you never run into anyone else really. You can do tours of the out buildings as well
I wasn’t aware they did overnight tours, very very cool!! That’s awesome they allow you an hour to be alone in a sense on each floor. Wonder if anyone has gotten lost during that time? Are there parameters once they brief you? As in don’t go so far they have to spend the entire night searching for people? I’ll have to look into this more and figure out a day/night and time that works for me! Again thank you for the information :)
So what they do is break you up into groups of ten and then you get about two hours per floor then rotate between floors with other groups. In each floor there are four wings. You start off with the tour guide going over a briefing and walking you through the wings and then you can explore that floor for two hours then they all switch around and start over again. It’s a big place so I’m sure people have gotten lost!
Sounds thrilling!! Did you encounter anything paranormal? Is there anything to be aware of when visiting?? Were some floors more spookier than others? My apologies for all the questions, again I’ve never been and would absolutely love to experience it all!!
No worries! None of the groups were getting too much activity but there definitely is some unexplainable things. It’s all being your own equipment as well. The 3rd and 4th floor is usually more active but just depends on the day I supposed. I won’t give too much away but it’s definitely worth it even just doing a history tour or photography tour which we will be also doing sometime as well!
I’ve always explored abandoned places alone. Difficult to get my friends to tag along and I understand why. It’s not for everyone. I’d personally love to “get lost” and see if anything occurs while roaming the halls. Even better is I’d buy a night vision camera instead of going around with a flashlight. Go full on Ghost Adventures Zak Bagan’s mode! I’ve been to a few abandoned hospitals/asylums in my time. Don’t get me wrong they can be very creepy and eerie but at the same time the thrill one gets from it all is exhilarating!
I’ve been to the well known Sanitarium named after a certain evil French doctor. The entire time I felt as if eyes were peering out of every single doorway I walked by. Well knowing I was the only person in the building. The hairs on the back of my neck were standing up every single second. Towards the end on my way out I did see a couple things that I still can’t explain to this day.
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u/ReflectionStandard69 7d ago
Hi, I’ve always known of TALA. Watched all the Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures episodes and specials back in the day. Somehow yet to visit there. I know it’s “abandoned” but they offer tours on a daily basis. Were these taken on the tour? Are you able to sort of roam the halls and whatnot or are certain areas off limits? Seems thoroughly enjoyably no matter what! Thank you in advance :)