The city of Detroit is rumored to have numerous haunted sites sprinkled throughout its historical streets. From a bloody battle site in Pontiac’s War to the rumored Detroit omen, the Nain Rouge, and a notorious mobster hangout, there is no shortage of creepy stories to be told of the city.

To celebrate the spooky legends, Wheelhouse Detroit is inviting the brave to attend their “Haunted Detroit” bike tours every weekend in October.

“We just wanted to give people a chance to see the “scary” side of haunted Detroit for the Halloween season,” said Karen Gage, co-owner of Wheelhouse Detroit.

Gage and fellow co-owner Kelli Kavanaugh have put on the Haunted Detroit tour for three of their four seasons at the shop. They have extended the number of weekends they give the tour because of its growing popularity over the years.

The Haunted Detroit tour starts at the Detroit Riverwalk off Atwater Street, where Wheelhouse Detroit is located, and runs approximately 10 miles. The route loops through Eastern Market, Cass Corridor, Midtown, Campus Martius and back down to the river front. Bikers also get to pedal through parks and use the bike lanes put in along Detroit’s main roads.

Guided by two tour guides, bikers make about seven stops and are given some background information on the buildings and historic sites along with ghost stories.

Some stops include The Majestic Theater, the location of Harry Houdini’s last performance before death, The Leland Hotel, famous for its links to Jimmy Hoffa and rumored to be haunted by murder victims, and a ride through Elmwood Cemetery to see the site of the Battle of Bloody Run.

Frequently associated with the misfortunes of settler Antoine de le Mothe Cadillac and the major downfalls in Detroit is the legend of “The Red Devil of Detroit,” or the Nain Rouge.

“You can’t forget to mention the Nain Rouge,” guide Jeremy Maxwell-Parish said of the tour.

Another part of the Haunted Detroit bike route includes a cruise down the Dequindre Cut, a bike lane system built in 2009 that runs between the river front and Eastern Market.

There are other tours throughout the summer and the month of October. This year, the four-year-old bike shop has offered over 100 tours of about 30 different themes, Gage said.

Wheelhouse Detroit has tours ranging from urban architecture, public art space, urban agriculture and tours of select, historic neighborhoods. The tours are usually about three hours long.

“There are a lot of things to see in Detroit…we love showing off the cool gems and places to ride to everybody.” Gage said. “We really like doing the tours and finding really creative ways to get people on bikes, onto the streets and to these cool places.”

Scott Galbraith and Cathy Kester, who participated in the Haunted Detroit tour, come from the Lansing area to visit Detroit about once a week.

According to Kester, the Haunted Detroit bike tour provides an opportunity to learn about the city and allows the community and its visitors to partake in something different.

“We had been to a number of those places (on the tour) or driven by them and just seeing them at a different perspective outside on your bike and what not—they were all fun,” Kester said. “I think it’s good for the city, absolutely. It gives something else for people to do besides the sporting events and bars and restaurants, or casinos.”

Biking through the city on a tour also helps to defeat Detroit’s stereotype as being unsafe or completely rundown, Galbraith said.

“Detroit has a reputation,” he said. “The Cass Corridor is not the safest area, but to go through and feel safe and feel at ease and go through the park there, things like that, I guess it just gives you a new perspective that not everything you hear is always true and give it a chance.”

Wheelhouse Detroit closes its doors for the season at the end of October, but they will be offering more Haunted Detroit tours through the end of the month. Tours for Friday, Oct. 21 and Oct. 28 are still open. Tours cost $25 dollars, but with a bike rental they cost $35. Wayne State students also get a discount, according to the shop’s website.