Lafayette Square changes character after dark, and it's a stop on several evening tours, including Ghost City's Beyond Good and Evil. Its haunted reputation comes mostly from its neighbors. At the Hamilton-Turner Inn, tour lore tells of a cigar-smoking figure on the roof and billiard balls rolling at night. At the Andrew Low House, staff stories tell of a stately butler on the stairs and a rocking chair that rocks by itself.

The square itself has quieter stories. Ghost City Tours says its guides have spent many late nights here running EVP sessions and full-spectrum cameras after the tourists have gone, and that they've recorded faint voice-like sounds on every visit. The company is candid that it has never filmed an apparition or shadow figure here. It recommends the square to anyone who wants to try investigating for themselves, quietly and respectfully, since people live all around it.