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Creepy Tales, Bars & Laneways Of Melbourne Walking Tour
About This Tour
From haunted graveyards to Jack The Ripper, Melbourne's scary past comes to light on this ghost and murder tour of the CBD.
Join us as we explore Melbourne's scary side while visiting three of her best kept bar secrets.
Discover three amazing laneway bars, and take part in a pub quiz at bar 2 for your chance to win a prize!
Photos of your tour can also be provided at no extra charge.
Join us as we explore Melbourne's scary side while visiting three of her best kept bar secrets.
Discover three amazing laneway bars, and take part in a pub quiz at bar 2 for your chance to win a prize!
Photos of your tour can also be provided at no extra charge.
What's Included
✓ Included
- Expert Tips - contact our expert team for any food, entertainment or other Melbourne recommendations
- GST (Goods and Services Tax)
- Professional guide
- Map of Melbourne's best bars (free upon request)
✗ Not Included
- Gratuities
- Alcoholic Beverages
Itinerary
1
Our tour host will meet you at these world famous and old markets to begin your journey into Melbourne's dark past, starting with her first cemetery.
Later, we stop at our first bar for a drink, but before that we learn more about Melbourne's obsession with ghosts and the macabre.
Later, we stop at our first bar for a drink, but before that we learn more about Melbourne's obsession with ghosts and the macabre.
2
Stopping outside one of Melbourne's original gold rush pubs, we find out more about the history of morgues in Melbourne
3
Learn about this Gaol gruesome role in executing more than 135 men and women, the most haunted part of the Gaol, and its most famous resident! We also talk about the first men hanged in Melbourne.
4
Enter the world's oldest continuous Chinatown and discovery the scourge of crime, prostitution and opium that once plagued this area.
Later we'll stop for a drink at one of the area's hidden laneway bars.
Later we'll stop for a drink at one of the area's hidden laneway bars.
5
Step back in time to Melbourne's first marketplace - part farmers market, part freak show carnival - as we learn about the famous murder that took place here.
6
Home to the ghost of a young lady, brutally murdered and with her killer still unknown!
7
Once home to the hottest bar during WW2, we also learn about the serial killer who terrorised Melbourne during the wartime period.
8
Home to some of Melbourne's best bars and restaurants, you might also find a scary tale or two here. We finish our tour with a drink at one of the area's best cocktail bars.
9
Melbourne's most famous graffiti laneway also has a dark past, and a ghost many believe may have been the most famous slasher of them all.
10
Once home to our first morgue, Federation Square has its fair share of dark secrets, including prostitute ghosts, dead fisherman and bodies in boxes!
Good to Know
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age is 18 years
- Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities
- Dress code is casual!