What You Will Do
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. Photos of your tour can also be provided at no extra charge.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
Meet us outside L Shed, corner of String Bean Alley and Queen St, inside the Queen Victoria Markets (between L Shed and the toilet block!).
1
Queen Victoria Market
40 minutes
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.
2
The Oxford Scholar
5 minutes
Stopping outside one of Melbourne's original gold rush pubs, we find out more about the history of morgues in Melbourne
3
Old Melbourne Gaol
10 minutes
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
Chinatown Melbourne
40 minutes
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.
5
Southern Cross Lane
5 minutes
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
Pink Alley
5 minutes
Home to the ghost of a young lady, brutally murdered and with her killer still unknown!
7
The Capitol
5 minutes
Once home to the hottest bar during WW2, we also learn about the serial killer who terrorised Melbourne during the wartime period.
8
277-279 Flinders Lane.
40 minutes
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
Hosier Lane
5 minutes
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
Federation Square
5 minutes
Once home to our first morgue, Federation Square has its fair share of dark secrets, including prostitute ghosts, dead fisherman and bodies in boxes!
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