Ghost Tours & Paranormal Adventures
Ghosts, graveyards, hangings, and haunts. Hear some of the most spine-tingling ghost stories from the earliest days of the city, including haunted theatres, unsolved mysteries, and the terrifying encounters at Mackenzie House. You will never look at the city the same again! This outdoor tour departs from the courtyard in front of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Cette visite est également disponible en français.
Is Canada’s largest university also its most haunted? The grand architecture and tree-lined paths of the University of Toronto’s downtown campus are filled with spooky history and ghostly tales. Hear about terrifying tunnels, restless spirits trapped among the stars, haunting love stories and more on our completely outdoor Campus Secrets & Spectres ghost tour!
Explore Ottawa’s famous haunted jail and real-life murder mystery! Tour the cellblocks where inmates of all kinds were once imprisoned. Retrace the final footsteps of the condemned as you walk from Death Row to the last working gallows in Canada. In 1869, was an innocent man executed for the murder of Thomas D’Arcy McGee, a popular Canadian politician? Does he still haunt the hallways of the jail to this day? Join us and find out for yourself. Not recommended for children under 10. Cette visite est également disponible en français.
The City of Ottawa requires that masks be worn to enter the historic jail. Part of the building is in use as an overflow distancing shelter for those experiencing homelessness. The areas we visit are reserved exclusively for tour use.
