Ottawa Walking Tours



Reservations are recommended. Please call 613-232-0344

Now entering our 18th season, The Haunted Walk is Ottawa's most popular walking tour company. Locals and newcomers alike are fascinated by these glimpses into the darker history and haunting of the Nation's Capital. All of our stories are thoroughly researched and will delight even the skeptics in the group! Join us for one or for all of our different tours.

Visit our brand new gift shop and ticket office at 46½ Sparks Street (near the corner of Sparks & Elgin - right beside D'Arcy McGee's Pub).   The ticket office is the departure point for the following tours:  The Original Haunted Walk of Ottawa, Ghosts and the Gallows, and The Naughty Ottawa Pub Walk.

› Open from 10:00am to the last tour of night (Monday - Saturday)

Open from 6:00pm to the last tour of the night (Sunday)

 


Schedule

 

May 3, 2013- June 27, 2013


  7:00 pm Fri, Sat & Sun Crime and Punishment Jail
  7:00 pm Saturday The Naughty Ottawa Pub Walk
  8:00 pm Daily The Original Haunted Walk of Ottawa
  8:00 pm Fri, Sat & Sun Ghosts and the Gallows
  8:30 pm Friday & Saturday La Marche Hantée d'Ottawa (Fr.)
  9:00 pm Fri, Sat & Sun The Original Haunted Walk of Ottawa


Special Schedule on Canada Day, July 1st, 2013. Please call for details.

June 28, 2013 - September 1, 2013


  7:00 pm Daily Crime and Punishment Jail
  7:00 pm Daily The Naughty Ottawa Pub Walk
  7:30 pm Daily Fantômes et Potence (Fr.)
  8:00 pm Daily The Original Haunted Walk of Ottawa
  8:00 pm Daily Ghosts and the Gallows
  8:30 pm Daily La Marche Hantée d'Ottawa (Fr.)
  9:00 pm Daily  The Original Haunted Walk of Ottawa

September 2, 2013 - October 14, 2013


  7:00 pm Fri, Sat & Sun Crime and Punishment Jail
  7:00 pm Friday & Saturday The Naughty Ottawa Pub Walk
 7:30 pm Friday & Saturday Fantômes et Potence (Fr.)
  8:00 pm Daily The Original Haunted Walk of Ottawa
  8:00 pm Daily Ghosts and the Gallows


October 15, 2013 - November 2, 2013



November 2, 2013 - December 31, 2013

Ticket office open from Tuesday to Saturday, 11 am to 4 pm and 30 minutes before the tour

  7:00 pm   Fri & Sat   Crime and Punishment Jail (departs from the lobby of the
  Ottawa Jail Hostel - 75 Nicholas Street)
  8:00 pm   Daily   Ghosts and the Gallows Tour departs from the lobby of the
  Ottawa Jail Hostel - 75 Nicholas Street)
  7:30 pm   Saturday  Fantômes et Potence (Fr.) (departs from the Ottawa Jail Hostel
  - 75 Nicholas Street)  

  *** There will be no tours from December 24th - 26th.

 

Jan 1, 2014- May 2, 2014

Ticket office open from Tuesday to Saturday, 11 am to 4 pm

  7:00 pm Daily Crime and Punishment Jail
  8:00 pm Friday & Saturday  Ghosts and the Gallows
  8:30 pm Saturday  Crimes et châtiments (fFr.)




Tours Information

Ghosts and the Gallows Tour

Duration: 90 mins

From May-October this tour departs from our ticket office at 46 ½  Sparks Street (near the corner of Sparks St. and Elgin St.)

From November-April this tour departs from the lobby of the Ottawa Jail Hostel at 75 Nicholas St.

Visit death row and the gallows inside the Old Carleton County Jail and other haunted locations while your tour guide recounts more of Ottawa's supernatural encounters. Was the wrong man hanged for the murder of D'Arcy McGee? Does he haunt the jail today? This tour includes stairs and is not wheelchair accessible. Locations on this tour may be frightening to young children. A portion of the proceeds assist in the preservation of the HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel.

Tickets:
Adult $16.75, Student $14.75, Child (6-12 yrs) $10.75


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Crime & Punishment Jail Tour

Guided Tours at the old Carleton County Jail (now the HI - Ottawa Jail Hostel)
Duration: approx. 60 mins.
This tour departs from the lobby of the HI Ottawa Jail Hostel at 75 Nicholas Street.

Tour the Old Carleton County Jail and learn about why Ottawa was once considered 'the most dangerous town in North America'. Learn about early prison life, as you see the jail cells, death row and the last working gallows in Canada. This tour includes stairs and is not wheelchair accessible. Commentary presented by experienced tour guides from The Haunted Walk of Ottawa in partnership with Hostelling International. A portion of the proceeds assists in the preservation of the HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel.

Tickets:
Adult $14.75, Student $12.75, Child (6-12 yrs) $9.75


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The Original Haunted Walk of Ottawa

Duration: 90 mins
This tour departs from our ticket office at 46 ½  Sparks Street (near the corner of Sparks St. and Elgin St.)

This lantern-lit evening walking tour of Ottawa ghost stories and darker history features the haunting of the Bytown Museum, the Fairmont Château Laurier, the Grant House, and more! Explore the hidden side of the Nation's Capital. A tried and true favourite for all ages. This tour is wheelchair accessible with assistance.

Tickets:
Adult $13.75, Student $11.75, Child (6-12 yrs) $7.75


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The Naughty Ottawa Pub Walk

Duration: 2 hours
This tour departs from our ticket office at 46 ½  Sparks Street (near the corner of Sparks St. and Elgin St.)

This tour exposes Ottawa's risqué history: from the misbehaving citizens of Lowertown, to political scandals, affairs of the heart, and the outrageous choice of Ottawa as capital. Quench your thirst en route, with stops at local pubs (drinks not included). This tour is not appropriate for children.

Tickets: Adult $15.75, Student $13.75


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Halloween Tours



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