Melbourne Walking Tour of Creepy Tales, Bars & Laneways
by Drinking History Tours
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This three-hour walking tour in Melbourne explores the city’s darker history, focusing on creepy tales, bars, and laneways. The tour begins at Queen Victoria Market, where the guide explains the site of Melbourne’s first cemetery and discusses the city’s fascination with ghosts and the macabre. Participants then visit the first of three hidden laneway bars for a drink. The route continues past one of Melbourne’s original gold rush pubs, with information about the history of morgues in the city. At Old Melbourne Gaol, the group learns about its role in executing more than 135 men and women, including stories of hauntings and its most famous prisoner. The tour proceeds into the world’s oldest continuous Chinatown, where crime, prostitution, and opium once flourished, followed by a stop at another hidden laneway bar. Next, the group visits Melbourne’s first marketplace, hearing about a notable murder that occurred there. The guide then points out a laneway haunted by the ghost of a young woman who was brutally murdered, her killer never identified. The tour also covers the wartime period, including a serial killer who terrorized the city and a bar that was popular during World War II. At 277-279 Flinders Lane, participants find some of Melbourne’s best bars and restaurants and finish with a drink at a well-known cocktail bar. The tour includes stops at Hosier Lane, famous for its graffiti and a ghost linked to a notorious slasher, and Federation Square, which was once home to Melbourne’s first morgue and is associated with stories of prostitute ghosts, dead fishermen, and bodies in boxes. The tour includes a professional guide, expert tips for food and entertainment in Melbourne, and a map of recommended bars available on request. Photos from the tour can be provided at no extra cost. Alcoholic drinks and gratuities are not included. The minimum age is 18 years, and the tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities due to uneven surfaces. Casual dress is advised.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Queen Victoria Market
The tour begins at the Queen Victoria Market, one of Melbourne’s oldest markets. The guide introduces the city’s dark past, beginning with Melbourne’s first cemetery. After this, the group visits the first bar for a drink while learning about the city’s fascination with ghosts and macabre stories.
40 min
Drive-by
The tour stops briefly outside one of Melbourne’s original gold rush-era pubs. Here, the guide explains the history of morgues in Melbourne.
5 min
Old Melbourne Gaol
At Old Melbourne Gaol, the guide discusses the prison’s role in executing over 135 men and women. The most haunted areas of the gaol and its most famous prisoner are highlighted, along with information about Melbourne’s first hangings.
10 min
Chinatown
The group enters Melbourne’s Chinatown, the oldest continuous Chinatown in the world. The guide covers past issues of crime, prostitution, and opium use in the area. The stop includes a visit to a hidden laneway bar for a drink.
40 min
Drive-by
The tour pauses at the site of Melbourne’s first marketplace, which was part farmers market and part carnival. Here, the guide recounts a famous murder that occurred at this location.
5 min
Drive-by
The guide tells the story of a young woman’s ghost who haunts an area after being brutally murdered, with her killer never identified.
5 min
Drive-by
This stop covers a bar that was popular during World War II and shares details about a serial killer active in Melbourne during that time.
5 min
277-279 Flinders Lane.
The group visits Flinders Lane, known for some of Melbourne’s best bars and restaurants. The guide shares local ghost stories before the tour concludes with a drink at a notable cocktail bar.
40 min
Hosier Lane
At Hosier Lane, Melbourne’s famous graffiti laneway, the guide discusses its dark history including a ghost believed to be a notorious slasher.
5 min
Fed Square
The final stop is Federation Square, once the site of Melbourne’s first morgue. The guide recounts stories of ghosts including those of prostitutes, fishermen, and mysterious bodies found in boxes.
5 min
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!).
End point
Fed Square, Swanston St & Flinders St in Melbourne
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Melbourne Walking Tour of Creepy Tales, Bars & Laneways
by Drinking History Tours
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.A$149.98Overview
This three-hour walking tour in Melbourne explores the city’s darker history, focusing on creepy tales, bars, and laneways. The tour begins at Queen Victoria Market, where the guide explains the site of Melbourne’s first cemetery and discusses the city’s fascination with ghosts and the macabre. Participants then visit the first of three hidden laneway bars for a drink. The route continues past one of Melbourne’s original gold rush pubs, with information about the history of morgues in the city. At Old Melbourne Gaol, the group learns about its role in executing more than 135 men and women, including stories of hauntings and its most famous prisoner. The tour proceeds into the world’s oldest continuous Chinatown, where crime, prostitution, and opium once flourished, followed by a stop at another hidden laneway bar. Next, the group visits Melbourne’s first marketplace, hearing about a notable murder that occurred there. The guide then points out a laneway haunted by the ghost of a young woman who was brutally murdered, her killer never identified. The tour also covers the wartime period, including a serial killer who terrorized the city and a bar that was popular during World War II. At 277-279 Flinders Lane, participants find some of Melbourne’s best bars and restaurants and finish with a drink at a well-known cocktail bar. The tour includes stops at Hosier Lane, famous for its graffiti and a ghost linked to a notorious slasher, and Federation Square, which was once home to Melbourne’s first morgue and is associated with stories of prostitute ghosts, dead fishermen, and bodies in boxes. The tour includes a professional guide, expert tips for food and entertainment in Melbourne, and a map of recommended bars available on request. Photos from the tour can be provided at no extra cost. Alcoholic drinks and gratuities are not included. The minimum age is 18 years, and the tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities due to uneven surfaces. Casual dress is advised.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Queen Victoria Market
The tour begins at the Queen Victoria Market, one of Melbourne’s oldest markets. The guide introduces the city’s dark past, beginning with Melbourne’s first cemetery. After this, the group visits the first bar for a drink while learning about the city’s fascination with ghosts and macabre stories.
40 min
Drive-by
The tour stops briefly outside one of Melbourne’s original gold rush-era pubs. Here, the guide explains the history of morgues in Melbourne.
5 min
Old Melbourne Gaol
At Old Melbourne Gaol, the guide discusses the prison’s role in executing over 135 men and women. The most haunted areas of the gaol and its most famous prisoner are highlighted, along with information about Melbourne’s first hangings.
10 min
Chinatown
The group enters Melbourne’s Chinatown, the oldest continuous Chinatown in the world. The guide covers past issues of crime, prostitution, and opium use in the area. The stop includes a visit to a hidden laneway bar for a drink.
40 min
Drive-by
The tour pauses at the site of Melbourne’s first marketplace, which was part farmers market and part carnival. Here, the guide recounts a famous murder that occurred at this location.
5 min
Drive-by
The guide tells the story of a young woman’s ghost who haunts an area after being brutally murdered, with her killer never identified.
5 min
Drive-by
This stop covers a bar that was popular during World War II and shares details about a serial killer active in Melbourne during that time.
5 min
277-279 Flinders Lane.
The group visits Flinders Lane, known for some of Melbourne’s best bars and restaurants. The guide shares local ghost stories before the tour concludes with a drink at a notable cocktail bar.
40 min
Hosier Lane
At Hosier Lane, Melbourne’s famous graffiti laneway, the guide discusses its dark history including a ghost believed to be a notorious slasher.
5 min
Fed Square
The final stop is Federation Square, once the site of Melbourne’s first morgue. The guide recounts stories of ghosts including those of prostitutes, fishermen, and mysterious bodies found in boxes.
5 min
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!).
End point
Fed Square, Swanston St & Flinders St in Melbourne
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.