Original Haunted Walk of Ottawa

Sightseeing  :  Canada  :  Ontario  :  Ottawa  :  Ghost & Vampire Tours

Experience the 90-minute walking tour of Ottawa that has been captivating visitors and locals alike for over 20 years! The Original Haunted Walk is led by the best of local storytellers, dramatists and amateur historians. They share some of the most hair-raising and spine-chilling real-life ghost stories from the area as they lead you by lantern light to their favorite haunted spots. Are you afraid of the dark? You will be. The tour starts with a mystery. Do you know what is buried beneath your feet? So begins a 90-minute storytelling adventure that will surprise, amaze and delight even the most skeptical in the group. Along the way, you will hear a number of stories, including:

• The tragic connection between the Titanic and the Fairmont Château Laurier
• Why the Rideau Canal (a Unesco World Heritage Site) is believed to be haunted by the 1,000 workers who died during the construction
• Ottawa's infamously haunted high school
• A Canadian solider who was saved from certain death by intervention of a deceased family member
• The night the staff came face to face with something out of a horror film
• Why Ottawa's oldest building seems to be its most haunted

The tour will end back at your local operator's ticket office where souvenirs and refreshments will be available for purchase.