Original Haunted Walk: Ottawa's Spine-Chilling Tour

Embark on a spine-chilling adventure through Ottawa’s haunted history. Join the Original Haunted Walk and uncover hair-raising ghost stories from the area’s most haunted spots.

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Haunted Walk of Ottawa - Our tour guide will meet you at our ticket office to start the night.
  • Ottawa - Our storyteller will lead you by lantern light to some of the most haunted spots in downtown Ottawa and share the chilling ghost stories.
  • Rideau Canal National Historic Site - See the historic Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience the 75-minute walking tour of Ottawa that has been captivating visitors and locals alike for more than 20 years. The Original Haunted Walk is led by the best of local storytellers, dramatists, and amateur historians, sharing some of the most hair-raising and spine-chilling real-life ghost stories from the area. Follow along as they lead the…

Location
46 Sparks St.
Sparks Street
Tour departs from Haunted Walks ticket office, located just steps from Parliament Hill in Downtown Ottawa
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Gabrielrp959qm
Oct 1, 2025
Scary and fun - Great discovery! Very good way to discover the city and its different histories. Our guide, Arianne, was a very good narrator who manages to transport you, captivate and even convince you. I can only advise you the experience.
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Jennifer_n
Oct 1, 2025
Fun Introduction to Ottawa - A fun way to learn about the history and architecture of a new town. Daniella did a great job—very informative and friendly. Set a spooky-but-child-friendly tone, as there was a child in our group.
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Angela_h
Sep 12, 2025
Perfect tour - Guide Jack was super smart informed and very professional. The tour was well researched and he even did a story as a dedication to an Algonquin woman.
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Lynn_p
Aug 30, 2025
Unique and Engaging - Lex provides a unique way to share Ottawa’s history through story. Excellent tour guide. Loved walking to the sites in the evening.
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Denice_d
Aug 16, 2025
Interesting Haunted history Tour of Ottawa - The haunted history tour was quite informative and fun. Our guide, Monica, was delightful!! The tour isn’t too long and there are opportunities to sit down during story telling.
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Don
Aug 15, 2025
Highly recommended - Great tour. Very interesting and informative. Monica, our guide was an enthusiastic storyteller. Highly recommended.
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Don_e
Aug 15, 2025
Excellent tour. Very... - Excellent tour. Very interesting and informative. Monica, our guide was an enthusiastic storyteller. Highly recommended.
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Carmie_b
Aug 11, 2025
Very informative! - Laura was very knowledgeable. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience! We both recommend it !
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Mireille_b
Aug 10, 2025
Super - Good way to spend time in Ottawa, very interesting, super guide, i recommend this tour , A lot of informations.
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Y1357lgchristinec
Aug 9, 2025
Fine I guess but a little lacking - I’ve been on a haunted walk in Scotland and my daughter had been on a haunted walk in Oshawa and this was just a little bit lacking. Our host told us that he’s just a spare host and they were overbooked so they called him in… maybe this is why he didn’t seem as practiced. When he made a mistake and what he was saying, he seemed to get a bit flustered and we had a long pause and then he corrected himself. If he had just continued, I probably wouldn’t of noticed. Many of his stories came with some kind of disclaimer that they might not be true which do you know if you’re on a haunted walk….the reason you’re going is it’s all stories. We did a lot of walking, but not as much storytelling as I expected, having been through one before. The one I was on as well in Scotland everyone had headphones so that we could hear the storytellers very clearly, and the storytellers were very colourful and acted the part. It was a nice walk in the evening around Ottawa, but I could’ve done that myself.
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).