San Francisco Haunted Pub Crawl: Ghostly Gold Rush Tour

Experience the chilling history of San Francisco’s Gold Rush era on this haunted pub crawl. Explore haunted locations, meet ghostly figures, and enjoy a drink or two.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Jackson Square - The only part of downtown San Francisco to survive the 1906 Earthquake and Fire, Jackson Square Historic District is home to the City’s oldest commercial buildings.
What's Included
  • Experienced guide sharing ghost stories, true crime, and dark history.
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic beverages
Additional Information

This bar hop plus ghost tour takes you through the most historic haunts of Gold Rush era San Francisco.
We start in the only part of downtown to survive the 1906 Earthquake and Fire - Jackson Square, then cross the infamous “Devil’s Acre,” and end in the legendary Chinatown. There you’ll meet the ghosts of desperate miners, forlorn women, and shanghaied…

Location
Barbarossa Lounge
Montgomery Street
Meet at Barbarossa Lounge. Feel free to order drinks at the bar!
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Erica_f
Aug 20, 2025
Jamie the tour guide was... - Jamie the tour guide was great! As an SF native I learned a lot about that part of the city. My family was visiting from LA and they really enjoyed it.
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Emily_f
Aug 10, 2025
Get Out There, Get After It, and Get Spooky - This haunted pub crawl is one of the most unique experiences in SF. The tour winds through four bars (where you can grab a drink and some food) and several other spots -- most are haunted, and all have a rich and eerie history. Our tour guide, Jamie, was a great storyteller and consummate SF expert. He engaged with all of the guests, welcomed any and all of our questions, and had knowledge about SF far beyond just the tour's spooky stories. I recommend this tour to tourists and Bay Area locals alike. You're sure to have a fun evening and learn something new.
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Cynthiahe7843bj
Jul 20, 2025
Fun for locals too! - We are a group of locals and booked a private tour for a birthday. We had so much fun!! Very cool to do something different and learn some interesting things about our city over some drinks. Jamie was our tour guide and was awesome. Everyone wants to do it again!
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Nomad62616393458
Jun 22, 2025
Had a great time! - Jamie was an amazing tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and even though we're local to the area we still learned a lot about the history of SF. Highly recommended!
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111shayz
Jun 20, 2025
Best way to spend a Friday evening! - Jamie was an amazing guide! He explained the history and stories really well, it was also cool seeing the photos we had. I highly recommend this tour, it was really informative and fun!
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Thomasbf6881mj
Jun 15, 2025
perfect pub experience - Visited a pub in Ireland called Malzards Pub. Owner Fred is amazing. Stories, music, crowd participation so much fun. Introduced us to the game of Hurley. We did not want to leave. Great warm and welcoming pub. A must to visit when in Stoneyford, Co. Kilkenny. A young local lad named Keiran played a few songs, he is young but extremely talented. Wonderful time not to be missed.
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Flyer827093
Jun 2, 2025
Great Storytelling! - Jamie is really knowledgeable and a phenomenal storyteller! He answered all of our questions and had a great energy. We all had a great time!
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Ron_f
Nov 19, 2024
Interesting spooky and fun - This was one of most informative and fun tours I’ve taken. Our guide was a great story teller and engaged every participant. Every historic pub was unique with interesting and spoke back story. I would actually repeat this tour again someday.
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Carol_t
Apr 15, 2025
Good Stories - This is about history and ghost stories surrounding the locations which are now bars or pubs. The stories were interesting. We were guiding through a part of SF that we would have otherwise missed, so that was very much appreciated. I supposed I expected a little bit more of a pub crawl, with drinks, food and discussion (not included in the price of course). Our group was small. The 2 bars we stopped in, I did have time for a drink. It was really a city tour with stories of past evils that took place leading to stories of hauntings. We liked our guide, Jamie. He made it fun and entertaining.
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Daniel_v
Jul 17, 2025
Not good - Pub tour but the tour guide was “California sober” and explained how drinking is worst then the pot he smokes which might be true but he seemed kind of aloof and high during our tour.. Also, I asked couple questions and he literally made up answer to one of my questions (I took another walking tour and found out real answer). Last thing, the guide was super loud so people would look at us when in a bar and he would rudely point them out saying he knew they were just looking at us because they wanted to be at our table. My eyes rolled with theirs. I rarely give bad reviews but can’t recommend this one.
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up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).