The 8 Best Ghost & True Crime Tours in Melbourne

1.Ghosts, Murder, & Mystery Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 261 reviews · 1h 30m · from $27Our pick

Meet your English-speaking ghost host outside Young & Jackson Hotel at 8:20pm for a 90-minute walk through Melbourne’s darker past. Expect Chinatown stories, secret bars, medical scandals, Jack the Ripper lore, Frederick Federici’s fatal fall, and interactive ghost hunting.

“This tour was great. Linda was a lot of fun and very knowledgeable about Melbournes most infamous crimes. I would recommend.”

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2.Melbourne Ghost Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 65 reviews · from $27

Choose a 90-minute Old Melbourne or Williamstown walk, or a two-hour Pentridge Prison tour. Guides such as Julie, Charlotte, Linda, and Timea mix local history, ghost stories, photos, and theatrical storytelling. Old Melbourne and Williamstown tours can include dinner at a historic pub.

“As the only thing we had time to do in Melbourne, this tour was spot on! An exciting look into the mysterious side of the city center and a tour of the sights. We also got some restorant references. Recomended!”

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3.Ghosts of Williamstown Guided Ghost Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 47 reviews · 1h 30m · from $27

Walk Williamstown after dark with an English-speaking guide such as Linda or Timea. You’ll hear stories of convicts, sailors, scandal, and forgotten graves while visiting Victoria’s oldest morgue, an opium den used in Miss Fisher, and the historic Timeball Tower.

“Loved it! Timea was AMAZING! Everyone seemed to enjoy it, especially my sister and I.”

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4.Altona Homestead Ghost Tour: Spirits of the Past

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 11 reviews · 1h 30m · from $27

Join Lantern Ghost Tours for a 90-minute evening visit to Altona Homestead, led by a costumed English-speaking guide. Walk room by room through Alfred and Sarah Langhorne’s home, hear the Patton family tragedy, visit the beach, and access areas usually closed to the public.

“was a lot of fun and Timea our guide was awesome”

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5.Old Melbourne Gaol Entry Ticket + Souvenir

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 9 reviews · 1 day · from $35Top rated

Walk through Old Melbourne Gaol at your own pace with an audio guide app. See original cells, the gallows, Ned Kelly’s death mask, and displays about women and children held here. Your $35 ticket also includes a National Trust tote bag, keyring, or stuffed toy.

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6.Spirits and Ales Haunted Pub Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 8 reviews · 1h 30m · from $27

Join Lantern Ghost Tours for a 90-minute English-language walk through Melbourne’s haunted pubs and laneways. Hear stories of unsolved murder, tragic love, occult books, and Chloe at Young & Jacksons. Guide Julie is known for her spirited storytelling. Drinks cost extra, and the tour is for ages 18 and over.

“Fabulous, interesting, spooky. Our guide Julie was amazing, informative, enthusiastic and had a great spooky energy! Would 100% recommend this tour. Fab way to spend the evening and learnt a lot”

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7.Questo Self-guided Haunted Melbourne Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews

Start at Flinders Street Station and follow mobile clues through Hosier Lane and Her Majesty’s Theatre. This private, self-guided experience takes about two hours, uses your own phone and internet connection, and mixes Melbourne sightseeing with ghostly puzzles for up to four people.

“I didn’t find location and not get reply from organiser and they not even pick my call. So I got loss”

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8.MELBOURNE Spirits and Ales Haunted Pub Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $27

Start at Young and Jacksons at 8:30 pm for a 90-minute walk through Melbourne’s haunted lanes, arcades, and historic buildings. Hear stories linked to Church Lane, the Rialto, Olderfleet, the Mitre Tavern, and Centre Place, with time to buy a drink. Linda has led some tours.

“Fantastic experience with a terrific host and lots of interesting stories and some great places to stop at. Found it extremely entertaining and informative”

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