Old Montreal Ghost Tour: Private Spooky Stories with Actor

Walk the shadowy backstreets where Old Montreal's grimmest stories actually happened

A private 1.5-hour ghost tour of Old Montreal with a professional actor guide who leads small groups through hidden alleyways and historic buildings tied to witchcraft, notorious criminals and unsolved hauntings from New France. The tour meets at Place Royal, covers the cobblestone streets and atmospheric lanes most visitors miss, and ends near Bonsecours Market where transport and amenities are close by.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Old Montreal's spooky history

• Meet guide at Place Royal
• Discover Old Montreal back streets
• Learn about New France's dark past
• Visit famous and forgotten buildings
• End tour at Bonsecours Market

The Experience

What darker secrets hide in the alleyways of a 17th-century neighbourhood? On this tour, you meet your guide at Place Royal and move through Old Montreal's back streets and eerie warehouses—the places that don't make the postcard shots. Your guide is a professional actor and storyteller who knows the grim history underneath the quaint cobblestones and lively plazas. You'll pass the famous landmarks like the Basilica and Saint Sulpice Seminary, but the real focus is the stories tied to those forgotten buildings where significant, disturbing events took place.

The tour runs 1.5 hours and stays private to your group, so the pace and the storytelling stay personal. You'll hear about the legends of witchcraft and sorcery that haunted New France, the city's notorious criminals and their heinous crimes, unsolved mysteries and gruesome hangings. The guide builds the narrative as you walk, tying each location to the events that unfolded there—the kind of detail that makes the history stick because you're standing in the actual place it happened. The tour ends near Bonsecours Market, close to restaurants, shops and public transport, so you're not stranded at the edge of the neighbourhood.

What’s included

• A professional English-speaking guide and storyteller for your private group.
• 1.5 hours of walking through Old Montreal's back alleys, historic buildings and atmospheric lanes.
• stories about witchcraft legends, notorious criminals, unsolved mysteries and eerie hauntings tied to real locations.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelWheelchair accessiblePublic transport nearby

Operated by Travel Curious

Is this one for you?If you're staying in Old Montreal or can reach Place Royal by public transit, this private tour settles the guide and the timing without needing a car or coordinating pickups across your group—you show up at the meeting point and the storytelling starts.

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Top questions

Is this tour actually about ghosts, or is it more about the history?

The tour focuses on the darker history of New France—witchcraft legends, notorious criminals, unsolved mysteries and eerie hauntings tied to real events and real buildings in Old Montreal. The guide is a professional storyteller who brings these stories to life as you walk the actual streets where they happened; whether you see a ghost is left open.

How much walking is involved on this ghost tour?

The tour covers the back alleys and atmospheric lanes of Old Montreal over 1.5 hours, moving between historic buildings and forgotten sites. The neighbourhood requires a moderate level of physical fitness, and the tour is wheelchair accessible.

Where do we meet, and how do we get there?

You meet your guide at Place Royal in Old Montreal. Public transportation options are available nearby, and the tour ends close to Bonsecours Market where shops, restaurants and transport connections are within reach.

Will the guide speak English the whole time?

Yes—your guide is a professional English-speaking storyteller who leads the entire tour in English.

What makes this different from a regular Old Montreal walking tour?

This tour focuses on the hidden backstreets, eerie warehouses and lesser-known buildings tied to witchcraft, crime and unsolved mysteries from New France, rather than the famous landmarks and cafe culture. You're exploring the darker, atmospheric side of the neighbourhood with a professional actor trained in storytelling.