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Denver LoDo: Haunted Pub Walking Tour & Ghost Stories

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Duration2h 30m

GroupUp to 10

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Ghost stories, old bars & laughter in Denver’s LoDo after dark

You’ll follow a costumed local through Denver’s oldest saloons in LoDo, hearing ghost stories as you sip drinks in places like Celtic and Nola Jane. Expect laughs, shivers, historic buildings from the Wild West days, and a few moments where you’ll wonder if that chill on your neck is just the breeze or something else entirely.

2h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Begin tour at Celtic basement
Visit Nola Jane historic building
Hear ghost stories at Union Station
Pass by Daniels and Fisher Tower
Hear spooky stories at Larimer Square
Explore Lower Downtown historic sites
Visit Oxford Hotel lobby and Cruise Room
Explore Cruise Room Bar and hear ghosts

The Experience

Ever wondered what it feels like to sip whiskey where ghosts might be listening? That was my first thought stepping into the basement at Celtic — it smelled like old wood and something I couldn’t place, maybe a trace of spilled beer from decades ago. Our guide (dressed as some kind of Victorian undertaker — he really went for it) started right off with a story about a bartender who still “shows up” for his shift. I laughed, but honestly, the way the light hit those stone walls made me check over my shoulder more than once.

We wandered out into Lower Downtown, or LoDo as everyone calls it here, and the air had that crisp Colorado edge even though it wasn’t that late. There’s something about Larimer Square at night — all those string lights and brick buildings from the 1800s — that makes you feel like you’re walking through someone else’s memories. At Nola Jane (the second bar), I tried to order a Sazerac and totally blanked on how to pronounce it; Li behind the bar just grinned and poured me one anyway. Our group swapped nervous glances when our guide mentioned the “woman in white” who supposedly haunts the upstairs hallway. Maybe it was just the bourbon talking, but I swear I heard footsteps above us when nobody was there.

The Oxford Hotel was next — that lobby is all marble and echoes, and apparently there’s a ghost who likes to move things around in the Cruise Room Bar. We got to poke around while our guide told us about Prohibition-era tunnels under Union Station (which we also stopped by later). It was weirdly comforting how everyone in our group started making little jokes to keep things light; maybe that’s what happens when you half-believe you’re being watched by something unseen. By then my feet hurt but I didn’t want it to end.

What’s included

Your evening includes guided entry into several historic bars around Lower Downtown Denver with plenty of time for optional drinks along the way. You’ll get 2.5 hours of storytelling from a costumed local guide covering ghosts, legends, architecture, and Old West history — all starting right in LoDo without needing hotel pickup or special transport.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelPets welcomePublic transport nearby

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