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Ghosts of Capitol Hill Tour Experience

Basic Information
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Category: Tours & Sightseeing
  • Trip difficulty: Easy
  • Max Group Size: 20
  • API Providers: Ticketing Hub
  • Magpie ID: WZILEC
  • Currency: USD
  • Language: English
  • Timezone: America/Denver
  • Booking Cutoff: 1 hours
Summary Description

Get a glimpse into the strange happenings in Denver’s seedy past on this walking tour of Denver's infamous and historic Capitol Hill. The stories that Denver’s ghosts have to tell are sure to raise the hairs on your arms and send chills down your spine.

Highlights
  • The now demolished Henry Treat Rogers Mansion
  • A graveyard turned park, inspiring a Hollywood horror movie
  • Stoiberhof: A foreboding mansion the size of a small castle
  • A French chateau holding dark secrets behind a beautiful façade
  • Molly Brown: The infamous Titanic survivor's haunted home
  • Description

    As you set out on foot with your guide and host for the evening, you'll hear the perfect blend of legends, lore, history and mystery from the Mile High City’s storied past, and visit renowned haunted sites where spirits might still linger. Experience the spine-chilling feeling that gives you goosebumps as you hear the true stories behind some of the Denver's past residents believed to haunt the area.

    Your guide, a local haunted history expert and paranormal enthusiast, leads you to an old burial ground that inspired a Hollywood horror movie and walks you through the shadows of Stoiberhof—one of the city’s most haunted locales. Keep your eyes peeled for apparitions, orbs and cold spots at the site of the demolished Henry Treat Rogers Mansion, the Unsinkable Molly Brown's House, and all of the haunted places you'll visit.

    Included / Excluded
    What's Included
    • Local Guide
    • Taxes
    • Fees
    What's Not Included
    • Private transportation
    • Gratuities
    Start / End Locations

    Start Location: 1288 Gilpin St, Denver, US

    Start Location Notes: Please meet your guide at the SE corner of W. 13th Ave. and N. Gilpin Streets (plug 1288 N. Gilpin into your GPS). This location is on the north end of Cheesman Park. Your guide will be wearing all black and will be holding a small Denver Walking Tours sign.

    Commentary

    Guide : English

    Important Information
    Know Before You Book
    • Stroller accessible
    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • This tour has a maximum of 20-25 travelers
    • Mansions are privately owned so we're not able to go inside them
    Know Before You Go
    • Tour duration is 2-2.5 hours
    • Easy, flat, plenty of stops 1.7 miles
    • It is a 0.7 mile walk from the tour ending location to the start
    • Please make sure to dress in layers as this is an outdoor tour
    • There are no public restrooms along the ghost tour route
    Cancellation

    Cancellation Policy: none

    Cancellation Cutoff: 24 hours

    Cancellation Notes: Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund

    Options

    Ghosts of Capitol Hill Tour

    RETAIL PRICE
    Adult (13-64 years) $28.00
    Points of interest
    • Cheesman Park, Denver, CO, USA
    • Peabody-Whitehead Mansion, Grant Street, Denver, CO, USA
    • Denver Botanic Gardens, York Street, Denver, CO, USA
    • Patterson Inn, East 11th Avenue, Denver, CO, USA
    • Molly Brown House Museum, Pennsylvania Street, Denver, CO, USA
    • Capitol Hill Mansion Bed & Breakfast Inn, Pennsylvania Street, Denver, CO, USA
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      Additional Information

      There's plenty of street parking in and around Cheesman park is available for our twilight ghost tours.
      Be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the ghost tour departure time to meet your guide.
      Tours still operate rain, snow, or shine.​ In cases of extreme weather, our team will contact you with rescheduling or cancellation information.​
      Your ghost tour guide will be dressed in all black. They may also be carrying a small green Denver Walking Tours sign, especially in less than ideal weather. 
      We recommend this tour for ages 10+