The following guided tours have been created and made available by the HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel through our tour partner the Haunted Walk of Ottawa, and are presented to hostel guests at a discount – please visit Haunted Walks for more information:
Ghosts and the Gallows
Visit death row and the gallows inside the Old Carleton County Gaol and other haunted locations while your tour guide recounts more of Ottawa’s supernatural encounters. Was the wrong man hanged for the murder of D’Arcy McGee? Does he haunt the jail today? This tour includes stairs and is not wheelchair accessible. May be frightening for young children. A portion of the proceeds assists in the preservation of the HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel.
Duration:
90 minutes
Departs:
May-October: Haunted Walk ticket booth at the corner of Sparks St. and Elgin St.
November-April: Haunted Walk ticket office at 73 Clarence St.
Tickets available at the Hostel Front Desk
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Crime & Punishment Jail Tour
Tour the Old Carleton County Gaol and learn about why Ottawa was once considered ‘the most dangerous town in North America’. Learn about early prison life as you see the jail cells, death row and the last working gallows in Canada. This tour includes stairs and is not wheelchair accessible. Commentary presented by experienced tour guides from The Haunted Walk of Ottawa in partnership with Hostelling International. A portion of the proceeds assists in the preservation of the HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel.
Duration:
approx. 60 minutes
Departs:
Nightly at 7pm from the reception area of the HI Ottawa Jail Hostel, 75 Nicholas Street
Tickets available at the Hostel Front Desk
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