Haunted Prison and Asylum Tours: 14 to Book

1.Charleston Haunted Jail Night-Time Walking Tour with Admission to Old City Jail

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 570 reviews · from $40Our pick

Meet your guide at 21 Magazine St. for a 45-minute night tour inside Charleston’s Old City Jail. Walk through cells, halls, and rooms tied to infamous prisoners, pirates, and the alleged ghosts of Lavinia and John Fisher. Guides such as Sarah and Jerry are praised for mixing sharp historical detail with spooky storytelling.

“Interesting, always enjoy hearing historical stories in the places they happen. Jerry was entertaining and interesting”

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2.Ghosts, Dark Secrets and Paranormal Hunt Gaol Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 93 reviews · 2 hours · from $32

Enter Adelaide Gaol after dark for a two-hour English-language tour covering Governor Ashton, Murderer’s Row, 45 hangings, and reported spirits. You’ll hear stories tied to the prison, visit areas not usually open to the public, and use paranormal investigation tools. Expect moderate walking, steps, and a strongly supernatural focus.

“The guides were great, but didn’t live up to the promises of ghosts and high level of Paranormal activity.”

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3.Adelaide Gaol Ghost Tour and Paranormal Investigation

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 66 reviews · from $32

This two-hour Lantern Ghost Tours experience takes you through Adelaide Gaol after dark, linking notorious prisoners, 45 executions, Murderer’s Row, and reported spirits such as Governor Ashton. A local guide leads the history walk, then gives you paranormal tools for a short investigation and optional cell lockdown. Bring warm clothes and expect history as well as ghost hunting.

“Great experience, we went as a family my for kids 12,14,19,22 plus my sons gf 23 my niece 14 and my mother and mother in law. We all had a great night some had different experiences then others, but all good. Definitely recommend”

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4.Grampians: J Ward Lunatic Asylum Night Ghost Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 40 reviews · 2 hours · from $29

Enter J Ward in Ararat with a ghost host such as Lithium, tour the museum and original asylum buildings, and hear stories of notorious inmates, governors, and unmarked graves. The two-hour night walk includes the kitchen, shower block, gallows, West Wing, J Ward Block, exercise yards, and selected areas not usually open to the public.

“We had a lot of fun on the tour hunting for spirits and listening to the morbid history of J Ward, did not find any ghosts though.”

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5.OId Jail After Dark Paranormal Investigation

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 32 reviews · 2h 30m · from $106

Enter St. Augustine’s Old Jail just before midnight for a 2.5-hour paranormal investigation. Guides such as Fran and Jaciel teach you how to use ghost-hunting tools, test unusual activity, and separate likely evidence from ordinary causes. Bring your phone for photos and EVP recordings. The experience is limited to eight participants and excludes children under 13.

“Overall great. I'm still going thru recordings. but we definitely captured some unexplained activity, heard disembodied voices with our own ears, got responses to our questions that were relevant, and enjoyed the time spent.”

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6.Shrewsbury Prison Ghost Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 29 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $33

Join an English-speaking guide for a 90-minute night walk through Shrewsbury Prison. Hear stories of the Grey Lady, Shadow Man, and a Georgian boy, then face five minutes in a closed cell with the lights off. Guides such as Michelle and Wendy have led recent tours.

“AMAZING ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC BRILLIANT BEYOND OUR EXPECTATIONS the tour g uides were so full of knowledge so freindly we came from Staffordshire as my family came from shrewsbury and 2 ancestors had been in there the lady in costume was so helpful with her knowledge to help me understand what it it was like we are 100% coming back again my favourite so far from the ghost hunts we have been on before a big THANYOU FROM JULIE”

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7.J Ward Lunatic Asylum Ghost Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · from $29

Join Lantern Ghost Tours at 8 pm for a two-hour walk through J Ward in Ararat, once Australia’s home for the criminally insane. Your guide covers inmates such as Chopper Read, Gary Webb, and William Wallace, with stops at the kitchen, gallows, shower block, graves, cells, exercise yards, and museum. Expect moderate walking, steps, and a strong focus on storytelling.

“Great tour, great group. Cool to have ghost detection devices as they really worked. Our guides were amazing and were very passionate about the Goal/Asylum so the stories that were told were very interesting. You could imagine what it would have been like. I highly recommend the tour. Thanks guys for the cool experience.”

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8.Old Jail After Dark Paranormal Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $106Top rated

Enter St. Augustine’s Old Jail at 11:50 p.m. for a 2.5-hour paranormal investigation. Your guide explains the jail’s past, shows you how to use modern ghost-hunting equipment, and leads you through areas including the women’s cells, sheriff’s office, and upstairs rooms. The group is limited to 12 people, and you must be at least 13.

“This place was so much fun. They explained everything and give you the background about the place. Walk you through how to use the equipment. If you need anything they are there to help but let you do your own thing. It was worth the money. If I ever come back this way would do this again.”

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9.Jack the Ripper Tour and Underground Prison in Spanish

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $26

Join Major Thomas Weir for a three-hour Spanish-language tour through Whitechapel, Spitalfields, Little Britain, and part of old Newgate Prison. You’ll visit Mitre Square, The Ten Bells, Smithfield Market, and the Viaduct Tavern, with a small group of up to eight people and £4 included for a pub drink or snack.

“Super recomendable. La información muy interesante y completa, distinta a otros tours más conocidos. Te lleva por lugares atípico y llenos de información histórica. Muy buen guía, hace que te transportes en el tiempo. La sorpresa del final del tour es escalofriante y no se vive en ningún otro lado. El guía es cordial y nos resolvió todas las dudas de nuestra estadía. Definitivamente volveremos por otros tours con él”

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10.Korea Dark History Tour at Seodaemun Prison

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 2 hours · from $31

Walk from Independence Gate to Seodaemun Prison with an English or Japanese-speaking local guide. You’ll explore the prison museum, hear about Yu Gwan-sun and other independence activists, and connect Korea’s modern identity with its struggle for freedom. Small groups are limited to 10 people, and admission is included.

“The tour was great! The tour guide is very knowledgeable and nice. We learnt a lot about Korean history and had really great time despite poor weather. Highly recommend!”

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11.Jack the Ripper Tour and Underground Prison

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $23Best value

Follow Ruben, in the role of Major Thomas Weir, through three Jack the Ripper locations, then take the Tube to Smithfield and the old Newgate Prison site. The three-hour tour ends below the Viaduct Tavern, with £4 included for a snack or drink. Groups are limited to eight.

“I did the paranormal tour with Ruben and honestly I didn't expect to like it so much! He puts so much effort into it and does so much work that you really see the London he is telling you about in such detail. It is a different tour that you can't miss on your visit, I definitely recommend it 100%”

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12.Shepton Mallet Prison Guided Ghost Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $33

Meet guides Jason, Jeff, or another English-speaking host at Shepton Mallet Prison’s gates for a 1.5-hour torchlit walk through one of Britain’s oldest prisons. Hear stories of executions, unmarked graves, C Wing, and the White Lady. The tour runs Thursdays at 6:30pm and 8:30pm, and warm clothing and sensible shoes are essential.

“Absolutely brilliant! Jeff was fantastic as so knowledgeable! Can’t wait to book to go back for the overnight stay 🤩🤩”

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13.Seoul’s Hidden Dark History Guided Tour of Seodaemun Prison

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $31

Meet at 2 pm for a two-hour walking tour from Dongnimmun Gate to Seodaemun Prison History Hall. A professional guide with more than 10 years of Korean history experience explains the March 1st Movement, Yu Gwan-sun, prison life, and the sacrifices of independence activists. The group is limited to 10 people, and admission is included.

“A detailed walk through of the Korean independence movement as well as a great overall explanation of the use of the prison.”

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14.London’s Scariest Day Out : Walking Tour, Clink Prison & Jack The Ripper Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $83

Spend about seven hours with a local guide on a small-group London tour covering Westminster, Big Ben, London Bridge, the Clink Prison Museum, and Jack the Ripper Museum. Entry to both museums is included. The tour starts at Green Park Station at 10:00 am and ends on Cable Street.

“Was great fun thank you, even got lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the King.”

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