Ghosts and Gallows: Nuremberg's Dark Secrets

Explore Nuremberg’s haunted history on an evening walking tour. Uncover tales of torture, execution, and paranormal activity with a professional guide.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hauptmarkt - Wish for luck on the Beautiful Fountain because you’re going to need it on your journey through Nuremberg’s dark history. Centuries of blood flowed through the streets of the Hauptmarkt. Can you still hear the screams?
  • Nurnberger Rathaus - Find out what lurks beneath Nuremberg’s historic City Hall.
  • Kaiserburg Nurnberg -…
What's Included
  • Professional Paranormal Guide
What's Not Included
  • Tips/Gratuities for your guide
Additional Information

Explore the mysterious side of Nuremberg with this small-group evening walking tour conducted in English. Known for its bloody medieval past, Nuremberg is rich with chilling stories of torture, murder, executions, and death. As the “Ghosts and Gallows” title implies, the executioner’s work sometimes leaves behind lingering traces.
An English-speaking,…

Location
Schöner Brunnen
Hauptmarkt
Your guide will meet you by the golden Schoener Brunnen (Beautiful Fountain) in the Hauptmarkt. The guide will be holding a small sign.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Tom_h
Oct 11, 2025
Thoroughly enjoyable - It’s a great time! Good combination of great deals and history. Now I have a great time. It’s a great time! Good combination of great deals and history. Now I have a great time.
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D5809lytw
Oct 11, 2025
surprisingly, delightful experience - We thoroughly enjoyed this adventure. Extremely pleasing blend of facts with suppositions and tales from beyond the crypt! Also enjoyed the extremely detailed historical content, setting up the back stories for each of the stops along the way.
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B4902lggailw
Sep 17, 2025
Ghosts and Ghouls - Katrina was an excellent guide and very welcoming. Would definitely recommend this tour. Some interesting Ghost stories
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Esci123
Sep 6, 2025
Engaging and informative - Absolutely loved this tour. Katrina was so knowledgeable and engaging. We loved the stories she told which taught us some of the dark history of this beautiful city. I think a later tour with entry into some of attractions would make the tour feel more like a ghost tour but I loved that this was during the day and we got to see the town during the daylight during our short stay here.
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Ckr7049gw
Aug 15, 2025
Phantastic! - Learned about some spooky spirits while also getting to see parts of the old town (since I was only passing through, I needed to consolidate my itinerary). Tour guide Katrina was knowledgeable and entertaining. Recommended if you’re in to ghost stories or the supernatural, with historical context.
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750evev
Jul 25, 2025
- The tour was filled with great historic and spooky stories. Our guide was good at storytelling and keeping you interested throughout the entire tour and she spoke excellent English.
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Roving26519508078
Jun 10, 2025
Uncovering Nürnberg’s Haunted History with a Great Guide - This Nürnberg ghost tour was the highlight of my trip! I booked several weeks in advance and was very much looking forward to it. It did not disappoint. The guide was incredibly knowledgeable and brought the city’s haunted history to life in the most engaging way. Absolutely worth it!
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O9623qqdavidg
Jul 30, 2025
It was fine. - The tour was informative, the group size okay. Solid content, but nothing out of the ordinary. Fine for those interested in history, but not an unforgettable experience
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Davidwq8345te
Apr 5, 2025
More a city tour - Tour guide was very nice, but as acknowledged by the guide, a ghosts and gallows tour should be held after dark, not 5pm in the light and the city centre a throng of school kids and tourists. The content came up short. Hard to believe a city as old as Nuremberg doesn’t have more gruesome stories to share. The areas of real interest being the dungeon and bunkers aren’t available to visit on this tour.
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Mantrogels
Oct 13, 2025
Negative experience - We were looking forward to the tour, but it became a bust.Once at the meeting point we looked for the tour guide with the sign. Since we had not found one even after a few minutes, I approached a lady with a folder in her hand and asked for the tour. Answer: "only english". That I held the printed ticket with the barcode in my hand did not interest her. After further Waiting time a group member asked again how many people should accompany her. Answer: "ten." Since four English-speaking people had arrived in the meantime, our group of 6 should have been on their list. Until then, there was no further guide to see. She started her talk in English, and we felt totally ignored. Before we went to the next station, she told us that we could go with her. There was no check on whether we were the missing persons. Reading the barcode would have been easy. That was not professional !! We did not contact the organizer by telephone, because the description "Professional paranormal guide" was no longer present. We didn't have the words. We had experienced an absolute low, and the money is gone. Thanks for nothing !!! This is not an individual opinion but that of the whole group !!!!! The remarks were a bit long, but had to be made in this clarity
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).