San Francisco Haunted Pub Crawl: Ghostly Gold Rush Tour

Experience the chilling history of San Francisco’s Gold Rush era on this haunted pub crawl. Explore haunted locations, meet ghostly figures, and enjoy a drink or two.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Jackson Square - The only part of downtown San Francisco to survive the 1906 Earthquake and Fire, Jackson Square Historic District is home to the City’s oldest commercial buildings.
What's Included
  • Experienced guide sharing ghost stories, true crime, and dark history.
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic beverages
Additional Information

This bar hop plus ghost tour takes you through the most historic haunts of Gold Rush era San Francisco.
We start in the only part of downtown to survive the 1906 Earthquake and Fire - Jackson Square, then cross the infamous “Devil’s Acre,” and end in the legendary Chinatown. There you’ll meet the ghosts of desperate miners, forlorn women, and shanghaied…

Location
Barbarossa Lounge
Montgomery Street
Meet at Barbarossa Lounge. Feel free to order drinks at the bar!
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Flyer827093
Jun 2, 2025
Great Storytelling! - Jamie is really knowledgeable and a phenomenal storyteller! He answered all of our questions and had a great energy. We all had a great time!
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Ron_f
Nov 19, 2024
Interesting spooky and fun - This was one of most informative and fun tours I’ve taken. Our guide was a great story teller and engaged every participant. Every historic pub was unique with interesting and spoke back story. I would actually repeat this tour again someday.
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Chelsey_l
Nov 4, 2024
Hair raising Fog City folklore with a local historian. - Jamie is a local historian with deep knowledge of supernatural and oft gruesome Bay area lore. He has a talent for storytelling and creating dialogue with clients. As a sailor and westcoaster, my favorite part was learning about the changing shorelore associated with the Maritime history stop. Mick was flexible and responsive in rebooking our tour when a flight was delayed and we couldnt make the orignial booking date. Small, local company providing superior service and experience.
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B5148usmichellem
Oct 15, 2024
Perfect Way To Spend A Saturday Evening - What a fantastic way to spend a beautiful Saturday evening! This experience checked all the boxes—SF history☑️, interesting stories☑️, got a few steps in☑️, and even enjoyed a few sips☑️. Needless to say, I highly recommend this tour. Please extend a huge thank you to Jamie for making our Saturday night so much fun!
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Michelle_w
Aug 4, 2024
Great people. Great... - Great people. Great stories. The guide was amazing! The walk was easy no big hills and lots to see along the way.
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Cindy_p
Jun 30, 2024
As SF locals, we thought... - As SF locals, we thought we’d expect to have some fun on a Saturday. The experience was fantastic. Our guide Jaime, an historian and fantastic storyteller, brought a tale of the gold rush to life never taught to us. All the bars we stopped at served great cocktails. We had an awesome time and have already recommended to so many family and friends.
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Amber_t
May 12, 2024
Spooky experience - Jamie our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable about the area and all the pubs we visited. He had super cool stories along with pictures to show our group along the way. We had a great time!
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811matg
May 12, 2024
Ghost/Bar tour - Jamie was awesome and had great information to share about the cities past. Enjoyed the stories and experience. Would highly recommend!!
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Sanjay_p
Apr 28, 2024
Fun two hour walk & drink in SF - Getting to know the group and the guide during the walks was as much fun as the history & stories that Jamie shared with us.
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Carol_t
Apr 15, 2025
Good Stories - This is about history and ghost stories surrounding the locations which are now bars or pubs. The stories were interesting. We were guiding through a part of SF that we would have otherwise missed, so that was very much appreciated. I supposed I expected a little bit more of a pub crawl, with drinks, food and discussion (not included in the price of course). Our group was small. The 2 bars we stopped in, I did have time for a drink. It was really a city tour with stories of past evils that took place leading to stories of hauntings. We liked our guide, Jamie. He made it fun and entertaining.
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From $44
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).