15 Germany Ghost Tours to Give an Evening To

1.Munich Ghosts and Spirits Evening Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,900 reviews · 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $60Our pick

Walk Munich at night with guides such as Hannah-Maria, Erica, Julia, or Hugo, hearing tales of witches, vampires, executions, Nazi-era ghosts, and Satanic contracts. The tour visits Marienplatz, Hofbräuhaus, Odeonsplatz, Frauenplatz, and more, with three alcoholic shots or non-alcoholic substitutes.

“Our tour guide did an amazing job. Loved that we could hear her and the stories she told were great. It was so cold on our tour but the shots helped with the coldness!”

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2.Gruseltour Leipzig: A Haunted Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,385 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $21

Meet a costumed German-speaking guide at Augustusplatz for a 1.5-hour outdoor walk through Leipzig’s darker stories. Hear about gravediggers, restless spirits, and the city’s most feared visitor. Die Schwarze Witwe is one guide associated with this atmospheric tour.

“Super. Spannend erzählte Geschichten an verschiedenen Orten im Stadtzentrum mit echtem Gruselfaktor.”

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3.Spooky Tour of Old Town in German

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,112 reviews · 1h 45m · from $26

Join a German-speaking guide for 105 minutes through Munich’s southern old town, from Frauenkirche to Sendlinger Tor. You’ll cross the Kreuzviertel, Angers quarter, and Hackenviertel while hearing tales of hangmen, witches, devils, grave-diggers, and condemned souls. Guide Uwe is known for keeping the mood lively, even in bad weather.

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4.Stuttgart: Guided Ghost Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 867 reviews · 1 - 1.5 hours · from $14Best value

Join guide Alfred for a 1 to 1.5-hour evening walk through Stuttgart’s Old Town. Hear ghost stories and odd local facts at the Market Square, Collegiate Church, Old Castle, Schlossplatz, and Bean Quarter. The tour is in German, wheelchair accessible, and costs $14.

“Alfred war ein authentischer Erzähler. Ich bekam einen anderen Blick auf Stuttgart.”

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5.Haunted Guided Tour in German

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 696 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $24

Meet a costumed German-speaking guide at Klosterruine near U Klosterstraße for a 90-minute walk through Berlin’s darker past. Hear tales of murder, canned meat, death, cursed mummies, and a deadly plague while taking part in an interactive story.

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6.Witches and Executioners Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 353 reviews · 1h 45m · from $26

Walk from Frauenkirche to Sendlinger Tor through Munich’s southern old town, hearing unsettling tales of witches, hangmen, whores, and other outcasts. German-speaking guides such as Susanne and Patricia lead this 105-minute tour, which suits adults and children aged 14 and up.

“Interessamt, spannend, mal was anderes, sehr authentische Führerin Susanne. Danek”

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7.The Dark Side of Bremen: Killers and Criminals

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 264 reviews · 1.5 - 2 hours · from $16

Follow Bremen’s criminal past from medieval misdeeds to 21st-century cases. Your German-speaking guide visits a former 1900 prison, criminal archives, sentencing and execution sites, then unpacks strange cases involving a fake murder, explosive fire extinguishers, and a burglar’s puzzling death.

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8.Witch Trials in Bamberg

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 187 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $15

Walk from Bamberg’s cathedral square through the Old Court, Geyerswörth Palace, and other historic sites while a trained German-speaking guide explains the 17th-century witch hunts, the Trudenhaus prison, and how Bamberg remembers this dark past.

“Hat mir sehr gut gefallen,interessante Geschichte gut erklärt.”

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9.Leipzig Old Cemetery: 75-Minute Dark History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 181 reviews · 1h 15m · from $20

Meet your German-speaking gravedigger guide at the Grassi Museum for a 75-minute walk through Leipzig’s Old Johannisfriedhof. Expect dark local tales, questions about a possible Bach burial, a costumed guide, and a closing wishing ceremony. Bring sturdy shoes and dress for the weather.

“Auch Leute, die schon viel über Leipzig zu wissen meinen, erfahren hier Neues.”

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10.Gruseltour Leipzig 90-minute walking tour about the Dark Secrets of Leipzig

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 174 reviews · from $19

Meet at Augustusplatz at 8:30 pm for a 90-minute guided walk through Leipzig’s old center. Costumed storytellers such as Clarissa, the Black Widow, or a witch may bring grim local history to life with humor, audience participation, and occasional scares.

“Clarissa war einfach wunderbar...sie hat die Geschichten zum Leben erweckt.Fantastisch!Alles mega spannend und wissenswert für jedes Alter.”

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11.Cologne: The Dark Side of the City Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 142 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $15

Join Alfred Wolf Millionendorftouren for a 1.5-hour German-language walk through Cologne’s darker past. Hear stories of robbers, killers, punishments, carnival myths, Düsseldorf’s vampire, and the city’s former red-light quarter while seeing the cathedral and St. Andrew’s Church.

“Der Tourguide Alfred Wolf hat die Tour so witzig und informativ gestaltet, dass man nur begeistert sein kann.”

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12.Munich Macabre Group Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes to 2 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $42

Join archaeologist and historian Taff Simon for a 2.5-hour English walking tour through Munich’s darker medieval past. Visit Marienplatz, St. Peter’s, Viktualienmarkt, Alter Hof, and the Old Town Hall while handling ancient artifacts, replica weapons, and sampling medieval beer.

“Taff was brilliant, can't recommend him enough. Very knowledgeable and funny dude, great night in Munich.”

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13.Oldenburg: “Executioners, witches & scoundrels” (crime thriller tour)

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 50 reviews · 2 hours · from $19

Follow a costumed gravedigger through Oldenburg’s Gertrudenkirchhof, Johannisviertel, and ramparts on a two-hour German crime tour. Expect live acting, true historical cases, witch-trial stories, uneven paths, and dark passages. Sturdy shoes and warm outdoor clothing are essential.

“Die Führung war so interessant, wirklich ganz toll gemacht. Unser Guide hat es richtig gut rübergebracht, toll erzählt, klasse Stimme”

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14.Freiburg: Acting tour “Witches, Torture, Stake” with Historix-Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 42 reviews · 1h 30m · from $17

Follow an actor in costume and carrying a lantern from Rathausplatz through Freiburg’s old town to the former execution area. Hear the stories of Catharina Stadellmenin and two other women, with German narration, outdoor stops, and a serious look at witch hunts from the 16th century to 1751.

“Die Tour hat uns 4-CH Hexen😉 sehr gut gefallen. Wirklich zum empfehlen.”

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15.Ice-Cold Ghost Breath – a creepy yet fun tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 1h 30m · from $27

Follow ghost hunter Runa through Ludwigsburg’s city center for 90 minutes of spooky stories, odd exhibits, small experiments, and group activities. The tour is in German, aimed at ages 17 and older, and mixes ghost lore with humor, doubt, and a close look at the city’s darker corners.

“Die Dame, die uns durch das Programm geführt hat war ausgezeichnet. Sie hat sich wie eine Schauspielerin in ihre Rolle eingefügt und hat für einen wunderbaren lustigen und spannenden Abend gesorgt. Außerdem hat sie die gesamte Gruppe in Aktivitäten miteinbezogen. Ich kann dieses Event nur weiterempfehlen”

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