Ghost & Crime Walks in Germany: The 15 We Would Take Twice

1.Munich Ghosts and Spirits Evening Walking Tour

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

At 7 p.m., follow guides such as Erica, Julia, Hannah-Maria, or Hugo from Marienplatz through Munich’s haunted old center. Hear tales of witches, vampires, executions, Nazi-era ghosts, and devilish bargains while enjoying three alcoholic shots. The walk lasts about two to two and a half hours and returns to the starting point.

“Hugo was a fantastic guide. He was knowledgeable and inclusive with all the members of the group. Hugo had a great sense of humor and was able to bring life to the stories.”

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2.Gruseltour Leipzig: A Haunted Guided Tour

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

Meet your costumed German-speaking guide at Augustusplatz for a 1.5-hour outdoor walk through Leipzig’s darker stories. Hear about ghost believers, gravediggers who buried people alive, a notorious visitor called the evilest man who ever lived, and the city’s night demons. Guide Die Schwarze Witwe, or the Black Widow, is one named guide associated with the tour.

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

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3.Guided Ghost Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 662 reviews · from $17

Join a live English or German guide for a night walk through Stuttgart’s Old Town. You’ll hear tales of headless horsemen, shadowy figures, old graveyards, and the stream linked to the city’s past while visiting the Market Square, Collegiate Church, Old Castle, and Schlossplatz. Some departures may feature Annette, praised for her dramatic storytelling.

“The tour is as described in the app. The guide was on time and I was with 9 others. The tour in city centre Stuttgart was very animating. Not only the ghostly urban legend was told, but also a bit of the history of Stuttgart. It was a nice walk, even when it was raining. The guide was friendly!”

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4.Haunted Guided Live Theatre Tour in German

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 630 reviews · from $24

Follow a costumed German-speaking guide for 90 minutes through central Berlin, starting at Klosterruine near U Klosterstraße. This interactive theatre walk covers gruesome crimes, mummy curses, and a deadly plague, with about 1.5 kilometers on foot before returning to the start.

“Highly recommended. Very well done and informative. You learn about the dark side of old Berlin. I'd love to come back in the fall when it's a little darker.”

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5.Executioner’s Tour of Cologne in German

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 464 reviews · from $18

Join a costumed executioner at the Heinzelmännchenbrunnen for a 1.5-hour walk through Cologne’s historic center. The German-language guide explains executions, plague duties, leper expulsions, gallows, and the side jobs that helped a headsman survive. The route returns to the meeting point and is wheelchair accessible.

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6.Raven Black Witches and Executioners Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 294 reviews · from $25

Follow a German-speaking guide through Munich's southern old town, from Frauenkirche across the Hackenviertel to Sendlinger Tor. Hear unsettling stories of witches, executioners, grave-diggers, and other outcasts, with guides such as Dhruv explaining the city's darker past. The 105-minute route is wheelchair accessible and includes a small gift.

“The tour was really good and interesting, I can only recommend it. Our tour guide Dhruv was really nice, explained everything and answered everyone’s question. It would be even great if the tour is offered, from time to time, in English as well.”

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7.Görlitz: Ghosts and Spooky Historical Night Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 197 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $18

Meet your German-speaking guide beside Peterskirche for a 1.5-hour night walk through Görlitz. Hear tales of ghosts, executions, plague lore, and witchcraft, then follow an old city map through shadowed lanes before finishing at the Schwibbogen hotel. Expect about a mile of uneven walking, theatrical surprises, and a spooky look at the town’s past.

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8.Witch Trials in Bamberg

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

Walk Bamberg’s old town with a trained German-speaking guide from Geschichte Für Alle e.V. Learn how witch hunts affected men, women, mayors, and entire communities, then visit historic sites linked to the persecution, including the Alte Hofhaltung, Geyerswörth Palace, and the former Malefiz-Haus.

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

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9.The Original True Crime Walking Tour of Munich

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 96 reviews · 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $42

Follow an English-speaking guide through central Munich for two hours to two and a half hours of crime stories tied to Marienplatz, Frauenplatz, Promenadeplatz, Alter Hof, Platzl, and Viktualienmarkt. Guides such as Katrina and Sophie use photos, history, and humor to bring lesser-known cases to life. The tour begins and ends at Marienplatz.

“This was really fun and a very interesting way to explore the city!! The stories are not your infamous “everyone knows” type, and they range, so it was really refreshing to learn something new!”

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10.DunkelWeimar, true crime citytour and game

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 64 reviews · 3 hours

Follow an app-led route through central Weimar with Goethe’s son as your audio companion. Hear stories of crimes, scandals, stolen bones, art thefts, secret societies, and famous locals, then answer quiz questions and solve small puzzles. The private tour runs in German or English, by day or after dark, for about $30 per group.

“Mann hat einiges über Weimar erfahren! Die Entfernungen zu den Punkten war gut zu laufen. Man kommt an Plätzen vorbei die sonst nicht auf einem Spaziergang liegen.”

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

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

Meet the costumed gravedigger outside Gertruden Chapel for a two-hour German-language crime tour through Oldenburg. Visit the 1345 Gertrudenkirchhof, the Johannisviertel, and the old ramparts while hearing about witches, executioners, criminals, and harsh justice. Expect live acting, dark passages, uneven ground, and plenty of outdoor time.

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

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12.Cologne Haunted Quest: The Witch Self-Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 38 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $7Best value

Explore Cologne by solving a witch-themed city game on your phone. The route links Melaten Cemetery, Cologne Cathedral, Domplatte, Old Town, Central Station, and the Museum of East Asian Art. You set the pace and can pause anytime, but the start lies away from the cathedral and some directions may require extra patience.

“It is what it is. Would do it again because you get what you pay for. Some of the directions left us triple guessing though. We just had a very unsure time populated with ghost stories.”

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13.Tour with the Rostocker Executioner

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 28 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $16

Meet the Rostock executioner beneath the town hall arcades for a 90-minute German-language walk through the old city. With trained actor Tobias Hamann as the experience provider, you’ll hear grim criminal tales, learn about the hangman’s duties, and decode odd terms such as the sparrow tax and Ausbringen der Priveten.

“Viele geschichtliche Informationen wurden super vermittelt. Es hat uns Spaß gemacht, zuzuhören. Die Zeit grenzt an viel zu schnell. Diese Tour ist wirklich zu empfehlen. Die Dresdener. 😉”

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14.Crime Tour by Bike

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 25 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $28

Ride through Hanover on a 3.5-hour German-language crime tour led by guide Thomas or another local guide. Choose a north-to-south or east-to-west route, stop at real crime scenes, hear about cases linked to Maschsee, and learn how police work, justice, and early European criminology connect.

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15.2-Hour Crime Tour with Costumed Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 23 reviews · 2 hours

Meet your costumed guide at the Madonna statue in Kornmarkt for a two-hour private walk through Heidelberg’s old town. Hear archival crime stories involving murdered guardsmen, fake meat, and a repeatedly sold sword while visiting the Town Hall, university buildings, churches, Old Bridge, and Marstall. German and English tours are available.

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