Dunedin True Crime Walking Tour Inner City
- 1–1.5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Try to keep your jaw from dragging on the ground as we walk through the inner city hearing the dark yet true crime stories from the 19th century. Dunedin, being a gold rush town, brought characters in from all over to exist together in this isolated city at the bottom of the world. We will briefly touch on why and how Dunedin was settled for context then we will walk the main areas of the inner city seeing such landmarks as the favourite little Fairlie steam engine, the old victorian era, gothic revival prison, the Flemish Renaissance style railway station, Anglican Cathedral, the newly refurbished main street, George Street ending with the utterly depraved story of murder and attempted suicide in the one of many notorious lanes that still exist. See the best of Dunedin while hearing the worst.
Inclusions
What's included
- An in person guide to take you through the inner city recounting the stories where they happened
Itinerary
Through the glass window we will admire the double ended Fairlie steam engine and hear how she survived to become antique and who got in her way.
From Toitu we can see the Queen's Gardens, the area below the infamous Bell Hill who was shaped using prison labour, hear the story of a particular prisoner sentenced to work there.
See the beautiful Victorian era, gothic revival prison and court house and hear about the men that were hanged there.
Built in 1906, Dunedin's railway station connected us to isolated yet important rural centers, hear some of the stories that came from those communities.
Heading up to The Octagon via Stuart St we pass by the ghost of an old chemist shop with a depraved secret, the ghosts of three horses and a heart breaking apartment fire which led to the city acquiring a much needed morgue.
Opposite the town hall used to be an area notorious for criminal behaviours....
Head down the main street of town, George St and hear the final stories where they took place.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We will meet outside the main entrance doors.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 10 travellers
- Operated by
- Tales From Darkest Dunedin
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Dunedin
- Its from-price is 69% below the median of the 95 experiences we list in Dunedin.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 45 of 95.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Dunedin
Dunedin is a Scottish-founded university city on New Zealand's South Island, beside the Otago Peninsula and its albatrosses, penguins and seals.
Dunedin was founded in 1848 by Scottish settlers, and its name is the Gaelic form of Edinburgh. The Octagon, an eight-sided plaza at the centre, is ringed by St Paul's Cathedral and the town hall and holds a statue of Robert Burns. Victorian and Edwardian buildings of dark stone fill the streets, among them the Flemish-style railway station and the Gothic First Church. The University of Otago, the country's oldest, gives the city a student character.
Top-ranked sights in Dunedin: Dunedin Railway Station , Baldwin Street, Larnach Castle.
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