Top Montreal Crime Tours in 2026

Discover the darker side of Montréal on a small-group walking tour rooted in true history. This is a factual dark history tour, not a ghost tour or paranormal experience. There are no costumes, actors, jump scares, or invented legends. Led by a certified Montréal guide, this 2-hour walk explores real people, documented events, and unsettling chapters from the city’s past, including crime, scandal, disease, injustice, corruption, punishment, and forgotten lives. Limited to just 10 guests, the tour combines atmospheric streets, compelling storytelling, and a deeper look at Montréal beyond the usual highlights. Mature themes are presented with context and respect, never sensationalized. Adults-only, minimum age is 18+ (no exceptions).

Do you believe in the paranormal? Hosted by professional ghost hunter Dominique Desormeaux of Investigations 13, Haunted Montreal’s “Paranormal Investigation: Colonial Old Montreal” takes guests on a dark adventure into the mysterious world of ghost hunting. Founded in 1642, the Ville-Marie Colony has seen countless public executions, torture, wars, beheadings, people burned alive, murders, and other horrific acts. Numerous unsettled spirits were created both during the religious paranoia of the New France Era and the bureaucratic brutality of the British Regime, which took over in 1760. Guests will learn strategies and techniques to locate and communicate with spirits. Ghost-hunting tools such as Dowsing Rods, EMF Readers, Temperature Guns, and other devices will be made available to reach out to the many deranged spirits that haunt present-day Old Montreal.