The Darkest Secrets of Paris
Paris, France
The Darkest Secrets of Paris
Recommended by 93% of travelers
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Paris, France
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Paris may be the City of Light, but as this spooky ghost stories tour goes to show, it can also be the city of darkness. Discover Paris’ creepiest stories, its supernatural lore, its macabre events and more on this evening walking tour. You can look forward to glimpsing highlights like Pont-Neuf, Hotel de Ville, the Latin Quarter, and more—all while your guide shares stories about their dark histories.
- This small-group walking tour, capped at 15, ensures a personal feel
- Learn all about Paris’ ghostly legends and macabre happenings
- See a new side of the city when you explore after dark
- Discover many of Paris’ top landmarks (as well as their spooky secrets)
What's Included
Meeting and Pickup
Itinerary
Additional Info
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 205 reviews
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An interesting tour of the dark history of this area of Paris. Morgan was very informative and spoke beautifully. He was very entertaining and knowledgeable. Loved his laugh!
Not recommended. Not a serious business. Cancelled on the booking for our group day of. There were 3 just in our group, so like $200 for an hour and a half of work, so their excuse of not enough bookings doesn’t ring true.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Hello,
Due to a lot of reasons, sometimes the tours are cancelled and unfortunately sometimes it’s the same day (we always try to avoid it, but we’re not able to cover all possible risks as, for example, one booking with not a lot participants to cover the guide fees and so on).
We apologise for the inconvenience, but we fully refund any cancellations
Lovely tour and Morgan, our guide, is such a gifted story teller. Keep in mind THIS IS NOT A GHOST TOUR. It’s a dark history tour. If you love dark history and a little dark humor this for you. My husband and I loved it. The stories covered star crossed lovers with sad endings, A friendship between a serial killer and a baker, Notre Dame conundrums, and many other shocking fun facts/ history in some of Paris’ oldest streets.
This tour was informative and entertaining! Our guide was knowledgeable and provided great details about each site.
Incredible guide, tour was the perfect length. Really fun and informative at the same time. Also love that the group size was small enough to feel connected.
Great experience, it was fun to see more of the city and learn some dark history. Thomas was very knowledgeable and threw in some good dark humor (which kept my non-history buff friends present). It is a lot of walking but nothing overly strenuous. My only constructive feedback is there’s a lot of time spent showing us pictures on an iPad which I didn’t really feel was necessary. Overall it was great!
Wear comfortable walking shoes and get ready to hear about Paris from a local expert. The guide was charming and knowledgeable.
Good way to learn some of the darker history of the city. Guide was knowledgeable and nice and provided recommendations for us after the tour.
It was a nice informative walking tour. It wasn’t a lot of walking which was nice but it did have interesting info.
Morgan was an excellent host. He bought the ghastly stories of Paris to life. We all thoroughly enjoyed the tour!
Great tour ! We’ve done many ghost/dark history tours. We really like the tours that are story/history based. Don’t care for the ghost/spirit detection tours. This one was spot on. Not really a ghost tour tour, but a history of the macabre stories of Paris. Tour guide Jade was just the right amount of theatric.
The tour guide Jade was amazing and was very interactive with the whole group. Despite very cold and rainy weather, he was so entertaining and such a compelling storyteller it was a positive experience. He took us to really unique sites and shared a lot of insight about French culture. I recommend this for anyone that wants to get a unique perspective on French history while touring the city at night.
Our guide was amazing, the stories were really interesting as they were about the city's dark past and not just ghosts/fiction and we hadn't heard any of them before, great tour!
Fun walk - great presentation - a great way to see Paris at night. Would have liked to see more sites and less reliance on the host's computer photos but it was very enjoyable.
Leo was a FANTASTIC tour guide. He effectively used his voice, facial and hand gestures to build suspense and intrigue. He was a very interactive and charismatic person. The tour length is just right and covered interesting and important parts of the city. I highly recommend.
The tour was very immersive and entertaining both for the Parisians and non-Parisians of our group. Morgan was a great storyteller, and managed to simultaneously send shivers down our spines and make us laugh ! A great way to learn more about Parisian history or to refresh your memory, a well deserved 5 stars 🌟
Morgan was very informative and dramatic at the right times to make the tour a little creepy. He had this evil chuckle that he did at just the right moments! Will recommend to others!
Julia was a fantastic guide, Lots of history of Paris shared, we walked the full 2 hrs so be prepared with good waking shoes!
We enjoyed walking the city of Paris at night with a knowledgeable guide. His stories were interesting and he presented them in an amusing way making it a very fun evening. Was family appropriate. Recommend.
Joris was amazing. Knew how to hit the punch lines and where each story would leave us. Gave plenty of time for pics. Also, I was with my spouse, but we noticed he made a concerted effort to talk to the solo travelers. Also he gave trigger warnings for the more gruesome stories. Not his fault but maybe start near a restaurant so people can use the bathrooms beforehand.
It was not what we expected- thought it would be ghost stories but instead it was more like true crime. And one story bordered on offensive. The storyteller was very good and well informed - but the stories were a bit too gruesome
Absolutely an unforgettable experience! The guide was not only friendly but also deeply passionate, making everyone feel included. I learned so much about Paris' hidden history, far beyond the typical romantic tales. It was both thrilling and insightful, a perfect blend of history and adventure. Every step through the old city was captivating, making it well worth the time and money. I can't recommend this tour enough!
Morgan made all the creepy stories interesting and gave lots of facts. He was knowledgeable all about Paris and was able to answer any questions.
Wonderful! So much to learn! Hannah is a fabulous guide, energetic and shared so many stories. Great tour!!
Morgan was very entertaining during the tour, and everything went smooth.
Great experience, I recommend it!
Would highly recommend this tour our guide (Leo) was outstanding! Knowledgeable, engaging and friendly he made it a very worthwhile experience for all. Top notch!
The whole experience was amazing! Our tour guide Leo was so much fun and so knowledgeable!! Highly recommend!! One of our favorite things we did on our trip!
Morgan did a great job of combing history with the spooky details. Great story teller and great locations.
My family loved this tour. They loved all the stories. We had teens and a 10 year old with us. Everyone had fun.
Our tour guide, Jade, was absolutely incredible. Fantastic storytelling and humor. He took time to get to know everyone and set the tone for a fun evening. It didn’t feel like we were with strangers! And the tour itself was great-we learned a lot and have already recommended it to a friend.
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