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Dunedin True Crime Walking Tour Inner City
(9) Reviews
Dunedin
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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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 s...
Highlights
From 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
An in person guide to take you through the inner city recounting the stories where they happened
Meeting Points
Departure
Toitu Otago Settlers Museum
We will meet outside the main entrance doors.
Return
364 George Street
Dunedin True Crime Walking Tour Inner City
(9) Reviews
Dunedin
About
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 s...
Highlights
From 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
An in person guide to take you through the inner city recounting the stories where they happened
Meeting Points
Departure
Toitu Otago Settlers Museum
We will meet outside the main entrance doors.
Return
364 George Street
Itinerary
1
Toitu Otago Settlers Museum
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.
10 minutes
2
Queens Garden
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.
10 minutes
3
Dunedin High And District Court
See the beautiful Victorian era, gothic revival prison and court house and hear about the men that were hanged there.
10 minutes
4
Dunedin Railway Station
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.
15 minutes
5
The Octagon
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.
20 minutes
6
Dunedin Town Hall
Opposite the town hall used to be an area notorious for criminal behaviours....
10 minutes
7
The Octagon
Head down the main street of town, George St and hear the final stories where they took place.
