Hidden Ottawa: Bizarre and Unexpected City Secrets

Discover Ottawa’s hidden secrets on a 90-minute walking tour. Uncover bizarre stories, secret societies, and unexpected adventures. Perfect for visitors and locals.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Haunted Walk of Ottawa - Where we start our journey into the weird and whacky!
  • Sparks Street Mall - There are several secrets to share about one of Ottawa’s most historic streets!
  • Parliament Hill and Buildings - The perfect spot to talk about bizarre laws and missing money!
  • National Arts Centre - We share some wild stories about…
What's Included
  • Goods and Services Tax (GST)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Join our crew of storytelling guides as we take you on a 90-minute escapade through the hidden side of Ottawa. No boring history here! We’re all about the bizarre and unexpected side of the city we love. Ever heard of mutant squirrels or surprise racoons causing havoc? Maple syrup heists that would make Robin Hood blush? Secret society messages encoded…

Location
Haunted Walk of Ottawa
Sparks Street
We start from outside the Haunted Walk ticket office.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Justin1066
Aug 15, 2025
An interesting bit about Ottawa - Took this tour in Ottawa as it was the only walking tour really available to me. Our guide was Em and she did a great job informing us about the city as well as some interesting "ghostly" stories about the city. I really appreciated us being able to stop for a bathroom break mid tour. Really felt like I gained a lot more insight into the history of Ottawa.
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Tamara_r
Jul 23, 2025
Great tour - Wonderful stories to tell the history of Ottawa. We found the tour very enjoyable and would highly recommend it
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Kelly_h
Jul 10, 2025
Interesting - Interesting Ottawa history not given on typical tours. We were the only 2 on the tour so ALL of our questions were answered.
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G1823izalexl
Nov 17, 2024
Interesting Tour - Cute walking tour with some interesting stories about the Canadian capital! The tour take you through the highlights of this relatively small city and covers the main points plus some bonus stories.
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Valerio_c
Jul 10, 2024
Worth the walk about Ottawa! - The tour guide was very knowledgeable. Rachel is a great storyteller. We really enjoyed the walking tour.
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Diana_g
Jun 9, 2024
Enriching experience and great guide - Talia is a knowledgeable and friendly guide, she shared with us very interesting information about the city we live in. I highly recommend this tour to others.
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Jules
May 13, 2024
Insightful tour - Felt very personal and well paced and well timed. Very knowledgeable host with lots of interesting facts on ottowa that weren’t immediately obvious.
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Catherine_b
Oct 10, 2024
Hidden Ottawa Secrets Walking Tour Disappointment. - September 2024 - We have hugely enjoyed numerous Viator tours in Europe; however this one was not as interesting as expected given Ottawa's history. It was hard to figure out what the "hidden secrets" were. Our Guide could not capture and retain the interest of his group who, gradually drifted away including us, leaving 3 remaining. His research seemed to consist of recent google searches. We felt embarrassed for the European visitors in the group whose own long history made this tour - to learn the quirks about Ottawa, the capital of our country, laughable. (While visiting the Bytown museum the Barrista provided lots of intersting historical facts about the history of our Capital.)
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).