Denver After Dark: A Haunted Denver Bus Tour of Cap Hill & Cheesman Park

Denver's most haunted 'hoods: Haunted mansions, a cemetery-turned-park & the Denver sites that inspired two classic Hollywood horror films.
About this Event

Two classic Hollywood horror films were inspired by real locations in Denver. On this tour, you'll roll through both of them.

Denver After Dark: A Haunted Denver Bus Tour takes you through Capitol Hill and Cheesman Park — the most haunted neighborhoods in the Mile High City — after the sun goes down. Over 2 hours, your guide weaves together paranormal legend, documented haunted history, and true stories with just the right mix of spine-tingling atmosphere and sharp humor. It's the kind of night Denver locals and visitors both leave talking about.

What you'll encounter along the route:

• The haunted Cheesman Park — built on a former burial ground, and the real-life inspiration for Poltergeist
• The Croke-Patterson Mansion, as seen on Ghost Adventures and Portals to Hell
• The Peabody-Whitehead Mansion, where paranormal experts have documented decades of unexplained activity
• A rest stop and options to grab a drink at the Crypt
• The site connected to The Changeling — one of the most unsettling horror films ever made
• The Stoiberhof and its link to an unsolved Titanic mystery
• The most haunted home in Colorado: Molly Brown's mansion, where your tour ends

This isn't your standard ghost walk. Every story is rooted in real Denver history — no cheesy theatrics, no jump scares. Just genuinely strange, well-researched stories about the city's most atmospheric neighborhood, told by a guide who knows how to make your skin crawl.

The details:

🗺️ Easy

⏱️ 2 hours

📍 Starts at Denver Public Library: Central Branch (10 W. Fourteenth Ave. Pkwy.) - meet at the main entrance which faces Broadway and is close to the SE corner of W. 13th Ave. & Broadway

🏚️ Ends at the Denver Public Library Central Branch

🅿️ Paid lot and garage parking options nearby

👻 Ages 10+ | Groups, couples & solo guests all welcome

⚠️ Space limited to 14 guests per tour — books up fast in October

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