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- English
Curious about the ghosts and ghouls wandering the streets of Stockholm? With this self-guided walking tour game you can join Gideon the ghost for a tour of Old Town's most haunted locations.
Gideon will take you to visit a few Old Town spirits, like The White Lady and The Grey Man. In each location you visit, he'll need your assistance with a few tasks to keep the restless ghosts calm.
This audio walking tour is self-guided via a GPS-based app downloaded to your phone. When you buy the tour you'll receive an email with instructions on how to download the app which serves as your guide, game and narrator. Listen to the story while you walk, and help Gideon in each location. Set a ghost free from its grave, visit the city executioners, and throw rocks at Gideon's immortal enemy; the folklore creature Näcken. Gideon will tell you everything he knows about Stockholm's dark history as you stroll through the narrow alleys of Old Town.
You can start, pause and end the tour when you want.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Since this is a self-guided walking tour, there will be no guide to meet you. Instead, you go to the starting point, open the mobile app on your phone and start the tour. The starting point of this tour is located in Solgränd in Stockholm's Old Town.
The walking tour game ends at Birger Jarl's square, in close walking distance to Old Town.
Itinerary
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This self-guided walking tour game starts in Solgränd in Stockholm's Old Town. Open the mobile app and start the Ghosts and Ghouls of Old Town tour here. Gideon the ghost will greet you and invite you to walk around with him, as he completes his tasks as a caretaker for the dead.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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Gideon takes you to Stortorget square, where the Stockholm Bloodbath took place in 1520. He shares the story of what happened during those fateful days when nearly 100 people lost their heads here.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
You continue to Kindstugatan, and the former location of the Fimmelstången tavern, where a famous bard was killed in the 17:th century. Gideon requires your help to operate a radio playing one of the bard's lovely tunes.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4
You follow Gideon to Själagården, a former lodging house for the old, poor and sick. The ghosts at Själagården are upset, because humans have tried to expel them by hammering iron nails into the doorframe. Maybe you can help Gideon to calm the restless spirits?
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5
It's time to join Gideon for a visit to the Royal Palace and its noble ghosts. When you get there, the White Lady meets you outside and pleads for your help with an unpleasant task.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6
You make a stop at a former execution site at Norrbro, where King Magnus Ladulås was executed in the 1200's. Gideon thinks he can hear a ghost calling for help, and asks for your assistance.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7
Suddenly you hear fiddle music coming from the water, and Gideon becomes upset. It's his nemesis, the folklore creature Näcken, who is trying to lure unsuspecting tourists into the water. Gideon asks for your help to make Näcken go away.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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Gideon takes you to the most notorious ghost location in Old Town: Hell's alley. This is where the former city executioners reside in life after death. You need to be careful and don't let them trick you.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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Finally, you reach the Riddarholmen church and Gideon's home. It seems like Gideon has saved one final surprise for you here...
5 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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