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

Denver After Dark: A Haunted Denver Bus Tour through Capitol Hill & Cheesman Park

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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