London, Edinburgh and Central Europe
Rosa Lindqvist
Published work
15 signed pages across 4 sections, biggest first.
Cities 8
- LondonThree Ripper walks, three ghost walks, one floodlit bus and the Tower after closing. The best London night out costs $20 (€17.90) and starts at Aldgate.Read
- EdinburghEight ghost tours and two pub nights. The winner takes six people into the vaults and the locked Covenanter's Prison; the rest split on age limits and crowd size.Read
- DublinDublin's best night out is actors and four pubs on Duke Street. Behind it: three cheap dark-history walks, two ghost buses that both want $39 (€35), and Howth at sunset.Read
- PragueFive ghost walks, two castle night walks, a jazz boat and a beer dinner. The winner follows a costumed nightwatchman from the Powder Tower to Charles Bridge for $27 (€24).Read
- AmsterdamAmsterdam at night is a boat. Six canal cruises, two Light Festival cruises in winter, two Red Light District walks that may not pass the windows, and a cheap pub crawl.Read
- ViennaVienna isn't a night tour city. A ghost walk from the Albertina wins; past that, a $20 (€18) standing place at the opera or a glass at a Heuriger beats most of what's sold.Read
- BerlinBerlin's night is bars and clubs, not ghost stories. A pub crawl and a Kreuzberg evening walk lead; the boats are about sunset; the best view after dark is free.Read
- BudapestBudapest's night belongs to the Danube. Six of the ten tours here are Danube cruises, and the best-value boat costs $12 (€10.70). A ruin bar crawl tops the score.Read
After dark 3
- Ceremony of the KeysIt's no longer free: Historic Royal Palaces asks $13.40 (€11.90; £10) to $67 (€60; £50) a ticket and releases dates monthly. Here's how to get one, and when the single $213 (€190) tour that includes it makes sense.Read
- Edinburgh Vaults TourFour companies take you under South Bridge, and they don't share. Here's which vaults each one uses, who gets you into the locked Covenanter's Prison, and the age limits that decide it for families.Read
- Jack the Ripper TourThree Ripper walks, all under $30 (€26). One projects photographs of the victims onto walls, one is a history walk at a bargain price. Here's how to pick, and how to do it with some respect.Read
Rankings 2
- The best night tours in EuropeFifteen night tours across ten European cities, sorted by Night Score. The north wins on ghost walks, Budapest on the river, and Paris, Vienna, Venice and Berlin don't make it at all.Read
- The best ghost tours in EuropeTwelve ghost and dark-history walks across seven European cities, ranked by Night Score. London and Edinburgh take half the list; Paris, Venice and Amsterdam have nothing that qualifies.Read
Tour types 2
- Night walking toursRome and Prague have the most good night walks. A licensed Red Light District walk in Amsterdam tops the list, though the city's own rules mean it can't run in the dark in summer.Read
- Pub crawls and bar toursThree kinds of crawl: shots-and-club party nights, US ghost walks with bar stops, and the good ones with a point, like Dublin's literary crawl and Golden Gai. Budget for the drinks; the ticket rarely covers them.Read