CULTURE, CRIME AND HISTORY TOURS AND EVENTS IN SYDNEY
Journey Walks are expert-led Sydney explorations that bring the past to life. Our professional team of guide-historians specialise in storytelling and uncovering the strange and often sinister secrets of this fascinating city: from convict to contemporary times.
A WINE & CRIME DINE EVENING AT PADDO INN
Step into the shadowy corners of Sydney’s past as crime historian Max Burns-McRuvie returns to reveal spine-chilling tales of true crime over premium wines and candlelight. Max returns for our Halloween edition of Paddo Nights Inn, to explore beyond Paddington and uncover the sinister stories that once haunted Sydney-siders and ended with the Hangman’s noose at Darlinghurst.
Monday, 19 October 2026
Note: Our public tours take a short winter break. New dates for spring and summer will be released soon.
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PRIMARY TOURS
PUBLIC TOUR: EXPLORE THE NOTORIOUS BEGINNINGS OF OLD SYDNEY TOWN
SYDNEY’S CONVICT COLONY
THE INCREDIBLE STORY BEHIND SYDNEY’S ORIGINAL SETTLEMENT OF RUM, RASCALS AND THE ROCKS
$54 pp — 2.5 hours — 10:30am start — Historian Guide — Over 1000 five star reviews — Small group tour (max. 15 guests)
PADDINGTON
ONCE UPON A TIME & CRIME IN PADDINGTON
A twisted true crime tour that takes on Paddington’s peculiar past and sinister stories.
Crime, Culture & Architecture
$58 pp — 2.5 hours — 11:00am start — Ends on Oxford Street
KINGS CROSS
KINGS, QUEENS & CLUBS OF THE CROSS
The notorious story of glamour, gangsters, showgirls, bohemia, brothels, cut-throats, corruption, clubs, neon, nightmares, murders, mysteries & martinis that came to define The Cross.
$58 pp — 2.5 Hours — Ends at Kings Cross Hotel