Sydney Walking Tours

Our Weekly Sydney Walking Tours

Each week Murders Most Foul hosts a series of Sydney walking tours with a historical and true crime theme that shows Sydney from a different and exciting perspective. Sydney has an incredible history made up of dozens of communities and thousands of individual human stories. We found that the traditional history walking tours set around Sydney are stuck in their old fashioned ways and just lectured to us like they were reciting a 1980s text book. Our mission has been to change how historical Sydney walking tours are delivered. Our Sydney walking tours are guided by historians and archaeologists that take you off the tourist path, into the back streets, hidden bays and coves, and across the secret gardens, in search of forgotten stories, relics and mysteries.

Sydney Odyssey: A Sydney Harbour History Walking Tour

NEW TOUR ALERT! A history walk from Circular Quay to Kings Cross through Farm Cove, the Botanic Gardens and Woolloomooloo. See Sydney from a different angle while hearing bizarre, peculiar and spine-chilling stories that will change the way you see our most iconic landmarks. Click here to find out more.

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Starting at$35.00

Darlinghurst: Sex, Scandal & Murder Walking Tour

Explore murder, myth and mystery in Sydney’s most eerie and sinful historical neighbourhood. You will track the steps of disturbed serial killers; lurk through old ganglands; uncover a 19th-century same-sex scandal that ends in murder and discover the forgotten prostitute lanes, beats and brothels. *Parental discretion for children under 15.* Click here to find out more.

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 Glenda 
 
 
 
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Balmain: Rust, Radicals and Razors. I was blown away by, and totally mesmerised by the history and knowledge that Elliott forwarded onto all of us. The best walking tour I've ever been on.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Ray Welling 
 
 
 
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Deep knowledge on display - who knew so many people were murdered in Balmain? Thanks for an entertaining session, Lindsey!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Rosanna Marsella 
 
 
 
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Adam Grossetti lead our tour through the streets of Potts Point and surrounds. He was very knowledgeable and presented in a easy and engaging way. After watching his 3 part series, this tour highlighted the connection between The Black Hand in Queensland and events in Sydney's underworld. Highly recommend!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Andrew 
 
 
 
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This walking tour was a memorable and highly worthwhile experience. Elliot is remarkably well-informed about the fascinating history of inner Sydney. His passion for his subject is inspiring. I now find myself looking at Surry Hills in an entirely new way.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Judith Croft 
 
 
 
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Great tour. Elliot is easy to listen to and knows what he is talking about. He makes it so interesting and as I did it with a group he gave more detail on our area of interest.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Paul Miller 
 
 
 
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The Balmain walk was fascinating, standing on the spot of some pretty gruesome crimes. Elliott is very knowledgeable and the photos were helpful to visualise what the area was during the periods being described.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Christina Rose 
 
 
 
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The best price walking in Sydney.  100% satisfaction. Cancellation policy is top tier. If you need to. I can’t wait to do them all. Elliot is the goat. Just finished the tour with Adam Grosetti and the black hand gang. Another great and interesting voyage through the Italian deep crime connection and the QLD canecutters. Highly recommended. Well done Adam. Can’t wait for the book Elliot. It’s gonna be amazing.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Peter O'Brien 
 
 
 
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Great guide, fascinating history. Do yourself a favour and explore Sydney!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Richard Bromley 
 
 
 
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We did the 2 Hour walk on 03/05/2025. The history and the stories that Elliot shared with us was great. He even keeps you in the story process as to guess the outcome. His knowledge and Photos throughout the walk, 2nd to none. Would highly recommend this tour. Thank You Elliot.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Kris Isemonger 
 
 
 
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Spent a fascinating three hours walking Surry Hills with Elliot, an incredible storyteller who brought the area’s pub culture and past vividly to life. I knew very little about this side of Sydney, and suddenly the streets were full of characters, history and colour. Informative, entertaining and eye‑opening — I’ll never walk Surry Hills the same way again.
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
    
 
 

Surry Hills Crime Scenes & Secret Laneways (3hrs)

Our flagship walking adventure is everything the 2-hour tour offers plus more crime scenes, more history, and more laneways like the charming cat alley. The final stop is an old detective’s pub frequented by the infamous Roger Rogerson. Click here to find out more.

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Starting at $45.00

Surry Hills Crime Scene Walking Tour (2hrs)

Investigate the dark past of Sydney’s iconic Surry Hills. This gentle walk explores old lanes and alleys to discover a series of forgotten murders and crime scenes from 1820 to 1960. Experience old-fashioned storytelling with a twist. Click here to find out more.

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Starting at $35.00

Read About Sydney’s Historical Murders

Discover the forgotten murders in your Sydney suburb and neighbourhood including Glebe, Darlinghurst, Killara, Cronulla, Newtown, Crows Nest, Narrabeen and more.