A Victorian Haunting: Escape from the Asylum
Step back in time to a shadowy night of intrigue, secrets, and suspense at **A Victorian Haunting: Escape from the Asylum**. Someone has escaped... and they're leaving clues throughout downtown Ottawa. Can you piece together the mystery before it's too late? Your ticket unlocks an evening of eerie encounters, a city-wide interactive game, and chilling surprises around every corner...and that's only the beginning. We've got a few surprises we're not ready to reveal just yet.
The asylum doors creak open this October.
Will you escape?
🕰️ **Extended Hours!** We’re starting earlier—festivities now begin at **2 PM**, giving you even more time to explore Victorian-era Ottawa and immerse yourself in the mystery.
📲 **Skip the Check-In Line!** No need to wait in line! Just show your pass and start your haunting adventure.
🎩 **Open to Ages 13+!** This year’s event is designed for **guests 13 and older**, so teens and adults alike can join in the mystery, thrills, and Victorian fun!
🍴 **Enjoy a Gourmet Snack!** Grab a gourmet charcuterie cup filled with easy-to-eat snacks. Savor the flavors while you sleuth!
🪦 **Exclusive Add-On Experience: Fatal Footsteps: Tracing Ottawa's Most Gruesome Crimes Tour**
Enhance your outing with a **1-hour guided tour** by Tom Aussem of the award-winning **Awesome Ottawa Tours**. Discover the dark side of local history with *Fatal Footsteps: Tracing Ottawa’s Most Gruesome Crimes*. A chillingly perfect companion to your night of mystery.
Step back into a time when justice was swift, suspects vanished without a trace, and the line between the accused and the innocent blurred under the gaslight. In the gritty days of the 1800s, Ottawa, Illinois, was no exception to the chaos of the Wild Middle West—where crime often went unanswered, and death left whispers that still echo today.
You’ll visit local cemeteries and crime scenes where killers and the killed now rest uneasily beneath the soil. Hear haunting tales of unsolved murders, brutal frontier justice, and the desperate measures ordinary people took in desperate times. This journey into the darker corners of Ottawa’s history is not for the faint of heart.
Which fatal footsteps will you follow? Find out—if you dare.
🚶♂️ **Exclusive Add-On Experience: The Afterlife Speakeasy**
This extremely limited ticket includes full access to *A Victorian Haunting: Murder at the Mansion* **plus** exclusive entry to **The Afterlife Speakeasy**, a hideaway tucked deep in downtown Ottawa. From 8–10 PM, you'll enjoy a bourbon flight and sample locally-made absinthe. Limit 50 tickets, so don't sleep on this one!
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With upgraded experiences, new twists, and a chilling mystery to solve, this is the ultimate autumn night out you won’t want to miss.
**Refunds:** All ticket sales are final. No refunds will be issued. If an event is canceled, the ODA will email ticket purchasers to advise of available options.
**Rain or Shine:** Outdoor events occur rain or shine. If lightning or other dangerous weather is imminent or present, the Ottawa Downtown Association (ODA) reserves the right to cancel or delay any remaining event activities. Updates on the status of an interrupted or canceled event will be posted to Facebook and Instagram @ottawadowntownassociation. In the event a ticketed event is canceled, the ODA will email ticket holders with options for their unused tickets.
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