Our guide was awesome! But walking around homeless people and the giant rats were kinda sad. We did have an extra body guard guy who went with us so we felt safe. The stories were cool and our guide was fun!!

I really loved the walking tour. The staff was super friendly and taught us a lot. Tyler was amazing, showed us some history and took us down to the spirit Level. Really enjoyed it. I come to Portland every year and this is actually my second tour with Portland walking tours.

Okay so we did the adults only beyond bizzare tour last night and our guide was amazing! His name was Velentyne(not sure how to spell sorry). He had so many great stories and was very knowledgeable about Portlands history. He has spent a lot of time researching Portland and has a lot of experience. I brought my dog as well which was not a problem at all. When we were down in the basement he asked a spirit if they liked dogs and my reader started going up and Ali my dog started jumping on me. It was so cool! We had a great time.

We did the grown up beyond bizarre tour. There were just the 3 of us and our guide Will. We learn some and shared some. Overall we had a blast. Definitely glad we went.

I am not a native to Portland and neither was my date. I honestly didn’t know what to expect when setting up the tour for a Sunday at 11am.Here it goes from setting up the tour to finishing it out that day of.I went on their website and set it up for what I thought was on a Sunday at 11am. Come to find out I had set it up for the following day (Thursday) at 11am. I emailed and called them literally 5 minutes after making that huge mistake. I let them know I made a mistake and was hoping they could swap it to that Sunday. Fell asleep and waited till 9 am the following day to find a response in my email box that they had successfully changed the dates for me! I was so relieved that they were able to do that! Big points on my end.The day came (Sunday) to drive up to Portland. It was a great day partly cloudy with chances of rain. We parked in a decent garage for a low price of $5.00 which to me wasn’t really that bad for such a large city. We park and walk around with our eyes peeled in the GPS on our phones since we don’t know much of Portland well. We walk up to the front of the building. The building is a historical building from the 1800’s and looks amazing. There was a sign out front about the tours and the door was wide open greeting us inside.As we walk inside we are overwhelmed with the aroma of the historical sweetness and the sight of the overly walked hardwood floors that even Martha Stewart would die for. It is so minimal in things in there it is a joy to even stand in. We were about 30 minutes ahead of time and were greeting by a very friendly gentleman ( born and raised portlandian). We chatted for a few minutes and I wandered off to look at the pictures and all the historic things in the beginning of the waiting area.30 minutes past and it’s filled up quite well with people of all types and locations. Some from the Midwest and some from the Easy coast. All of us gather together in a group an we go ahead and start our venture.Much to our surprise it started outside with a history lesson about Portland and the area surrounding. The tour guide (who greeted us when we first walked in) then took all of us walking and stopping at certain points to speak about different parts of the history and how significant they were to each location and how things have now changed but there are parts that remain.We then make our way back to the beginning and get the honors of making our way down to the tunnels. We all grab a flashlight as we walk down what looks like stairs built for Snow Whites seven dwarfs. I recommend everyone use the handrails and take your time and these steps are very small and could easily slip one or three. We finally get downstairs and it is so dark and has this aroma filled with history that only one could imagine. We make our way to the end where there is a stack of concrete where you can’t go any further. The guide then gives you a history lesson on this and quite a few others having to do with the tunnels.We then make our way back up stairs and the tour guide finishes up his tour with all of us. We are then enlightened with the guide and his over-told stories of life living in Portland. I would highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting Portland. The guide is so funny and accommodating. The history is nothing less than extraordinary. I’ve been a Oregon native all my life and even it was a blast for me.

Very informative and good sized walking tour. Booked tickets 24 hours in advance, and glad I did. They sold out tickets the day of.

Our tour guide was so helpful and informative. She was quite funny and accommodating to our groups specific interests going into the tour.We enjoyed her mythbusting in addition to the entertainment. She not only told us the fun history but corrected common misconceptions so we would be informed, more conscious tourists.

Very knowledgeable and full of information. Great if you love beer but spendy if you dont.

My sister and I had so much fun on the adults only Beyond Bizarre tour. Jordan was hilarious and very informative. Even if you don’t believe in ghosts, it was fun to learn a little bit about Portland’s weird past. Highly recommend! Worth it!

Mostly a tour about the political history of Portland. Wanted to have more information about the Shanghai tunnels. The information that was given is slanted to a political view and omitted facts about slaves and how Portland was a hub for trade in the tunnels.Also there is no tour into the actual tunnels just their basement.

Humorous and informative. The guide made the stories horrifying fun. Very little time underground, as the tunnels have all closed per city order but you still get a great deal of information on the underbelly of the citys shady past.

We did a Tipsy* Tour with Herb, and we agreed it was our favorite thing we did in Portland. First of all, hes super-knowledgeable about the city and its food and drink. Second, he knows EVERYBODY! Third, hes a good sport. We had wine, beer, cocktails, cider and plenty of food. I was actually surprised how much food was included in the price. We went a little over our time, but it was just the four of us and we spent more time in the bars, but Herb was willing to roll with it. Fun fact: tater tots were invented in Portland! Thanks, Herb! Im calling you if Im ever in the Cash Cab. *You might actually be tipsy after this tour; take the streetcar home.

Very much enjoyed this tour. Right off the bat they state this tour is strictly about facts, nothing made up to fuel ones imagination. Born and raised in the PNW and there was some stuff I had no clue about before this tour. Thanks for a great tour!

Okay, granted I’m biased. I used to be a guide for this company but I am still convinced they run the best walking tours in the city. Highlights are the “Underground” tour and “Flavor Street” (food carts!). Check them out if you are a visitor or local.

Fun way to pass some time. And great intro to city.

It was quite interesting, I grew up in Portland so getting some of the history of my city was something I appears wanted to do. You will learn about all the seedy parts of old town, the history of the tunnels, and how the tunnels actually didnt have anything to do with stealing people for work overseas.

Megan was our tour guide. She was so much fun and informative! The stop at voodoo doughnuts was great too.

Loved the tour! Did the Underground Portland tour, very interesting, and very dark!

This was so fun. Would totally recommend

It was a great experienced! I’ve learned allot of things about the history of Portland. The tour guide was very good! I’m just disappointed that we didn’t get to see the tunnels. I was expecting to see it and walk inside of it but they’re all closedown.

Great tour. Learned a lot including a great place for clam chowdah

Leona was a great tour leader and facilitator of the entire experience. This was a fun event to join in on.

We took the Underground Portland tour. There was a lot of potential for it to be a very interesting and informative tour, but our guide, whos name I dont recall, seemed not to know very much beyond the (almost) memorized script. She also had a great deal of trouble getting the microphone and speaker to work properly, so it was difficult to hear at times. Our visits to the tour locations were mostly very short, with only the most basic information included. There was more detail about a father and son team of crimpers, Eriksons Saloon, and the history of Voodoo Donuts, but that was about as interesting as it got. With a more informed guide, this could be a much better tour.

Love it so much Ive done it 3 times in 5 years

The guide is very informative. I wish we would have perhaps gone into some different buildings instead of looking through the glass. Voodoo donuts was a great bonus. It seemed to sort of fall apart at the end when we were trying to speak to “Nina”. An unscheduled(?) ghost tour was taking place upstairs and I feel like it might have ruined the cellar basement experience at the end. I also wished there would have been tunnels or that the tour was accurately represented through the website photos. From the other reviews I’m sure this is still a tour worth checking out. We just happened to be unlucky.

Interesting, but many instances of invented or embellished history which took away from the credibility of the guide.

Went on this tour during the Halloween season to learn some spooky history. Our guide, Jordan, was amazing! He was hilarious, engaging, interactive, and informative.We got to learn about some spookiness-detecting equipment, like the EMF detector pictured. We also stopped by Voodoo Donuts and each person got a donut to snack on. They accommodate for dietary restrictions as well - mine was vegan!Even if you dont believe in ghosts or the supernatural, you can enjoy this tour. Lots of cool stories and it was great to learn more about the history of an awesome city.

It advertised as being underground and I think twice we looked at what was tunnels through plexiglass and that was as close to underground as we got!The guide was very liberal in his political views and did not mind sharing them.The homeless issues in the general area made one feel very uncomfortable.There are way to many nice places to go without wasting your time on DT Portland.GB

Liberty1Interesting and Fun!Review of Portland Walking ToursPending reviewThis was a very interesting tour (Portland Underground) and our guide, Lesley, was energetic, funny and helpful. The tour explained the history of Portland and all the underground activities that were happening as the city developed. Be prepared to be outside for about 1-2 hours, so dress accordingly. Recommended for locals and visitors alike!

I have been to ghost tours in California, Texas, and Arizona and Brick has been my favorite tour guide out of any tour I have been on. He was kind, knowledgable, and charismatic. Brick loves his city and it shows. I highly recommend the Beyond Bizarre Ghost Tour and requesting Brick!

Beyond Bizarre Adults Only Tour 10/06/2019 - 21:00Ill start by stating that I am a firm skeptic while my wife is a solid believer. The day before we did this tour we did a ghost walk down in Independence Oregon. We were thoroughly disappointed in that walk (at least it was free) and so to make it up to my wife I decided to take her out on this walk.We arrived a bit early and were promptly checked in by out guide, Meghan.We waited for a short while in the lobby for other clients to arrive. The lobby is adorned with a variety of pictures from Portland past and it is always fun, for me at least, to see these glimpses into a bygone era.All of the other attendees arrived ahead of schedule and so Meghan got us started just a couple minutes early. The tour started with a brief talk on the history of Portland and a handing out and explanation of the K2 EMF Meter, a standard piece of equipment for those that chase spirits.The walking portion of the tour covers a little more than a half mile and took us a little more than an hour. Meghan was knowledgeable and friendly and stopped at various points along the way to explain the different hauntings that people have encountered. I wont spoil the tour for anybody but there is a mid tour stop for a delightfully Portland treat.At the conclusion of the walking tour we arrived back at the main hub and were then invited down into the basement for the possibility of more encounters. This basement, like many in the old town part of Portland, has connections to the mid 19th century era Shanghai Tunnels. We were told a history of this particular building and then invited to extinguish our flashlights. One of our group did not have the nerve to do this and so they quickly left the basement area while the rest of us attempted to commune with the dead. One of the other tourists did receive multiple K2 meter hits while we sat in the darkness and she complained of feeling suddenly cold. I did not experience these effects so I can not verify their authenticity. After about 15 minutes or so in the basement area flashlights were turned back on and we all slowly made our way back up into the main floor. We turned in our K2 meters and were given an opportunity to ask any follow up questions.Nothing that I saw or experienced during my particular tour caused me to change my skeptic stance however that does not in any way detract from the tour itself. It was a very pleasurable experience and I would recommend it to anyone, even other skeptics, if only for the historical perspectives.I will likely be back to try some of the other tours in the future. Thanks a bunch folks.EDIT: One other thing. If you enjoy your tour, please show your appreciation and tip your guide.

Really enjoyed it, I highly recommend them.

Best tour I have ever taken. I go to haunted tours everywhere I go and this one is by far the best. The tour guide is so energetic and fun that just watching how expressive she is, is entertaining. Great knowledge of the city and the flow to the tour was awesome.

This was the highlight of our trip, and Alison was the best host! We took the adult paranormal tour and had an amazing time trying to capture evidence and learning a lot about the local history. Cant wait to come back and take another tour!

Oh what an awesome tour! I highly recommend. I have never enjoyed Portland so much! I had no idea what to expect but I was impressed!Just entering into the building you could tell right away we were in for a treat! A well kept vintage entry.Our tour guide was amazing. So upbeat and interactive. You could tell He truly has a passion for this!I learned a lot on this tour. I thought it was so awesome to get to experience Portland from this point of view.

Walking tours are quite delightful. Martini tha prince. See ya soon

This tour went by me a several others on sleeping in the street saying the biggest problem Portland has is too many strip clubs. It was cold and rainy. I disagree with what they had to say.

Brick is THE best guide!!! Very interesting and entertaining!

Brick was a great guide! Id definitely book more tours with this company!

Great stories of old Portland

Just fascinating info and spooky in a good way

This was great fun for the entire family. We loved having an EMF detector to carry around as we learned about Portlands shady side!

Great guide, great history lesson, and the walk sure didnt seem like a mile!

This was an informative tour. I learned quite a bit about Portland history. Doug, our tour guide was funny and kept the type engaging!

Tyler was an exceptional guide! Very friendly and very engaging. Lived in Oregon my whole life and learned things I never knew.

Did the adults only ghost your and what a treat. Our tour guide was absolutely hilarious and very educational at the same time. Gives a neat little glimpse into the odd history of Portland.

Scary and fun. I met a new friend.

Allison gave us a magical experience and was at 110% even though it was only my fiance and I on the tour. Lovely and fun night!

We had a great time walking around Portland and hearing the history and stories. Our tour guide did a great job entertaining us (Breck).

We were the only two there so we got an entertaining private tour

Very informative and a good walk. Our tour guide Erich was amazing. Even when talking about some of the more sad/ sensative topics, he was respectfully positive. He was a gem of a person.Make sure you are ready to walk in the weather. Even the underground tour is mostly out on the street.

If you ever wonder whats going on under your feet then this is the place to find out lol

Classic. Great for the price.

We did the ghost tour and it was fantastic! I highly suggest it. Our tour guide was amazing, and I am so glad we had him!

Ario was awesome. We were lucky enough to have a private tour. As a result, we were able to ask any and all questions we wanted. We also were able to go kind of at our own pace. Seeing the old tunnel remains were also very cool.

Recently took the tour on a visit from Los Angeles. Our tour guide Erich made it an absolutely great experience! He had such an enthusiasm for the history he was sharing. You cant help but to follow along with the same interest. Dont join the tour expecting a bunch of ghosts and goblins. Its NOT that type of tour. Do expect some great story telling and history lessons though. We ended up enjoying it very much. And again- hats off to Erich for doing such a great job!

Its sold as an underground tour but its mainly above ground. Interesting stories but not all historically accurate.

Conor was amazing. He was full of information and a few jokes. He was mindful about where we walked. I wish I had time for the other tours they offer.

We took my daughter and niece and nephew for the ghost hunting tour. There was a lot of interesting information about the city, though it seemed heavily skewed towards negative aspects of the citys origin. I dont mind learning about the dark shady past, but Im sure there are some more awesome stories that could be shared. The underground portion amounts to the basement of the building, which is typical stone foundation of most Portland homes and then you ask ghosts to answer questions on EMF detectors. Something did set off my nieces detector so that was exciting for the kids. Our guide Tyler did a great job and we enjoyed him throughout the walk.

Its really fun, definitely taking another one tomorrow! Brick is an amazing tour guide!

It was fun. Great guide.

Fun place with lots of history

Beyond bizarre tour with Jordan was amazing. I booked the tour for my daughters 16th birthday. It was great. Jordan was very patient with our overly excited group. He was informative and entertaining. The drama you encounter while walking through portland is just an added bonus. We did get to experience some activity in the basement. Definitely recommended for those who enjoy the supernatural aspects of life.

We all liked the tour. Our guide Doug made it funny and interesting.

Lesley was great!! She wasnt afraid to go answer questions. She was friendly and knowledgeable.

Full disclaimer, I’m not a believer in the paranormal and was there for a group of friends. Tours are scheduled for set intervals lasting about 1 and half to 2 hours. The guide we had, while polite and enthusiastic, was very script heavy, not really open to any sort of back and forth conversation or questions. If any were asked the guide was thrown off as if they had lost their train of thought. Having been handed EMF detectors to monitor paranormal activity, we started with a tour out and around Portland, in which we were provided with some interesting backstories and histories of the city, much of it citation needed. We eventually were lead back to where we started and headed into the basement of the building which was the fabled Shanghai tunnels. It was a basement with the lights off and a blocked off hallway which was the supposed tunnels. This was extremely disappointing. In the basement the theatricals began and so did the tall tales. The tour guide put on a show with the EMF detectors and began speaking to ghosts. The majority of the group seemed to enjoy it and I’m glad I at least did it, but I was informed by my partner who had been on it a few years prior that it was better back then as you actually went into the tunnels. Definitely not my cup of tea, my highlight being the Voodoo Doughnuts.

When I read the brochure for the tour it caught my eye. I had no idea about Portlands shady past. Our tourguide was amazing. He was intergetic and knowledgeable. The tour lasted about 2hrs and the walk was very easy and manageable. If you are interested in learning the real history of Portland this is a good start. His stories were funny and sad at the same time. We walked through the Saturday morning market which added some excitement to the tour. I highly recommend this tour if you enjoy learning about history.

Really great history tour of Portlands beginnings. I learned a lot. John was a perfect guide with a loud, clear voice and was never boring. We got good laughs and he was eager to answer any questions.

Its like a huge outdoor museum to explore with a docent

Interesting tour. Learned a lot about Portlands history including the truth about the old tunnel system. Kevin is an excellent tour guide. Highly recommended.

Did the walking tour with tony today, and it was awesome, we enjoyed ourselves very much and it was a blast doing it with tony, thanks for entertaining us while we are away from Alberta!

Did the haunting walking tour. Was a great tour!

Great experience.

Brick was a wonderful guide, he took pride in his city and showing us all the haunts. Great story telling and restaurant recommendations!

If you are looking for the historical underground channels in Portland, then you are up for disappointment. There are no underground channels. That is what you will come to know once you take the tour.

Did the Underground tour. Our tour guide Conor was awesome! Knowledgeable and funny. His delivery was so on point, I think he might have a background in theater. I recommend it to anyone visiting and locals too.My friend the historian approved of the content and delivery. The tour touches on some sensitive topics, which Conor navigated with sensitivity and respect. It was refreshing to hear an honest telling of the less charming parts of Portlands history: blatant racism and sexism, human trafficking, corruption.

They have a good selection of tours and the UNDERGROUND tour is well with taking and ranked one of the best (if not the best)

Kevin was an amazing tour guide with a good sense of explaining history and painting a good story.The Best Tour I have been on Yet.

Todd was awesome. Facts, stories and humor made for a really fun and informative day! By the end of the tour I had a huge fangirl crush on him.

Nice tours. Wish there were more sites or better underground sites.

So much fun and very interesting. Our tour guide was amazing and hilarious

My boyfriend and I had a great time. The tour guide was very informative.

Learned a lot about Portland history. Entertaining guides.

Brick was a great guide

I walked into the Beyond Bizarre Adult only night paranormal tour sceptical. Im not a believer. I walked out of it glad I took the tour. Im not a believer now but I had a good time. Our tour guild, Jordan, was fantastic. He was a great mix of humorous, theatrical, knowledgeable and entertaining. The tour itself was very heavy on the history of the city and less on woo woo. He talked about ghosts in such a way to share what people have seen but also what historically has happened. He incourged us to research and avoid the over dramatical. Worth it.

Good historical info on Portlands sordid history. Was disappointed this was billed as a tunnel tour when in actuality they no longer truly exist. Was inexpensive.

The tour guide keeps you interested with educational facts along with fun humor.. Decently glade I went..

Called underground tour which it wasnt at all. Learned about Portlands history which was interesting

Great tour and history, Simon was a very entertaining guide!

Great tour with tour guide.

I wasnt sure what I was going to get when I bought the tour tickets online, but it was amazing! Tour guide was very entertaining and friendly! You must try The Worst Of Portland tour.

We had a great time on the underground tour. The undergroud portion of it was more figurative than litteral, but there is a portion of the tour which explores the basement under the hotel and shows how tunnels connected to it. All in all very well done.

Loads of fun.

Great and entertaining tour. The tour guides bring to life the history.

Decent tour with some historical notes. The basement was interesting but unfortunately the tunnel access is shut off.

So, not really an underground tour at all. We walked around downtown, Tom McCall waterfront along the Willamette River, and then briefly inside an oyster restaurant to look down a glass window to see a concrete incased whole in the ground, nothing special about it. Finally back to their office and thats when you go underground to their very low ceiling basement. Theres an old suitncase laying on the ground, a few posters about some shady dudes from way back, a couple arched brick-off tunnels that used to lead between the buildings and one that has a big pile of concrete rubble blocking it off. You walk around in there for a few minutes with flashlights. I thought it was a really boring finale. Overall it was interesting to hear some of the history but it was a let down. Not sure if Id recommend it, unless you dont have anything better to do for a couple hours.

Guide made it a fantastic experience.

Our guide Kevin Michael was awesome and made the simple tour interesting

Excellent tour with very informed and very entertaining guide Kevin. I thoroughly recommend.

Our resident expert, Kevin, captivated us for 2 hours with tales of dirty, bearded dudes of Portland from the 19th century to present. A great walking tour around the heart of the city and explanation of some of the more colorful urban legends.