We went on Halloween last year. It was awesome! We had originally planned on going over the summer but my friend broke his foot. This tour is not crutches friendly. But they allowed us to reschedule. They were very nice about it.

Moved to Portland August 2019 and had not been to the tunnels so when my friends from California visited we went on the tour. The guide has great knowledgeable facts regarding the tunnels and the activities that happened below the city. I would recommend giving it a try and its not to pricy either it was $15.00 for the purchase online.

Fun tour to experience some of the old downtown Portland history. Lots of interesting stories. Not nearly as extensive and vast of a tour I was expecting in 1.5 hours... But the tour was very enjoyable overall.

Very enjoyable if you know what you’re paying for, a dark history lesson in a dark place and a reminder of what can happen today above ground.The guide was informative and interactive, she kept the group engaged. Had a couple lights turn off that she couldn’t explain. My wife and I paid more attention to what we were standing on when we went above ground too!!

This visit was more underground than UNDER GROUND. Not at all what we were expecting. It was still a very informative, educational and interesting experience. But,10 minutes in the basement was the whole Under Ground experience. Shanghai tunnels should have quotations around the word tunnels. Our guide was interesting, amusing and charismatic. If you have an afternoon to burn and want to learn about a few square miles of Old Portland, definitely check this out.

I took this tour yesterday. They walk you around in a dark basement, telling you ghost stories. There are very few things of interest to look at- the other reviews that include photos show what there is. At one point, the guide had us all huddled around a photo (of a bassinet that they once had, but has since been stolen) telling a ghost story about a women that needs help with her baby. There was some information on how shanghaiing was performed. That part was interesting. Unfortunately, it made up less than a third of the tour. The guide mostly talked about 1: the owner and how/why this business was created, 2: ghost stories, followed by 3: actual Shanghai/tunnel information. I was not impressed.

What a great place to visit for insight into Portlands genuine history. I definitely will go again to hear all versions of the tour.

The tour was pretty informative and interesting and I absolutely loved the enthusiasm of the guide, Trevor, who answered all my questions (which means he knew his history well!) and also made the tour really interesting for me even though I was the only one who had signed up for it on that day since I visited in the off season. I absolutely loved the city and would’ve never known so much about the deep secrets had I not taken this tour. I would recommend this tour to everyone visiting Portland!

I was thoroughly satisfied, except don’t go on a Friday or Saturday night because the ending part is right under a bar & the noise can be heard below & it distracts you from the tour experience.My boyfriend at the time & I went together but wanted to experience things on our own. At the very end we shared our individual experiences with each other & we both had experienced some of the same things. We both smelt a really strong flowery perfume smell, like they would’ve worn back in those days. At one point I literally believed that the perfumed person was attached to me because the smell was so intense, it was crazy!I also got to learn a lot about the city I was born & raised in that I wasn’t aware of. I would totally take this tour again.

Great tour had a blast be sure to check if its open.

If youre interested in being told stories, check it out. The guides are passionate and weave interesting tales while putting a heavy emphasis on paranormal occurrences. Its mostly expertly crafted legends and ghost stories with a bit of actual Portland history sprinkled in. I recommend doing your research first, THEN decide if its worth your time/money.

To be clear, this is a scam. The “tunnels” are a basement under a bar. The tour guides begin by telling you about the magnificence of these tunnels, and then lead you under the bar to inform you that they have been filled/blocked, and the “ruins” under the bar are all that is accessible. The only history they are able to cite are anecdotes they spin as first hand accounts. There is no actual, real, visible, verifiable evidence. This would be fine if there was any historical record, or any academic research, but there is none. The tour guide will tell you that the only person who has seen the tunnels, the operator of the tour company, is writing a detailed account of the tunnels but for now is keeping it secret. To me this a the hallmark of a scam. Don’t waste your money.

We were so saddened by the news of Michael Jones death....we really enjoyed our time with him in the tunnels 2015. Worth the trip!

Good, should be longer though, would love it to be more like Moose Jaw tunnels. Guides were informed and enthusiastic.

It was fun! Got a lil warm down there but it was crazy learning about the Shanghai history off the city.

I dont know why people are saying its just a basement. I think there was a total of about 5 interconnected basements, significant amount of time spent underground. Well worth the relatively cheap price of the tour.Yes, the lady who ran it sounded like a robot reading from a script, but it really didnt detract from the amount I was able to learn about the history of Portland.I went in with low expectations from the reviews, but was very pleasantly surprised by the whole experience!

Awesome and extremely interesting. Beware there is a lot of places you have to duck and it doesnt have smooth floors throughout. Absolutely loved this and I am glad I came.

I have been wanting to tour the shanghai tunnels for a long time and with a friend visiting Portland for the first time, I finally pulled the trigger and went. It was... Okay. The problem, as many reviews have pointed out, is that its basically a tour of a basement rather than a tour of the tunnels themselves. There are reasons for that, but it doesnt make the tour any more interesting. At $15 a ticket the price is right, but honestly I wish the tournhad been a half hour shorter. Its a lot of listening to stories in a dark basement. The artifacts in the tunnels are largely overstated, although the boots on display make it a powerful statement and the opium den is very cool time capsule of sorts. All in all, its a cool idea, but I wouldnt recommend it...

This was so awesome! Loved learning about the history. Would totally do again!

If you want to go see some tunnels. This isnt the place for you. It is pretty much a basement with three rooms underground hobos bar. The only exciting things is the guy telling the story. Very well planned. I just got Shanghained to a basement :(

Despite the dark disturbing history and despair that went on in those tunnels, we enjoyed our tour, it was fascinating...at one point my sister who was at the very back of the group felt someone tapping her on the back of her arm as if to get her attention....There was LITERALLY no one behind her or in close enough proximity to do that...CREEPY!!!! Check out this image that I noticed in one of my photos the next day...CREEPY!!!

This is the worst. I read previous reviews and did not have high expectations (I knew the tunnels would be 2 or 3 rooms) but it ended being a true nightmare. Unless you are looking for a true scary experience and wanna spend 2 hours in a cave without a way to escape and stuck listening to the most boring tour guide, do not go.Our tour guide was a student focusing on Portlands history. She definitely seems to know her stuff. But when it comes to explaining it to people, she is....not exactly the best. She is going to repeat about 10 times that she is a historian and apparently, it gives her the right to tell people what to think. She CANNOT finish a story and sidetracks endlessly. You are not going to learn much about Portlands history (probably could fit into a 10 sentences paragraph).IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SCARY STUFF, DO THIS TOUR, THIS IS A TRUE HORROR STORY. EXCEPT THE GHOSTS ARE NOT THE ONES YOU SHOULD BE AFRAID OF (but more seriously, please give your tour guides some training).

Amazing stories that I believe are mostly backed up by facts. Portland was a scary place back then with a vast underground used for normal things as well as Shanghaiing, prostitution and opium business.The start of the tour include steep stairs so this is not easily accessible with wheelchair or similar.

Not what I expected ! Advertising promises an “under ground tour” which this is not . We did see the basement which lead to a tunnel entrance but quickly learned the tunnels were filled with rubble. We then had a walking tour near the water front. The tour guide was very nice and entertaining however I kept looking at my watch hoping it to be over .

Fascinating tour. Nicole was an awesome guide. Dug into the dark history and also helped offset it with a few jokes. It’s amazing that they are the ones keeping this history alive and working hard to preserve it the best they can. I will recommend this tour to anyone visiting Portland.

This is more of a tour of a dusty basement. We went hoping to walk the tunnels and learn more about the history of them but instead it was mostly ghost stories in the basement of a bar. Very dissatisfied.

The history and lore of the tunnels were great. Was a intriguing glimpse into the past of Portland

Not thrilled.I was expecting to explore more like walking through a more elaborate tunnel system, This was a basement under a hotel and restaurant. I will give it two stars because the guide seemed very knowledgeable about the history of what was going on during the olden times but honestly there is really nothing to see other than a dirt floor basement with old debris.

Great bit of history, still remember when we had to crawl through the place. Helped volunteer to make this place happen yrs ago expanding it to what it is now. Had even taken part during the filming of the Ghost Adventures episode done there. Great little, tour volunteers are good folks. The non-profit organizers put many yrs of hard work, love and dedication into researching and restoring this part of Portland lost history and the original human trafficking that happened in the past. Also get to learn other bits of Portland and Oregons lost or forgotten history.

Informative, but our tour guide hated Portland, and he kept telling us how much he did. You go underground for 60 seconds max. The tour is priced way too high for what it promises.

I was expecting to see more. I thought we would be touring the actual tunnels. But we walked a few blocks around learning about Portlands history then went into the basement of the hotel. I know ghosts are unpredictable and you wont always get contact, that being said we got a couple hits on the emf detectors, most of them in the parking lot we stopped at. And we heard a bang coming from the tunnel. That was about it. If u take the tour, when your guide tells you to take a moment to explore before trying to contact Nina you should really do that. I thought we would go deeper into the tunnels after that but that part was actually the end. My tour guide Brick was great though! He was nice and funny and made the tour enjoyable.

Interesting history you dont get from other area tours. They also aim to raise awareness to the ongoing struggle with human trafficking.

It was cool but I felt let down with most of the tunnels being closed off. I understand crime is an issue down in them, but if they invested in security for the tunnels instead of just cementing them closed, theyd make a way cool tourist attraction, and maybe be a profit center for the city instead of a liability.

Ok- we did a underground walking tour of Portland- and I want to dispel any ideas that you actually go underground - the so-called tunnels have all been filled in- that being said- the tour itself was absolutely AMAZING! 10/10 with history and building architecture and really fun things to learn.The history of Portland and its bad and good past are presented in a little over an hour with a nice walk all around and historical pictures for context.

A great way to hear Portlands history; the dark, the sordid, and the hilarious. They dont hold back. Our guide talked about Portlands recent evolution and renaissance as well, helping to understand how Portland got weird. Highly recommended as the first item on your schedule as it will point you in the right direction for further exploration in the downtown area.

Party of 4 paid over 80.00 to walk through 3 different basements connected by a nocked out wall, lots of talking hardly anything to really see but junk piles of wood and stone that are historic to the times. No tunnels, catacombs, or anything of real interest. What they talk about you can learn on Google. Such a waste of time and money. If you decide to waste your money, bring a flashlight and a book to read during the rambling of made up stories that are made to entertain you. FYI no refunds.

The place was not what I expected but in a good but scary way, When I read the reviews it said that it was scary and I was like oh yea whatever, but by the time I got out my body was shaking of true terror uncontrollably, real scare! The history of it is really cool to, don’t let the ghost stories throw you off there IS history there! And it is fascinating! I would recommend it! Just not for little kids, I am grown and could barley sleep that night, so yea

I highly suggest visiting The Shanghai Tunnels (not just the bar with the same name, the ACTUAL closed off Tunnels running under the downtown streets) if you are at all interested in the real history of Portland. Our beautiful city has a very ugly past, and theres lots of secrets still hiding down in those Tunnels, where so many men were kidnapped and taken out to sea unwillingly. Great history lessons for all ages!

If you get a good guide, this is a fun little tour. Its really cheap and there is a lot of history behind it. Its definitely worth checking out if youre in Portland looking for something to do.

Dont spend your time or money here. They cram 35+ people into a basement where the guide drones on & on about the history. They then move into the next room & same thing. No exploring at all, just 4 rooms & some stories that while interesting, could be read in a pamphlet.

Loved the history behind the tunnels and the questionable pics I got! Creepy!

This is a decent tour to go on. Lots of good info about Portlands dark past. Price is right too.

Great tour. Learned new things about dark history of Portland

Great tour. Creepy. Wish they allowed ghost hunting equipment.

There is no actual touring of tunnels. You spend most of the tour walking on the streets or in a basement bar that were connected to the tunnel. Very misleading to say it’s an underground tour of the tunnels. If you like sample beer and hearing about history, then worth it. Don’t expect to be walking any haunted tunnels.

Good information!! Great time even in the rain.

Amazing experience! The tour guides where exceptionally perfect. The tour is really good even with how short it is i would do it again and again. If you want to know more about it there is videos on YouTube about them.

Nicole was a fantastic tour guide. I felt that the tour covered a larger area than I was expecting. Some of these other reviews are a little ridiculous. Granted, you’re not wandering around old tunnels for hours but you are shown a large area with presentations for each section. It was a lot of fun! I suggest visiting Old Town Pizza around the corner as well. You can sit in the back booth where “Nina” the ghost apparently etched her name into what uses to be a well shaft. Super cool area rich with history! Don’t get discouraged by some of the other harsh reviews. Check this tour out! And if you’re into the paranormal aspect of it Ghost adventures did an episode on the same tunnels!

Meh. It was interesting but had I known we would not be going into the tunnels cause they are all filled in. I would not have spent the money. Tour guide was amazing though, he had a great personality.

This is a really cool place to get a tour around Halloween but make sure you go during the week day and not on the weekend. Because it goes right underneath the bars and its not really scary when you hear the Spice Girls above you LOL. The guide was really nice and he tried to get everybody in the scary mood which I liked. Get your tickets on Groupon and save yourself some extra money. Its fun but its only worth going to once. Its better to do some research before you go so you can get a better idea of what the Shanghai Tunnels were really before.

Worst tour ever! You get to check out the crawl space under a few old buildings. No tunnels, not even a basement really. A brief history of Portlands shady past, a few cheesy ghost stories and some old junk left in crawl space. I just saved you some coin.

This is definitely a scam. I send my family there to see the tunnel. There is no tunnel. Very disappointed. My family got literally got Shanghai.

Fun and informative. Learned a lot

I just find it so fascinating, Ive taken the tour twice and I hope so some volunteering down there

Was super informational and had an awesome guide.

We were scheduled for a 2 hour tour, NOT!! We left at 10:50 instead of 11am and returned at 11:50am. Our tour consisted of a 35-45 minute walk about Old Town, pointing out some old hotels and what Crimping was, water front monuments and, oh yeah, Chinatown red lamp posts. Then we went back, instructed to grab a flashlight (which really wasnt needed) and went to the Basement. There our tour guide talked some and showed us what seemed to be a closed off tunnel. Did we go into any tunnels, the answer would be NO!! I thought this was to be a Shanghai Tunnel experience, NOT. Several of the people in our tour were disappointed!! If you are expecting tunnels, DO NOT GO, if you want some history of OLD Town Portland, the the answer would be YES. Our guide stated she was sorry and that she didnt usually do Saturdays, what does that have to do with anything??!!??

Amazing tour, had a lot of fun learning about a side of Portland I never knew. My only suggestion would be to offer separate tours for families, and adults with no children

Freak-ing awesome! Love Portland history and this takes the Cake !

Was hoping to see more of the underground not just the basement of the building... The tour guide was great very knowledgeable

Buyer beware. This is not a tunnel tour its a basement tour, where you wont even leave the property which you started, literally! You get told campfire stories and walked around a dark, dusty basement, where you get to view all kinds of modern day plumbing and utilities for the business operating above, and worn out loggers boots. For all we know all of the relics on display could have been bought at a garage sale. Total fraud.

If I could give this a negative star I would the tour sucked. If you were like me and wanting a “ghost tour” and explore the “tunnels” don’t come. You literally walk around maybe a total of 50 feet and look at the same stuff as if you were to crawl under a house or go into your grandmas attic. There is just some fallen bricks and a lot of dust. Plz do not waste money on this, just stay at home and watch the ghost adventures episode where the go in you will get a better scare and more excitement from that.

Mostly a scam. Too much sensationalism downgrades their credibility. The idea of such underground caves is certainly fascinating, but we need more evidence. These people have crafted few scary stories around it and make money off it. Go if you want to enjoy dark passages and few historic conspiracies, don’t expect a history lesson.

I just live above the place I never actually been there it would be interesting to go on the tour

I am not to happy, in our group everyone said that they wanted the ghost tour we didn’t get any of that. All we got was a history lesson and I understand that but honestly there was nothing scary or fun about this tour. I paid $28 for walking 50 feet in a basement. I’m extremely disappointed. You can get all of the information that they tell you, online. This is a complete rip off... if I could I would give it a -5 stars

Not worth it. I was intrigued by the history but then the ghost stories went overboard. The tunnels were not impressive. I would not waste the time and money.

Great tour, really enjoyed it and the guides were quite knowledgeable.

Kinda meh if you ask me. Not really worth the money. To much ghost story stuff and doesnt cover that big of an area

We took a tour and walked through the tunnels. It was a interesting insight to the history of Portland. Its still being involved in an live historical dig. It was amazing seeing history unravel.

Tunnel tour-Not!Make sure you fully read what your tour includes. Ours was 98% a walking history tour of part of Portland, which was very interesting. Of the tunnels, all we saw was a basement -- big let down as the tunnels were what our group was interested in. Our price was $23 each, for the 2pm tour, another outfit offered evening tours for around $13 - maybe that was the tunnel tour?? as this evening tour was described as 20 min above ground and more than an hour underground. Read the full write-up! Id have given 3 stars or more if it had been what we had been led to believe it was. Others in the group had done a tour of the tunnels, and the whole tour was underground.

We had a great time! I acknowledge what some of the reviewers said, we didnt see as much of the tunnels as I hoped and some of the stories seemed a bit embellished but I think it actually really worked. Keep your expectations open for the tour and youll have a good time. I live in Portland and it was really cool to learn more about the city. Our tour guide was really funny and nice too.

The tour guide was nice but this was a 1.5 hour tour of a dirt basement. Wayyyy too long and sensationalized. The highlight was the PBR at the bar beforehand and being able to use the bathroom in the bar afterwards. Save yourself while you still can.

Super informative! I reccomend this tour for anyone wanting to know the secret history of Portland.

I arrived 15 minutes early as directed in my confirmation to be greeted by a doorfull of homeless people using syringes.  The entry was not clearly marked so I stepped into the Starbucks at the corner to wait in safety.  I then tried to enter the building 2 more times,the door was locked 11:00 am and 11:10 am and was nearly stabbed with a syringe at the door and accosted by a lady with a 6 inch buck knife.Not only did I pay for my parking and my ticket to your attraction without any service I was endangered.

Highly recommend! The staff is awesome and the experience is even better

This was extremely dissapointing. We came for the ghost tour and when we arrived, the lady asked what your everyone wanted. Everyone raised their hands agreeing to the ghost tour. I had my paranormal equipment with me and they said no ghost hunting equipment was allowed. That defeats the whole purpose. It was more of a historical tour and it was rushed.Hopefully, I can take over this location and give the public what it wants.

We did the tour tonight. It was awesome. We have been really excited about the tour for a long time. It was very informative and the tour leader was really smart and nice. We will defiantly tell others to take the tour and we will go back again ourselves.

Very informative. It tour guide was funny, friendly, and very knowledgeable. You learn about Portlands seedy underbelly, about crimping, odd political dealings, and of course the Shanghai tunnels. The tour lays about any hour and a half total and is maybe a mile long. It does go right past voodoos doughnuts too.

Ask for the ghost tour and have a spooky time! Also Watch out for pipes and bricks Because it can get really cramped in there with a large group of people.

Great tour, very friendly Guide

Informative and flexible guides, with just enough discomfort to make you appreciate what you have.

If you are interested in the stories, good tour. The tour guide was pretty good. If you want to actually see the tunnels, bad tour. We stood in three different spots underneath Hobos Restaurant while listening to the stories. To get the feel of the cramped conditions, the guide had us mass together, and its hot down there, and then turn off the flashlights so that it was pitch black. Depending on your level of health, its possible you could pass out. There were fans strewn about - I tried to place myself in front of one whenever possible. The ceiling is low and there are pipes everywhere, and you do have to mange your body around objects and through walls, so dont bring your grandma. But the biggest disappointment was that the tour is billed with tunnels in the name, but we did not see any of them. Know anyone with a dirt floor basement in their house? Go hang out with them and have the exact same experience.

It was exciting to hear the TRUE story of the Shanghai tunnels. Great tour guide and great time.

It was good information and Erica was very good great attitude

Their tour guides were very nice and informative about the tunnels. As for what they show in the tunnels, its not as long as you would expect. They obviously show you a tiny bit of the tunnels, which I understand why since its a little hard to breathe if you dont have fans around. You should most definitely do something afterwards. It wouldnt be worth going all the way into Portland for this. If youre a history person, go. If not really, dont go. We wanted a haunted tour, but it was not so scary at all. Overall, it was okay.

We didnt see the tunnels. Walked around for 2 hours and learned the history of the city. Then saw the basement of where the tour started. The tunnels were sealed shut many 30 years ago.

The tunnels and very unique and interesting. We appreciated the history, the ghosts, and the lively tour guide. Beware, its very humid and muggy. You almost need an oxygen mask.

Not really tunnels. I did not enjoy the over dramatized ghost stories. I think there is important history. It just was not well presented.

If you’re gay, don’t come here! Apparently our kind are too “wavy”. Can’t believe this would happen in Portland. Avoid this establishment at all costs unless you want to be humiliated in public because of who you love.

I live above them, lol, every time I visit the basement of my historical building I am in the tunnel. The tour is VERY popular with visitors, as part of the tour I can see and hear from my windows. There is always a decent group, and they seem to enjoy themselves. All of the guides Ive heard are animated, friendly, knowledgeable, and engaging. The tours are year round, rain or shine, and run several times of the day daily.

The tour was very informative. Ghost adventures did not do it justice. The tour is not very long and only stays within the property line of Hobos bar but that is all you really need. The lady who did the tour did a great job and the museum she took us too after the tour had a lot of really neat artifacts. The ghost stories they have are really good and if you get a chance to talk to her after the tour about them it is well worth it.

Not sure about the credibility but it’s still fun to listen to the stories.

Absolutely incredible! Im not one for ghost stories so that part didnt interest me as much, but the tunnels are rich with history! I loved the set-ups they had rigged to show us what happened in the tunnels. Using the flashlights they gave us instead of our phones helped transport me back in time!Hailey was a good tour guide and is very knowledgable.

Our tour guide Tony was awesome very much worth it

Went this past weekend. The tour guide was very nice and did a great job, however, I was very disappointed in the tour itself. What I want to know is what is their limit of people theyll take on a tour. They say walk ins can come if room, but do they ever turn people away? There were approx 60 people who showed up for our time slot. They said there were soo many they asked for 30 volunteers to go with another guide about 12 mins later. Why?? Why book that many people to begin with?? So then about 30 of us go down and even 30 is too many. She even said when we tried to look at stuff she was trying to get us all through... then again dont book soo many and we wont have to rush! They should only allow 10-15 people to make it enjoyable for everyone. So they clearly only care about stuffing as many as they can to make money. Was not worth it at all.

Very good tour guide Doug.

I like the idea of this tour (have done similar tours in other cities), but the execution left something to be desired. I found it dragged on and could have been condensed, especially as you are standing in small, dark, dank corners of a basement the whole time. Too often, tour guide emphasised ghosts and things people have hallucinated. Tours sell out, in our case they asked us to divide ourselves into two groups as we wouldnt all fit at once.Need to be agile, steep stairs, crouching, navigating in the dark on uneven ground.$20 cash for walk-ins.

Very fun. Exceeds expectations

I didnt know what to expect and weve been on tours before -- especially local ghost hunting and all that. But our guides were awesome! Aaron and Christina gave us more than we bargained for. It was AWESOME!!!!!

An amazing underground experience! History reveals itself with flashlights in hand!

Had a great time. We were expecting more tunnels, but the walk around old town and all the information regarding Portlands debaucherous past was definitely worth it. The guide Todd is the man.