Saint Paul Gangster Tour
Overview
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2 hours
Mobile ticket
The original St. Paul Gangster Tour (2 hours by Bus in comfort) reveals why Saint Paul was a center for bootlegging operations and criminal activities during the 1930s prohibition era. The tour guide is informative and humorous. This is the only tour that starts at the historic Castle Royal Gangsters nightclub, preserved today as The Wabasha Street Caves. Please note that this tour does not include the Historic Cave Tour. Package available which includes priority seating, photo op, and tickets to both our Historic Cave Tour, as well as the Saint Paul Gangster Tour! 8 years old on up.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Saint Paul
See landmarks like the Historic Castle Royal nightclub, Landmark building, St. Paul hotel, Green Lantern Saloon, Hamm's mansion kidnapping site, Cathedral Hill, Bremer kidnapping site, sites of the Irish Syndicate, site of Dillinger's gun battle, Summit Hill, Governor's Mansion, and F. Scott Fitzgerald's home.
South Saint Paul
Visit a payroll robbery site.
What‘s Included
Air-conditioned vehicle
2-hour gangster tour by bus
Restroom on board
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Options
Saint Paul Gangster Tour
Reviews
56 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Ma Parker would be proud!
B5469VHsaran,May 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful! The guide was fantastic in giving life to the interesting darker side of St. Paul ‘s history. Staying in character she captured the essence of the gangster days. As the bus weaved it’s way through the streets of the capital city she coordinated each location with informative narration giving life to the sordid history of the capital city gangster era.
2 Northern Bandits on the Loose
Seaside09366282114,Feb 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Entertainment value was good and guide was funny and well-informed. Stories were intetesting.
Fun time
Erik K,Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Insightful, fun. Guide was very knowledgeable and had a wealth of knowledge about the time period...
You travel in a...
Robin W,Oct 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00You travel in a comfortable bus with an entertaining story teller/ actress. The stories and delivery are very engaging.
Babyface Nelson was...
Dawn C,Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Babyface Nelson was informative and entertaining. We visited some places I've only heard of. We had a great time.
Very entertaining and we...
Judy B,Oct 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Very entertaining and we learned so much history that we didn't know even though we've both spent our whole lives (70+ years) in the Twin Cities!
Gangsters are not Mobsters!
Lisa T,Sep 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This was a 2 hour bus tour so don’t worry about walking! It was fun and informative and there is definitely a difference between and gangster and a monster!
Arrive early!
Joan S,Sep 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We should have arrived earlier than the start time to explore the caves. Nothing was said about that and so we missed seeing them.
Very informative and...
Jill C,Sep 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Very informative and cool, nice introduction to St. Paul's history. Great way to see around downtown area without worrying about driving/parking. Tour guide was great and super engaging!
The staff was friendly and the tour lacked depth
Sara221030,Sep 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00Every staff person we interacted with was kind and both the bus driver and tour guide were warm and engaging. I could tell that they were trying hard to make our tour enjoyable. The tour, in principal, sounded interesting but really seemed to lack depth in our opinion. Some people on our bus tour (which appeared to be full!) seemed to be enjoying it, so maybe it just wasn't a tour for us. It wasn't a bad experience, it just wasn't an experience I would recommend to a friend.
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