St. Louis Murders, Mobsters and Duels on a One-Hour Soulard Walk
An hour on Soulard's brick sidewalks with a local guide and old photos, retelling St. Louis murders, gangster tales and riots.
Soulard is a historic St. Louis neighborhood of red-brick blocks laid out around the city's public market. This walk reads those blocks as a crime map. Over one hour, a local guide works through gangsters, murders and riots from the city's past, stopping at the notorious spots tied to them.
The listing puts it plainly: more than a few people have died in these streets, and some of St. Louis's more salacious headlines were born here. Historic photos and evidence come out along the way, held up at the stops themselves.
Departures run Fridays and Saturdays at 5:00 PM and Sundays at 12:00 PM. Adults and seniors pay USD 30, teens 13 to 17 pay USD 25, and children 12 and under join free with an adult.
Confirmation is instant, and booking stays open right up to the start. Cancel at least 24 hours ahead for a full refund. Inside that window, the ticket is not refunded.
St. Louis True Crime Tour: Soulard’s Murders, Mafia & MayhemA one-hour guided true crime walk through St. Louis's Soulard neighborhood, from Molly's to the Soulard Farmers Market, with historic photos and evidence along the way.www.viator.comOld Photos, Evidence and Bloody Island
The stories run from gangsters and the city's violent underworld to murders and riots that shaped St. Louis. The guide carries historic photos and evidence to show at the stops. One of the operator's photos shows an archival image of two rowhouses projected onto the sidewalk bricks after dark.
The duels come with geography attached. Bloody Island was a wooded sandbar in the Mississippi, opposite St. Louis, and a meeting ground for duelists. It was treated as neutral territory, outside both Missouri and Illinois control. You hear the duels told on the walk rather than visit the island.
From Molly's Door to the Market
The walk starts on the sidewalk outside Molly's in Soulard, at 816 Geyer Avenue, and covers a few blocks on foot. It passes about a dozen historic homes and the Soulard Farmers Market, which the listing calls the oldest public market west of the Mississippi. It ends near the market, not back at Molly's.
The streets set the mood on their own. The operator's photo captions point to wide brick sidewalks, old stone and gaslit corners, and call Soulard St. Louis's most walkable neighborhood. In the operator's words, St. Louis is known as the brick city, and these bricks have seen almost 200 years of history.
What One Ticket Covers
The price includes all fees and taxes, and the guiding is in English. There is no pickup, and everyone meets at the start point.
- Included: the one-hour guided walk, plus fees and taxes
- Food and drinks: not listed as included
- Ticket: one per booking, and a phone screen is accepted
- Group size: up to 30 people on a shared departure
Who Fits on This Walk
The listing calls the walk suitable for all fitness levels, and in the same set of notes flags it as not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health. The listing also marks the walk as wheelchair and stroller accessible, allows service animals, and notes public transportation nearby.
Every booking needs at least one adult. Teens pay the reduced rate, and children 12 and under walk free.
📍 Molly's in Soulard, 816 Geyer Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. The group gathers on the sidewalk out front at 5:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays and at 12:00 PM on Sundays, and the walk finishes about an hour later near the Soulard Farmers Market.
Molly's kitchen serves until 9:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays and until 3:00 PM on Sundays, leaving room for a meal on either side of the walk.