Historical tour of the psychiatric hospital and its abandoned cemetery

Psychiatric hospital Bohnice, Ústavní 91, 18100 Prague 8, Czechia, Prague, Czech Republic
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$28.00
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Overview
Duration
3h
Languages
English
Voucher type
mobile
What To Expect

Take a walk through the famous Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital and towards its historic abandoned graveyard, where you will be introduced to the intense and at times dark history of the field of psychiatry. Your guide will lead you through a maze of buildings rich in both history and controversy from an antient times to present day. Be prepared to enter a whole new different world stained with torturous and deadly treatments inflicted on the most unfortunate patients who occupied these wards for centuries. Learn of the torments of 19th and 20th century psychiatric treatments and the agonizing lives of the hospital’s inmates. And at last we will lead you on a path to the cemetery where in seemingly calm fellowship many souls lay at rest; history tells of a different story.

What to remember

Important info

  • The tour runs with a minimum of 2 people. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough customers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
  • The tour includes historical facts connected the dark history of the field of psychiatry so it is not recommended for small children
  • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
  • Please arrive to the meeting point at least 10 minutes before the tour departure time
  • Please bring a bottle of water
Includes
included-item
Transportation to the psychiatric hospital and to the cemetery and back to the city centre. Professional guide
Excludes
excluded-items
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Know Before You Go
Highlights

Take a walk through the famous Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital. Visit its historic abandoned graveyard. Discover the intense and at times dark history of psychiatry

Operating days

Wednesday, Friday and Sunday

Cancellation Policy
can-cancel You can cancel your tour until a day in advance
Provider
McGee's Entertainment, s.r.o.
Meeting Point

The tour begins in front of the gate to the Psychiatric Hospital in Bohnice, Ústavní 91, 18100 Prague 8, Czechia.