Historic Cannery Row: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of John Steinbeck's Monterey

Name: Historic Cannery Row: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of John Steinbeck's Monterey
Brand: Viator
Price: 8.99 USD
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Rating: 4.1 (20 reviews)

4.1(20)1 hr 15 minEnglishMonterey & Carmel, United States

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This self-guided, self-paced audio walking tour will explore Cannery Row in Monterey California and the surrounding area as well as a number of hotels and historic sites. There's a separate admission charge for entrance to Monterey Bay Aquarium.

On this tour, you'll hear how the area served as the industrial heart of Monterey in the first half of the 1900s. Its seemingly inexhaustible number of Pacific sardine attracted fishermen, investors and inventors from around the world seeking their fortune. But, (spoiler alert!) overfishing would decimate the industry by the 1950s.

You will also discover the connection between John Steinbeck and this area as you meet some of the colorful characters that were immortalized in his novel Cannery Row and its sequel Sweet Thursday. Finally, you'll discover the incredible story of how Cannery Row quite literally rose from the ashes to what is now a welcoming waterfront of world-class hotels, wine rooms, restaurants and shopping opportunities.

Included

VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
Lifetime access to this tour in English
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Not included

Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Smartphone and headphones
Transportation
Food and drink

What you'll do

The Cannery Row Monument
Cannery Row, Steinbeck Plaza, Monterey, United States
The tour takes you past the Cannery Row Monument and briefly explains the significance of each person depicted.
The tour takes you past the original Monterey Canning Company warehouse
Outside the warehouse is where you'll hear the story of Cannery Row.
The tour passes the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co
restaurant which is the highest-grossing restaurant on the Row. You'll hear about its connection to the Monterey Canning Company.
The tour will take you briefly inside the InterContinental The Clement Monterey
Hotel where you'll be shown a historic aerial photograph of Cannery Row.
Doc Rickett's Pacific Biological Laboratories
800 Cannery Row, Monterey, United States
You'll walk past Doc Rickett's Pacific Biological Laboratories where you'll more about the man that lived there.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Row, Monterey, United States
The tour takes you past the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
The tour takes you past this environmentally sustainable, 25,000 square foot center
It opened in 2019, to expand and enhance the Aquarium’s educational programs by offering free informative programs for teachers and students.
The tour stops briefly outside the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa where you'll hear about some of its shops
San Carlos Beach
Foam St. and Cannery Row, Monterey, United States
You'll walk along the San Carlos Beach.

Meeting and pickup

4 locations

Pickup details

The starting point is at the corner of Prescott Avenue and Wave Street. Before arrival, install the VoiceMap app and use the code provided on your ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart any time and complete at your own pace.

Good to know

Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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