Essential Downtown SLO: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Overview

Join Rob Wickens founder of LoveoftheCentralCoast as he introduces you to what is often ranked the “Happiest City in America” on this self-guided GPS audio tour. This Essentials tour will share tidbits that even locals rarely learn or stumble across.

So before you take your picture in the grossly-unique Bubblegum Alley grab your headphones and let’s step back in time by visiting the World’s Smallest Chinatown, and envision dirt roads lined by rough saloons in this last town of the Wild West.

Please be aware that some businesses on the tour may not be open during nights or on weekends. The walking tour is intended to be enjoyable without entering historic buildings or various points-of-interest.

Due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic be aware that some businesses on this tour may not be open. Please follow all social distancing and face mask advisories that may currently be in place for everyone's safety.

City: San Luis Obispo

Wed 04 Feb

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Starting at $6.99

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Wed 04 Feb

Starting at $6.99

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What's Included

Lifetime access to this tour in English

VoiceMap app for Android and iOS

Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Ah Louis Store

This tour starts outside the Ah Louis Store.

Palm Theatre

The tour starts near the Palm Theatre

Mission Plaza

You go through the Mission Plaza

Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa

You stop in front of the Mission SLO

San Luis Obispo Museum Of Art

You stop briefly outside the museum

History Center and Museum of San Luis Obispo County

The tour passes the History Center and Museum of San Luis Obispo County

San Luis Obispo Children's Museum

You stop outside the museum

Bubblegum Alley

You walk through Bubblegum Alley

Downtown SLO Farmers' Market

The tour passes the Downtown SLO Farmers' Market

Fremont Theater

The tour passes Fremont Theater

San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre

This is where the tour ends

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (26)

Reyna_B

May 2022

The add is misleading I even called before the purchase and of course is NOT refunded even though I don’t get to use it. Not happy with this experience

Response from Host

May 2022

This is a somewhat unfair review Reyna. The tour is clearly titled "A Self-Guided Audio Tour", and in the description the fact that you need to use the VoiceMap app and do the tour independently is made even more clear. But from what I can tell you have left this review, calling our listing misleading, because you thought this was a tour with a guide and you would be met at the starting point. In addition to this, when you contacted us for support, saying that there was no guide at the starting point, we responded in 3 minutes clarifying that this was a self-guided tour. That was the last time we heard from you. If you had explained that you mistook this for a guided tour and that you didn't have a phone or headphones to do the tour with the VoiceMap app, we would probably have offered you a refund.

HBT100

Sep 2021

Informative and great guidance to find the points of interest. Looking forward to using these tour:s in other cities.

traveldan21

Jul 2021

Pretty interesting tour that provides a good overview of a lot of attractions in the historic downtown area of SLO. I did find it sometimes hard to navigate and it was not set up to enable one to easily skip a feature and still stay on the tour. That would have made it even more useful.