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

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

Overview

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.

City: Monterey & Carmel

Mon 16 Jun

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Starting at $7.99

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Mon 16 Jun

Starting at $7.99

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What's Included

VoiceMap App for Android and iOS

Lifetime access to this tour in English

Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Additional Info

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

What To Expect

The Cannery Row Monument

The tour takes you past the Cannery Row Monument and briefly explains the significance of each person depicted.

Doc Rickett's Pacific Biological Laboratories

You'll walk past Doc Rickett's Pacific Biological Laboratories where you'll more about the man that lived there.

Monterey Bay Aquarium

The tour takes you past the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

San Carlos Beach

You'll walk along the San Carlos Beach.

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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 (18)

Sandra_C

Nov 2023

The only memorable parts were those provided by the local historical society. Your audio was poor, and only one of the 4 of us could use the app because of that. We did much better simply walking around. I basically wasted 3 purchases. Not a lot of $$ but still. . . . To be fair, we arrived late afternoon and didn't bother walking over to The Sardine Factory where, presumably, subscribers met.

frazzled1

Aug 2023

had difficulty with the audio. wasn't pin pointing my location well. wouldn't work when i was at my location. when it did work it was too long winded.

Response from Host

Aug 2023

Hi We're sorry to hear you didn't enjoy the tour. It has an average of 4.7/5 stars on VoiceMap. Did you give the app permission to follow your location? This is only necessary while you do the tour but it enables the GPS to trigger automatically at the right time and place, and play the correct audio for your location. Keep well, Alicia

Barbara_J

Aug 2023

Very user friendly. You just need to walk and it will tell you where you are. Loved it. Lots of great information