Off the Beaten Path in Carmel-by-the-Sea: A Self-Guided Audio Tour in Monterey & Carmel booking from $7.99

Off the Beaten Path in Carmel-by-the-Sea: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Overview

This self-guided walking audio tour explores off-the-beaten-path areas of Carmel-by-the-Sea. You will walk through Carmel’s quiet and charming northwest side of town, which is home to artist Mary Austin’s Rose Cottage. Discover the hidden Jane Powers Walkway, named after an early Carmelite artist, and hear her fascinating story.

You will visit Carmel’s historic Pine Inn where you might decide to visit the bar for a cocktail or a snack. There will be the opportunity to see First Murphy House, a museum of early Carmel history. Operating hours are Tuesday – Thursday 12pm to 3pm.

Then the tour takes you to the north end of Carmel Beach where you will see the gorgeous Pebble Beach Golf Links. The tour passes by the early homes of Robinson and Una Jeffers where you will hear the story of this famous Carmel couple.

The tour is ready whenever you are. It plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smart phone’s GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which works offline.

City: Monterey & Carmel

Sat 24 May

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What's Included

VoiceMap Application

Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Lifetime access to Carmel-by-the-Sea: Off the Beaten Path tour

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
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

First Murphy House

M. J. Murphy was born in 1885 in Utah. In 1902, M.J., his mother Emma, and his sister Myrtle traveled to Carmel to meet with Frank Devendorf. He had promised M. J. work, building homes in the village. That same year, at the age of 17, Murphy built his first home for his mother and sister and by 1904, he was an associate with Frank Devendorf as a builder for the Carmel Development Company.

Harrison Memorial Library

The Harrison Memorial Library was one of Carmel’s first public works projects. The library was constructed in 1927 and is named for Mrs. Ella Reid Harrison and her husband California Supreme Court Justice, Ralph Chandler Harrison.

The Valentine

The bronze sculpture figure by George Wayne Lundeen is called The Valentine. It was purchased by the City of Carmel for $40,000 and installed in First Murphy Park in 1994. The man with his bow tie and sweater vest gently rests his hands on his cane and his head on the woman next to him. In her hand she holds a valentine, and the two are frozen in time, possibly daydreaming of days past.

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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Reviews (9)

cynthia_v

Jan 2025

First, downloading the app was a bit of a hassle. The app itself or operator had difficulty getting it started. It was challenging.

Response from Host

Jan 2025

Hi there, I'm sorry that you were unhappy with your experience. When you were having technical difficulties, did you contact VoiceMap support via email or telephone? We are contactable by both telephone and email, so if you have technical difficulties, please reach out to us so we can identify what is going wrong. Again, I'm sorry about the poor experience you had.

jeffreywU1761KH

Apr 2024

Eight of us who had been to Paris a number of times were led on this tour by the extremely knowledgeable and enthusiastic April. We saw places and learned interesting things about parts of Paris we had never seen before.

E798IBsusanp

Sep 2023

I couldn’t get it to work. I spent about an hour downloading stuff and trying to find the starting point etc. When we finally found the starting point the narrative did not fit our surroundings. We tried for another 30 minutes and finally gave up. Granted I may be challenged with technical stuff so others might find this to be easier.

Response from Host

Oct 2023

Hi We're sorry to hear you couldn't get the tour to work. Its usually a highly-rated tour. Once the tour is downloaded, you should see directions to the starting point. If you start the tour in the right place then the descriptions would match the surroundings. It sounds like you might have started in the wrong spot. Could you please message us directly at [email protected] with more information about what happened? Thanks, Alicia

Off the Beaten Path in Carmel-by-the-Sea: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

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