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Pete's Historic Walking Tour
2 Adults x $28.50
$57.00
Approx Total
$57.00
Inclusions / Exclusions
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Pete's Historic Walking Tour
Lunch
Overview
Welcome to Canada’s first City, the only city on the Bay of Fundy, home of the world’s highest tides. Meet at Area 506 Waterfront Container Village entrance, and proceed along historic Water Street to Market Square to access the City’s indoor pedway system. This avoids an uphill walk on King St, the steepest main street in Canada. The tour is flat, with a downhill section near the end. Copies of rare photos are used during the tour. Historical facts are featured, from 1783 until the present day. Your knowledgeable guide will focus on numerous points of interest and hidden gems including the history of Saint John over the last 240 years. The final part of the tour is on Prince William St, once known as the Wall St of Canada.
Meeting points
Go to Area 506 Waterfront Container Village entrance on Water Street, beside Marco Polo Cruise Terminal. Look for your guide in a Tilley hat, Pete's Historic Tour. The meeting point is at the main entrance fronting on Water Street, at the big blue posts.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Itinerary
N/A (Pass By)
On Water Street ,on the way to Market Square, the tour passes by the Jardine Building and the St. Andrews Society Bicentennial Green.
N/A
From the exterior area or Market Square, your guide will show where the Loyalist Landing in 1783 occurred, where the Great Fire of Saint John began, and the location of the Prince Charles and Lady Diana walkabout Details and history are provided. Inside Market Square is the Marco Polo sailing ship model; the history of the famous ship is given.
15 minutes
Canada Games Aquatic Centre
After leaving Market Square this Olympic- sized Pool is viewed from an indoor pedway and the history of the facility is recounted.
5 minutes
N/A
Here in city hall the history of Pete's Pub, owned by your tour guide is told. Stories about sports and entertainment and 35 years at the pub.
5 minutes
Saint John City Market
Architectural features of the city market, along with its history, are shared by your guide. Extra few minutes to shop here .Oldest continuously operating market in Canada.
15 minutes
N/A
On Charlotte Street after leaving the City Market your guide will show you large murals of famous Saint John people. This is a hidden gem, down an alley.
5 minutes
Loyalist Burial Ground
Your guide will show you all of the beautiful features of this cemetery from 1783,including the beaver fountain.
10 minutes
N/A
After leaving the Loyalist Burial Ground, the tour proceeds to the old county courthouse on Sydney Street. History of the courthouse and jail is related including the last hanging in Saint John.
5 minutes
King's Square
All of the main points of this park established in 1785 will be pointed out by your guide, including a mass of molten metal from the Great Fire, the William Young statue, the Charles Gorman statue, and the King Edward vii Bandstand.
10 minutes
N/A
Across from King Square on King Square South Street is the Irving Oil Headquarters. The history of the Irving family in New Brunswick is told by your guide ,beginning with K.C. Irving in 1899.
5 minutes
Imperial Theatre
The history of the theatre is given by your guide ,beginning as a vaudeville theatre in 1913.The chandeliers and other features are explained.
5 minutes
N/A
As the guide shows you the Admiral Beatty building, beside the Imperial Theatre on King Square South ,its history is told, beginning as a luxury hotel in 1925.Famous visitors are noted ,including Amelia Earhart before the famous transatlantic flight .
5 minutes
Trinity Church
Your guide will describe all of the features and history of the Loyalist Church ,including the four main artifacts held there.
10 minutes
N/A
Your tour proceeds on Germain Street, after leaving Trinity Church ,named after Lord George Germain, whose history will be noted. Directly across from the front of Trinity Church on Germain is the Union Club, a business club from 1884. The club's interesting history is examined.
5 minutes
N/A (Pass By)
At Germain and Princess Streets the tour turns right on Princess Street in order to reach Prince William Street. There is a good example on this corner of the way in which a newer building has been constructed to conform to preservation standards. Next to this is the historic Ritchie building, and its features will be explained by your guide.
N/A
After a downhill on Princess to Prince William ,your guide will show you all of the main buildings and other features of this street ,once known as the Wall Street of Canada. These include Chubb's Corner with the carved stone heads ,old City Hall, the old post office, the Jarvis building, Bank of New Brunswick Palatine building ,and the Seamen's Mission .Directly across from the mission is the Partridge Island mural, depicting the history of the island and immigration. Immigration and quarantine at Partridge Island will be explained, especially the Irish during the Potato famine.
15 minutes
N/A
The tour proceeds to the Three Sisters Lamp in St. Patrick Park at the foot of Prince William Street. The reasons for the name and how the lamps saved lives are explained.
5 minutes
N/A
The tour finishes at the Marco Polo cruise terminal and Area 506 Waterfront Container Village. Your guide will tell a history of the cruise industry in Saint John, including how it all began.
5 minutes
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Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Free Cancellation
May 03100% refund
May 04No refund
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Pete is an excellent guide and made us feel like we really understood the city we were in.
Published on Dec, 2024
First of all, Pete was an awesome person besides being an awesome tour guide. He was full of fascinating information about the city from the big land mark events that define the city to the small intricate details that shows he truly cares about the history. He took us around and showed a vast knowledge of the area, from time periods both old and new. He also showed immense pride for the city and its culture. All in all, Pete's knowledge made Saint John feels memorable part of our trip. I would highly recommend booking with him if your visiting.
Terrific tour
Published on Dec, 2024
Peter’s tour of St. John was fascinating. His love and care for this amazing city is apparent throughout the tour. We learned many details that made St. John come alive as an enchanting place both to live in and to visit. Its history is engrossing as are all of the current plans for St. John to continue is a vital and captivating town. We highly recommend taking his tour.
Don't miss this tour!
Published on Nov, 2024
I can't imagine that we could have enjoyed the area as much if we didn't do this tour. Pete was informative, fun, and easy to be around. We learned so many neat things about this beautiful area which only added to the experience. He pointed out the places to check out, have a drink, grab a meal, or coffee and it did not disappoint! This was a very affordable, well worth it, excursion right off the ship. A good balance of a tour and time on your own in the area. I highly recommend it - don't miss getting to learn about the area and experience it at its best! We were also blessed to have much color left on the trees!! Thanks Pete. Cheers
Chuck and Leigh
Take the walk uptown with Peter!
Published on Oct, 2024
Fantastic! Peter makes Saint John come alive for his guests. Very knowledgeable, passionate and thoughtful. It was a very cool day so adapted his scheduled stops to incorporate more indoor venues and took us through walk ways to avoid up hill climbs in uptown! Very interesting and we enjoyed it immensely. Thank you!
Best walking tour
Published on Oct, 2024
Pete is the best orator, great presentation, factual, nicely placed humour, interesting antidotes, local citizen. This guy knows his stuff, is very informative and is totally awesome to spend 2 1/2 hours with. I’ve been on countless city walking tours in the Atlantic Maritimes and this one with Pete was THEE BEST.
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