Découvrez le passé interdit de Vancouver
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Expérience organisée par Will
2 heures
Jusqu'à 10 personnes
Proposée en Anglais
Au programme
Hit the mean streets of Vancouver with a professional guide as you learn about rum-runners, mobsters, and dirty cops on a walk through Gastown.
Meet up with your guide and set out on foot, listening to tales of illicit activity in this coastal city at the turn of century. Learn about real historical figures like feared mob boss Joe Celona, Prohibition Commissioner Walter Findlay, and “King of the Gamblers” Shue Moy. Hear how the mob set up illegal drinking dens around the city and bribed dirty cops to look the other way. Listen to tales of longtime mayor L.D. Taylor and his infamously raucous parties, and discover how enterprising Vancouver rum-runners made their fortunes smuggling booze down the coast once the US adopted Prohibition as well.
Make your way through Victory Square and scope out fabled buildings like the Dominion Building. Stroll down the best-preserved alleyways in the city to really feel like you've traveled back in time. And finish up the tour in Gastown's historic Maple Tree Square, the heart of the city’s finest restaurant and bar scene. The perfect place to grab a post-tour cocktail and reminisce over your evening of adventure!
Other things to note
There are no bathroom breaks on this tour.
Meet up with your guide and set out on foot, listening to tales of illicit activity in this coastal city at the turn of century. Learn about real historical figures like feared mob boss Joe Celona, Prohibition Commissioner Walter Findlay, and “King of the Gamblers” Shue Moy. Hear how the mob set up illegal drinking dens around the city and bribed dirty cops to look the other way. Listen to tales of longtime mayor L.D. Taylor and his infamously raucous parties, and discover how enterprising Vancouver rum-runners made their fortunes smuggling booze down the coast once the US adopted Prohibition as well.
Make your way through Victory Square and scope out fabled buildings like the Dominion Building. Stroll down the best-preserved alleyways in the city to really feel like you've traveled back in time. And finish up the tour in Gastown's historic Maple Tree Square, the heart of the city’s finest restaurant and bar scene. The perfect place to grab a post-tour cocktail and reminisce over your evening of adventure!
Other things to note
There are no bathroom breaks on this tour.
Hit the mean streets of Vancouver with a professional guide as you learn about rum-runners, mobsters, and dirty cops on a walk through Gastown.
Meet up with your guide and set out on foot, listening to tales of illicit activity in this coastal city at the turn of century. Learn about real historical figures like feared mob boss Joe Celona, Prohibition Commissioner Walter Findlay, and “King of the Gamblers” Shue Moy. Hear how the mob se…
Meet up with your guide and set out on foot, listening to tales of illicit activity in this coastal city at the turn of century. Learn about real historical figures like feared mob boss Joe Celona, Prohibition Commissioner Walter Findlay, and “King of the Gamblers” Shue Moy. Hear how the mob se…
Will s'engage vis-à-vis de la sécurité
Cet hôte s'engage à respecter les consignes de sécurité et de nettoyage d'Airbnb liées au COVID-19, notamment en suivant les règles de distanciation sociale, en pratiquant une bonne hygiène et en s'assurant que tous les participants portent un masque.
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On the Explore Forbidden Vancouver Experience your guide will be Aman, Glenn, Lenard, Eric, Theo, or Will. Each of us is in love with Vancouver and our work is to share the city's remarkable history! Our interests lie in the dark corners of Vancouver's history: the scandals, the secrets, the crimes, the great escapes and the near misses. We dress to look the part and we promise we'll give you an experience to remember.
We have four more amazing experiences to check out on your visit to Vancouver!
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We have four more amazing experiences to check out on your visit to Vancouver!
Explore the Lost Souls of Gastown - http://www.airbnb.com/lostsoulsgastown
Explore Vancouver's LGBTQ2+ History - http://www.airbnb.com/vancouverLGBTQhistory
Explore the Dark Secrets of Stanley Park - http://www.airbnb.com/darksecretsstanleypark
Explore Art Deco + Taste Chocolate - http://www.airbnb.com/artdecoandchocolate
On the Explore Forbidden Vancouver Experience your guide will be Aman, Glenn, Lenard, Eric, Theo, or Will. Each of us is in love with Vancouver and our work is to share the city's remarkable history! Our interests lie in the dark corners of Vancouver's history: the scandals, the secrets, the crimes, the great escapes and the near misses. We dress to look the part and we promise we'll give you an experience to remember.
We have four more amazing experiences to check out on your visit t…
We have four more amazing experiences to check out on your visit t…
Le lieu
We'll meet at Gastown's iconic Steam Clock, right in the middle of the action in historic Gastown. From there we head further into historic Vancouver with stops at the Cambie Hotel, Victory Square, Woodward's and end our walk in the heart of Gastown at Maple Tree Square.
Évaluation de 4,94 sur 5 sur la base de 90 commentaires.
A really fun and immersive experience! Recommend if you’re looking to explore and learn more about this area. Lots of surprising and fun information. Partner and I were highly
engaged and impressed. Would love to see the other tours you guys offer!
A really fun and immersive experience! Recommend if you’re looking to explore and learn more about this area. Lots of surprising and fun information. Partner and I were highly
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This was a great tour and introduced us to the awesome city of Vancouver. Despite the group being in the bigger side Amnon took the time to interact with all of us and constantly positioned all of us to make sure we can all see and hear the story being told. He made several great recommendations along the way and it was such a fun way to learn some of the history of this amazing city.
This was a great tour and introduced us to the awesome city of Vancouver. Despite the group being in the bigger side Amnon took the time to interact with all of us and constantly…
Absolutely delightful experience and it left great memories for our trip I'm Vancouver. 2 hours went super fast as we deeply enjoyed the storytelling from and genuine insider of the city. Wish we could have more time to join other tours organized by them.
Absolutely delightful experience and it left great memories for our trip I'm Vancouver. 2 hours went super fast as we deeply enjoyed the storytelling from and genuine insider of th…
Incredibly interesting historical tour about the “Wild West”-esque days of Vancouver. Very insightful and interesting architecture. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about the history of Vancouver. Will and his team were very flexible with me as I got a migraine before my originally scheduled appointment and graciously allowed for me to hop onto another tour when I felt better. Would definitely take another tour through them again.
Incredibly interesting historical tour about the “Wild West”-esque days of Vancouver. Very insightful and interesting architecture. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and passio…
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Conditions d'annulation
Toute expérience peut être annulée et intégralement remboursée dans les 24 heures suivant l'achat, ou au moins 7 jours avant qu'elle ne commence.
Critères requis pour les voyageurs
10 voyageurs maximum âgés de 14 ou plus peuvent participer.
Ce qu'il faut apporter
Dress for the weather and wear comfortable closed toe shoes.
A little bit of cash - gratuities are are graciously accepted :)
A little bit of cash - gratuities are are graciously accepted :)