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Historic Cannery Row: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of John Steinbeck's Monterey
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Monterey
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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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...
Highlights
1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
Lifetime access to this tour in English
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Smartphone and headphones
Transportation
Food and drink
Meeting Points
Departure
The Sardine Factory
The starting point is at the corner of Prescott Avenue and Wave Street. Before arrival, install the VoiceMap app and use the code provided on your ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart any time and complete at your own pace.
Return
Steinbeck Plaza
The tour ends in front of the bust of Steinbeck. It is a short distance from the start location.
Historic Cannery Row: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of John Steinbeck's Monterey
(20) Reviews
Monterey
About
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...
Highlights
1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
Lifetime access to this tour in English
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Smartphone and headphones
Transportation
Food and drink
Meeting Points
Departure
The Sardine Factory
The starting point is at the corner of Prescott Avenue and Wave Street. Before arrival, install the VoiceMap app and use the code provided on your ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart any time and complete at your own pace.
Return
Steinbeck Plaza
The tour ends in front of the bust of Steinbeck. It is a short distance from the start location.
Itinerary
1
The Cannery Row Monument
The tour takes you past the Cannery Row Monument and briefly explains the significance of each person depicted.
2
Monterey Canning Company
The tour takes you past the original Monterey Canning Company warehouse. Outside the warehouse is where you'll hear the story of
Cannery Row.
3
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
The tour passes the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurant which is the highest-grossing restaurant on the Row. You'll hear about its connection to the Monterey Canning Company.
4
InterContinental the Clement Monterey, an IHG Hotel
The tour will take you briefly inside the InterContinental The Clement Monterey Hotel where you'll be shown a historic aerial photograph of Cannery Row.
5
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.
6
Monterey Bay Aquarium
The tour takes you past the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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Bechtel Family Center for Ocean Education and Leadership
The tour takes you past this environmentally sustainable, 25,000 square foot center. It opened in 2019, to expand and enhance the Aquarium’s educational programs by offering free informative programs for teachers and students.
8
Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa
The tour stops briefly outside the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa where you'll hear about some of its shops.
