Historic Cannery Row: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of John Steinbeck's Monterey | 1 hour 15 minutes

18 Reviews | Monterey & Carmel
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Historic Cannery Row: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of John Steinbeck's Monterey
2 Adults x $7.99
$15.98
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • 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

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.

Meeting points

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.

End point

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The tour ends in front of the bust of Steinbeck. It is a short distance from the start location.

Itinerary

  • The Cannery Row Monument (Pass By)

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

  • N/A (Pass By)

    The tour takes you past the original Monterey Canning Company warehouse. Outside the warehouse is where you'll hear the story of Cannery Row.

  • N/A (Pass By)

    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.

  • N/A (Pass By)

    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.

  • Doc Rickett's Pacific Biological Laboratories (Pass By)

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

  • Monterey Bay Aquarium (Pass By)

    The tour takes you past the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

  • N/A (Pass By)

    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.

  • N/A (Pass By)

    The tour stops briefly outside the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa where you'll hear about some of its shops.

  • San Carlos Beach (Pass By)

    You'll walk along the San Carlos Beach.

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Additional Info

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

Free Cancellation

June 19100% refund
June 20No refund

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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.
  • 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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Published on Apr, 2024

Highly recommend reading Steinbeck’s Cannery Row before taking this walking tour. It will be more interesting if you do.

Very good self-guided tour

Published on Mar, 2024

Excellent self guided tour of Cannery Row area. The tour was easy to follow. Recommend reading book before the self tour - will add a lot of insight and value into characters, locations.

Great Detailed Experience

Published on Aug, 2023

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

Great Tour!

Published on Jul, 2023

This was a great tour we were able to complete at our own pace and stop and start as we wanted. Lots of great history and really feel like we were able to see Cannery Row from the eyes of John and Ed.

Very informational!!!

Published on Mar, 2023

We loved the audio tour! The first part of the tour was the only part we had trouble with since there is no longer a Carmel Winery at the first location. Thanks!!

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