Explore downtown Calgary with a smartphone audio tour. Discover historical sites, play trivia, and enjoy flexible, self-paced sightseeing.
Explore downtown Calgary with a smartphone audio tour. Discover historical sites, play trivia, and enjoy flexible, self-paced sightseeing.
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Calgary City Hall - Experience a guided tour through your smartphone while exploring downtown Calgary!
Discover the rich history of the area’s buildings, statues, people, skyscrapers, sculptures, and theatres.
Highlights of the 4 km route include Calgary City Hall, Calgary Tower, Fairmont Palliser Hotel, Stephen Avenue, the Grand Theatre, and…
- Calgary City Hall - Experience a guided tour through your smartphone while exploring downtown Calgary!
Discover the rich history of the area’s buildings, statues, people, skyscrapers, sculptures, and theatres.
Highlights of the 4 km route include Calgary City Hall, Calgary Tower, Fairmont Palliser Hotel, Stephen Avenue, the Grand Theatre, and more!
A live GPS map shows your location and guides you to the next stop. As you approach, the tour guide’s commentary will play automatically.
The tour also features a fun location-based trivia game. After the commentary, check your device and tap your guess for the answer.
Enjoy a professional tour guide experience without the crowded groups, tight schedules, and high costs.
Available anytime, not just on your booking date. Start and stop anywhere along the route.
Note: The number of travelers selected is the number of devices you can download the tour to.
- Family of Horses statue - Discover this unique sculpture and learn about its origin.
- Arts Commons - Spanning a city block, it’s hard to miss, but we’ll highlight it and share what’s inside!
- Calgary Tower - A must-see landmark, and we’ll explain why you might want to visit the top!
- Fairmont Palliser - One of the most stunning hotels you’ll encounter! Learn about its origin and connection to Calgary’s history!
- Grain Exchange Building - Discover the history of this significant building!
- Eighth Avenue Place - We’ll highlight this remarkable modern skyscraper and share some insights.
- 8 Avenue Southwest - Learn about the origins of this popular street while admiring the upscale shops and enticing restaurants.
- The Galleria Trees - As you walk under these metal trees, we’ll explain their origin and significance.
- 301 8 Ave SW - CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE BUILDING…. We’ll highlight this historic and striking building.
- The Palace Theatre - Discover the history of this still-operating theatre!
- Conversation Sculpture - Easy to overlook, but we’ll point out and discuss the two stone figures conversing on the sidewalk.
- Alberta Hotel Building - Learn why this heritage building was once the place to be in Calgary!
- 8 Avenue Southeast & Centre Street South - Five historic buildings in one stop! We’ll highlight the Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, Merchants Bank Building, Tribune Block, and Calgary’s oldest flour milling factory!
- Hudson’s Bay - Discover Hudson’s Block, home to the city’s first Hudson’s Bay Department store!
- 1st Street Southeast - Completing our historical bank buildings is the impressive Toronto Dominion Bank Building. We’ll also include the Calgary Public Building!
- Famous Five Statues - See the five women honored here and learn about their significance to the women’s rights movement.
- Olympic Plaza - As you explore Olympic Plaza, we’ll recount a day when it was bustling with activity.
- The Cathedral Church of the Redeemer - We’ll highlight this small yet impressive church.
- Royal Canadian Legion Branch 1 - Discover both the Legion and the Grunwald Hotel and their importance to the city.
- Devonian Gardens - Explore the vast greenhouse and learn about its contents. You might even want to take a look inside!
- Knox United Church - Our second, slightly more impressive, historical church on the tour. They offer a small cafe if you’re in need of refreshment.
- The GRAND - Discover the Grand Theatre and its origins, along with the historic Lougheed Block.
- 6 Avenue Southwest - View the impressive Telephone & Utilities buildings from the turn of the century!
- Odd Fellows Hall - Learn a bit about this hall that’s not odd at all!
- The Bow - Possibly the most impressive skyscraper in Calgary! Discover who’s inside and take a walk through a giant head.
- Fire Station No. 1 - We’ll highlight the uniquely angled fire hall and explain its design.
- The Family of Man - Conclude the tour with family time among the Family of Man Sculptures. We’ll also share insights about the North-West Travelers Building as we bid farewell.
- No time constraints, take as long as you like to complete the tour
- Download on WIFI before (no signal required or data used during tour)
- Live GPS map shows route & your location
- Tour guide commentary automatically plays at each point of interest
- Flexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime
- No time constraints, take as long as you like to complete the tour
- Download on WIFI before (no signal required or data used during tour)
- Live GPS map shows route & your location
- Tour guide commentary automatically plays at each point of interest
- Flexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime
- Attraction tickets
- Smartphone or tablet
- Headphones (optional - audio will play from device speaker too)
- **Recommended attractions may be closed/inaccessible due to season or…
- Attraction tickets
- Smartphone or tablet
- Headphones (optional - audio will play from device speaker too)
- **Recommended attractions may be closed/inaccessible due to season or…
Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore the heart of downtown Calgary! You’ll see & hear about the many historical buildings, statues, people, skyscrapers, sculptures & theatres that call downtown Calgary home. Highlights from the 4 km route include Calgary City Hall, Calgary Tower, Fairmont Palliser Hotel, Stephen Avenue, the…
Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore the heart of downtown Calgary! You’ll see & hear about the many historical buildings, statues, people, skyscrapers, sculptures & theatres that call downtown Calgary home. Highlights from the 4 km route include Calgary City Hall, Calgary Tower, Fairmont Palliser Hotel, Stephen Avenue, the Grand Theatre & more!
Live GPS map shows where you are and where to go next. As you get close, tour guide commentary will automatically play.
The tour also comes with a fun location based trivia game. After the commentary plays, look at your device and tap your guess at the answer. Keep the professional tour guide experience, ditch the crowded tour groups, tight schedules and high prices. Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route.
- Note: the number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to. Trust the platform with over 75 tours & 17,000+ happy customers.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.