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 as you explore downtown Calgary!
Discover the rich history of buildings, statues, people, skyscrapers, sculptures, and theatres that make downtown Calgary unique.
Highlights of the 4 km route include Calgary City Hall, Calgary Tower, Fairmont Palliser Hotel, Stephen Avenue, the…
- Calgary City Hall - Experience a guided tour through your smartphone as you explore downtown Calgary!
Discover the rich history of buildings, statues, people, skyscrapers, sculptures, and theatres that make downtown Calgary unique.
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 point of interest. As you approach, the tour guide’s commentary will automatically play.
The tour also features a fun, location-based trivia game. After the commentary, look at your device and tap your guess at the answer.
Enjoy the professional tour guide experience without the crowded tour groups, tight schedules, and high prices.
Available anytime, not just on your booking date. You can stop and start anywhere along the route.
Note: The number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.
- Family of Horses statue - We’ll highlight this unique sculpture and share its origin story.
- Arts Commons - It’s the size of a city block, so you can’t miss it, but we’ll point it out and tell you what’s inside!
- Calgary Tower - You’ll definitely see this landmark, and we’ll explain why you might want to take a trip up!
- Fairmont Palliser - One of the most beautiful hotels you’ll ever see! We’ll share a bit about its origin and its ties to Calgary’s history.
- Grain Exchange Building - Learn all about this historic building!
- Eighth Avenue Place - We’ll point out this incredible modern skyscraper and share some details about it.
- 8 Avenue Southwest - Discover the origins of this popular street while you admire the high-end retail stores and delicious-smelling restaurants.
- The Galleria Trees - As you stroll under the canopy of these metal trees, we’ll share their story and significance.
- 301 8 Ave SW - CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE BUILDING…. We’ll highlight this historic and eye-catching building.
- The Palace Theatre - Learn all about this still-operating theatre!
- Conversation Sculpture - You might miss it at first glance, but we’ll point out and tell you about the two stone figures chatting on the sidewalk.
- Alberta Hotel Building - Hear why this heritage building was once the place to be in Calgary!
- 8 Avenue Southeast & Centre Street South - Five historic buildings in one tour stop! We’ll point out the Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, Merchants Bank Building, Tribune Block, and Calgary’s oldest flour milling factory!
- Hudson’s Bay - We’ll highlight Hudson’s Block, home to the very first Hudson’s Bay Department store in the city!
- 1 Street Southeast - Rounding out our historic bank buildings is the impressive Toronto Dominion Bank Building. We’ll also include the Calgary Public Building for good measure!
- Famous Five Statues - See the five women honored here and learn about their importance to the women’s rights movement.
- Olympic Plaza - As you stroll around Olympic Plaza, we’ll tell you about a day when it was much more crowded.
- The Cathedral Church of the Redeemer - We’ll point out this small but impressive church.
- Royal Canadian Legion Branch 1 - We’ll show you both the Legion and the Grunwald Hotel and explain their significance to the city.
- Devonian Gardens - See the massive greenhouse and learn about what’s inside. You might even want to take a peek yourself!
- Knox United Church - Our second, slightly more impressive, historic church on the tour. They have a small cafe if you’re thirsty, tired, or both.
- The GRAND - We’ll highlight the Grand Theatre and share its origins, along with the historic Lougheed Block.
- 6 Avenue Southwest - See the impressive Telephone & Utilities buildings from the turn of the century!
- Odd Fellows Hall - Hear a bit about the hall that’s not odd at all!
- The Bow - Arguably the most impressive skyscraper in Calgary! We’ll tell you who’s inside and suggest you walk through a giant head.
- Fire Station No. 1 - We’ll point out the uniquely angled fire hall and explain why it was built that way.
- The Family of Man - The tour concludes with some family time as you walk among the Family of Man Sculptures. We’ll also tell you about the North-West Travelers Building as we bid you a fond 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.