St. John's Downtown Walking Tour: Exploring Newfoundland Scenery and Architecture

Discover the captivating stories, stunning scenery, and remarkable architecture of St. John’s on our Signature Downtown Walking Tour. Join us to explore Newfoundland’s oldest city and learn about its unique history and welcoming people.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • George Street - We’ll start our tour on the famous George Street where you’ll learn a bit about it’s history and what’s coming next.
  • St. John’s - We’ll make several short stops on Water Street where we’ll tell you some interesting facts and tidbits about the shops and landscape.
  • Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist - Just how many people are buried in the cemetery here? We’ll never know…and we’ll tell you why.
  • Bannerman Park - Find out what makes this park a hub of activity in the summer.
  • Colonial Building - Learn why our ruling party sits on the left and what happened here in 1932.
  • War Memorial - We’ll end the tour near the water and learn about what it was that brought people here in the first place and what keeps them coming back.
What's Included
  • All applicable fees and taxes included
Additional Information

Our Signature Tour is jam packed with fascinating stories, beautiful Newfoundland scenery, and amazing architecture.

For the most comprehensive tour in town, join us on our Signature Downtown St. John’s Walking Tour. From Water Street and Duckworth Street to Bannerman Park and the Colonial Building, you will be captivated by the oldest city in Newfoundland & Labrador, its fabulous architecture, and warm welcoming people.

Along the way you will be entertained by some great stories. Learn why our government sits on the left, how we turned yarn into nurses, and where the city’s bright colours came from.

You’ll learn all of this and a whole lot more when you take a walk with us on our Signature Tour.

Note: We are located in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador. If you are looking for a tour in Saint John, New Brunswick we can make some recommendations.

Location
"A TIME" statue
George Street
We'll meet at the statue ("A Time") at the east end of George Street next to YellowBelly Brewery. GPS coordinates: 47.56241281892376, -52.70969365294738
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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H5676dqdougw
Sep 23, 2024
St. John's Downtown Walking Tour. - The knowledge of history our guide knew was incredible. The sights we saw were remarkable. We highly recommend this tour. Note: walking approximately 4 miles, a lot of which was up steep grades. Wear good foot ware.
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Laurie
Sep 20, 2024
Terrific time in St. John’s! - This was a very interesting tour- we were a mix of Canadians and Americans and Dave kept us all interested and amused about the historical and present facts and foibles! He was very humorous and we heard lots of little known incidents then and now. As well as the informative nature of the tour, it was also a workout- about 7,000 steps and the equivalent of 45 flights of stairs. Very well done!!
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The_world_is_huge
Sep 12, 2024
Highly entertaining and informative. I just said my review was a great day was full of interesting stories and history - A great tour! Dave was full of interesting stories and history and had a great sense of humour. We thoroughly enjoyed it!
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Freedom53370617204
Sep 8, 2024
100% satisfied! - Excellent service for organization from start to finish with Pierre. Full tour with Axel our Guide who generously shared his knowledge and the history of St. John’s. I highly recommend this company
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K_christe1980
Sep 7, 2024
Recommended walking tour - We had a great tour with Bob. Very informative, and well organized. Decent mobility needed for this 2.5 hr walk, there were several hills and stairs. All together really enjoyable experience!
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Steve
Sep 3, 2024
Well worth the time. - Our guide Bob was excellent, proved a lot of information about St. John’s and NL history, and great stories about the area and people.
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Howard_s
Sep 3, 2024
St. John’s wanderer - We enjoyed the entire experience. Bob was knowledgeable and also full of wonderful anecdotes of his own.
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277robertn
Sep 2, 2024
Great tour of St. John’s - Tour guide Dave was very informative, funny and knowledgeable. He grew up in St. John’s and had some details from family history which made the tour more interesting. Would definitely recommend.
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Tgleydic
Aug 31, 2024
Outstanding tour of historic St Johns. - The local history and stories were great, especially since David included family history into the discussions. It was a great walk up and down the hills of St. Johns. Even a couple in their late 70’s could handle. David appeared to be very knowledgeable about his topic. We both throughly enjoyed the day.
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Colleen_m
Sep 14, 2024
Excellent!! Would highly recommend. Arrive early and figure out the pkg. - Pierre was very knowledgeable about the history of St. John's. Enjoyed his sense of humour. He was very personable. The only downside was trying to find parking and couldn't get the meter to take my cc. Ended up with a $50 pkg ticket :(
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