Vancouver Trip Overview
Step inside a world of murder, revenge, and true grit in a dramatic history of Victorian Gastown. Stories of deadly fire and smallpox emerge from the shadows as you venture through cobblestone streets to the shocking finale in this unique performance-theatre experience. Follow the lamplight of your guide as you discover the Great Fire, smallpox outbreaks, and the unsolved murder of John Bray.
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Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Starts: Vancouver, Canada
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> City Tours
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Step inside a world of murder, revenge, and true grit in a dramatic history of Victorian Gastown. Stories of deadly fire and smallpox emerge from the shadows as you venture through cobblestone streets to the shocking finale in this unique performance-theatre experience. Follow the lamplight of your guide as you discover the Great Fire, smallpox outbreaks, and the unsolved murder of John Bray.
Itinerary
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Stop At: 356 Water St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1B6, Canada
The walking tour begins at the entrance into Historic Gastown, outside of Buro Coffee at the intersection of Cordova and Water St. A suitable setting for an adventure deep into Gastown’s Gothic history!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Victorian Hotel, 514 Homer St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2V6, Canada
After venturing down a long forgotten alleyway we arrive at the historic Hotel Victorian to discover how our character’s life took shape…and what really happened to them in the Klondike.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gastown, Waterfront between Granville and Main Sts. North of Hastings St., Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 2K7 Canada
We enter the cobblestone streets of Vancouver’s famous Gastown district…
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Gastown Steam Clock, 305 Water St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1B9, Canada
We weave a path into Gastown, discovering back streets and alleyways, to arrive in the heart of Gastown at the famous steam clock. Along the way you’ll hear the tragic stories of the woman in the well and the Great Vancouver Fire, and discover Gastown in the 1800s.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gassy Jack, 1 Water St Maple Tree Square, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1A1 Canada
Old Gassy Jack stands on top of a barrel of whiskey and surveys Maple Tree Square. Discover how much of a rogue he really was!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gaoler’s Mews, 12 Water St, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1A5 Canada
You’ll follow the lamplight of your storyteller into Gaoler’s Mews as the shocking finale is revealed…
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Maple Tree Square, 107 Carrall St Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 2H9 Canada
After hearing tales of smallpox, George Vancouver’s journey to the end of the earth, and the infamous bawdy house run by Madam Birdie Stewart, you’ll emerge in iconic Maple Tree Square – one of Vancouver’s most photographed and loved locations.
Duration: 10 minutes
