Explore Halifax with 3 Unique Smartphone Audio Walking Tours

Halifax

Halifax, Canada

The following are highlights from the three walking tours included in this bundle. In total, you'll hear over 85 audio stories with our three-pack of immersive, self-guided audio tours exploring the Halifax Explosion, historic churches, gardens, graveyards, the boardwalk, and the vibrant seaport.

Join tour guide Jeff as you discover one of the greatest tragedies in Canadian history. You'll not only see historical sites & landmarks, but hear the stories of survival & perseverance that surfaced during the 1917 Halifax Explosion.

Samuel Cunard Statue

Halifax Waterfront, Outside the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market, Halifax, Canada

Learn about Samuel Cunard from the man himself! Ok, well it's our tour guide pretending to be him, but it's still very informative and lots of fun!

Discover the Discovery Centre! We'll tell you all about the brand new interactive exhibit. All attractions along the tour are optional. You have the ultimate freedom to visit and pick up the tour right where you left off.

A statue of a man holding a suitcase. There has to be more to it than that, right!? There is! We'll tell you all about it.

No, you're not seeing things.. those light posts are definitely crooked. Well tell you about the inspiration behind the famous sculpture.

Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk

Lower Water St, Halifax, B3H 4P8, Canada

Take in the breathtaking harbour from the comfort of a hammock! We'll show you were to go, and be right there waiting when you wake up from your seaside nap.

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

1055 Marginal Rd, Halifax, B3H 4P7, Canada

Welcome to Pier 21, the place many immigrants from faraway lands first stepped foot in Canada. Almost a million people came here between 1928 and 1971 to begin new lives.

HMCS Sackville

1675 Lower Water St, Halifax, B3J 1S3, Canada

Discover what it was like to be a sailor fighting at sea in World War II! We'll tell you all about the ship and museum. If you want to know more, you can always go in and check it out.

See Canada’s oldest working clock that's been telling time for over 250 years! The nine-foot pendulum encased in the base is driven by a 250 pound weight.

As you explore the historic graveyard, we'll tell you about the lost grave of William Condon.

As you stroll through this spectacular urban garden, we'll tell you all about it! There's a number of points of interest to explore here.

Cathedral Anglican Church Of All Saints

5732 College St, Halifax, B3H 1X3, Canada

We'll point out this church across the street and tell you about a little mice problem it may have.

Halifax Public Gardens

Spring Garden Road, South Park St, Halifax, B3J 3S9, Canada

You'll see the tall wrought iron gate in front of you leading into the Halifax Public Gardens, a designated National Historic Site. Here you will find formal garden maintaining the style of the Victorian age.

While walking along what was once a swampy wasteland, you'll see ducks and geese and even a quiet spot to sit and learn some of the history of the pond.

We'll tell you about why the Protestant Camp Hill Cemetery was created on old Commons ground and why you may want to browse through the ancient stones.

We'll tell you about the ginormous Halifax Armoury built in 1895 as a drill hall for volunteer militia and what it's being used for today.

Old Town Clock

Top of St George Street, Citadel Hill, Halifax, Canada

You'll hear about why, Prince Edward, Commander in Chief of the military commissioned this clock to be built.

You'll learn about a Gothic Revival Cathedral and how the effects of the Halifax Explosion in 1917 are still being felt today.

Old Burying Ground

1541 Barrington St, Halifax, Canada

We'll tell you how old the cemetery is and some of the history of this tiny hectare of land. Why not take a moment and walk among stones etched with poignant tributes to those who passed centuries ago?

Halifax Seaport Farmer's Market

1209 Marginal Rd, Halifax, B3H 4P6, Canada

Visit the oldest continuously open farmers market in all of North America.

Halifax Explosion Memorial Bell Tower

Fort Needham Memorial Park, Halifax, B3K 3N9, Canada

We'll tell you about the impressive monument to the people of Halifax and Dartmouth, who experienced first-hand, the devastation of the Halifax explosion.

Fort Needham Memorial Park

5515 Stairs Pl, Halifax, B3K 2C7, Canada

RICHMOND STAIRCASE. We'll tell you the symbolism of the staircase and railings, into which are the names of businesses that were destroyed in the blast.

THE STORY OF FRANCIS MACKEY. You'll hear his story, the pilot onboard the Mont-Blanc, and how his life was profoundly changed after the explosion.

FIRE & ICE & BLACK RAIN. As you are walking, we'll talk about the horrific conditions the explosion and weather caused for the survivors.

Three moments in time...we'll tell you about the memorial to the Catholic Parish of St Joseph’s.

RICHMOND SCHOOL. Here we'll tell you how this building, originally built to house a school, was constructed immediately after the explosion and the tragedy of the Roome School..

SECRET OF THE TREES. We'll tell what secret made them infamous in lumber mills from Canada to the southern states of America.

We'll tell about the controversy around this structure and why it ended up being built here.

DESIGN: TUDOR REVIVAL. As you walk along you'll see a block of rowhouse cottages, built using the English style, for surviving families.

The Piazza at Bishop's Landing

Lower Water Street, Halifax, B3J 1V1, Canada

We'll point out the 'Fountain at Bishop's Landing'. A popular cooling off spot, great for a warm summer day.

Hydrostone Market

5515-5547 Young St, Halifax, B3K 1Z7, Canada

We end our tour here at the Hydrostone Market. This tour was not about monuments or buildings but about the people who lived through that awful day and those who raced to help them. We hope their stories are an inspiration. Our starting point is just across the road in the park.