Toronto: Casa Loma's Stately Houses Mobile Audio Guide
ID: GYG441869-796171
Category:
Country: Canada
Duration:
45 min.
Description
Discover the stories behind the regal facades of the houses of Casa Loma in Toronto with your own personal app-based audio guide. Experience the magic of GPS playback on an immersive stroll.
Join me on a casual stroll through one of Toronto’s oldest forests. Together we’ll explore the area just west of Casa Loma, Toronto's castle on a hill. In 1910, this area was in high demand because of its grand view of the city. Wealthy industrialists competed for the finest homes by hiring the best architects. This easy walk will take you to some of the neighbourhood’s most famous houses and tell you about the characters who inhabited them.
Some of the highlights along the way include:
• Hearing about Marshall McLuhan and the origins of the phrase “global village”
• Finding out about the early settlers of Casa Loma
• Seeing where Ernest Hemingway got his start as a writer
• Walking along the oldest beachfront in the city
This 45 minute tour starts at Casa Loma and finishes at St. Clair West subway station.
Highlights
- Discover the famed Neilson house and the Maclean's magazine house
- Hear from producer Jonathan Spencer, a wordly wanderer and ex radio show host
- Do it all in 45 minutes or go at your own pace
- Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it
- Use the virtual tour option at home
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The tour uses a mobile app. You will need to download the app and then use the voucher code provided to download the tour
It is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace
You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It is best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point
When the download is complete, you will see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when you are at the starting point
The tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next Please note that you'll need to use your own mobile device and headphones for this tour. The tour is only available in English.
The tour starts outside number 12, Austin terrace.
Standing in front of Casa Loma, look carefully before crossing the street, then turn left and walk west along Spadina Road to the little triangular parkette at the corner.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
