Historic Walking Tours
Historic Walking Tours
The City is in the process of developing new content for walking tours.
Many of the older tours, developed with the Kingston Municipal Heritage Committee, cover small geographical areas in depth and can be comfortably walked in under an hour. These include the War of 1812, Architects Coverdale and Newland, Architects John and Joseph Power, Earl Street, King Street East, Ontario Street, Princess and Brock Streets, William Street, and Wellington Street tours.
Discover downtown Kingston's history and heritage by downloading any of the free walking tours listed below.
Other Tours
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Earl Street / rue Earl |
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This four-block tour looks at homes on one of Kingston's oldest streets. |
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Ce circuit vous fera parcourir quatre pâtés de maisons adjacents à la rue Earl. |
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King Street / rue King |
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This five-block tour looks at some of Kingston's most stately historic buildings. |
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Un circuit qui vous fait parcourir cinq pâtés de maisons le long de la rue King Est. |
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Naval Historic Sites / les sites historiques Navals |
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Kingston's rich marine history dates back more than 300 years and is carefully preserved in parks, monuments, forts, museums, buildings and dockyards. |
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La riche histoire de la marine à Kingston a plus de 300 ans et a été jalousement conservée dans des parcs, monuments, forts, musées, édifices et quais. |
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Architects (architectes) Newland & Coverdale |
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A tour that highlights some of the fine architectural contributions of two prominent Kingston architects to Old Sydenham Ward - William Newlands and William Coverdale. |
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Une visite guidée qui met en valeur quelques-unes des ravissantes réalisations architecturales du quartier Old Sydenham qui sont l'oeuvre de ces deux éminents architectes de Kingston. |
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Ontario Street / rue Ontario |
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Learn about George Browne, Architect of City Hall, the old K&P and Grand Trunk Railway Stations, the Prince George Hotel and more. |
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Votre visite commence devant le Centre de renseignements touristiques. |
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Architects (architectes) John & Joseph Power |
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The Powers built a number of Kingston's significant 19th century homes and buildings. This tour looks at those surrounding Kingston's beautiful City Park. |
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... met en valeur quelques-unes des ravissantes réalisations architecturales du quartier Old Sydenham qui sont l'oeuvre de ces deux éminents architectes de Kingston. |
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Princess & Brock Streets / rue Princess & rue Brock |
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A tour through the old Kingston business district. |
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À la découverte de l'ancien quartier d'affaires de Kingston. |
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War 1812 / La Guerre do 1812 |
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This walk of modern Kingston is of buildings and sites as they existed on November 10 1812. |
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Cette visite à pied de la ville contemporaine de Kingston vous fera découvrir les bâtiments et les lieux tels qu'ils existaient le 10 novembre 1812. |
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Wellington Street / rue Wellington |
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This five-block stretch is home to a number of well-preserved historic homes. |
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Cette visite commence à l'angle des rues Wellington et Johnson. |
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William Street / rue William |
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William Street was developed in the early 19th century on the west edge of commercial Kingston. |
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La rue William s'est développée au tournant du 19e siècle à l'ouest du secteur commercial de Kingston. |
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