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Niles History: An Audio Tour of the First Movie Capital

5,0 (o recenzie) o oră – 1 h 30 min Anulare gratuită Tur privat
Fotografii: furnizorul activității, prin Viator

Niles History: An Audio Tour of the First Movie Capital

Despre activitate

Niles isn’t just a charming town hidden in the Bay Area hills – it was Hollywood before Hollywood existed.

On this self-guided walking tour, you’ll discover how this rowdy railroad junction became the world’s first movie capital, where Charlie Chaplin perfected his Little Tramp and cowboy stars invented the Western genre.

The tour starts and ends at the Niles Depot Museum. You’ll walk along Niles Boulevard past the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum, housed in the original 1913 Edison Theater. Along quiet residential streets, you’ll see preserved Essanay Cottages where actors bunked together, and Victorian homes where railroad elite rented rooms to movie stars.

You’ll hear about how Niles transformed from a frontier town with 18 saloons into a thriving film studio. I’ll also share stories about bank robberies that were stopped by costumed cowboys, ghost sightings in the Hotel Wesley, and how Joe’s Corner operated as the town’s unofficial bank during Prohibition.

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Descrierea este publicată de Viator în limba engleză.

Pe scurt

Durată
o oră – 1 h 30 min
Confirmare
Confirmare imediată
Bilet
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Grup
Doar grupul tău
Persoane pe rezervare
1–15
Ghid audio
engleză
Ghid scris
engleză
Organizator
VoiceMap Audio Tours

Vârste: Adulți (6–99 ani)

Ce include

Inclus

  • Inclus: Directions to the starting point so that when you're in the right place, the tour will start
  • Inclus: Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
  • Inclus: Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • Inclus: App for Android and iOS
  • Inclus: Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour

Nu este inclus

  • Nu este inclus: Smartphone and headphones

Itinerar

  1. Niles Depot Museum

    Trecere fără oprire

    This self-guided audio tour starts at the Niles Depot Museum, the 1901 train station marking the Transcontinental Railroad’s true finish line.

  2. Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum

    Trecere fără oprire

    You’ll walk along Niles Boulevard past the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum, housed in the original 1913 Edison Theater.

  3. Oprirea 3

    Trecere fără oprire

    On this walking tour, you'll pass by Devout Coffee and you’ll discover how this rowdy railroad junction became the world’s first movie capital, where Charlie Chaplin perfected his Little Tramp and cowboy stars invented the Western genre.

  4. Oprirea 4

    Trecere fără oprire

    While hearing how the town developed and survived various industries, you'll pass by the Niles Library and hear its history.

  5. Oprirea 5

    Trecere fără oprire

    You'll hear stories about bank robberies that were stopped by costumed cowboys, ghost sightings in the Hotel Wesley, and how Joe’s Corner operated as the town’s unofficial bank during Prohibition.

  6. Oprirea 6

    Trecere fără oprire

    You’ll hear about how Niles transformed from a frontier town with 18 saloons into a thriving film studio and see the Niles Antique Co-Op.

  7. Oprirea 7

    Trecere fără oprire

    While hearing how the town developed and survived various industries, you'll pass by Bronco Billy's Pizza Palace and hear its history.

  8. Oprirea 8

    Trecere fără oprire

    By the end of this tour you’ll have a sense of how a canyon town built by railroad workers became the birthplace of American cinema – and survived when both industries moved on.

Punct de întâlnire și preluare

Toți participanții se întâlnesc la punctul de întâlnire.

Punct de întâlnire

  • This tour starts at the Niles Depot Museum. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

Punct de final

  • This tour starts at the Niles Depot Museum. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

Cum folosești biletul

VOICEMAP CODE

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Please check your email at the address you provided when you made this booking. You've been sent an eight-character code you'll need to redeem your tour.

This code can be used by every member of your party. If you've booked for three people, for example, three people can download this tour using the same code.

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

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Once you've received your code, please follow these steps:

Install the VoiceMap Audio Tours mobile app

Create an account

Select Tour Codes from the menu, then select Enter Codes

Enter your code then select Download Now

PLEASE NOTE

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You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It's best to download before you set off for the starting point.

This 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.

When the download completes, you'll 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.

Remember to bring your own headphones, unless you have booked a driving tour.

SUPPORT

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For technical support and other queries, please email [email protected]

Anulare

Anulare gratuită

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

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Bine de știut

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Părerea călătorilor

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