Toronto Distillery District: History, Architecture Exploration
4.8
269 Ratings
Toronto
Discover the fascinating history and stunning architecture of Toronto's Distillery District on this engaging walking tour. Explore the rise of Gooderham and Worts Distillery, learn about business intrigue, and uncover hidden gems along the way. Perfect for COVID-conscious travelers.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Go Tours Canada - Distillery District - This is the starting point where we meet all guests.
- Distillery Historic District - We visit the Distillery District with a number of outdoor and a few indoor stops. We explore the history of the area from its foundation to present day.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Local taxes
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
This tour gives you the choice of being completely outdoors, presenting it as an ideal engagement for those conscious of COVID regulations.
Ranked amongst ‘Toronto’s top 10 walking tours’ by BlogTO, we invite you to join us throughout the year to learn about the ascendance of Gooderham and Worts Distillery and its evolution into the contemporary Distillery District.
Our skilled guides will captivate you with tales of a city steeped in alcohol, commercial schemes, and how Gooderham and Worts secured its position as the largest distillery globally. We’ll also guide you to some lesser-known, picture-perfect spots within the Distillery District.
Note: An entirely accessible course can be arranged if informed in advance.
Location
Go Tours Canada - Distillery District
Gristmill Lane
Please check in with one of our guides in the Go Tours Canada Office. We are located between the giant heart and Arvo Coffee Shop inside the Distillery District, not where the parking lot is.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(269 Ratings)
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Mike_h
Apr 14, 2024
Great - Tour guide very engaging and knowledgeable. Good job. Thanks. Really good. Fun time had by all. Nice place to visit.
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137liatk
Apr 8, 2024
10 start review - We enjoyed the guided tour through the architecture and the history of the streets of the distillery, with a very knowledgeable and fun guid.
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Bridget
Apr 3, 2024
Beautiful and Interesting - The Distillery District is beautiful, and this one hour tour is such a helpful tool to get the most out of it. From the history to the current restaurants to movies to watch to spot the district, we learned a lot and had fun!
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Vicbax01
Mar 9, 2024
An interesting visit to the history of the neighborhood! - The visit to the distillery district with guide Nicole was very interesting! The neighborhood is very pretty and it is nice to discover it with more explanations about its history and its evolution over the last 200 years. The tour is outdoors indoors, which was convenient for staying generally dry on this rainy day. Nicole was also able to recommend restaurants in Toronto for those not familiar with the city.
THANKS !
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Matska
Mar 6, 2024
History a plenty - Distillery District - The tour of the distillery district in Toronto was excellent.
Sarah was very knowledgable and a great sense of humour.
Highly recommended.
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569antoninak
Jan 22, 2024
Antonina - The best tour. A lot of interesting information. I'm thrilled! Sincerely recommend! Now I will drink whiskey with new knowledge
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Majic888
Nov 26, 2023
George Brown College Heritage Tours at the Distillery - Go tours provided the walking tour to the students in a heritage tourism course as part of George brown college’s school of hospitality and tourism management. Tom and Sarah both had historical expertise in various areas so the two tours were both interesting and. Informative.
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Cindy_m
Nov 23, 2023
From flour to alcohol. - We loved learning the history of the distillery.
The most interesting fact we learned was how Lake Ontario used to come right up to the original windmill but today it is quite a ways away. Our guide was very knowledgeable, spoke clearly and was very friendly.
This is my second tour with Viator and both were awesome. The other one was a food tour ❤️
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Christophers88
Nov 19, 2023
Walk through the old distillery - Informative tour of the historical distillery area. This tour included stops along way at various shops. It offered further input into how the area has been repurposed in recent years to become a vibrant area again for the city.
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Robyn_m
Nov 11, 2023
Walking tour of distillery - Our tour guide had a lot of knowledge of the local area and you could feel his interest in the history it was a good thing to do while in Toronto. Had a good tour
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