Tiburon Historic Walking Tours Tickets

TOUR #1 (1½-2 Hours) "FROM THE COAST MIWOK TO THE COMING OF THE RAILROAD" will be offered most Saturdays and Sundays at 10:30AM, Thursdays at 11:00AM and Tuesdays and Fridays at 2:00PM. Starting Nov 1, this tour will be offered on most Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11:00AM and Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays at 2:00PM.
You’ll learn about :
• The Coast Miwok indigenous people and their lives on the Tiburon Peninsula, their first encounter with Europeans, and how they were treated by the Spaniards and later by the Americans.
• Why it took 200 years for the Spanish to enter San Francisco Bay through the Golden Gate.
• Lt. Juan de Ayala’s entry into San Francisco Bay in 1775 and his crew’s encounter with the Coast Miwok.
• The Tiburon Peninsula's first European settlers, John Thomas Reed and his descendants, and what life was like before the coming of the railroad in 1884.
• A visit to Lyford’s Stone Tower, the entrance to Dr. Benjamin Lyford's Hygeia, a vision of Tiburon as the world's finest health resort and residential community.
• The history of Angel Island, and how it was saved from commercial development.
• The history of the City of Belvedere.
• Some of the Tiburon Peninsula’s notable residents.


TOUR #2 (2¼-2½ Hours): "FROM THE COMING OF THE RAILROAD TO TODAY" will be offered on most Fridays at 10:30AM, and Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00PM. Starting Nov 1, this tour will be offered on most Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays at 10:30AM.
You’ll learn about :
• The Donahue brothers, who brought the industrial revolution to California by way of Tiburon and San Francisco.
• How the railroad came to Tiburon and put it on the map.
• Tiburon's history as a blue-collar, rough-and-tumble railroad town from 1884 until 1967.
• A visit to the Railroad and Ferry Depot Museum, its working model of the 1909 Tiburon rail yard and authentic restoration of the 1930s stationmaster’s quarters.
• The fires that virtually destroyed the town three times.
• The arks, and the creation of Ark Row.
• The town’s unique response to Prohibition.
• Sam Vella, the immigrant from Malta, who built Sam’s Anchor Café, and who was one of the most colorful characters in Tiburon’s history.
• How Al Capone figures (twice!) in Tiburon's history.
• What led to the decline of the railroad.
• How the dedication of two families helped maintain Main Street's early 1900s character.
• Tiburon’s transformation into a beautiful suburban community and tourist destination.
• Some of the Tiburon Peninsula’s notable residents.

TOUR #1 (1½-2 Hours) "FROM THE COAST MIWOK TO THE COMING OF THE RAILROAD" will be offered most Saturdays and Sundays at 10:30AM, Thursdays at 11:00AM and Tuesdays and Fridays at 2:00PM. Starting Nov 1, this tour will be offered on most Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11:00AM and Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays at 2:00PM.
You’ll learn about :
• The Coast Miwok indigenous people and their lives on the Tiburon Peninsula, their first encounter with Europeans, and how they were treated by the Spaniards and later by the Americans.
• Why it took 200 years for the Spanish to enter San Francisco Bay through the Golden Gate.
• Lt. Juan de Ayala’s entry into San Francisco Bay in 1775 and his crew’s encounter with the Coast Miwok.
• The Tiburon Peninsula's first European settlers, John Thomas Reed and his descendants, and what life was like before the coming of the railroad in 1884.
• A visit to Lyford’s Stone Tower, the entrance to Dr. Benjamin Lyford's Hygeia, a vision of Tiburon as the world's finest health resort and residential community.
• The history of Angel Island, and how it was saved from commercial development.
• The history of the City of Belvedere.
• Some of the Tiburon Peninsula’s notable residents.


TOUR #2 (2¼-2½ Hours): "FROM THE COMING OF THE RAILROAD TO TODAY" will be offered on most Fridays at 10:30AM, and Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00PM. Starting Nov 1, this tour will be offered on most Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays at 10:30AM.
You’ll learn about :
• The Donahue brothers, who brought the industrial revolution to California by way of Tiburon and San Francisco.
• How the railroad came to Tiburon and put it on the map.
• Tiburon's history as a blue-collar, rough-and-tumble railroad town from 1884 until 1967.
• A visit to the Railroad and Ferry Depot Museum, its working model of the 1909 Tiburon rail yard and authentic restoration of the 1930s stationmaster’s quarters.
• The fires that virtually destroyed the town three times.
• The arks, and the creation of Ark Row.
• The town’s unique response to Prohibition.
• Sam Vella, the immigrant from Malta, who built Sam’s Anchor Café, and who was one of the most colorful characters in Tiburon’s history.
• How Al Capone figures (twice!) in Tiburon's history.
• What led to the decline of the railroad.
• How the dedication of two families helped maintain Main Street's early 1900s character.
• Tiburon’s transformation into a beautiful suburban community and tourist destination.
• Some of the Tiburon Peninsula’s notable residents.