Discover the Halifax Explosion with a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

By Tripvia Tours

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Overview

Join tour guide Jeff on your smartphone as you discover one of the greatest tragedies in Canadian history. You'll not only see historical sites & landmarks, but hear stories of survival & perseverance during the 1917 Halifax Explosion.

You'll see the Memorial Bell Tower, Hydrostone District, learn about the miracle of Ashpan Annie, the adventures of Billy Wells, the ensuing tsunami & much more!

GPS map shows where you are and where to go next. As you get close, tour guide commentary will automatically play.

The tour also comes with a location based trivia game. After the commentary plays, look at your device and tap your answer.

Keep the professional tour guide experience, ditch the crowded tour groups, tight schedules and high prices.

It’s yours! Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route.

The number of travellers selected is the number of devices you can download the tour to.

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Activity location

Hydrostone Park
- 5547 Young Street
- B3K 1Z7, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Meeting/Redemption Point

Hydrostone Park
- 5547 Young Street
- B3K 1Z7, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Halifax Explosion in English

2h
Opening hours: Thu 12:00 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
English

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

CA $8.49 x 1 AdultCA $8.49

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What's included, what's not

Download on WIFI before (no signal required or data used during tour)
Live GPS map shows route & your location
Flexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime on Tripvia Tours.
Trivia questions at each stop (optional)
Customer Service via Phone & Email
Tour guide commentary automatically plays at each point of interest
Attraction tickets
Smartphone or tablet
Headphones (optional - audio will play from device speaker too)
**Recommended attractions may be closed/inaccessible due to season or reasons beyond our control.

Know before you book

Service animals allowed
Public transport options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Transport options are wheelchair accessible
Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Wheelchair accessible

Activity itinerary

Hydrostone Park

Join tour guide Jeff as you discover one of the greatest tragedies in Canadian history. You'll not only see historical sites & landmarks, but hear the stories of survival & perseverance that surfaced during the 1917 Halifax Explosion. During the 5km tour you'll see the Memorial Bell Tower, Hydrostone District & various memorials, learn about the miracle of Ashpan Annie, the adventure of Billy Wells, the ensuing Tsunami & much more! Live GPS map shows where you are and where to go next. As you get close, tour guide commentary will automatically play. The tour also comes with a location based trivia game. After the commentary plays, look at your device and tap your guess at the answer. Keep the professional tour guide experience, ditch the crowded tour groups, tight schedules and high prices. It’s yours! Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route. Note: the number of travellers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.

St. Joseph's Square

Three moments in time...we'll tell you about the memorial to the Catholic Parish of St Joseph’s.

Novalea Drive & Hennessey Place

We'll tell you how the park began as military grounds to it's rebuilding of a neighbourhood park and memorial today.

MC72+M7 Halifax

SS MONT BLANC, SS IMO & THE EXPLOSION. Here we'll tell you about the ships involved and the events leading up to the explosion.

Halifax Explosion Memorial Bell Tower

We'll tell you about the impressive monument to the people of Halifax and Dartmouth, who experienced first-hand, the devastation of the Halifax explosion.

Fort Needham Memorial Park

RICHMOND STAIRCASE. We'll tell you the symbolism of the staircase and railings, into which are the names of businesses that were destroyed in the blast.

Canada Family Court

RICHMOND SCHOOL. Here we'll tell you how this building, originally built to house a school, was constructed immediately after the explosion and the tragedy of the Roome School..

M97V+Q8 Halifax

SECRET OF THE TREES. We'll tell what secret made them infamous in timber mills from Canada to the southern states of America.

3365 Robie St

THE STORY OF FRANCIS MACKEY. You'll hear his storey, the pilot onboard the Mont-Blanc, and how his life was profoundly changed after the explosion.

Robie Street & Wells Street

ROBIE STREET WATER RESERVOIR. We'll tell you about the reservoir, built in 1913, it's survival as well as it's special designation.

M98R+44 Halifax

PATRICIA & HER CREW. Here stands a monument to the firefighters of Halifax who lost their lives on that day in 1917. We'll tell you a bit about the "Patricia" as well.

M99W+82 Halifax

FIRE & ICE & BLACK RAIN. As you are walking, we'll talk about the horrific conditions the explosion and weather caused for the survivors.

M99W+PH Halifax

TSUNAMI. We'll tell you how it swept up this hillside and would have reached your feet had you been standing here then.

M99W+JR Halifax

HOUSE HOLES AND THE RAZING OF RICHMOND. You'll see the changes in the land around you and hear about the ghostly markers of where people once lived and died.

M9CX+66 Halifax

VINCENT COLEMAN. Hear why Haligonians will always remember Vincent Coleman as a hero who is credited with potentially saved hundreds of lives

Barrington Street & Duffus Street

CAMPBELL ROAD as it was once know, was a simple wide dirt road lined with shops and houses. We'll tell you a bit about it.

M99X+HQ Halifax

ASHPAN ANNIE. We've got a wonderful surprise at this stop - good news about a baby’s miraculous survival!!

IRVING SHIPBUILDING INC.

We'll tell about the controversy around this structure and why it ended up being built here.

MC92+3J Halifax

THE AMAZING ADVENTURE OF BILLY WELLS. As you are walking we'll tell you his incredible storey.

Veith House

HALIFAX PROTESTANT ORPHANAGE. You'll see a colourful memorial on the white picket fence painted by the children of the Veith House.

MC74+X2 Halifax

THE ROYAL NAVY COLLEGE once stood across the road, we'll tell you how the efficiency of the co-commander helped everyone survive.

MC72+7V Halifax

TO THE RESCUE. We'll tell you about the amazing help Halifax received from around the world and a tradition that is still followed today.

Novalea Drive & Kane Place

HYDROSTONE DISTRICT. You'll hear about the town planner and how he brought the idea of English garden cities to Halifax.

M96X+WM Halifax

QUAINT FUNCIONALITY - THE HYDROSTONE'S BACK LANES. Hear about the reason for "back-lane" business!

Hennessey Place

DESIGN: TUDOR REVIVAL. As you walk along you'll see a block of rowhouse cottages, built using the English style, for surviving families.

MC62+M3 Halifax

HALIFAX RELIEF COMMISSION BUILDING. We'll tell you about the committee formed to deal with the emergency in this building, now designated a cultural historic site.

Hydrostone Market

We end our tour here at the Hydrostone Market. This tour was not about monuments or buildings but about the people who lived through that awful day and those who raced to help them. We hope their stories are an inspiration. Our starting point is just across the road in the park.