Complementing its Victorian Days at the Old Courthouse, the San Mateo County History Museum is offering FREE walking tours throughout the Peninsula this summer. From Daly City to Pigeon Point, visit cemeteries, museums, stables, downtown sites, interesting residential areas, a historic railroad depot, a dueling site, a jail, a slot machine collection and a lighthouse. Please note that many of the walking tours require reservations.
For more information about the walking tours go to historysmc.org/victorian-days-walking-tours/.
Victorian Days is also a FREE event at the History Museum and features family activities that inform youngsters about life in the nineteenth century. It takes place from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 18.
*Pescadero – Sunday, August 25 from 1 p.m.-3 p.m.*
Join local historian Greg Timm for a pleasant walk through historic Pescadero. Starting at the 1863 Knapp House, view some small exhibits and photographs on display. Then, the group will travel down Stage Road. The tour will include stops at the historic cemeteries Mount Hope and St. Anthony’s where you will be introduced to the “guests” and learn about their lives in Pescadero. Please bring sun hats, drinking water, and wear sensible shoes. To make the most out of the tour, please view the Greg Timm Pescadero Walking Tour on YouTube (https://bit.ly/3VtL1kJ) in advance to learn more about Pescadero in the days from buggy to automobile.
RSVP: Not required. For questions, email [email protected] or text 831.420.7880.
Difficulty Level: Moderate. Stage Road is flat, paved ground. Cemetery-side hill, ground uneven.
Address: Meet at the Knapp House, 80 Stage Road, Pescadero, south of the flagpole.
