Discover the incredible history and culture of Cabbagetown like never before.
Download the app below and tour at your own pace!
Download the app below and tour at your own pace!
Access our innovative app-guided, self-paced tour Cabbagetown Main Street Mosaic Tours: Exploring Heritage and Hubs and discover the historic main street of Cabbagetown.
On this tour, you will uncover the rich history and stories behind our dynamic neighbourhood and local businesses. From architectural splendours to historic landmarks, participants will gain a unique insight into the past, present, and future of one of Toronto’s oldest and most cherished neighbourhoods.
About The Tour
When: Live on the Driftscape App until Dec 31, 2024.
Where: Carlton St. and Parliament St., Cabbagetown Toronto.
How: Download the driftscape app on your mobile device. Let the app guide you at your own pace!
Cost: Free
Duration: 30 mins - 2 hours. You decide on the pace!
Distance: Approximately 1k
Tour Highlights Include:
Architectural Marvels: Discover a variety of architectural styles found in the neighbourhood, from the distinctive Bay & Gable to the elegant Queen Anne-style
Romanesque Revival-style Church and Edwin Hough House: Explore significant historical buildings that tell a story of how Cabbagetown came to be
Winchester Hotel and Winchester Hall: Visit local landmarks that are part of Cabbagetown’s extensive collection of intact Victorian buildings
Stately Homes and Historical Insights: The tour will cover the development of impressive original single-family residences and delve into Canadian history through landmarks like the Carlton House and the picturesque L’Avenue
Tour Features Include:
An Immersive Tour Guide: Visitors can explore Cabbagetown at their own pace, thanks to the app's many features, including auto-play self-guided tours. The app uses GPS technology to deliver relevant information and engaging content as visitors move around the neighbourhood, ensuring a truly personalized and immersive experience.
Rich Content: The Cabbagetown BIA team has enriched the sites and stories, mapped in the app, with images, audio guides and written content, ensuring that visitors receive comprehensive and captivating information about each location they visit.
Exclusive Interviews: Tour stops will include fun interviews with the local business owners who will tell stories about how their businesses came to grow in the historic sites.
Special Offers from Local Businesses: Tour takers will receive special offers, highlighted in the app, for products and services from local businesses.
Exclusive Insider Tips: Packed with exclusive tips and recommendations from local expert Gilles Huot - from the Cabbagetown Preservation Association – a partnership that ensures that Cabbagetown visitors uncover hidden gems, historical events as well as must-try products and services by local businesses.
Accessible and Offline Access: To cater to each participant’s needs, the app will offer offline access to its content, ensuring that visitors can explore Cabbagetown even with limited internet connectivity, as well as audio guides to assist those with visual impairment.
About Driftscape
Driftscape is a digital storytelling platform whose core product is a local discovery and travel app. The Driftscape app provides a platform for destinations, tourism, and cultural organizations to share their stories interactively and engagingly with a growing base of active users. We believe your stories deserve more, so we deliver more visitor engagement features than any other solution on the market. For users, the app is a personal guide that helps them explore their surroundings from the point of view of local experts. The app also helps users discover places of interest, events, and tours from a growing list of content partners. Available on iOS, Android, and the web, Driftscape is an ad-free platform dedicated to making local culture easier to discover. The Driftscape app currently offers over 7,000 points of interest, events, and tours across North America.