Victorian Days Walking Tours: Pescadero – Pigeon Point Light Station

Submitted by the Event Organizer

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 www.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: Pigeon Point Light Station – Saturday, August 17 from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.*

Celebrate International Lighthouse Weekend on a walking tour of the historic grounds of Pigeon Point Light Station. Meet in front of the first hostel. Hear tales of whalers, bootleggers, shipwrecks, the building of the lighthouse, the “Wickies” and their families, and the anticipated restoration of the tower (currently closed to the public). Visit the Fog Signal Building to view the magnificent First Order Fresnel lens and explore the exhibits. Stay after the tour and enjoy Lighthouse Day activities.

RSVP: Required at https://bit.ly/3KtQkdZ.

Difficulty Level: Moderate. Ground is mainly flat, but uneven and it is not entirely paved.

Address: 210 Pigeon Point Road, Highway 1, Pescadero.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.