Black History Month: The Remarkable Scurry Family

18 Mar 2021

[By Lani Russwurm] Hiram Scurry escaped slavery and fought in the US Civil War. In 1886, he moved to Vancouver with his wife Martha and six children to open a barbershop in Gastown. Find out...

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19 Nov 2020

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The Last Gang in Town Clark Park Walking Tour

22 Aug 2020

Discover the Epic Story of the Vancouver Police vs. the Clark Park Gang with guides Aaron Chapman, Bradley Bennett, and Danny “Mouse” Williamson On Sat Oct 10 and Sun Oct 11, 2020 join local writer...

Microsoft & Tech Loves PRIDE: Really Gay History Tour Special Event Series 2020

10 Jul 2020

This August, we’re staging a special series of Really Gay History Tours just for Microsoft employees, members of the Vancouver group “Tech Loves PRIDE,” and educators based in the Metro Vancouver area. The series is...

Covid 19 latest update

13 Mar 2020

Updated 2021-04-16 UPDATE: We hope to recommence both public and private walking tours on June 15, 2021. You can book your tickets for a public tour here, or arrange a private tour here, for dates...

Vancouver Bookstores: The Forbidden Five

31 Jan 2020

Vancouver bookstores, just like the old books crammed onto their shelves, contain some strange stories of their own. It’s so much fun to wind through the nooks and crannies of these eccentric shops, to find...

The Hollow Tree

24 Dec 2019

[by Glenn Tkach] The Hollow Tree in Stanley Park is one of Vancouver’s most well-known attractions. This photo should give you an idea of how large it is – it has a circumference of about...

Recruiting Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours storytellers – join our team

29 Nov 2019

****WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THIS RECRUITMENT ROUND. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES WITH FORBIDDEN VANCOUVER WALKING TOURS!**** ———————————————————————– We are recruiting! Were you put on this earth to entertain people? Do...

Save-On Meats in the Downtown Eastside. Photo by Mark Faviell via Flickr, Creative Commons licensed.

Vancouver Diners: The Forbidden Five

28 Nov 2019

With rain soaked neon glistening outside and the promise of hearty comfort food inside, Vancouver’s historic diners have been serving up nostalgia for decades. So in the spirit of starting any adventure with a full...

The Lions Gate Bridge – and the Lions Who Guard It

15 May 2019

The Lions Gate Bridge [by Glenn Tkach] The Lions Gate Bridge arches proudly over the First Narrows. It is visible from the Stanley Park seawall, and a major feature of The Dark Secrets of Stanley Park...