Tiburon Walking Tours

From its indigenous people, to the Spanish explorers who sailed along the California coast in the 1540s, to the first Europeans to enter San Francisco Bay through the Golden Gate in 1775, to its early settlers in the 1800s, through its 80 years as a rough and tumble railroad town, to its evolution into one of the San Francisco Bay Area's most beautiful communities and tourist attractions, the history of the Tiburon Peninsula will come alive in this leisurely 1½-2 hour walking tour. Whether you’re a local resident, a visitor looking for a great thing to do in Tiburon, a school administrator, or a meeting planner seeking an activity that will enhance your conference agenda, check out this interesting, informative, and fun walking tour. YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: • The history of Tiburon, Angel Island, and Belvedere. • Why it took 200 years for the Spanish to enter San Francisco Bay through the Golden Gate. • The Coast Miwok Indians, their lives and treatment by the Spaniards and later by the Americans. • The Tiburon Peninsula's first European settlers, John Thomas Reed and his descendants. • Dr. Benjamin Lyford's Hygeia, a vision of Tiburon as the world's finest health resort and residential community. • The Donahue brothers, who brought the industrial revolution to California by way of Tiburon. • Tiburon's history as a blue-collar, rough and tumble railroad town from 1884 until 1967. • The fires that virtually destroyed the town three times. • How the town dealt with Prohibition. • How Al Capone figures (twice!) in Tiburon's history. • Some of the Tiburon Peninsula’s notable residents. • Tiburon’s transformation into a suburban community and tourist destination. • How the dedication of two families helped maintain Main Street's early 1900s character. • The Railroad and Ferry Depot Museum and its working model of the 1909 Tiburon rail yard. • How conservationists fought hard to maintain the area's physical beauty and small-town character.