Walking tours
Kingston Literary tours
Explore Kingston’s rich literary scene at your own pace, with three self-guided tours that explore the Kingston places that have inspired great works of fiction and poetry.
Earphones recommended
Downtown
7 stops
3 km
About 75 minutes
On this tour, you’ll explore Kingston poetry, literature, and journalism, visit some of the spaces that have inspired their work and some of the venues where they gather to celebrate the written word.
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West
7 stops
5 km
About 90 minutes
On this tour, you’ll learn about a Rembrandt painting that inspired a modern poem, the penitentiary that inspired several literary works, and the archives that safeguard many literary legacies.
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Extended
14 stops
9 km
About 2.5 hours
On this tour, you’ll visit Kingston sites, from City Park to Kingston Penitentiary, that have inspired notable Canadian writers. You’ll listen to poetry as you visit the places that inspired the poems, and you’ll stop by venues that continue to inspire and celebrate the written word.
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This project is funded, in part, by the City of Kingston in support of the Creative Industries Strategy that positions Kingston as a destination of choice for creative industry producers and consumers.
