Private Tour

Historic Folsom: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

Mobile ticket

This self-guided GPS audio walking tour will explore the historic western gold rush town of Folsom, California.

The tour begins at the corner of Riley and Scott Street in Folsom’s Historic District and ends on Truss Bridge, with tranquil views of the American River. We’ll take in Figueroa Street, where you’ll find beautiful homes built in the late 1800s, and Sutter Street, which was once Folsom’s main street – and a picturebook Old Western main street. We’ll end our adventure on the Truss Bridge.

On this walking tour, you’ll hear about:

• Local Native American history

• California’s early history

• The history of the gold rush and how it's connected to Folsom

• The Victorian homes in Folsom

• The revitalization of the Historic District in Old Town Folsom

• Johnny Cash and the “Folsom Prison Blues”

The tour is ready whenever you are. It plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smart phone’s GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which works offline.

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What To Expect

The tour takes you down Sutter Street in Folsom

Admission Not Applicable

Folsom History Museum

The tour passes by the Folsom Historical Museum.

Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

VoiceMap App for Android and iOS

Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Lifetime access to this selg-guided GPS audio tour in English

Food and drink

Smartphone and headphones

Transportation

Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Options

Historic Folsom: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Reviews

4.00

10 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Could not find start.
Peter M,,Apr 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
2.00
Three different places to start/Park. 1) app said at Moose Lodge. 2) link for directions said across street near histor power station. 3) Narrator said on other corner from Moose Lodge. With no picture and no customer service we were lost. The walking tour was slightly out of date, talking about businesses that were no longer there as if they were. Also VoiceMap kept kicking me out making me come back to get the code and reenter it every single time we paused tour.
Interesting but difficult to access
Escape47654661407,,Oct 6, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
We had a terrible time downloading and starting the program! Very frustrating. The audio was good although some information was out of date.
Go to Folsom…but do NOT waist your $$$ on this download
RevJackiRose,,Jan 3, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00
Folsom is beautiful….the tour would NOT download on either of the 3 iPhones ….we purchased the tour and COULD NOT USE IT. Waisted my money…..again…Folsom is beautiful…the tour stole our money and did not work. Tried calling their number but it’s the holidays so no help there…waisted…WAISTED my money.
Don’t Don’t miss out on this informative opportunity!
barbarabQ2855II,,Oct 8, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This tour was fantastic! Very easy to follow the instructions from location to location and very informative about the buildings and how Fulsom got started as a city.
Handy
HermioneLight,,Mar 6, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Easy to maneuver map wise and informative tour. Highly recommend especially if you want to tour at your own pace.
Great experience!
susanvL9170AO,,Jan 4, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The walk was very nice, and we learned a lot about historic Folsom. We along the way visited shops and look in the museums. Also, we enjoyed the workout! The scenery was very nice as well.
A Great Day in Historic Folsom
Susan P,,Sep 23, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was our first audio tour of this kind. It was great! Easy to download and get started. It says you need headphones or earbuds, but you can listen to the tour on your device without them. The guide was excellent and the historic tour was very interesting. Lots of opportunities to to visit places along the way- just pause the audio and take your time checking out the shops, cafes and historical places along the way. Be sure to stop by the Pioneer Village. The docents there were so friendly and informative. Folsom is a very quaint town with a rich history to be explored. Enjoy!
Interesting tour
Myra H,,Oct 29, 2021
- Review from Viator
4.00
We enjoyed the tour but found it sometimes confusing. The guide would say continue but didn’t say when or where to stop so had to keep pressing buttons. Also a description of the area would have been helpful. We had no idea how steep and hilly mist of it was.
Strolling through Historic Downtown Folsom
mike o mcgrath,,Sep 25, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What a quaint little town. My wife and I had no idea there was so much history here. We love how this tour let's you go at your own pace while at the same time packing in a ton of really interesting content. Can't wait to try out some of their other tours. Highly recommended.
a great summer activity for visitors and locals alike!
A Heinrich124,,Sep 19, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Have done some of the Monterey walking tours by this team, so we looked them up when visiting family in Sacramento. This was great, learned a lot, a great summer activity for visitors and locals alike.