Discover the history of St.Paul on a guided walking tour and visit 4 favourite watering holes. city’s history as you do so. One of the best ways to discover a city is through its bars, and you’ll do just that as you walk (or stumble) your way through St. Paul’s storey.
Meet your guide city centre and start your journey through the somewhat sordid history of St.Paul. Hear stories like that of bootlegger “Pig's Eye Parrant”, who served off-duty soldiers from Fort Snelling, imbibing has been a part of this city’s culture.
Discover the bars of St Paul which are often multi-generational, counting its age not in years but decades. St. Paul has a reputation of being a sleepy city, but what it lacks in hip, cosmopolitan glory it makes up for with “Cheers”-style bars, where everybody knows your name.
Learn about the history of crime in the city, and how a corrupt chief of police allowed criminals from Chicago to make their home in the city, for a price. Hear stories of famed gangsters like John Dillinger, Babyface Nelson, Roger “the Terrible” Touhy, Machine Gun Kelly, Alvin “Creepy” Karpis, and the Barker gang.
You can also choose to add 4 drinks to your experience, one in each bar visited.