Top Kingston Tours, Sightseeing & Cruises

Depart from downtown Kingston and set sail along the beautiful St. Lawrence River, as you discover Canada’s 1000 Islands archipelago on this sightseeing cruise. Discover the region’s history and folklore, spot National Historic Sites, and receive informative narration about this world-famous region as you enjoy plenty of photo ops.

See the best of Kingston without breaking a sweat, and enjoy a relaxing way to sightsee, aboard a trolley bus tour of Canada’s first capital. Pick between several convenient departure times, and hop aboard the vehicle at the Kingston Visitor Center. As you go, spy highlights like Fort Henry, the Kingston City Hall, and more, and learn about the sights from the mix of recorded and live narration.

Discover many of Kingston’s highlight attractions—and challenge yourself to complete an array of games and riddles—during this private two-in-one excursion. Choose a start time that works best for you, and bring your smartphone with you: follow the route along the waterfront, to museums and parks, and other landmarks. As you go, you’ll also be given over 20 games and challenges to solve before the tour’s end.

Search for spooks on a guided tour of Fort Henry. Explore this 19th-century fortress filled with spectral secrets, and learn about its tragic past from your guide. Filled with the mysteries the brochure doesn’t tell you, learn why this fort is called one of Canada's most haunted locations.

Experience Kingston’s Maritime history like never before – through the lens of shipwrecks, lost to time but never forgotten. Led by an expert tour guide from the Great Lakes Museum, you’ll explore the intriguing stories behind notable wrecks that have become part of the 1000 Islands’ rich nautical history. Learn about the vessels that met their untimely end, how they were discovered, the science and beauty of wreck diving, and the secrets your wrecks have revealed to divers and historians.

Get to know Kingston and its history on a leisurely 2.45-hour bike ride. Pedal around the lakeside city stopping at several points of interest including City Hall, City Park, Murney Tower, Kingston Pen, Queen's University, and the waterfront. While you ride, your guide shares stories and history about the Canadian city. Rain does not cancel a tour.

Use an app to survive a zombie apocalypse in Kingston. In Zombie Scavengers, explore the city however you'd like to search for items needed to survive a zombie apocalypse. You'll get points for finding these items. You can also do some zombie themed challenges for points on the app as well. Strategize in order to get the most points and survive the apocalypse. Your remote host will be there for you via chat if you need anything. Can you survive the apocalypse in Kingston?

Uncover Kingston’s strange, funny, and surprising side on this 90-minute walking tour from the creators of The Haunted Walk. Hidden Kingston is built around the stories that never make it into history class: duelling doctors, a homegrown sea serpent, trickster bank robbers, and a capital mistake that helped shape the city’s fate. Our storytelling guides deliver each one with the craft, energy, and humour that have made The Haunted Walk a Kingston favourite since 1995. This isn’t a facts-and-dates tour. It’s the version of Kingston that locals quietly love, and visitors never see coming. • 90-minute guided walking tour through Kingston’s historic core • Strange, funny, and surprisingly true stories delivered by expert guides • A light-hearted alternative to a traditional history tour • Great for curious adults, families, first-time visitors, and locals • Dog-friendly, leash required • From the creators of The Haunted Walk, a Kingston storytelling favourite since 1995

There are few places more historic, charming, and haunted in Canada than Queen’s University. There are eerie tales of student grave robbers, professors reaching out from the beyond, heists gone wrong and streets shrouded in mystery. We’ve never told these stories before and can’t wait to share them with our guests. You won’t hear spine-tingling and heart-pounding tales like these on the regular campus tours. Join us for the Ghosts of Queen’s University and graduate with a degree in the supernatural!

Experience Kingston’s Maritime history like never before – through the lens of shipwrecks, lost to time but never forgotten. Led by an expert tour guide from the Great Lakes Museum, you’ll explore the intriguing stories behind notable wrecks that have become part of the 1000 Islands’ rich nautical history. Learn about the vessels that met their untimely end, how they were discovered, the science and beauty of wreck diving, and the secrets our wrecks have revealed to divers and historians.