There's Now An App For A Walking Tour In St. Charles

ST. CHARLES, IL — The Downtown St. Charles Historic Walking Tour is getting an upgrade in an effort "to make it more engaging and accessible," according to a news release from the St. Charles Business Alliance.

The self-guided walking tour originally featured 27 stops in downtown St. Charles, where metal signs located outside of each building provided information on each stop. Now, anyone interested in taking the tour can download the free Travel St. Charles app – available on Apple and Android – and find all 27 stops on the app, according to a news release.

With the walking tour on the app, individuals will be able to find the full information on each stop – which they can read or they can listen to the full narration provided by St. Charles History Museum Executive Director Lindsay Judd.

Judd said this will be a great, new way for people to enjoy the tour.

“It will almost be like walking with a tour guide on the tour,” Judd said. “Now you can listen to and see the rich history we have here in downtown St. Charles.”

St. Charles Business Alliance Executive Director Jenna Sawicki said this tour is another way the Alliance continues to find opportunities to collaborate with local organizations.

“We have an amazing downtown with incredible history,” Sawicki said. “We’re glad we were able to collaborate with the St. Charles History Museum and showcase St. Charles’s unique history.”

More information on the Travel St. Charles App can be found here.