Historic Walking Tour

Through this one-hour interactive tour, visitors will discover the incredible history of Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, the surrounding area, and the mineral-rich waters than have been drawing visitors to this region for over 100 years. During the tour, your guides will portray some of the most notable figures in Sonoma’s history, including Captain Henry Earnest Boyes, Reverend Thaddeus Leavenworth, and Rudy Lichtenberg.

The Agua Rica Tour occurs every second Saturday of the month starting at 10AM, meeting in the hotel lobby. Tickets are $25 for adults, complimentary for kids, payable at the tour. Additional tours may be booked upon request; to check the availability, please call 775-636-2030 and ask for CW Bayer.

Upcoming Tour Dates
August 8
September 12

About George Webber & CW Bayer

CW Bayer is a roots musician, author, and local historian based in Sonoma County who performs traditional folk, gold rush, and honky-tonk music.

Since 2001, actor-historian George Webber has regaled thousands with historic re-enactment walking tours of Sonoma and Napa, wine lectures, historic events, original plays, and more. Performing as a variety of different characters, George Webber is a living legend in Sonoma.

Bayer and Webber also appear every week on two radio shows on KSVY, Sonoma’s volunteer radio station: “Radio Theatre of the Wild West” on Sundays at 6 p.m. and “CW’s Roots Music” on Fridays at 1 p.m.