Reservations needed call 541-276-0730 No online booking OPEN YEAR ROUND
Address
31 SW EMIGRANT AVE
PENDLETON, OR 97801
Contact Us
541-276-0730
pendletonundergroundtours@yahoo.com
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Our Hours
Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri, & Sat
CLOSED TUESDAYS AND SUNDAYS10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CLOSED CHRISTMAS, THANKSGIVING, & NEW YEARS DAYS
We may close additional days due to weather
"A Place Where Culture Is Kept, History Is Told, And Legends Live On"
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WORLD FAMOUS HISTORICAL UNDERGROUND TOUR
ABOUT US
Pendleton Underground Tours is a non-profit est. in 1989
Come join us for a lively look into Pendleton's infamous and entertaining past. No town has a more colorful history! Find out why Pendleton was known as the entertainment capital of Eastern Oregon. This is where the past becomes real.
Follow your guide underground to the Shamrock Card Room, Hop Sing's (Chinese Laundry), the Empire Ice Cream Parlor, through the tunnels beneath the sidewalks to the Empire Meat Market. Stand under prism glass and go through a secret passageway to a Prohibition Card Room. Tunnels will lead you to a Duck Pin Bowling Alley, then up the 31 stairs to one of Pendleton's 18 bordellos; the famous "Cozy Rooms." After learning about Stella Darby and her working girls, the guide will take you to the most primitive area of the tour; the Chinese living quarters, jail, and opium den. Learn why the Chinese came here and how they helped build the West.
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featured
tours & events
Daily tours
Approximate 90 min guided tour
through the Underground, Cozy Room bordello, and Chinese opium dens, living quarters, and jails. Must be at 6yrs old to go on tour. Open year round closed Tuesdays and Sundays. Reservations needed
call 541-276-0730
$20 per person
ages 6-12 $15
Tour times are scheduled and require a minimum of 4 people to open a tour
reservations are held with a credit card and require a 1hr cancelation notice for charges to be waived
comes to life
Once a year annual May fundraiser
Always the Saturday after Mother's Day weekend (May 14, 2022) bringing the past to life with over 75 live actors and samples along the way, Must be 21yrs old to attend. Reservations available in January
call 541-276-0730
Shamrock Cardroom Bar will be open with live music by Leah Justine at 6pm no cover with Comes to Life ticket
$50 Per Person
Tickets are non
-refundable after purchase
Get wild in pendleton and have a drink in the shamrock bar
Come drink and party Underground Speakeasy style in the Shamrock Cardroom Bar every Saturday beginning June 4th through September 3rd (closed July 9th) doors open at 4pm and will close at 7pm Ask about our after hours adult only tours beginning at 5pm cost is $25 reservations needed in advance (this tour may not be appopriate for all adults may contain foul language, crude jokes, and lies) Afterward head up to Main Street to listen to live music from 6-10pm
No Host bar accepts cash and card
There will be a $5.00 cash cover charge on nights when there is live music
Meet our guides
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Kricket Nicholson
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Matt Ramirez
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Mari Jo Baird
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Jackie Whitesell
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Becky Ramirez
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Emmalie Lee
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Judith Burger
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Holly Krokosz
We apologize but we are not wheelchair accessible
Tour rules
NO RESTROOMS ON TOUR
SILENCE PHONES
NO VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING
PICTURES WITH FLASH ARE OK
NO CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 6
NO ANIMALS
SIT ON DESIGNATED BENCHES ONLY
DO NOT TOUCH ITEMS
STAY WITH GUIDE NO LINGERING
TELL GUIDE IF NEED TO LEAVE TOUR
HOLD QUESTIONS UNTIL END OF TOUR
DISRUPTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS WILL BE ASKED TO CONTROL THEMSELVES OR LEAVE THE TOUR
RELAX AND HAVE FUN!
Tour guide tips are not expected but are appreciated
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Brooke Armstrong
Executive Director
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Francis Arnold
Office Manager
GET WILD IN PENDLETON SUMMER OF 2022
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location
Located in the the heart of downtown on the corner of SW 1st and Emigrant. In walking distance of many of Pendleton's great restaurants and other tourist attractions.