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70-Minute Guided Downtown Eureka Springs Walking Tour

Overview
The tour offers a chance to learn about the history of Downtown Eureka Springs - starting before the founding of the town, the people who have made history downtown, and the unique geography of three underground systems - caves and cliffs, the Mud Street rebuild, and the creek that runs under it all.

Walking through the entertainment and shopping district, you get a feel for life as it was, the art district it is now, and see the hidden treasures throughout. Told in stories and vignettes along the way, the tour is a treat for all ages.

You visit an intact underground storefront covered over in the making of the Underground. This is only open to visitors to our tour. This is not an adventure tour. The underground systems are explained, but only the underground storefront is visited.
City: Eureka Springs
Sat 28 Dec
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Starting at $17.50
Sat 28 Dec
Starting at $17.50
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What's Included
A researched historical tour featuring the cultural and geographic information of Downtown
Additional Info
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
What To Expect
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Eureka Springs Historical Downtown
Discover the Behind the Scenes Secrets of Eureka Springs! Our underground Eureka Springs Tour will deliver a unique and entertaining view into the history and folklore of the most fascinating city in Arkansas. Dig deep into the origins of the magic healing waters and the sacred Indian springs. Learn about constructing the unique civil engineering miracle and the boomtown that defined us towards the end of the 19th Century. You will learn about many of the colorful characters that passed through Eureka Springs, including the famous temperance campaigner Carrie Nation, good and bad doctors like Alva Jackson and Norman Baker, the Starr gang bank robbers, and so on much more. Wear good walking shoes as you travel up and down through history, exploring all the quirky and creative nooks that make Eureka Springs so charming. This is your chance to see Eureka Springs in a way that even local residents haven't noticed and your only opportunity to explore underground at the famous bathhouse.
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Basin Spring Park
Guests will walk above the Park to see the original location of the Basin Park Spring that was used for healing during the 1880's. They will also see where the Spring is now in the basin of the Park.
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Eureka Springs Historical Downtown
Guests will walk up to the Flatiron Building and learn about the history of this iconic (and most photographed) location and the trick about it. Following that they walk up to where the first bank robbery using a vehicle was committed, stories about the three fires, and the history of the Prohibition Era in Downtown Eureka Springs. Venturing further down a secret set of steps that is also a platted street they learn about Carrie Nation who gave her last temperance speech before passing away in Kansas.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Reviews (92)
Justin B
Mar 2022
Great, knowledgeable guide and beautiful scenery. The tour covered so much of the history and explained alot of how things came to be
976janaw
Jan 2022
Our guide, David, was very informative and funny. He had a lot of knowledge about the history of the area and good tips on what to see and do while you are in ES. It was quite chilly and it had snowed so the stepa were slippery but that was no fault of the tour. Would recommend everyone going once!
mousey75
Jan 2022
we loved this informative educational lovely laid back tour. It is 1 hour 15 mins (bundle up it's cold) and great guide, very historical and you learn a TON on Eureka history and only $13.50

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