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70-Minute Guided Downtown Eureka Springs Walking Tour

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

Thu 26 Dec

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Starting at $17.50

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Thu 26 Dec

Starting at $17.50

Make a reservation

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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

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.

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.

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)

Rachel_K-State

Nov 2021

This was a great tour and really informative! A great way to start our visit to Eureka Springs. David was an amazing tour guide and a wonderful storyteller. It also didn’t hurt that he resembles George Clooney :)

Response from Host

Nov 2021

😂😂😂 David is going to love this! Thanks so much for taking the tour and we appreciate your support of Main Street Eureka Springs a 501c3 working to keep Downtown Eureka Springs thriving.

SusanRichie

Nov 2021

I thoroughly enjoyed our walking tour. David was an exceptional tour guide, keeping up a running dialogue both humorous and informative. We thought he did a great job of educating us in a very entertaining format. My husband and I are in our seventies and we were concerned about the steps. The path our guide took us on was thoughtfully planned and with one exception almost all of the stairs went downhill. I highly recommend the tour. I’ve been to Eureka Springs several times but didn’t know much about its history. The price of this tour is a great value and a fun way to learn about this charming city.

Response from Host

Nov 2021

We are so happy that you took the time and braved the stairs! We really try to make this stair-step town as easy as possible. It's guests like you that make the work we do as a Main Street organization so fulfilling.

Natalie N

Oct 2021

If you enjoy your vacations with a side of history I highly recommend taking the Underground Eureka tour. This is by far one of the best walking tours I have ever done, David was a fantastic guide who wove the town's history through an entertaining 90-minute walk around town and into the underground of the former bathhouse. The tour was a full timeline of the town's history and I left feeling more connected to this amazing part of our country. While there are many steps involved, 90% are downhill so it's very manageable if you have no mobility issues. Spoiler alert... if you do not like stairs do not come to Eureka Springs, it's built on the side of a hill, so If you come here you will encounter stairs everywhere you go. Overall. a truly must-do while you're here!

Response from Host

Oct 2021

Thank you so much Natalie! We especially love vacay with a side of history, but we are probably biased! And the walking... well... it is just part of being in a town hanging to the side of a cliff. Thanks from all of us at Main Street Eureka Springs. Your tickets help keep Downtown vibrant.