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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

Wed 25 Dec

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Starting at $17.50

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Wed 25 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)

shabaron

Oct 2021

This tour covers the past history of Eureka Springs and its seedy underbelly. The tour entails an invigorating walk and some interesting facts about a town you only thought you knew.

Response from Host

Oct 2021

Ohhh! We should hire you for copywriting - you are right! It is the seedy underbelly and an invigorating walk! Thank you for taking the tour. Every ticket supports the Eureka Springs Main Street (a nationally accredited 501c3) program to help keep Downtown vibrant.

H6604EPamberh

Sep 2021

I will say that the name of the tour is slightly misleading since there is only a short piece of the tour that is “underground” but that didn’t really bother our group. We loved hearing the history of the town and about some of its more interesting characters.

Response from Host

Sep 2021

Sorry about that! We try to be very clear in the description that it is a storytelling history tour - and yes, the Underground is the hook, but the history is so much more than that. Glad you came and gave it a chance. Your ticket provides the funding for Main Street Eureka Springs a 501c3 nonprofit serving the continued development and preservation of Downtown Eureka Springs.

chrisaO1806BM

Sep 2021

Wear good walking shoes. Lots of stair climbing.. David tge guide was wonderful! Lots of motorcycles going by but he talked over them and did a good job of it

Response from Host

Sep 2021

Oh goodness! Yes, it can get loud downtown on some weekends! Glad you were able to enjoy the tour and thought to wear good walking shoes - it IS a lot of stairs! Your ticket provides the funding for Main Street Eureka Springs a 501c3 nonprofit serving the continued development and preservation of Downtown Eureka Springs.