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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

Tue 24 Dec

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Starting at $17.50

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Tue 24 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)

S7702RKterrim

Aug 2021

If you're into history, this is a "MUST DO" addition to your Eureka Springs activity list. It is a walking tour and you will be traveling up and down stairs, so lace up those walking shoes. I don't recommend the trip for families with small children in strollers...unless you're really fit and can carry that stroller! But the tour was fantastic and very informative. Our guide, Emily, was very friendly.

Response from Host

Aug 2021

Thanks so much! You are right it is a lot of walking and not particularly stroller friendly with so many stairs. But so much fun history! Emily is our new guide and is mastering the art of being a tour interperter. We apprecate your support for her - she's going to be a star! You tickets provide funding directly to Main Street Eureka Springs, a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to the vibrancy of downtown.

LooneyPLX

Aug 2021

Wow! This was a great tour! Our guide was enthusiastic and quite funny at times. This is a walking tour with plenty of stairs so not for the feint of heart. We saw many points of interest and learned a bit of history about all of them. We got caught in a downpour halfway through that made this tour all the more memorable. The guide made the best of the situation and we scurried from dry spot to dry spot as best we could. I would recommend this tour to anyone who likes history or anyone who likes a little workout with their history. 5 stars. (Thanks David!)

Response from Host

Aug 2021

Oh gosh! We were worried about y'all! That was QUITE the downpour, but if The Tour marches on (and the guides really do make the best of it). So glad that you made a memory in Downtown Eureka Springs. - - Main Street Eureka Springs Your ticket provides funding to Main Street Eureka Springs a 501c3 Nonprofit supporting the development and vibrancy of Downtown Eureka Springs.

LStacy89

Aug 2021

It was a super informative and very interesting tour! Our guide was amazing. He was very knowledgeable and friendly! He also gave some good recommendations about places to go while giving the tour between stories. It was really cool learning a lot about the history of this beautiful place! It definitely made my birthday a little better by having such a fun and interesting experience!

Response from Host

Aug 2021

Ahh! Happiest of birthdays! 🎉🎉🎉 Our guides are very knowledgeable not just about the history, but where you might enjoy dinner, too. So glad you made us a part of your special day. - Main Street Eureka Springs Your ticket provides funding to Main Street Eureka Springs a 501c3 Nonprofit supporting the development and vibrancy of Downtown Eureka Springs.