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Walking Tours of Austin

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👍👍 We had a great time. Tyler was our guide and he was very knowledgeable while also able to make the history fun and exciting. We definitely enjoyed this tour and will probably bring guest from out of town here when they want to do something fun and different! People often mention tour, Austin, great, guide, recommend, stories, history, time, knowledgeable, group,


Address

The Speakeasy Tavern, 412 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701

Website

www.touratx.com

Contact

(512) 910-5240

Rating on Google Maps

4.80 (233 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 8 AM to 10:30 PM
  • Friday: (Good Friday), 8 AM to 10:30 PM, Hours might differ
  • Saturday: 8 AM to 10:30 PM
  • Sunday: (Easter), Closed, Hours might differ
  • Monday: 8 AM to 10:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 8 AM to 10:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 8 AM to 10:30 PM

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  • 5/5 Alexa Y. 2 years ago on Google
    Honestly had a great time! The stories were spooky and our guide was really friendly. He shared stories that ibahve never heard before and between while we were walking to the spots he was very friendly and asked about all of us attending. Definitely recommend.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Elizabeth P. 8 months ago on Google
    We had a great time. Tyler was our guide and he was very knowledgeable while also able to make the history fun and exciting. We definitely enjoyed this tour and will probably bring guest from out of town here when they want to do something fun and different!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Naomi S. 9 months ago on Google
    Alyssa was our guide for the Haunted Austin Walking History Tour. She did a great job of walking us around and telling us some creepy tales about Austin’s history. I would highly recommend this tour!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Usman A. 1 year ago on Google
    My tour of downtown Austin with William was a fascinating and enjoyable experience. He was able to tell us a lot about the history of Austin and the state of Texas, as well as to give us some great advice about making he most of he city. I got a few good photos of Austin, too. The tours normally start in the morning at around 10am or so, which is good because it’s comfortable to walk around for a few hours at that time before the weather gets too hot.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Julie J. 8 months ago on Google
    This was a great way to spend our Saturday night in Austin. I love true crime and all that is spooky and this tour absolutely rocked every expectation box for me.

  • 5/5 Allen M. 2 years ago on Google
    Jim is an excellent tour guide. He was knowledgeable about the history of Austin. The Driskill Hotel Ghost story was the most spooky. The tour was fun and entertaining.

  • 5/5 Armi C. 5 months ago on Google
    It's my last night in Austin, and decided to do the ghost tour as the end of my trip. Best decision ever! It's not just about the ghost stories but also all the Austin history to see how much or how little a building has changed. Will (i believe that's his name) was so incredible! Very charismatic and knowledgeable. You could tell our whole group was having a blast. Cannot recommend me this enough!

  • 5/5 Melinda E. 6 months ago on Google
    Interesting and fun tour, even in the Austin heat! We took a group of international attendees and everyone thought it was great! Jim and William are very knowledgeable and engaging. Easy to work with and flexible. Highly recommend!

  • 5/5 sophie d. 6 months ago on Google
    We did both the walking tour and the pub tour with Tyler while we were visiting Austin from the UK. We could not recommend these tours enough. Tyler was really accommodating to everyone and highly knowledgeable about the history and culture of Austin. With the walking tour, Tyler was able to give us great recommendations for things to do and food to eat in the city. On the pub tour, we learnt stuff that was similar to the walking tour but also lots of new facts. The pub tour showed us a wide range of pubs and allowed us time to get to know other guests on the tour. We even returned to many of the pubs we visited on the tour. We can’t recommend doing these tours enough, they really made our stay in Austin!

  • 5/5 Rachel V. 7 months ago on Google
    Nathan was extremely enthusiastic and did a great job of telling our group about Austin’s history. His stories were interesting and we learned a lot about how Austin became the capitol of Texas. He also gave us some great recommendations for restaurants, music venues, and other points of interest.

  • 5/5 Carina J. 6 months ago on Google
    This was my second time going on the Ghost Walk Austin (I also went on this tour 5-6 years ago). The tour was enjoyable. Alyssa was a great tour guide. She told interesting stories and the tour was at a good pace and we stopped at several sites. I would recommend the tour to those local to the Austin area, like myself, as well as tourists visiting. It is fun and a great way to see some historic Austin sites.

  • 5/5 Social B. 11 months ago on Google
    Absolutely enjoyed the experience! Our tour guide Daelen was extremely knowledgeable and very kind. Because we had to walk for a long distance, he made sure we had opportunities to stop and gather our breath! You walk all through downtown Austin and informed of the haunted historic background of locations. We did assume we would get to go into places but that is okay, we still loved it! Be prepared to walk and bring comfortable shoes.

  • 5/5 Cheryl L. 1 year ago on Google
    We walked the Morning Tour of Austin the first day we arrived. It was a small group and moved along at a comfortable pace. Our guide gave an interesting tour with great stories and was able answer questions with further detail. It was clear he loves Austin and was passionate about his job. We were happy we chose to take this tour on the first day in town, his tips have made our trip more fun. I highly recommend this tour! Joe's Coffee was a great place to meet with great coffee too.

  • 5/5 Nancy H. 1 year ago on Google
    Highly recommended tour with lots of information about the city history, architecture as well as many restaurant and bar recommendations. William was a very nice guide with a lot of knowledge about Austin.

  • 5/5 Jeff B. 1 year ago on Google
    We had a great tour with Emily this misty morning in Austin. She gave us historical insights and told our small group a variety of stories about colorful Austin characters and places. She brought the past alive with her knowledge and enthusiasm. Would recommend.

  • 5/5 Gail S. 1 year ago on Google
    Our guide, Emily, was professional, knowledgeable, and warm. She is a great storyteller and knows how to connect to her audience. I will recommend her to all my friends coming to Austin!

  • 5/5 Kristi O. 1 year ago on Google
    Ricky was a great tour guide! He was knowledgeable about the history and lore of the area and shared his personal favorites along with pics! 😱 Highly recommend Walking Tours of Austin especially with Ricky!

  • 5/5 Amanda R. 1 year ago on Google
    We had a great time on our haunted tour of Austin! Going right before Halloween made it even more spooky 👻 Seeing the elevator inside the Speakeasy gave me chills, especially since I have been there many times and had no idea of the history behind it! 😯 Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable, I would definitely book another tour! Thank you!

  • 5/5 rita r. 3 years ago on Google
    We did this as a last minute thing while in Austin on a Monday. Loved our guide, he had a great personality and paced the tour enough to give us a break. Lots of walking but cool stories. Can't wait to go to one of weekend tours.

  • 5/5 Rachel R. 1 year ago on Google
    My friend and I came to Austin after 2 years of COVID getting in the way and we just went on the murder walk of Austin and our guide Jarrod was awesome! It was just us for the tour and we had a ton of fun getting sidetracked in conversations on the way to each location and very involved with us and sharing details and answering all our questions as we went. We stopped at the Driskill for drinks and talked about suspects in the murder. Definitely worth it and even afterwards recommended and walked us to an awesome taco place highly recommend! Thank you Jarrod!

  • 5/5 Brian F. 2 years ago on Google
    My wife and I took the morning walking tour with Jim as our guide. He really did engage with everyone in our 16 person group. With this being the first time to Austin for the majority of the group, he not only discussed the history of the city, but recommended places to eat. Thank you Jim for an awesome tour and showing us the downtown area of Austin.

  • 5/5 Mike F. 1 year ago on Google
    We loved the tour. My wife and I have gone on several historic ghost tours in different cities. Emily did a fantastic job hosting. Great historic info and stories. She made sure that everyone could hear clearly on a very loud, and rainy, Austin night. 6 thumbs up from the 3 of us. Check this out when you're in Austin!

  • 5/5 Emily N. 2 years ago on Google
    Tyler was AMAZING. Great stories, even got to go into some of the buildings from the stories! Just the right length of time too. The perfect thing to do on a week night if you don't know what to do with your friends or date night. So glad we chose to do this! Thanks Tyler!

  • 5/5 Ashley M. 1 year ago on Google
    We had the best time on this tour last night! Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. We were given time at each stop to relax and have a drink. I have already booked another tour next weekend with a group of neighbor friends!


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