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70-Minute Guided Downtown Eureka Springs Walking Tour

By Downtown Underground Tour
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Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $20 per adult
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  • 1h 20m
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Overview

Hidden Eureka: A Downtown Walking Tour

Walk THE WALK in Eureka Springs—where the entire town is a work of art and every stop tells a story worth hearing. Wander past four iconic springs, dazzling public art, and jaw-dropping Victorian architecture. Slip into the secrets of our hidden underground and watch Eureka’s past burst to life—from Indigenous roots to a wild boomtown of bathhouses, outlaws, healers, and dreamers. Stroll through downtown and into the enchanting “silk stocking” neighborhood, where storybook homes line storybook streets. See murals, mosaics, grand hotels, and the historic Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library.

Come promenade through our timeless mountain village—soaking up the beauty, culture, and magic that make Downtown Eureka Springs unforgettable.

Activity location

  • Eureka Springs Historical Downtown
    • 72632, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Basin Spring Park
    • 4 Spring Street
    • 72632, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, United States

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70-Minute Guided Downtown Eureka Springs Walking Tour
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 20 minutes1h 20m
    1h 20m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 4:00pm
Price details
$19.50 x 1 Adult$19.50
Total
Price is $19.50

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    A researched historical tour featuring the cultural and geographic information of Downtown
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Bottled water
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Sunscreen & Hat for Sun Protection
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Good walking shoes
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Gratuities for Local guide

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Dogs welcome

Activity itinerary

Eureka Springs Historical Downtown
  • 1h 20m
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
  • 5m
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
  • 30m
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.
Eureka Springs
  • 20m
Walking along what was Mud Street and is now Main Street guests will learn about the two underground systems and how they were formed. Following thier walk they will find the Underground Center in the Basin Spring Bath House and learn how Bill Doolin, a member of the Doolin and Dalton gang was arrested in a surprise moment and get the opportunity to walk in the only underground storefront remaining in Downtown Eureka Springs.

Location

Activity location

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    Eureka Springs Historical Downtown
    • 72632, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Basin Spring Park
    • 4 Spring Street
    • 72632, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, United States

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