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By Nitty Gritty City Tours of Austin

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Free cancellation available
Price is €30 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • From cowboys to condominiums, take a walk through the storey of Austin, beginning and ending in what was once a roaring red light district turned warehouse district in Austin’s earlier years. Along the way, we'll explore the rich history of Austin and discover how it became the vibrant and dynamic city it is today, with emphasis on the eccentric and heroic Austinites who shaped Austin's storey. This tour is not suggested for children under 13. Large Group? Visit our website. This is an outdoor tour that stays outside.

Activity location

  • Dumont's Down Low Bar
    • 214 W 4th St
    • 78701-3917, Austin, Texas, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Halcyon
    • 218 West 4th Street
    • 78701, Austin, Texas, United States

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The Story of Austin: City centre History Walking Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 10:00
Price details
€29.61 x 2 Adults€59.22
Total
Price is €59.22

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Tour Guide
  • Exclusions
    Service charge

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
    • Places to sit at each stop are not provided.
    • This walking tour covers 1.1 miles.
    • Recommended for ages 13+ due to content.
    • You may use the bathroom at Halcyon Coffee. Let them know you're with the walking tour.
    • Let Halcyon Coffee know you're there for the tour and receive 10% off your drink order.
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Dumont's Down Low Bar

  • 20m
In what was once a bustling vice district, we will begin with the origin storey of the city of Austin and talk about the old west mentality that built the biggest red light district in the southwest. We do not go inside.

O. Henry Home & Museum

  • 10m
Famous short storey author O. Henry lived here in Austin before he made it big. Outside his home, we will dig up a few tales of his time here in Austin. We do not go inside.

Joseph and Susanna Dickinson Hannig Museum

  • 5m
How did the last survivor of the Alamo end up in Austin? We'll discover this and more outside the home she lived in on 5th St.

6th Street

  • 10m
Learn the historic and current significance of Austin's most famous street.

The Driskill

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
We'll get to go inside this one! Built in 1886 and sometimes called "the people's hotel", the Driskill is teeming with historical tales of greed, politics, vice, music, celebrities, and more.

Location

Activity location

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    Dumont's Down Low Bar
    • 214 W 4th St
    • 78701-3917, Austin, Texas, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Halcyon
    • 218 West 4th Street
    • 78701, Austin, Texas, United States

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