The tour was fun, informative and our guide was knowledgeable.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Savvy local guide
- Small-group walking tour
- We use Vox Tour Solutions assisted listening devices so everyone in the group can hear their guide.
Excludes
- Gratuities
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- We meet at the flagpole in front of Union Station at 17th and Wynkoop street. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early so your guide can check you in and receive your equipment. Tour starts right on time.
Return
- We meet at the flagpole in front of Union Station at 17th and Wynkoop street. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early so your guide can check you in and receive your equipment. Tour starts right on time.
Itinerary
Our tour kicks off at the Union Station flagpole. We begin the tour by discussing the iconic Union Station and its significance to the survival of Denver as a city. Over the next hour we walk a 1.5 mile loop around LoDo where we share stories of Hop Alley (Denver’s first Chinatown), visit Mattie Silks House of Mirrors (the most famous bordello of its time), visit the oldest operating hotel in Denver, and learn about the underground tunnel system that runs beneath the city. Itinerary Union Station The Dairy Block Coors Field Market Street 16th St Mall Larimer Square Oxford Hotel We end the tour back at Union Station aka the living room of Denver. Your local guide is here to help you make the most out of your time in Denver so don’t hesitate to ask any questions.
We explore the Instagram friendly and lively Dairy Block
Learn about Coors Field and their first Major League team.
We walk through Denver's original "Red Light District" and learn about some of the famous Madames that worked "on The Row."
Visit 16th Street Mall and learn about the architect, it's past, and future, as well as learn about one of it's iconic buildings.
Stop in Larimer Square and learn about how, where, when and who started the city that we now know as Denver, as well as who saved it.
Denver's oldest operating hotel, learn about it's history and one of Denver's most iconic bars!
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Reviews
Great experience, the guide knew quite a lot of details and was funny and helpful too. Helped me find my great food places as well.
Great tour. Great guide very detailed in his history of the place and the sites visited. You can walk the area by yourself but his details of the history made it very interesting.
Very interesting tour and Will is an excellent guide, both informative and entertaining. Learned a lot about Denver history, both economic and cultural (including low end culture). Wish I had taken it at beginning of my visit since I hadn’t visited Denver in 15 or so years. Highly recommend!
Fun and informative experience on a nice autumn day. Worth the price. Tour guide very knowledgeable.
Always love doing these trips and this one did not disappoint. Just the perfect amount of time to pack in a lot of history about the great town of Denver. Our guide was great and added in many “dad” jokes. We loved the experience (and Denver).
Will guided us throughout and it was very informative and creative!
Will was personable and welcoming from the moment we met him! The tour was a great pace and filled with interesting facts about Denver, its history, buildings, and people. I especially appreciated that Will didn’t shy away from sharing some of the less favorable parts of the city’s history, giving us a well-rounded perspective. He also shared great recommendations for places to eat and visit during our stay. This was the perfect way to kick off our family vacation! We learned a lot about Denver and got some great ideas for the rest of our trip. Highly recommend this tour, especially if you’re visiting Denver for the first time. Thanks, Will!
Highly informative and entertaining tour. We did the tour around the end of our time in Denver, but in retrospect, we wish we had done it earlier as Will made a lot of great additional recommendations. Good value and tour length. Recommended.
I was visiting Colorado for the first time and saw this tour as an opportunity to get a lay of the land, and I’m glad I started here with this tour. Our guide, Wil, was very thoughtful, he made sure we were well informed about the meeting details, parking situation, dressing for the weather and made me feel comfortable about getting there. We started and ended at Union Station where Wil took us around lower downtown sharing with us the history of the land, architecture, and culture of the area. He was a fantastic storyteller and showed us around areas we wouldn’t have explored on our own. Wil kept us safe, entertained, and well-cared for the entire time. Highly recommend!!
Awesome walking tour! There’s so much to learn about the LoDo area. Take the tour, you’ll learn so much! Our tour guide, Will, was so fun and knowledgeable. Worth the time and money.
Informative introduction to Denver - you see Union Station, LoDo and “Bro”Do, 16th Street, Larimer Square. Our guide Will was great!
Nice paced walking tour. Will provided a lot of history of the downtown area, the buildings and stories about some of the colorful figures from Denver's past- educational and amusing. Added bonus he gave restaurant, HH, and bar recommendations.
Will was an awesome tour guide with tons of knowledge to share. He was very entertaining and personable. He loves the history and knows endless details about LoDo. Will also knows many, many other workers along the route, which really gave Denver a small town feel. I can’t recommend booking with him enough!
We've taken some tours on our visit to colorado, but our denver walking tour guide, Will, was by far the best. His extensive knowledge of the history, architecture, and personal stories really made you feel like you had a connection to the city. It also has a great sense of humor and his Dad jokes are the best!
Excellent tour, loved the history. We live nearby and many of the sites were familiar but it was so cool to learn the history behind them!
Our guide was awesome and very knowledgeable! Great tour of the area with history, humor, food tips and he kept us in the shade! Highly recommend Will’s tour to visitors and locals alike!
Great guide. Gave us lot of great information. Recommend to take tour.
We really enjoyed the great stories from Denver’s history and landmark buildings. Will shared so much information and was very knowledgeable. We highly recommend this 2 hour tour!
This was an interesting and informative historical tour. Walk was 2 miles/ low intensity. Our guide was pleasant and knowledgeable.
We really enjoyed our walking tour of Denver's LODO district. Will, our guide provided lots of info on the history of the city, architectural highlights, and provided dining recommendations. The pace of the tour was easy walking, with several stops for quick food and rest rooms.
Will was a great tour guide, giving us lots of local color and history. There was a sudden rainstorm and Will came prepared and gave everyone on the tour a poncho so we could continue without getting soaked. There were plenty of Dad jokes too!
Will was a great tour guide. Very knowledgeable and friendly. I would highly recommend taking this tour. Thanks.
Really fun/well-paced walking tour of LoDo with Will. He kept us cool via the shady sides of the streets. We learned a lot about the colorful history of early Denver and the characters who contributed to this amazing section of the city. Totally recommend!
Many Stories about Denver and it's history. Very friendly.
I had lots of fun. Our guide was very informative but also very fun. The area we toured was amazing!
Very informative, really enjoyed the tour. The tour guide was a lot of fun. A lot of history in Denver downtown.
As we were only in Denver for a short stay we booked this tour hoping to get our bearings and learn about the city and this tour delivered on both. Will was awesome - his local knowledge was brilliant and he was fun to tour the city with! We learned about the history, the key figures and the characters who made Denver the fabulous city it is but we also finished the tour with some great recommendations for eating and drinking and other sites of interest. We really enjoyed Will’s company and would recommend the tour if you are visiting Denver!
Will is a great guide with a witty sense of humor. He had lots of food recommendations and took us to some interesting spots that we would not have seen without him.
This was a good, well-organized tour of downtown Denver. We visited sites of local interest, including from Denver’s earliest days to its more recent development. The tour guide was well-informed but seemed uncomfortable straying from his script. Overall, a good experience.
What fun! Will was a sensational guide and we had such a great time learning Denver history. Recommend for your first day in town!
Personable and interesting guide made the whole experience a pleasure. Learned a lot about Denver and now know about many new places to visit in the future
Very informative. Very friendly guide. Answered all questions and didn’t rush us. His background contributed to our great experience
Received message from tour guide stating that there were not enough participants to operate the tour unless two more people booked the tour and then heard nothing more, so believed the tour was canceled. Then followed up when we did not receive a refund to be told we did not show up. A series of texts ensued that were completely unprofessional on the part of the tour guide. Still owed a refund, and honestly, an apology.
Will was an excellent guide. We learned so much. He made it fun. Answered all our questions and didn’t rush us. Would highly recommend
Our guide was fantastic! His voice was loud and clear. The hearing device provided worked well and was easy to use. I appreciated the brief stop for coffee and a croissant. After taking this tour I was able to visit some areas our guide suggested,
I circled back to the area and some specific spots that I found interesting during the tour. Tour leader was fun, well-informed and clearly loves the City. He took the time to answer questions and offer recommendations and advice when possible. Meeting spot at Union Station was convenient and easy to reach via the free 16th St shuttle bus. Well worth the time!!
Great time learning about downtown Denver. Will is a walking encyclopedia!
Will was an outstanding tour guide, so knowledgeable and personable. There were just 2 in our party, but the overall size of the group was just right. There were plenty of opportunities to use “the facilities” or take a sitting break, plus we were lucky enough to enjoy beautiful weather. Time and money well-spent!
DO THIS TOUR! It was such an amazing couple of hours, we learnt so much and saw so much that we wouldn’t have really spotted if it wasn’t for the guide Will our guide was so knowledgable and entertaining (even some of the dad jokes were funny!) This tour uses the earphones too which really help to keep you engaged throughout. Such good value for money, the right length, the right pace and just a really enjoyable tour Thankyou
Great tour - So much history and information. Denver downtown really comes to life. We had so much. Great way to get detailed info about the area and have many laughs along the way. Thank you for a wonderful tour!
We enjoyed this delightful trip around LoDo. Each of us had a favorite part - the impact of women who helped make Denver the place it is today, the use of various building materials in the different eras and neighborhoods, the connection of the Georgia gold rush to the Colorado gold rush. Will was full of great tidbits; his love of history is very apparent in his information about the city. So much history in this relatively small area. It’s worth the time!
We had a great time with Will, our guide. He was very knowledgeable of the local history and mixed in some great stories of Denver’s past. The tour was a great and entertaining way to learn about the area.
Great experience learning about Denver's history in a short amount of time. Our tour guide Will was very knowledgeable yet had a great sense of humor. He was also very hospitable and tried to keep our group in the shade and out of the record heat which we appreciated. I would totally recommend this tour to other people wanting to learn more about Denver.
We did this tour the morning of our first full day. Our guide, Will, was great and knew all about the history of the city and buildings. We saw some great sights, and figure out places we wanted to go back to during our stay. My teenage daughter and I took this tour and we both enjoyed it!
Great way to learn the history of Denver through both architecture and culture. We enjoyed the walk and our guide was knowledgeable and caring. We highly recommend this tour.
Will did a great job with the tour, pointing out many areas of historical significance and interesting facts.
The tour was both entertaining and informative. Tom, our guide, was a pleasure to listen to and to spend time with. It was well worth the money, and I would recommend it to anyone spending a few days in Denver.
Wonderful and highly informative tour. It was so much fun and Will was a great guide and very knowledgeable. Would highly recommend!
We really enjoyed the sites and stories on the tour of historic downtown Denver. Our guide even found ways to keep us in the shade most of the time, which made a big difference on a sweltering day in July. The only reason I didn’t rate it a 5 is that the pace of walking was a bit too fast for us as seniors, and because his speech was delivered very fast so we had to ask him to repeat himself at times.
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