GUIDED TUCSON WALKING TOURS
Tucson History Tours
& Tucson Architecture Tours
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Join Scott, your Tour Guide, for a Guided Walking Tour as we stroll the charming sidewalks of historic Downtown Tucson, PLUS the adjacent El Presidio and Barrio Viejo neighborhoods. Scott loves a good story, and has found many interesting tidbits & historical points of irony to share on his history walking tours!
See and learn about the Sonoran Row Houses and how they were built to adapt to our harsh summer climate with 18 inch thick walls! Learn of Tucson's 4,000 years of Native American History, hear the tales of Tucson's Spanish Colonial founding as a walled Presidio, and learn of our Pioneer Founders as we meander past their mansion homes in the El Presidio, also known as Snob Hollow!
We chat about Mid Century Entrepreneurs and the Downtown Department Store Tycoons that built Tucson into a shopping destination that gained national acclaim in the post WWII era.
We visit the El Tiradito Wishing Shrine and learn of the tragic story that brought this shrine to be, and hear how the shrine eventually saved the neighborhood, stopping urban renewal! Plus we see the site of the original natural spring that supplied the Presidio with water. Scott will share the tales of bathhouses and lush gardens! PLUS stories of western outlaws and the Dillinger Gang's capture in Tucson! See stunning architecture by famed southwest architect Henry Trost and the locally distinguished Roy Place.
NEW - If you are looking to experience attractions beyond downtown Tucson, please see our Tucson Audio Tour Packages menu tab, plus other Southwest Destination Audio Tours including Bisbee! Narrated by Scott your tour guide...enjoy the fascinating tales and interesting tidbits with Scott's entertaining narration!
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Downtown Tucson & El Presidio Guided Walking Tour, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays
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Strolls the charming sidewalks of Downtown Tucson! See historic buildings & hear fascinating tales
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Access 10 days of our narrated audio video tours of select Tucson Attractions & Hidden Gems
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Strolls & Stories Tours
Guided Walking Tours of Historic Tucson
Private Tours & Custom Tours Available
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NEW Las Cruces Walking Tour - Self-Guided
Downtown Las Curces, the Town of Mesilla, and New Mexico State University
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Custom Tours Available
Are you planning a Corporate Retreat or Group Outing?! Contact Us to discuss a Private Group Tour! We are available for private group tours seven (7) days a week. Custom quotes based on your needs. Choose from our existing tours or ask about a custom tour such as a Garden Walking Tour or we can narrate a bus ride up Mount Lemmon, and more!
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Meet Your Tour Guide

Scott, Owner & Tour Guide
Scott is an avid traveler with a passion for uncovering the stories that make a destination unique and the history and culture that bring a destination alive! Scott currently lives in Tucson for the second time in his life and loves exploring the wild Sonoran Desert and the urban historic areas of the city. He grew up in "The Small Town" of Seymour, Indiana, and lived in Seattle, WA for 14 years where he explored the Pacific Northwest extensively.

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Scott has traveled through parts of Europe, Asia, South America and North America and considers Tucson to be one of the most unique destinations in the United States! Join him on a tour to uncover stories about Tucson's Spanish Colonial past, the cities rich cultural history, unique desert flora and fauna, stories of outlaws, shrines to a sinner and so much more!

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Scott is known to be an enthusiastic story teller with a knack for uncovering interesting tidbits that bring the surrounding setting alive with a unique and insightful perspective. Booking a tour with Scott ensures you will return home with vivid memories of Tucson and the Sonoran Desert!
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Tucson Walking Tour
Join us for a Guided Tucson Walking Tour by Strolls and Stories Tours! On our tours we traverse the charming sidewalks of Downtown Tucson, the Historic El Presidio neighborhood and Barrio Viejo neighborhood. We will discuss Tucson Architecture seeing the last remaining Southwest Art Decor styled Movie Palace, mission revival styled mansions by Henry Trost, historic Sonoran Row Houses and so much more! Plus, we chat about Tucson History as guests learn the tales of our Spanish Colonial founding as a walled Presidio, stories of Western Outlaws and our Pioneer Founders plus tales of Mid Century Entrepreneurs when downtown thrived with a cluster of department stores, luxury hotels and theaters! Join us for a Tucson Guided Walking Tour by Strolls and Stories Tours!
Barrio Viejo Walking Tour
One of our Guided Walking Tours includes the Barrio Viejo. You can also request a private tour to include the Barrio Viejo. Join Scott, your Tour Guide, as we stroll the charming sidewalks of this historic neighborhood. We meander past restored and non-restored row houses and learn how they were designed for our harsh summer climate, and see actual exposed original adobe blocks on some of the buildings!
The Barrio Viejo was a working class neighborhood. Hear the tales of the barrio including stories of buried treasure, using the stove to heat the home on cold nights, and sleeping porches on the back!
We visit the El Tiradito Wishing Shrine where we hear the tale of a young married man from the 1800s caught naked in bed with his mother-in-law! See the site of the original natural spring that fed the walled Tucson Presidio with water, and hear the tales of lush gardens and bathhouses. We stroll past a historic Spanish language theatre that once hosted top traveling acts from Spain and Mexico.
At the end we have time for shopping in several art galleries and a Native American crafts gift shop. Book a Strolls and Stories Tour today!
Tucson History Tours
Each of our tours covers Tucson History from our early Native American inhabitants and our Spanish Colonial founding as a walled Presidio to our Pioneer Founders and the Mid Century Entrepreneurs when downtown thrived with locally owned department stores, luxury hotels, theaters and more! There are some fascinating tales about Tucson's History - Join us on one of our Strolls and Stories Tours to hear the stories and learn the History of Tucson! Each of our tours is a Tucson History Tour!