70-Minute Guided Downtown Eureka Springs Walking Tour
Downtown Underground Tour
4.8
Pointdexter911
22 days ago
Megan was great. Personable, knowledgeable, funny. I feel I got a good mini-history of Eureka Springs Arkansas. Would recommend highly.
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.
Departure Point
- Meet at the base of the stairs, by the trail map kiosk, by the Pretzel Shop in Basin Spring Park.
- You will end your tour in the Main Street Eureka Springs studio where you will hear the last story and be set to either go to dinner or grab a drink down the street.
- Human tour guide - English
Points of Interest
Stop At: Eureka Springs Historical Downtown3 Spring Street, Eureka Springs, ArkansasDiscover 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.Duration: 1 hour and 20 minutesStop At: Basin Spring Park3 Spring St, Next to Basin Park Hotel, Eureka Springs, ArkansasGuests 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.Duration: 5 minutesStop At: Eureka Springs Historical Downtown3 Spring Street, Eureka Springs, ArkansasGuests 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.Duration: 30 minutesStop At: Eureka SpringsEureka Springs, ARWalking 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.Duration: 20 minutesAdditional Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Dogs welcome
- A researched historical tour featuring the cultural and geographic information of Downtown
- Sunscreen & Hat for Sun Protection
- Good walking shoes
- Gratuities for Local guide
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.
Departure Point
- Meet at the base of the stairs, by the trail map kiosk, by the Pretzel Shop in Basin Spring Park.
- You will end your tour in the Main Street Eureka Springs studio where you will hear the last story and be set to either go to dinner or grab a drink down the street.
- Human tour guide - English
Points of Interest
Stop At: Eureka Springs Historical Downtown3 Spring Street, Eureka Springs, ArkansasDiscover 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.Duration: 1 hour and 20 minutesStop At: Basin Spring Park3 Spring St, Next to Basin Park Hotel, Eureka Springs, ArkansasGuests 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.Duration: 5 minutesStop At: Eureka Springs Historical Downtown3 Spring Street, Eureka Springs, ArkansasGuests 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.Duration: 30 minutesStop At: Eureka SpringsEureka Springs, ARWalking 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.Duration: 20 minutesAdditional Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Dogs welcome
- A researched historical tour featuring the cultural and geographic information of Downtown
- Sunscreen & Hat for Sun Protection
- Good walking shoes
- Gratuities for Local guide
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Pointdexter911
Megan was great. Personable, knowledgeable, funny. I feel I got a good mini-history of Eureka Springs Arkansas. Would recommend highly.
ShayPing_W
Learned the history of Eureka Springs and walked several miles. Learned several local celebrities stories and underground tunnels.
David A
We happened to be walking around the town…standing at Basin Spring Park…Megan said hello and invited us to join the tour. We had an enjoyable time learning about the history of Eureka Springs and got lots of exercise walking around town. Stories were interesting and we took Megan’s suggestion to have a beer and pizza on the top of the Crescent Hotel….lovely day!
TheFrickster
My husband and I really enjoyed this tour! I've been going to ES since the early 80's and have never taken a 'tour'. But I'm so glad we did this! Megan was our tour guide and she did an excellent job of telling the stories and explaining the history of Eureka. She was detailed and laced some humor into the stories too. The tour kept moving, it never got boring. While most of it was above ground, the part that showed the underground was very interesting.
There were some steps, but that's to be expected in this town. Wear comfortable shoes.
Well worth the ticket price and the time spent. Highly recommend this tour to any visitor to Eureka!
795davec
Our tour was called "Downtown-n-Underground" which isn't actually what this is titled - but it is the same tour.
We started at Basin Spring Park - right in the middle of town with a history of how things started. Megan, our guide, then took us below ground to where buildings were centered prior to moving upward due to mudslides.
For much of the rest of the tour, we traversed the main business street really from one end to the other (Spring St) with architectural history, stories about several buildings, stories about the town at various points in time, and another spring at the far end.
You finish about three blocks from where you start - a gradual uphill to get there.
Megan was great; didn't need a script; answered all questions and ensured everyone could see everything. Great introduction to Eureka Springs. Interesting there were 10,000 people living here in the late 1800s, and now just over 2,000.