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Asheville Historic Center: Self-Guided Walking Tour App
4.1
14 Ratings
Asheville
Explore Asheville’s historic city center at your own pace and schedule with our self-guided walking tour app. Stop for drinks, meals, or to browse unique shops. Professionally narrated and never expires.
Explore Asheville’s historic city center at your own pace and schedule with our self-guided walking tour app. Stop for drinks, meals, or to browse unique shops. Professionally narrated and never expires.
Duration:
1 hour, 20 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- North Pack Square & Southwest Pack Square - The tour begins at this corner, where the story of Asheville’s founding is shared.
- O. Henry’s Office - The tour pauses at the O. Henry plaque, where his story and those of other notable Asheville figures are told.
- The S&W Building - The tour halts outside the S&W building, allowing time to…
- North Pack Square & Southwest Pack Square - The tour begins at this corner, where the story of Asheville’s founding is shared.
- O. Henry’s Office - The tour pauses at the O. Henry plaque, where his story and those of other notable Asheville figures are told.
- The S&W Building - The tour halts outside the S&W building, allowing time to pause and explore further.
- Woolworth Walk - The tour stops at the Woolworth Walk, a renowned storefront, where its story is shared and exploration encouraged.
- Asheville Iron Sculpture - A giant iron sculpture stands outside the Iron building!
- Wall Street Steps - Discover the hidden steps adorned with a waterfall mural and learn their history.
- Grove Arcade - As the tour passes the Grove Arcade, its history is recounted, with an opportunity to pause and explore.
- Basilica of Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr - The tour pauses outside the renowned Basilica, offering insights into its story and a chance to visit if open.
- Asheville Masonic Temple - The tour stops outside the Masonic Temple.
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial - Visit the Thomas Wolfe shoe footprints and imagine the city as it was in his time.
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial - The tour pauses outside his house, sharing aspects of his story.
- Pack’s Tavern - The tour stops outside Pack’s Tavern, where its prohibition-era history is revealed.
- The Jackson Building - The tour concludes at Pack’s Square and the historic Jackson Building.
What's Included
- tour never expires
- go at your own pace and schedule
- smartphone-guided tour via our walking tour app
- tour never expires
- go at your own pace and schedule
- smartphone-guided tour via our walking tour app
What's Not Included
- no food, drink, entrance tickets or human guide, it’s an app
- no food, drink, entrance tickets or human guide, it’s an app
Additional Information
Discover Asheville’s historic city center at your own pace with our smartphone-guided walking tour app.
Why choose this tour?
- Enjoy the flexibility to explore at your own pace and schedule. The tour never expires.
- Pause anytime to grab a drink, have a meal, explore, and continue when you’re ready.
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Replay the tour after experiencing it in person.
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Discover Asheville’s historic city center at your own pace with our smartphone-guided walking tour app.
Why choose this tour?
- Enjoy the flexibility to explore at your own pace and schedule. The tour never expires.
- Pause anytime to grab a drink, have a meal, explore, and continue when you’re ready.
- Replay the tour after experiencing it in person.
- Expertly produced with high-quality narration and music to enhance the atmosphere.
You’ll encounter numerous points of interest, and it’s perfectly fine if you wish to pause the tour to browse the unique shops or art galleries, or to relax at one of the excellent restaurants or bars. The tour will patiently wait for you, and you can resume whenever you’re ready.
Try doing that on a group tour! Are you ready? Meet just outside the Asheville Art Museum at the blue orb in Pack Square.
Location
North Pack Square & Southwest Pack Square
The tour starts at the corner of N Pack Square and SW Pack Square at the Crossroads Monument.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.1
(14 Ratings)
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Kellyddobs
Sep 2, 2025
Fun way to spend a few hours - Super fun! Easy to follow. Learned a lot and popped into a few shops. Would be fun to do with family, friends or solo. I would do another one in the next city I visit.
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196suziew
Dec 20, 2024
Ashville downtown historic tour - This is a really good tour! You go at your own pace and get to see the historic places of Ashville down town. It was very interesting!
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Angela_m
Feb 11, 2024
Not a bad afternoon - The price is right and the host speaks clearly. The GPS feature is also helpful. I got lost a few times and wore myself out backtracking because I was on foot but all in all a good experience. I would recommend it.
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Susan
Jan 2, 2024
The way to go! - This was the way to go! It was so much better than wandering around on our own not knowing what we were looking at or its history, and it was so much less expensive than a live guided tour! We especially liked that we could stop and pause and shop or eat at our own pace instead of following a Guide.
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P9584uhelizabethh
Nov 15, 2023
Tour of Asheville - Easy to follow! We enjoyed this tour very much!! We appreciated the arrow on the app that told us where to go.
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Laura_r
Nov 2, 2025
A great solo activity - This is simply an app that you download and it walks you through the town. I had a day and I was by myself, so it was fun to do. I would not recommend it with a group as you should each listen alone. It was a nice tour of the city With historical facts. The directions are easy to follow. I would recommend it if you want a quick tour of the city with a little bit of history.
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Nani_s
Oct 29, 2025
Useful app for walking tours - I purchased tour for Asheville and discovered the App where there are guides for a lot of places. I tried to purchase few more guides through app but unfortunately in vain… Would be good is I could
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Janet_h
Jan 30, 2026
Too short - I started using the app but I think it hiccuped because it was a very short tour. When I got back to the hotel and reviewed the itinerary, the app had skipped a majority of the planned stops.
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Velvet_f
Mar 10, 2024
Asheville walking tour - Difficult connection-I would recommend for solo traveler only as it is difficult to hear, find the spots and deal w walking in traffic sharing a device-will not
Do this kind of tour again. That is my preference. The Viator portion was good.
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Simon_m
Sep 22, 2025
Useless app with wrong instructions - It didn’t work at all. We reached the starting point, and the virtual guide sent us to another spot a few blocks away. At this second spot, we were told to return to the starting point. Then, back to the same other spot again. And once more, to the starting point. After that, we gave up and wandered around downtown without any input from the guide on the phone. A completely useless app with confusing instructions.
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