Taos Walking Tour: Exploring Historical and Cultural Highlights

Discover the fascinating history and vibrant culture of Taos on a 60-minute walking tour. Uncover unique stories, ghost tales, and historical highlights. Dog-friendly and available daily with a reservation.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Taos Plaza - The starting and ending point of this walking tour, where your guide will discuss the key historical aspects of the Historic Taos Plaza.
  • John Dunn Shops - We will stroll through the John Dunn Shops and share the story of Long John Dunn.
  • Taos County Courthouse Murals - Created during the Great Depression as part of a Works…
What's Included
  • Local guide
What's Not Included
  • Guide gratuity not included.
Additional Information

Explore the rich history of Taos’ historic district, focusing on the old plaza. Your guide will delve into the diverse culture and history of Taos, highlighting the blend of Native American, Hispanic, Anglo, Asian, Black, and other communities who have settled here from around the globe. Leading your tour will be Sam Richardson, a cartoonist, writer,…

Location
Plaza South
Meet in front of La Fonda Hotel, 108 South Plaza
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Laurie_o
Jun 29, 2025
Walking History Tour - Sam was a knowledgeable and fun guide. He carried pictures of people and things from the past so we could visualize the people in the stories he told. Great sense of humor. I definitely recommend this tour.
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Graham
Mar 18, 2025
Taos Plaza Tour - Sam was engaging and entertaining on a nice walk around Taos Plaza. We visited shops and galleries, around the back alleys, and Sam supported his dialogue with numerous pictures. The tour lasted about 90 minutes and was an easy walk.
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Sharon_s
Oct 24, 2024
Sam added background, color and insight to Taos. He brought our visit to life. - Worthwhile. We had one day in Taos and having a guide like Sam was great. He provided historical background, color and insight into Taos.
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David_m
Oct 24, 2024
Great tour guide with local knowledge - Sam’s stories and knowledge were great. Including history of the area and famous locals including kit carson
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Travelingelderberrys
Oct 9, 2024
So glad we booked this tour … - Highly recommend. Sam was an excellent and friendly tour guide. He gives a nice walking overview of the Taos Plaza area.
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Grandtour29532896050
Sep 30, 2024
A Must Tour for Any Visitor or Resident in Taos! - Sam is an amazing historian and guide. We spent the entire hour or so in the square area, learning history by seeing historical spots and statues and meeting incredible artist shopkeepers and chocolatiers. This is the perfect way to begin your visit to Taos! If you haven’t taken it before, please join this tour. Sam’s enthusiasm is contagious — and his humor is infectious. 😊 We are very glad we took this valuable tour.
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Mlangholz
Jun 22, 2025
A worthwhile walk and talk around the area of Taos Plaza. - Sam was personable and very knowledgeable. And he showed us some areas around Tsos Plaza that we might not have discovered on our own.
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Yael_k
May 4, 2025
Sam well know the town... - Sam well know the town and the history For none American it is hard to understand his English Easy walk in city center
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Q3980eekimd
Sep 26, 2024
No experience - Our tour was cancelled. No reason given. Supposed to get a refund...will look for it. Disappointed and will look for another.
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I3321kvbrians
Sep 16, 2024
Terrible Tour of Taos - It was a terrible tour. Our tour guide Sam was late, his delivery was boring, and basically told mostly about the current businesses, which we could have found out on our own. Plus our guide was very political and very vocal about it. I didn’t take the tour to be have someone push their political ideology. I was expecting a history tour but instead got a political tour. Also tge pictures he showed us throughout the tour were tattered , old and some were offensive to my wife ( pictures of naked gay men). This was very disappointing as many suggested tours by Trip Advisor were outstanding
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From $50
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).