My wife, son, and I came to Houston for a few days and booked a Houston City Tour with Keith. It was great! Keith picked us up right on time at our hotel. He was very friendly, courteous, and knowledgeable. The 3 hours just flew by as Keith drove and narrated. It was lots of fun! The next day, I booked extra time with Keith to see a few more sites that we didn't have time to see the previous day, before he drove us to the airport. All of this was extremely reasonably priced. On top of all of this, Keith had made a fun event recommendation for us the night before we were going to meet with him. I highly recommend Keith & Houston Historical Tours! Mike C read more

Our black history tour was amazing. Jonathan was such a good guide. We got to tour three homes including an original plantation house. The tour was scheduled for an hour but since we were the only ones, we went over almost an additional hour. We were super impressed with this knowledge and passion for black history. read more

We love the outdoors in HTOWN, the scenery, and the weather is perfect! Downtown Houston has places to visit that are great for pet owners! read more

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We took Tour A3, the 2.5 hour Houston Tunnel and Architecture Tour, with Keith Rosen. Although natives, we had never explored the architectural wonders of downtown Houston. There are three different tunnel tours and Tour A focuses on historical buildings that are north of City Hall, including several Art Deco buildings built in the first half of the twentieth century. Keith was very friendly and extremely knowledgeable (as befits a former academician) about the architecture, history, and background stories of these buildings and their construction, as well as providing insights about the downtown tunnel system and its creation. We have done similar tours in other cities, including New York and Chicago, and were delighted to find a tour of such quality in our hometown. We look forward to exploring other parts of the tunnel system with Keith in the near future. This tour is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in the history and/or architecture of Houston. read more

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Visiting Houston on my 1st Girl's Trip! We decided to take the Beyoncé themed tour, and had an UH-MAZING experience! The tour guide Keith had been doing these tours for 24 yrs he told me and I absolutely believe him because not only was he knowledge about Beyonce, but the entire city and he took us around with a fun demeanor and cool attitude. He had no problem taking us to get daiquiris during the tour, and there was one we found with Beyoncé on the building! there were 4 of us being chauffeured around relevant parts of the city also while playing Beyonce/Destiny's Child it was such a fun time, we booked the 3-6p slot but ended up back close to 9p! We had a great time with Keith, Id absolutely book another tour, we got way more than we paid for! 10/10! read more

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Keith provided an incredible tour of Houston for our family! He is extremely knowledgeable and personable. We enjoyed his humor and good energy, which made it a pleasure to spend the day with him. We were very engaged by Keith and asked many questions. As a newcomer to Houston, he helped me to get my bearings. Keith gave us an understanding of Houston's social, political, and cultural backgrounds. Keith also made sure we were physically comfortable throughout the tour and escorted us to a great spot for lunch. We highly recommend Keith as a tour guide! read more

I've been looking for a different type of haunted tour to do in Houston and found Houston Historical Tours. My husband and I went on tour B, which is the driving tour that is about 3 hours. The tour includes abandoned African American cemetery, a German cemetery in a residential neighborhood, and then into downtown to see some of the older bars/buildings where supposedly Jack the Ripper came through. We were also taken into the Spaghetti Warehouse upstairs section, that I have actually never seen. last on the tour was the Donnellan Crypt that was rather spooky!! Our tour guide Chris, was professional and informative, we ended up on a personal tour of myself, husband, and Chris so it was like extra time was spent explaining all of the aspects of the tour, and made it easier to listen. Had no idea there was so much interesting history in Houston, we will definitely go on another tour with Houston Historical Tours. read more

This was a highlight of my week here in Houston. This tour was extremely entertaining and informative. I honestly wasn't expecting to enjoy myself as much as I did but seriously looking forward to the second part of the tour later this week. Thank you Keith read more

My parents were in town for the week so I was looking for an activity to entertain them. I chose the extended Tunnel Tour A Downtown and it did not disappoint! Our tour guide was Keith and he was full of great information and fun facts that made 4 hours fly by! I would highly recommend this to anyone, particularly if you have an interest in history or architecture. read more

My siblings and I wanted to do something really unique for our mom's birthday, and a chocolate tour was the perfect surprise gift! Usually people go on tours of cities they are visiting, but gifting this tasty opportunity to explore our hometown was what made it all the more fascinating. Keith (owner/guide) is so helpful, I called with all kinds of questions and he was very patient in helping me craft a truly remarkable tour, even suggesting an exquisite Italian restaurant off the beaten path. Getting to tell my mom that her chauffeured tasting tour of Houston's finest chocolates was really great, and she had nothing but glowing things to say about the whole experience. 4 hours of chocolates, delectable samples from all over the globe (her favorites were the Belgium ones imported every 14 days), Keith's extensive knowledge of Houston's neighborhoods, and getting to explore the city we've lived in for years. I know i'll definitely book another tour with Keith! (and maybe this time i'll get to go on it!) for the person who has everything, giving the gift of an experience was priceless, and Keith really made the birthday so special. Thanks again Keith! read more

The tour was outstanding, from initial reach to schedule the tour through the completion of the tour itself. The logistics were warm, gracious, and seamless. The tour of the Texas Medical Center was interesting and highly informative. My personal focus for the tour was given priority, no being mashed into a large group of people shuffling along on an impersonal tour. I absolutely would give Houston Historical Tours my highest recommendation. read more

We were a group of 9 educated, gentle, senior women and each of us had an extremely negative -- in all honesty, a HORRID -- experience on a 2-day tour of San Antonio and Austin. Our designated tour guide, Keith Rosen of Houston Historical Tours, behaved like a nasty, insensitive, impatient, immature man, incapable of dealing with people as his job requires. He treated our group as he would bad students who are not paying attention in class. Yet, every one of these women were interested, attentive and kind. Still, he spoke to us with no respect or civility. It was a terribly unpleasant and challenging ordeal. WE ABSOLUTELY DO NOT RECOMMEND KEITH ROSEN nor HOUSTON HISTORICAL TOURS! BEWARE! read more

I needed date ideas other than bars, and eating. I wanted to do something both fun, and something that the both of us would actually learn something. I did some searching, an came across a website called www.houstonhistoricaltours.com I looked over their website, and they had a TON of different tours of Houston, NOLA, Galveston, and other areas to chose from. I opted for a haunted tour, tour A, I believe that only had one bar. I called and spoke to a guy Chris that runs the tours, and he was very helpful in my decision making process. He went over the places we were going to go, and that is was a private tour, just me, my hunny, and him being driven around Houston for $100. Now, not cheap but I could appreciate that we weren't going to be in a big bus squished with people. Chris is a professor at HCC, and knows his Houston history. WE drove through RIver Oaks and went through some of the most notorious murders, and deaths, stopped off along haunted bars, an African American grave yard on W Dallas, several other grave yards, midtown, downtown, and learned A LOT about Houston I had no idea about before. Chris is an intellectual, and brain, so don't expect some guy cracking jokes, although he did make some great Rick Perry jokes, which I appreciated. They also do Christmas lights tours, which I will be booking around Christmas, and tons of other tours that look interesting. All in all I would recommend this as doing something different for out of towners, native Houstonians, or just a different date night. read more

I had family members visiting from the east coast who wanted to tour San Antonio on a more personal level instead of part of a large group. We researched various tours and contacted Keith at the Houston Historical Tours site. Best travel decision made! From the very beginning of our trip to the late night end, we were treated to all the typical "touristy" places we wanted to visit-The Alamo, Riverwalk, etc. and to historical sites we had no prior knowledge of- quaint older neighborhoods, shopping areas, Missions, restaurants, etc. We learned interesting little known facts and antidotes about San Antonio and we ended our jaunt with pleasant, informative interaction with a man who truly has answered his calling in life. I have traveled quite a bit and I can say that this tour experience was one of the best I have encountered. read more

I was out in Houston for work and I always look for haunted tours when I travel because I love good story telling and I think the haunted tours are a fun way of getting some history of the place I am visiting. I appreciated the website was classy and not hokey like some of the other Houston haunted tour sites were. I went on the Haunted Tour E, which was a walking tour of 4 haunted taverns/restaurants. Again, perfect option for me because I love trying local brew. I called the main number and talked to the owner, Keith. When I asked when the next haunted tavern tour was, he said "when did you want to go?" So I got a private tour--just me--with their tour guide Chris. That was the first time a haunted tour company catered to MY schedule. Very cool. Chris did a great job leading the tour. We explored so much of Houston that I probably would have missed if I tried it on my own. Chris really knew his history and I would certainly look at doing another tour from this group when I am out here again. read more