We had so much fun on our food tour today. Bob, our guide, was perfect balancing his job…read morebetween guide, historian and all around great host. Each and every place had its own charm and great food. The food??? I may not eat for a week. Look forward to going on about her tour.

What a wonderful walking food tour with a great tour guide. She curated a good list of different…read moreplaces to check out. I don't want to give away too many pictures of what you will see so you can enjoy the sites and scenery when you go. Highly recommend travelers and locals alike to go!

You are missing out if you haven't taken a tour with Raleigh Walking Tours. Raleigh Walking Tours…read moreare provided by Tricia who is a very personable tour guide. Her dedication shows in all the research and details provided on the tours. Raleigh Walking Tours started with tours of Oakwood, so I discovered the company as I love seeing the historic houses and the different styles of architecture. Oakwood has Queen Annes, Second Empires, Neoclassical, mid-Victorian Venacular, Shotgun, and Craftsman. I get them all confused but Tricia can tell you about each of them and why they have a certain porch or roof, window and door placement and other features. I've taken the tour enough times I should remember but my mind just appreciates looking at them. The Oakwood tours now are offered a few times in the spring and in the fall when the houses are decorated for Halloween. The spring tours is different from the fall tour so you will see and learn about other houses. The Halloween House and the Nightmare on Elm Street houses are part of the fall tour. Besides the Oakwood tour, Raleigh Walking Tour has many other tours. The tours all have different starting points, and you are provided with detailed information as to where to park beforehand. The True Crimes and Curious Tales is my favorite tour. You get to learn about different crimes that happened in Raleigh and some strange happenings. I also enjoy art and street art has been something I look for so there are mural and public art tours as well. Raleigh has a lot of it, and I wouldn't have discovered as much as I did without the tour. But just seeing it is one thing and on the tour you get to learn more about it. A new tour is at Raleigh Iron Works. I did not know of the history of RIW before the tour. I just knew of the mixed use development that opened. But it had been a steel company with a fascinating history, and in WWI was a munitions and artillery shell plant. The buildings are neat to learn about then there is art to see on this tour too. Then there are Haunted History, Ghost Tours, Women's History Tours. I feel like I am forgetting a few others. But there are a variety of offerings. If you want to take a tour, just register on the website. Tours are pay what you think the tour was worth. If you are visiting from out of town or a local, you will learn something new on these tours.

I really enjoyed my 1st Raleigh Walking Tour Downtown for the Fall Historic Oakwood Tour. Historic…read moreOakwood is one of my favorite neighborhoods in Raleigh to gaze in amazement at many Victorian and Queen Anne dream homes. The neighborhood is a National Register of Historic Places and is North Carolina's largest, intact 19th Century residential neighborhood. These dream homes belong to many wealthy and artistic homeowners. Each home makes you feel like you've stepped back into time centuries ago never losing the beauty of the house's true age. During the holidays you can expect for each home to be all decked out. Oakwood is home to Jesse Jones and the famous " Halloween Oakwood House". A true spooky sight to see each year in October. The Walking Tours are an excellent way to learn about the area and get your steps in. Tricia was our tour guide and she was wonderful. She was organized and provided lots of details prior to the event. Parking is plentiful in Oakwood and we started the tour at the NC Medical Society. Tricia has a talent for what she does and shared amazing facts and history on each home and business. Her knowledge on architecture was impressive. We walked the blocks of Elm, Lane, Oakwood, Person and Linden learning the history of homeowners like Annie Brantley. You make a donation at the end of the tour and pay what you see fit. I plan to attend a candlelight Oakwood Tour soon and look forward to attending another local walking tour.

Tour de Brew was an amazingly fun way to support Water for Good and ride your bikes to several of…read moreRaleigh's breweries at the same time. The proceeds of the bike tour go to Water for Good, a non-profit that installs well water pumps in remote African communities to provide water for those in need. What better than a bike brew tour in Raleigh for a good cause?! There were tiered levels of support- $20 got you a bracelet & 1 free beer ticket, $50 got you a bracelet + beer stein + 3 beer tickets, and $150 got a hat + beer stein + 3 beer tickets. MudLove provided the awesome handmade beer steins. There were 4 different routes (two 18-milers, one 6.8-miler, and one 1.6-miler), and all started at Crank Arm and ended at the Natty Greene after-party. A *huge* thanks to Yelp for supporting this awesome initiative! Sara, Cassie, and I formed the Yelp team as we rode the 6-mile route from Crank Arm - Raleigh Brewing - Trophy - Natty Greene's. There were ~100 people on our route, and the volunteers did a fantastic job of leading the way & stopping traffic for us bikers to cross main roads. In summary, this was a fantastic way to support local craft brewers, Water for Good, and MudLove. I'm a huge fan & plan to do it again next year!

I was a little hesitant to book another tour based on my prior experience. But I follow Heather…read moreLeah, and her Raleigh Hidden History tour sounded right up my alley. I lucked out and found a parking spot at Tap Room. It is a small lot, so it may fill up quickly. There is another lot behind the building to the side or street parking is available. There was a street market, so it was harder to find. I did double-check that I could park at the bar when I checked in for the tour. Restrooms are available inside, and food and beverages can be brought on the trolley with a few exceptions. I liked this tour as we got a history lesson while the trolley was moving, and then we got to get off at different stops for a new perspective and not just looking out the windows. I still enjoyed looking out the windows and took some photos from there that weren't part of the tour. St. Agnes Hospital was our first stop. The stone hospital was rebuilt and opened in June 1909. It was during the Jim Crow Era for black citizens, as they were not allowed in white hospitals. We also stopped at the Heck-Andrews House. We learned of a secret tunnel and that there used to be a baseball stadium where a parking lot sits today. Devereaux Meadow was a minor league baseball stadium. I never knew a grand "Castle" (the original Meredith College) once stood near the Executive Mansion. It was a hotel and state office buildings at one point, too. It's wild that it's just a parking lot now! We got to see one of the trolley stops of the Glenwood line. It took people to Bloomsbury Park. It had electric lights at the trolley park. There was even a roller coaster, carousel, and a dance pavilion. Heather was an amazing tour guide and shared her knowledge and love of the city with us. I look forward to taking more tours with her.

Darci our tour guide for the ghosts trolley tour was very good. She was funny and informative. The…read moredriver was also excellent and very safe.

This was quite the experience! Perfect for birthdays, bachelorettes, and other events, this trolley…read morewas such a fun time. We had a total of 14 people. Some of the seats have pedals and some don't so you can take turns throughout the night. Pedaling was not too hard if you're worried! You also make ~2 stops for ~20-30 minutes each so you definitely get good breaks. We went at 9:15pm in November so it was a little chilly, but the trolley had a plastic cover for the trolley to block the wind and a small heater - I recommend bringing layers! They have a cooler on board and have overhead storage for bags/purses/jackets. Dylan was our driver and an amazing host! Some members of our party were running a few minutes behind and he was more than willing to accommodate and wait to start. Would recommend to any group of friends looking to try something different on a day/night out!

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The tour was great. I learned alot i didnt know. Enoch did a great job showing us around and…read moretelling all the great ghost stories and history and the mystery in his story. Its alot of walking but you set your own pace.

A wonderful tour. "Enoch Pugh," your friendly ghost tour guide, leads you through Hillsborough in…read moreperiod attire. All stories shared were backed up with historical parallels/facts. He brought along pictures/documents and read quotes and poems to add to the tour. Our tour was the "Haints" Misbehaving Ghost Tour, Enoch's first iteration of a new type of tour that focused more on spookiness. I longed to hear more history, so I will be back to hear more about Enoch's demise and the general history of Hillsborough. We went on a tour on 10/6/18, which was the one year anniversary of Haunted Hillsborough. Tickets were reduced price and Enoch surprised our group with mini cupcakes.

I booked this e-bike tour as part of a solo trip, and I'm so glad I did. From the moment I arrived,…read moreI felt welcomed and comfortable. The husband-and-wife team who run the tours are genuinely kind, easy to talk to, and clearly enjoy sharing what they do. I loved that there wasn't any pressure to ride at a certain pace. The e-bike let me cruise and enjoy the scenery, while still having the option to pick up the speed when I wanted. The history along the route was interesting and told in a way that kept it fun and engaging. The tacos were absolutely delicious, and the margarita was the perfect reward after the ride. It felt less like a tour and more like spending a few hours with people who love their town and enjoy helping others experience it. If you're traveling solo like I was, don't hesitate to book. I never felt out of place, had a genuinely great time, and would absolutely do it again the next time I'm in town.

My husband and I did the burgers and brews tour and it was so much fun! We really enjoyed learning…read morefun, historic facts about the town of Clayton and the scenic bike ride through the Greenway. We stopped at Vincent's for a burger and brews and Had a chance to chat with our fellow tour members, guides, and rest up before the next trip. This is so fun for couples date night or family activity. Can't wait to try another tour soon! This is a must try and something the triangle was definitely missing!!!

I decided to do a Brewed Clues tour with several friends to try something new over the weekend and…read moreI had a great time! Basically, it is a scavenger hunt/trivia/blind taste testing event through several breweries. We had a great time figuring out the clues to get us to the next location and it took me to some places I never would have tried. I liked that it was self-guided so we could spend as much time at any of the places and not feel rushed. I will definitely check them out again and think it would be even more fun in a city that I am not familiar with (and they have locations in Charlotte, Asheville, and Raleigh)!

We did the Raleigh tour (I could only find this one on Yelp). This is a fun way to spend a weekend…read moreafternoon, but wasn't exactly what we expected. I thought it would be more of a scavenger hunt, but the main focus is a beer tasting test. I think the beer samples for the tasting should be small (like a half shot glass) and then you should get to pick your half pour from a select menu or something. Two of us don't like some of the hoppy beers, so my husband ended up drinking several of the beers and didn't get to buy any other beer he actually wanted. Other than that, we really enjoyed ourselves. The bartender at the last stop was particularly awesome and all of the bartenders knew what was going on and were really welcoming and cool about it.