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True Crime Walking Tour in Soulard Neighborhood
5.0
25 Ratings
St. Louis
Uncover Soulard's dark past on a True Crime Walking Tour. Explore historic streets, sip drinks, and hear tales of gangsters, riots, and more.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Soulard Farmers Market - We will pass by the oldest public market west of the Mississippi and a dozen other historic homes as we stroll through the historic Soulard neighbourhood where more than a few have died and some of our more salacious headlines were born. Our journey begins and ends in front of the International Taphouse at 1711 S. 9th Street.
What's Included
- All fees and/or taxes
Additional Information
Bank robberies, Voting Riots, bloody duels, sociopathic midwives and prohibition gangsters: these are just a few of our tour’s colorful details plucked from old headlines in this river city! Our walk through the past of Soulard will guide us down streets with post civil war buildings and take us by some of the best bars and restaurants in the city.
We are out to have fun and resurrect some ghastly stories of the past. Historic Soulard hosts the second largest Mardi Gras celebration in the US and for that reason they allow us to play by Mardi Gras rules every day. We can all brazenly carry alcoholic beverage through these streets - just ask your bartender for your drink “to go” and bring it with you as we loop around the neighborhood getting a dose of history and entertainment!
*MAY HOURS FOR THIS TOUR ARE:
FRIDAY @7:30pm
SATURDAY @7:30pm
SUNDAY @12pm
**additional guests are very welcome JUST SHOW UP!
Location
816 Geyer Ave
Geyer Avenue
We meet in front of Molly's bar in Soulard.
*SUMMER HOURS FOR THIS TOUR ARE:
Fri.@7:30pm
Sat.@7:30pm
Sun.@12pm
**additional guests are very welcome JUST SHOW UP!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Lila_z
Jun 17, 2024
Learned Tons of Fun Facts - I learned so many fun facts! St Louis has such a cool (and bloody) history. I’m so glad I did this tour!!
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Catherine_b
Jun 16, 2024
Looking for an interesting history tour! - Loved this tour. It was extremely interesting and well presented. Tim guided us through an incredible history of true crime in Saint Louis. It was a great evening. Thank you!
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Douglas_b
Jun 10, 2024
Fascinating, entertaining true crime storytelling! - Tim's engrossing storytelling, starting with famous St. Louis crimes from the mid 1950's and going back into its storied history, contextualizes the history of both Soulard and St. Louis as a whole amid Prohibition, the westward expansion of the United States, and numerous tensions that roiled the region and fueled the fires that boiled over into some of the most colorful crimes that merited mention during the tour. Well worth the time, and an easy stroll along the Soulard streets, especially on an enjoyable summer evening!
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Carol_m
May 12, 2024
Excellent Time! - The whole experience was memorable given all of the details in each of the stories. There are some stories I am going to look up to dig into further!
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145chelseyg
Apr 22, 2024
History Buffs, this one's for you! - This was by far one of the best walking tours I've done in a while. Not only did I get a tour of beautiful historic St. Louis (which I'd previously had a hard time finding the secret spots), but Tim is incredibly knowledgable. He is clearly a St. Louis history professional, but he's also measured in his storytelling approach. He provides a great range of stories, from the Civil War to Prohibition and combines it all with photos, newspaper headlines, and so much more. 10/10
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Rebekah_r
Apr 8, 2024
Engaging and well prepared tour - We had such a nice walk! We went to Hammerstones for a burger after our tour, sat down and had a conversation with Denny Hammerstone and shared stories with him about Bloody Island.
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Donny_d
Feb 12, 2023
Tim was very informative... - Tim was very informative and knew his subject matter impeccably!! Very well versed and had a great speaking voice!
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Bianca_h
Feb 5, 2023
A Tour Worth Taking - Tim did a wonderful job bringing his stories to life and was very knowledgeable. We had such a blast walking around with him that the hour just flew by! If you’re ever in the area, this tour is definitely worth taking.
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Jared_c
Jan 22, 2023
Awesome history lesson - Tim Metcalf was our tour guide. He was extremely knowledgeable and a good story teller. He was obviously passionate about the historical details of the stories he told and he told them animatedly.
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Julia_j
Jan 9, 2023
Tim is an excellent story... - Tim is an excellent story teller and he kept us engaged the entire time! Thanks Tim for a great tour and amazing true tales!
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