Historic Dallas Downtown Solo Self Guided Walking Tour

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Dallas, USA

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10+ bookings last month.

45 minutes to 1 hour (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

What's Included

Ticket for 1 on our Location Aware Walking Tour App in Dallas
See the sites of Dallas and Learn it's story
See the sites associated to JFK's assasination and learn it's story.
App Walking Tour, Professionally produced, narrated and musically edited.

No food, drinks or entrance tickets, the tour is all outside.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

John Neely Bryan Cabin
600 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75202, USA
If you look to the left of the Cabin, you’ll see a plaque dedicated to the Log Cabin Pioneers - the early settlers of Three Forks, the area now known as Dallas. In 1841, John Neely Bryan built his family's cabin with one goal in mind - to make Dallas a thriving place to call home.

End point

Wild Bill's Western Store
311 N Market St #101, Dallas, TX 75202, USA
Wild Bill’s is a must-see retail and tourist spot here in Dallas and a destination for celebrities. Over the years Will Bill has crafted boots for Kevin Hart, Chuck Norris, Ice Cube and Eric Clapton to name a few of it’s high flying regulars.

Operating hours

12/11/2022 - 04/07/2027
Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM

Itinerary

John Neely Bryan Cabin

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Founder's Plaza

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza

7 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Old Red Museum (Pass By)

Dealey Plaza National Historic Landmark District

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Grassy Knoll

7 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

411 Elm St (Pass By)

Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum (Pass By)

Wild Bill's Western Store

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.3

based on 32 reviews

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The tour was just right!...

marie_s, Dec 2025

The tour was just right! Pace, duration, details about the stops and directions were spot on. We could have shared earphones and purchased fewer tickets.

Never took it. I was...

Steven_N, Nov 2025

Never took it. I was wanting the voucher at the time of order not two days later. I had already left Dallas. Felt cheated

Easy to navigate

Susanne_R, Oct 2025

Great to be not tied down to a start time so I could start whenever I wanted. Right timing of info at each stoo

Make sure to use...

Sandy_B, Oct 2025

Make sure to use headphones otherwise hard to hear with phone. Lots of traffic in the area. Enjoy it really.

Underwhelming

Jeffrey_K, Oct 2025

Quite underwhelmed and wouldn't recommend. I thought it was too brief and covered little of significance other than the JFK sites. Would've liked more local history and significant places to stop. Overall, I thought it was rather thin.

Great tour

Neal_E, Sep 2025

It was interesting. It gave a little history of Dallas and we were directed to the grassy knoll. And it recommended a place to eat

A Good Option

Robert_E, May 2025

I was on the Dallas area for three days on business. I wanted to go to the museum, but it was only open while I was working. I found the self-guided tour, and decided to give it a try. Parking didn't work out too well. I pulled into a lot and there were confusing signs. I paid $10 at a machine because it was the only option. Then it didn't print a receipt. I was concerned about getting a ticket. Also, I ended up walking past a sketchy area near where I parked. This all made me rush the whole experience a little since I was worried about my car. I should have researched and planned parking a little better. Also, my phone battery was getting low. So, I was a little rushed because of that too. I got to the starting point before I ever committed to paying for the tour. Once I paid, there were a couple hoops to jump through. I had to download an app, create an account, launch the tour, enter a code, etc. That took 5-7 minutes. Once I got started, the tour was great. Very professionally done. I got to see and learn everything I hoped I would. And, I was able to skip ahead whenever I was ready. All in all, totally worth it. Thanks for making this option available!

Disappointing

Corina_F, Feb 2025

I have taken many other tours like this one and usually enjoy them. For some reason this one had confusing directions and limited information. I was disappointed.

Response from Host, Feb 2025

Sorry to hear that, so many people take this tour and I get really great feedback. This is a tiny company, and I'd love to hear your feedback! Please email me at info@walkntours.com. I would love to know more specific details about your issue :)

Well spoken. Clear and fresh

William_G, Nov 2024

Excellent short walk. Blah blah blah. I don't wish to have to write 100 characters thank you muchly. . .

West End Dallas

Jill_S, Oct 2024

The self tour was very easy to follow and go to the next spot. Enjoyed my time immensely. Enjoy the narrative and it was fun

Efficient Short Tour

Christine_S, Jul 2024

A great, easy to follow self guided tour. The app and the instructions of how to use it were precise and clear. Perfect for those not having a lot of time in Dallas!

Easy to follow, loved it

Ashley_M, Jun 2024

I loved this tour, I was grateful it wasn’t more than a few blocks. Great info. I would have loved it being more in depth. It was so easy to navigate and understand where to go. Great job!

Save your money

c6jqj2m6v7, Apr 2024

The user interface was not intuitive, and the information was general and superficial. Save your money

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Sorry to hear you did not like it! please contact me at info@walkntours.com, I'm happy to refund you :). 1000's take this tour and the feedback is great, so I'm sad it did not work out for you. Did you take the right tour? The tour gets deep into Kennedy's life, the history of Dallas, The grassy Knoll, John Neely Bryan, Wild Bills and lots more. For most, like myself, this went far beyond anything I knew or learned. If you are a history professor, that's great!, then this might be general info, but I think there hope there are a few extras added in. In any case please email me at info@walkntours.com, I'm happy to help.

Dig it.

Erick_J, Apr 2024

Nice little tour, in Downtown. I've lived in Dallas basically my whole life and never done the JFK stuff. It was a nice afternoon.

Visiting Dallas downtown

Mays_N, Jan 2024

Very clear instructions, informative, and entertaining. Just the right length. The 15 second rewind didn't work for me.

Dissapointed

David_M, Jan 2024

The on-phone narrator could not locate where we were. We ended up entering the arched start and going round in circles upto the tram / railroad. We decided to switch off the whole app and explore by ourselves . We got a better experience taking random walks around the park.

Flexibility in a tour!

Michele_C, May 2023

Loved how the app followed you are you walked and that you could pause or even just read the text. Nice set up that allows you to go at your own pace. Nicely done!

Response from Host, May 2023

Thank you for the great review and using the WalknTours app! Dallas is amazing, thanks for exploring with the WalknTours app. Please Look for our tours all around the USA :)