Award-winning PUBLIC Walking & Driving Tours!
Award-winning?! Yes! Our tours were twice voted the "Best Walking Tour" by Indianapolis Monthly magazine and were chosen as one of nine "Terrific Tours" by Midwest Living magazine!
We invite you to join us for another great season of our Public Tours! They're scheduled to be held on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th weekends of the month from June through early November, with a few exceptions. Most tours are guided Walking Tours and a few are Driving Tours or a combination of walking and driving (like our new "Angels of Crown Hill" tours). All tours will last from 90 minutes to two hours (unless noted otherwise), and most are scheduled to see the sunset from the top of "The Crown," the highest hill in Marion County, where you can see the entire Indianapolis skyline. The walking tours will cover about one mile at a comfortable pace. The fee is $5 for adults; $4 for seniors (55+); and $3 for youth under 18. NO reservations are required. Tours will be held rain or shine unless the weather is severe. For all tours (except the "Veterans" tour on May 28 and the "Harrison & Heritage" tour on August 18), please meet your guide at least 10-15 minutes before the start of your tour in front of the Waiting Station, located just inside the 34th Street stone gate entrance located at 34th Street and Boulevard Place (3400 Boulevard Place.) This gate is normally locked every day at 5:00 pm but the guide unlock it if the tour starts later. In the summer months it's recommended that tour participants bring bottled water and insect repellent, and always wear comfy shoes! Kids in strollers and very friendly dogs on leashes are welcome to attend. (You must curb your pooch.)
2012 Public Tour Schedule
- May 28, Monday, 3 p.m. - "Veterans" walking tour (follows our 144th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony and is FREE. Meets behind the stage behind the Gothic Chapel.)
- June 9, 7:30 p.m. - NEW! "Angels of Crown Hill" walking & driving tour (see the sunset!)
- June 16, 7:30 p.m. - "Skeletons in the Closet, Part I" walking tour (see the sunset!)
- June 23, 7:30 p.m. - "Skeletons in the Closet, Part II" driving tour, follow along in your own vehicle. (See the sunset!)
- July 14, 7:30 p.m. - "Heritage" [PDF] our most popular walking tour (see the sunset!)
- July 21, 7:30 p.m. - "Dillinger & Eastside Notables" walking tour (see the sunset!)
- July 28, 9:30 a.m. - "Civil War Personalities" walking tour (this is a MORNING tour.)
- August 11, 7 p.m. - "Heritage" [PDF] our most popular walking tour (see the sunset!)
- August 18, 11:30 a.m. - "President Harrison & Heritage" walking tour (follows the Pres. Harrison Wreath Laying and will last approximately one hour. Free. Follow the WHITE LINE on the road to the Harrison Memorial.)
- August 18, 7 p.m. - NEW! "Angels of Crown Hill" walking & driving tour (see the sunset!)
- August 25, 9:30 a.m. - "Civil War Generals" walking tour (this is a MORNING tour.)
- September 8, 6:30 p.m. - "Heritage" [PDF] our most popular walking tour (see the sunset!)
- September 15, 6 p.m. - "Dillinger & Eastside Notables" walking tour (see the sunset!)
- September 22, 6 p.m. - "Heroes & Heritage" walking tour (see the sunset!)
- October 6, 5:30 p.m. - "Civil War Personalities" walking tour (see the sunset!)
- October 13, 5:30 p.m. - NEW! "Angels of Crown Hill" walking & driving tour (see the sunset!)
- October 18 - "Skeletons in the Closet, Part I" (follows Music of the Night concert; included in concert ticket. Tour tickets will not be sold separately.)
- October 19 - "Skeletons in the Closet, Part I" (follows Music of the Night concert; included in concert ticket. Tour tickets will not be sold separately.)
- October 20, 5:30 p.m. - "Tombstones & Trees" walking tour (see the sunset!)
- October 20 - "Skeletons in the Closet, Part I" (follows Music of the Night concert; included in concert ticket. Tour tickets will not be sold separately.)
- October 25 - "Skeletons in the Closet, Part I" (follows Music of the Night concert; included in concert ticket. Tour tickets will not be sold separately.)
- October 26 - "Skeletons in the Closet, Part I" (follows Music of the Night concert; included in concert ticket. Tour tickets will not be sold separately.)
- October 27 - "Skeletons in the Closet, Part I" (follows Music of the Night concert; included in concert ticket. Tour tickets will not be sold separately.)
- November 3, 5:00 p.m. - "Skeletons in the Closet, Part II" (driving tour, follow along in your own vehicle. See the sunset!)
For a complete calendar (with details & descriptions) of all our TOURS & EVENTS, please see our online CALENDAR.