Half-Day City Tour in Downtown Jacksonville
Description
In 1901, the great fire of Jacksonville quickly swept through the area and destroyed our downtown. Thankfully architects from around the world heard about our plight and came to help us design our buildings. On this wonderful tour, you will also experience several memorials and the oldest living thing in our city, the great Treaty Oak. A fun addition is being able to ride in our luxury tuk tuk over our historic Main Street bridge. History, Business Architectural Achievements, Memorials and more. Your Downtown Jacksonville City tour has it all – plus hidden gems locals don’t even know about! Explore beautiful city landscape of Downtown Jacksonville and learn about the region’s rich and varied history at the beach and along the banks of the St. John’s River.
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The Main Street Bridge, officially the John T. Alsop Jr. Bridge, is a bridge crossing the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. It was the second bridge built across the river. It carries four lanes of traffic, and is signed as US 1/US 90. A lift bridge, it opened in July 1941 at a cost of $1.5 million
The Veterans Memorial Wall is located at 1145 East Adams Street, adjacent to the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. The quarter-million dollar monument was dedicated in November, 1995 and serves as a tribute to more than 1,500 Jacksonville area American war heroes.
This includes the Jacksonville Fallen Police Memorial. This extremely touching memorial is dedicated to those who have fallen in the line of duty since records have been kept in Jacksonville, Florida.
Friendship Fountain is a large fountain in Jacksonville, Florida. It is in St. Johns River Park at the west end of Downtown Jacksonville's Southbank Riverwalk attraction. The world's largest and tallest fountain when it opened, it has been one of Jacksonville's most recognizable and popular attractions.
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- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(74)
Anytime I have to drive into a city I worry about traffic, parking, and finding the meet-up place. All was very easy yo find and plenty of free oarking. Our tour guide Toni was very nice and a wealth of knowledge about Jacksonville.
My uncle and I took a tour with Toni. She exceeded our expectations in this trip. We met her at her business. She gave us a place to wait comfortably until we left. She was friendly and welcoming. It was a chilly day and she provided blankets for us to stay warm. The tour was informative and fun and showed us a lot of downtown Jacksonville. There was only one other couple on the tour and it was special for all of us. I recommend this tour and this company. It was well worth the price! Thank you Toni.
Although a pleasant experience with a very knowledgeable Toni we felt that there was so much information about the architecture we couldn't take it in. The memorials she took us to were amazing and thought provoking. The trip also makes you want to come back in a few years to see the transformation of the downtown area to bring back housing , retail and park areas.
There was plenty of parking at the start/end point plus bathroom facilities. Toni was our guide and her knowledge of architecture was second to none. It was a sunny, fine day but the wind was cutting. So my advice is if offered a blanket at the beginning of the tour, you take it just in case. The stop we had was interesting but warm drinks were called for not shakes and ice cream. I enjoyed the tour and would recommend it if you want to know how the area has developed over the past 125 years and also what the vision for the city is.
Toni was our guide. Outstanding. Met Linda and Gordon from Virginia. Loved learning history of downtown Jacksonville Florida. Great way to see Jacksonville for the first time. Hope to take another tour on our next visit. Great way to start our cruise tomorrow.
Thank you so much for spending this time with us and so glad you got to learn more about Jacksonville. We look forward to having you with us again soon. Thank you again! Steph Dale Founder/Chief Tuk'n Officer
Our tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. We saw a look of great places. We enjoyed our stop at the Candy shop!
Thanks, Helen, for booking the Downtown City tour with us. We are so glad you spent this time with us and learned more about the history of Jacksonville, the business architecture, memorials and all the great new architectural developments taking place in Jacksonville. Sweet Pete's is a great, locally owned, Candy shop. It is such a wonderful place for us to show off to our guests. Thank you again for spending this time with our family created and operated tour company. We hope you will visit us again soon and take one of our other 17+ tours we offer. Steph Dale Founder/Chief Tuk'n Officer
This was a very interesting tour that combined history, architecture and architect details, information on sports facilities, art, parks. Toni was very knowledgeable and provided excellent commentary.
Thank you for taking our Downtown City tour. We so appreciate you spending this time with us and allowing us to show off our Downtown Architecture and the great history of our city. We so appreciate your support of our family created and own company as well. We hope to see you again soon to take one of our other 17+ tours. Steph Dale Founder/Chief Tuk'n Officer
We truly appreciate gotukn for providing a truly unforgettable experience. With family visiting, we decided to explore something new and took a tour of Jacksonville's architectural landscape with gotukn.com. Our knowledgeable tour guide, Toni, shared her expertise on the city's architecture and history, revealing hidden treasures we were unaware of. The breathtaking homes and parks were captured in numerous photographs. The three-hour tour flew by, leaving us wondering how time passed so quickly. We would certainly consider participating in gotukn's other tours, including their scavenger hunt tour. Thank you for a fantastic time!
Thank you so much for taking the time to share this wonderful review! We’re thrilled to hear that your family visit included exploring Jacksonville with us, and even more delighted that Toni made the experience memorable. She truly loves showcasing the hidden gems and rich history of our city. It’s great to know the three hours flew by and that you captured so many beautiful moments along the way. We’d be honored to have you join us again—our Jacksonville Residential Architecture & History tour and many others are ready when you are! Thank you for choosing Go Tuk’n to help create unforgettable memories. We hope to welcome you back soon!
Had a great tour with so many historic and architectural details by our tour guide! Would like to do an historic residential tour next time!
Thanks Judy for spending time with us touring our amazing downtown history and architecture. We cannot wait to have you join us again on the Jacksonville Residential Architecture and History tour the next time you are here. We so appreciate the support of our family created and operated tour company! Steph Dale Founder/Chief Tuk'n Officer
Toni was fantastic! Very knowledgeable! Learned so much about the past and future of Jacksonville. Highly recommend.
Thank you so much for taking our Downtown City tour with us. We love showing off the history, business architecture and explaining all the upcoming future development of our unique downtown community. We are so thankful you allowed us to show off our community on this tour and we hope to see you again for one of our 17+ tours we offer. Steph Dale Founder/Chief Tuk'n Officer
