Jacksonville Residential Architecture & History Tour
Description
Go Tuk'n is the only tour provider of this tour. These two historic neighborhoods were developed after the 1901 fire in Jacksonville. The residential architecture is some of the most unique across the USA in these two neighborhoods. In addition, you will visit the Memorial Part celebrating the legacy of our WWI veterans on the beautiful St. John's River. You will also find hidden parks and learn about our unique history in these areas of our city.
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Itinerary
These historic neighborhoods have many parks, historic homes, and shoppes plus such much more to see and learn. These neighborhoods were created mainly after our famous 1901 fire that destroyed our downtown. Several famous Southern Rock bands started their musical career here in this area, so you'll get to see where it all began. Memorial Park, dedicated to our WWI fallen community members. And so much more.
This park is dedicated to the fallen WWI from our city. This beautiful park overlooks the St. John's River as well.
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What's included
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Wired Ear Buds (not bluetooth enabled) w/ Round Tip for use with Audio Tour Headsets
Reviews(40)
good tour very informative Pleasurable
Tour guide was very knowledgeable, very personable, and totally flexible in sharing information and answering questions. It was basically a personal tour
Thank you for spending this time with us on the Jacksonville Residential Architecture & History tour. We love showing off the historic areas of Riverside and Avondale. Such an amazing details throughout these two areas. We hope we will get to see you again on any of our other 17+ tours we offer. Again, thank you for spending your time with us! Steph Dale Founder/Chief Tuk'n Officer
Great tour of two neighborhoods and part of downtown. Lots of architecture details of the houses and buildings. Cute local shopping areas which we went back to for lunch. Learned a lot about Jacksonville and would highly recommend.
Steve led us on a lively & interesting tour of the Riverdale/Avondale historical area. Perfectly timed. Loved all the insider stories!
Thank you for spending this time with us. We so appreciate your support and so glad we could share all about the historic areas of Riverside and Avondale with you. We hope you will come back and do one of our other 17+ tours with us again soon. Steph Dale Founder/Chief Tuk'n Officer
It was an excellent tour. Our tour guide l, Toni, was extremely friendly & knowledgeable. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you
Thanks Nicki for taking our Jacksonville Residential Architecture & History Tour. We love showing off the two historic communities of Riverside and Avondale. Their unique homes, parks and the history are just spectacular and we are blessed to have this in our community. Thank you for spending this time with us. We hope you will come back to visit us again. We offer over 17+ tours so there is plenty to see and experience. Steph Dale Founder/Chief Tuk'n Officer
Seeing the different architectural styles, the 200 + year old tree, all the new development, WOW! Great to see it all in 90 minutes with Toni who was extremely knowledgeable.. Recommend this to anyone who likes history, architect and anyone who wants to see how this city blends the old and the new.
Thank you so much for taking our Jacksonville Residential Architecture & History Tour. The two historic communities of Riverside and Avondale are such a gem. We love showing this off to our clients and so glad you loved these beautiful communities. We hope to see you again on one of our 17+ tours we offer. There is so much to see and experience right here in Jacksonville, FL. We appreciate you spending this time with us and your support for our family created company! Steph Dale Founder/Chief Tuk'n Officer
Although Jacksonville has less central downtown sightseeing this trip shows you the diverse home architecture in the many districts. We saw places designed to look like Hampton court of Henry the eighth and much more. Great guide Toni full of passion for her town.
Thank you so much for taking this tour with us. For more on the Downtown of Jacksonville, you can take the Downtown City Tour (Viator/Trip Advisor calls it the Half Day City Tour). But so glad you were able to see the amazing historic communities of Riverside and Avondale and all their unique residential architecture, the park systems and much more. We hope to see you again. And thank you for the support of our family created tour company. It is greatly appreciated! Steph Dale Founder/Chief Tuk'n Officer
We enjoyed this tour so much. I have recommended it to many people. We got history on the old houses in Riverside and Avondale and learned about the architecture. It was a beautiful day.
Thank you for taking our Jacksonville Residential Architecture & History tour. We love showing off Riverside and Avondale to our guests. The park system is spectacular and all the unique stories just top it all off. Thank you for taking the tour with us. We appreciate the support of our family created and owned company. We hope you will see us again for one of our other 17+ tours. Steph Dale Founder/Chief Tuk'n Officer
Overall a good tour, guide was informative. Could be improved by offering bath room breaks. In original review gave four stars, but owner, provided the following cavalier response: ..."The guide stops at the shoppes of Avondale for your break including to use the restroom. At any point, you can let the guide know you need to use the facilities. And the guide also asks our guest about using the restroom prior to starting the tour and to let them know if they need to use the restroom. I am so sorry you felt the need to lower the ranking of the tour over bathrooms which could have easily been addressed by asking the guide as instructed..." This comment is inappropriate assumes we are lying and blames the customer for their internal process and training issues. Adjusting the review to below average....do not recommend this tour or company.
Thank you again. Our tour guides are always open to stopping, if asked. We welcome the opportunity to have you back again in the future. And we are here to assist you.
Wanted to show my friends around my neighborhood where I have lived for a few years. Even though I routinely run in the area past many of the houses we discussed, I realized after Toni’s tour how much I didn’t know. My friends were amazed by beauty and the architecture, and appreciated Toni’s in depth knowledge. As a local resident I appreciated the tour even more. I will never view my neighborhood the same way. Experience was a lot of fun!
