Clearwater Florida Walking Tour

Enjoy this mile-and-a-half walking tour that offers a glimpse into Clearwater's past. Starting at the Clearwater Historical Society and Museum and moving to the county courthouse and several historical hotels, the tour then visits the city's landmark 1921 theater (fully restored in 2014). This tour offers a chance to "go back in time" and experience Clearwater's early schools, hotels, businesses, and public buildings. Highlights include the Cleveland Street Post Office, Pinellas County Courthouse, and the Gray Moss Inn- a hotel that once stood at the location of the Church of Scientology's Flag Building. The tour concludes at Mount Olive AME Church.

Downtown St. Petersburg

Combining architecture, historic hotels, and downtown landmarks, this relatively short walk starts at a trio of historic buildings and St. Petersburg's Holocaust Museum before moving on to the iconic Snell Arcade Building. Additional stops on the tour include the Palladium Theater as the tour winds back and concludes at City Hall. Other highlights of the tour include the city's famed open-air post office, landmarks buildings from the 1920s, and several hotels that were constructed during Florida's land boom.

Downtown Tampa

This tour blends history, art, and architecture with sixteen landmarks from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Highlights include the Plant Hotel, City Hall, the Tampa Theatre, Rivergate Tower, Kiley Gardens, and the location of several historic buildings, including early structures that have been lost to time, such as Fort Brooke, which was established by the military in the 1820s.

Ybor City Walking Tour

This tour starts at the first commercial building in the city, which once held the office cigar manufacturer Vicente Martinez Ybor. The tour includes historic buildings and businesses, a baseball museum, several institutions built by Cuban immigrants, and historic sites related to Ybor City's early history as a cigar-manufacturing center.

Nez Perce War of 1877

The Nez Perce originally occupied about 17 million acres spanning present-day Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Rather than accept a new treaty that most Nez Perce leaders did not sign, Chief Joseph led 750 Nez Perce on a prolonged journey to secure a new homeland. As many as 2,000 US troops pursued the tribe, leading to several battles and a journey that spanned three states and 1,200 miles. This "virtual tour" includes several of the most important sites along that route.

Downtown Huntington Walking Tour

This tour of downtown Huntington begins at the statue of Collis P. Huntington and proceeds to some of the city's historic buildings, theaters, churches, monuments, and markers. The tour includes a number of "time capsule" entries that allow you to experience civil rights demonstrations, bootlegging, and buildings and monuments that have been lost to time. After a stop at the Convention and Visitor's Bureau, the tour continues to the Riverfront Park, an art gallery, and medical history museum. The tour concludes at the Marshall Hall of Fame Cafe, where you can enjoy exhibits related to the history of Marshall sports and well-earned refreshments.

Elizabeth, West Virginia

This short walking tour offers a window into the history of Elizabeth with stops at the County Courthouse, the Kanawha Hotel, and some of the town's important buildings and businesses that have been lost to time.

Kentucky Bourbon History and Heritage Tour

Like bourbon itself, this tour starts with the art of barrel-making at the Kentucky Cooperage. Tour stops include numerous distilleries, a few museums, and several important historic sites related to the history and heritage of bourbon production in Kentucky. Like any tour in Clio, users can alter the itinerary to match their interests and schedule. Enjoy!

Downtown Indianapolis Walking Tour

This tour starts at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument and proceeds to historic sites around the city's famous Monument Circle before heading south and west to see historic buildings, markers, and the statehouse. The tour concludes at the Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau. Visitors to the city will also enjoy the War Memorial Plaza walking tour.

African American History of Alexandria

This tour starts at the city of Alexandria's African American Heritage Park and includes a variety of sites from the antebellum period to the present. The tour includes several landmark institutions such as schools and churches, sites related to the Civil Rights Movement, homes and businesses of prominent African Americans, and sites connected to the domestic slave trade. The tour concludes at the city's museum of African American history. The tour continues to grow each year as local organizations add entries.