I got my exercise, fun solo night out, facts about the town and learned how to use some ghost…read morehunting instruments for fun! Valentina hosted and we walked around a couple of blocks and learned about some very important buildings and its history from old to restored and renovated. We also did some readings on her instruments and confirmed some spooky activities! Although you have to be careful not to use your phone next to the devices. One cool thing I've discovered is a speakeasy that was behind a large hotel in a corner alley and how people from different Midwest states like Illinois for one example would come in and buy buildings and a lot of land. Some buildings were owned by women who were successful and now haunted....!

My family and I had a tour with Jimbo of Get Ghosted Phoenix. Jimbo is a great tour guide, good…read moremix of information and humor. Put on some comfy shoes, this is a walking tour and you will be on your feet for two hours. With moving to Phoenix in the mid-80's, Jimbo is very knowledgeable of Phoenix and filled in some holes of history I was not aware of. The legitimate paranormal experience I had on the tour was at the entry of the Security Building. Jimbo was giving us the history of the building and how the construction stalled and completed. As he is talking I get a cold feeling in the recessed entry off Central Ave. Then I see a very old heavy hanging light fixture sway as Jimbo is talking. As soon as we walk away, the swaying stops. There was no wind blowing that would have made that light fixture sway the way it did. Didn't have any other sightings, but the tour is well worth the price of admission! If you're a believer or not, you may or may not get a paranormal experience. The historical information alone of the buildings involved was a great thing for me. As you're walking and you're wondering about a building that is not covered, Jimbo was Johnny on the spot with giving us information about the building. The cool feature of the tour is you will have two opportunities to play with EMF meters, dowsing rods and spirit boxes.

We did the ghost tour on Saturday night and it was really great! We got to learn about many…read morebuildings around downtown Phoenix and even got to go into a speakeasy! How cool! Our guide was funny and informative and very entertaining! Will definitely be looking to go on another tour with them soon!

Want to get your local history lesson fix on with a spooky twist? Then look no further than Phoenix…read moreRising Tour Company's walking ghost tour. I first heard about this company last month in a copy of What's Happening and was over the moon excited to take Adam on the Walking Ghost Tour downtown. We were both excited. But both tour times were sold out, which actually worked for the best because of a scheduling change. So, I emailed the company, heard back promptly about an additional tour date in September, and daily checked their site for the ghost tour to be added. You can bet that I jumped on those tickets immediately. And it was a wonderful, suspenseful evening. The tour is as much a history of downtown Phoenix as it is a walking ghost hunter expedition. We kicked off at Hilton Garden Inn (the former Professional Building cum Valley National Bank tower) on their 13th Floor bar and outdoor deck. The views were spooktacular! Hearing about the strange past of the building was a great. [I'd only previously known about its claim to fame as having one of the largest rotating neon signs.] Next stop: Renaissance Hotel. Did you know that corner was once home to the Adams Hotel, which burned to the ground in the hottest recorded fire in the city's history? Neither did I. Ever wonder how Ren came up with the name of their speakeasy? I sure was clueless. But I'll leave the answer to that one to the tour guides who take you in this adventure. After about 90 minutes and other site visits, we concluded our tour. None of my photos revealed any ghosts, but Adam--who is a horror buff, like me--and I really enjoyed our experience. I'm looking forward to their upcoming tours, especially of the Orpheum! With Halloween fast approaching, I couldn't think of many other experiences to truly delight in the odd and haunting history of my city.

It was the Felch House and it's front lawn chess set that had caught my eye about eight months ago…read more Then, the whole tree-lined street of Lynwood seemed to suck us in as we'd just done to our breakfasts. (Vovomeena) For a leisurely after-breakfast walk, we went. We admired the grassy front lawns (many "newer" suburban communities don't allow grass in the front lawn) and the architecture of the homes (bungalows mostly) as well as the mature trees and landscaping. Then, just a couple days ago, it happened again. Lynwood is one nice street down which to take a stroll and check out the architecture. And it was then that I learned that this area is designated "The Historic Roosevelt Neighborhood" which is the area from McDowell to VanBuren and from Central to 7th Avenue. it's a series of neighborhoods that grew North of Phoenix between 1893 and 1930. Lynwood St is actually located in an overlap with historic area: "The FQ Story Neighborhood Historic District" which spans from McDowell south to Roosevelt Street and from 7th Ave west to Grand. I'd thought I'd noticed, too, as we'd driven by one of the homes..that there was a white box affixed to a tree. Christmastime...letters to Santa maybe? or maybe the home had a special historical designation...? The joy of discovery. Simple stuff. It wasn't either of those. Note: There's an annual home tour in early November "Historic Roosevelt Home Tour" If you feel like you want to keep walking/sightseeing - check out the nearby "Japanese Friendship Garden" at Portland and 3rd Ave...(there is an admission fee.)

Loved Jared's guide style! He is so fun, funny, and entertaining, so knowledgeable, and so…read moreaccommodating! We learned a lot about history and had a ton of fun, meeting new people along the way. Looking forward to the holiday light tour

My friends and I went on the Murder & Mystery True Crime Tour with Jarod, and it was phenomenal. If…read moreyou have locals or visitors on your tour, you will learn some Phoenix history and be entertained. The Winnie Ruth Judd murder house was my highlight of the tour. I've read multiple books on the case, and I still learned so much! Highly recommended for the authenticity, research, and storytelling. This is the tour you want to go on in Phoenix. Accept no substitutes.

What a joke! $45 walk a short distance over a long period of time, with only a few stories and…read morelittle to see. But, we did get to carry a phony electronic ghost buster device. I least expected a decent tour of town and some history. Standing around listening to walkie talkie static pretending to be a ghost?????

In reference to A ghost tour in Jerome AZ in September 17, 2025. This something to do. The tour…read moreguide tells great stories. They loan you a device that has static coming from it to detect ghost and it may have voices once in a wile. Will you experience a ghost probably not. Can you enjoy playing along most certainly. They make it so you will want to upgrade to the longer tour by starting a story and saying that they will finish the story at the end of the tour. But they mean at the end of the longer tour not the one hour tour. If you're going to do it take the long tour. Or the history tour. Otherwise it's really not worth anything. But still if you need something to do go for it. Just don't expect much. I didn't expect anything and I was still let down. Not worth the amount of money it cost. This is just my opinion and I'm unaware of any other ghost tour in Jerome AZ. I bought my tickets online and went to the place in Jerome that does ghost tours. Cool looking place that has a lot of dog stuff which seems like they may favor dogs.

The Old Town Scottsdale food tour was fun and delicious! Tour guide Zach took us to four…read moreestablishments in the historic district: 1. Bootleggers, where we were served kale salad, brisket nachos and apple pie moonshine. 2. The Mission, where we were served pork tacos and a spicy elote. 3. Wine Collective, where we sampled 3 wines and snacked on charcuterie. 4. Cimmino's, where we had our choice of several flavors of gelato -- and the ingredients were imported from Italy! Each stop featured a unique atmosphere and tasty food. I really appreciated their ability to accommodate dietary restrictions -- because I don't eat red meat, I was provided with two smoked turkey tacos in place of brisket nachos, and with chicken tacos in place of pork tacos. This was a huge plus for me! We spent about half an hour at each establishment before walking to the next. As we traveled, Zach shared some fun facts about the area's history. I left with a satisfied tummy and some great new memories.

I went on Arizona Food Tours Scottsdale tour with a group on a private tour…read more I have been on many food tours all over the county and world. I generally hate giving a food tour three stars and really struggled with this review.. I decided to give three stars based on variety, value and authenticity. The food felt like a repeat of the same thing over and over again outside of a weird radish finger food and gelato at the end. The repeat tacos and/or nachos are basically cheap junk food that you can get anywhere and $100+ for a tour does not sit well with me when you are only served a few tacos and corn. Lastly, I just don't think Scottsdale has a unique culinary scene outside of pulled meat and tacos, which just doesn't get me that excited. There just is not much for them to do on a food tour in Old town Scottsdale so they did what they could. I always recommend a food tour in a new city and still recommend this one if you need to fill time but it was one of my least favorite tours unfortunately.

As a Scottsdale resident, I thought I knew a little bit about Old Town... but we were looking for…read moresomething a little bit different for my mom's 89th birthday, and by far our favorite activity was Sam's walking tour. Sam's knowledge of local history along with all the current goings on is unsurpassed. She is delightful, well liked by everyone in town (look for lots of shout outs during your tour) and can advise you on everything to do during your stay in Scottsdale, whether you are local or a visitor! Highly recommend!

What a privilege and delight to take this walking tour led by a former mayor of Scottsdale! Sam…read morewas so knowledgeable-- little wonder -- she's been the mayor. Lots of personal insights. Go and enjoy!!

Well organized, clean and pleasant from making the reservation check-in, waiting area and the tour…read moreitself. We had "Andrew" for our guide and he was informative, courteous and pleasant to be hosted by. Took various photos for us using our mobile phones which was nice. They have various tour options which I think will fit most anyone's interest and fun level.

We booked the Antelope Canyon and Grand Canyon Horsebend tour from Sedona. We were ready for a…read morelong day since the drive to Page was about three hours. They picked us up from our hotel, made several stops including clean bathroom breaks and couple gift shops. Overall, the tour was amazing. Although we only spent 45 minutes at a horseshoe Bend, we were able to take some awesome pictures and walk around. But definitely the highlight was Antelope Canyon. You can only go on a tour here with the Navajo guide and our guide Ray was fantastic. We spent about 1.5 hours at lower Antelope Canyon. He really made the tour fun, informative, and he took the best pictures. The photos do not do it justice. The experience was just unreal. Each term that we took we were in awe. The downside was our tour guide Brandon. Although he was very friendly, he didn't seem that knowledgeable. Maybe he was having an off day but there were a couple times that he stopped mid sentence while telling a fact and even ended a fun fact with blah blah blah to finish up his sentence. At one point, he even started chewing on a candy or something while hooked up to the microphone. This was really annoying. We still had a very great day just a couple things that didn't make it a five star experience. Did you have a lot of options for tours and their office is located centrally in the uptown area.