The Dead or Alive Wild West Austin Pub Crawl
- 2h 15m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Uncover Austin’s rough-and-rowdy past on this non-haunted Wild West pub crawl through downtown. Limited to 12 guests, this 2.25-hour experience blends true outlaw history with four bar stops in the very part of town where whiskey, vice, gambling, and backroom chaos once defined the city. You’ll follow your guide through historic downtown Austin including the old vice and warehouse district, the Driskill Hotel, and Sixth Street where some of old Austin’s wildest stories still echo. Along the way you’ll stop at four bars that are hidden gems and local favorites where you can purchase drinks and hear true stories told with local flavor and just a hint of Texas twang. This is a fun night out for history lovers, travelers and locals who want fun, offbeat history stories and good local bars. Some bar stops are intentionally kept off the public itinerary so we can preserve a few surprises, but your starting point and ending area will always be clear before you arrive.
Inclusions
What's included
- Guide
What's not
- Guests pay for their own food and beverages
Itinerary
Congress Avenue was the main thoroughfare of Austin in it's wild west years. Its historically preserved buildings remind us of a time when the honor code was king and men solved their disputes amongst themselves. The Congress Avenue section of our tour will include a few wild stories and a stop at a neighborhood bar.
In wild west Austin this section of town was once a roaring red light and warehouse district. We'll visit our second bar here. The time spend here includes the bar stop and the stories along the way.
This beautiful 1886 hotel will be a walk-through on our way to our 4th bar.
You can't tell the story of Austin's outlaw years without 6th Street. We will take a stroll down 6th street on our way to our 4th bar. We won't be visiting any bars on 6th street but the tour will finish 1 block away so you can come back and finish your night dirty.
We have two possible ending points, so this is mostly likely where your tour will end. This is a whiskey and tequila bar with one of the best little taco stands in Austin.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We will meet outside Saturn bar at 906 Congress Ave.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 12 travellers
- Operated by
- Nitty Gritty City Tours of Austin
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Not appropriate for people with mobility issues.
How it compares in Austin
- Its from-price is 40% below the median of the 274 experiences we list in Austin.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 134 of 274.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Austin
Austin is the capital of Texas on the Colorado River, a hill-country city known for live music, a spring-fed pool, bats at dusk and Texas barbecue.
Austin lies on the Colorado River where the Texas Hill Country begins, with the long Lady Bird Lake running through the centre. The State Capitol, built of pink granite in 1888, is taller than the national Capitol in Washington, and Congress Avenue runs from it down to the river. Austin calls itself the Live Music Capital of the World, and Sixth Street and many small venues keep up the claim.
Top-ranked sights in Austin: 6th Street , Congress Avenue Bridge (South Congress Bridge), Texas Capitol.
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