Half-Day City Tour in Downtown Jacksonville

Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

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.

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

FREE Pick-up at certain hotels available

Audio Tour Headset (bring ear bud w/ round tip)

Friendly & knowledgable Certified Tour Guide

Free pick-up available at our headquarters office in Downtown Jacksonville at 249 Parker Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202

Tuk'n Tips for the Tour Guides (highly encouraged)

What To Expect

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

Admission Not Applicable

Veterans Memorial Wall

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.

15 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

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Half-Day City Tour in Downtown Jacksonville

Reviews

4.97

66 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Historic downtown tour
Judy A,
Sep 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
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!
Great afternoon in Jacksonville!
813patriciaac,
Sep 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Toni was fantastic! Very knowledgeable! Learned so much about the past and future of Jacksonville. Highly recommend.
Very knowledgeable and...
Roslyn J,
Sep 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very knowledgeable and very welcoming tour guide. We were impressed by her historical and architectural knowledge.
Best Jax city tour
Rod J,
Jun 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great experience exploring Jax. Tony the tour guide was excellent. She took time to explain everything and has great knowledge. I strongly recommend this tour for anyone who is visiting Jax
Excellent tour, informative and fun
Travellhound,
Jun 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a wonderful tour with Toni, who very kindly picked us up from our hotel and dropped us back there at the end. It was a fun and informative tour and we thoroughly enjoyed it. There are various tours to be taken and I suspect that the art tour is also a really good one to do. It is clear that Jacksonville downtown is going to be fabulous when all the construction is completed!
Had a great time with our...
Dayle R,
May 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Had a great time with our guide Toni. Super nice and very informative! Very interesting city with so many changes going on.
Great tour guide
CATHY E,
May 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Tony the tour guide was sensational. Was extremely knowledgeable about architecture and the history of Jacksonville. I would highly recommend this tour as it’s a fun way to enjoy the sites in the buildings of Jacksonville via Tuk-tuk.
Fantastic Office Social Outing
Carolyn A,
May 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My office organized our tour as part of our Company's 180th Anniversary, and we love that Go Tuk'n incorporated a stop at the downtown building where our Company first opened an office more than 100 years ago! We also appreciated that we could bring our own little coolers and snacks for the afternoon tour, and the pit stop at Sweet Pete's was perfectly timed. Katie and Toni were fantastic guides, and all of our attendees have been saying they want to do another tour again soon!
duuuuuuuuuuuuvaaaaaaal!!!!
Marc H,
Apr 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
My friends and I completed a fantastic, guided tour in the downtown area of Jacksonville last week with the Go Tuk'n company. I can genuinely say it was amazing! Toni, our cute tour guide, set a wonderful tone for the trip. From the moment we started, I felt warmly welcomed. The scenery was exquisite, and Toni's knowledge of the area truly enhanced our experience—she shared fascinating insights about the history of the city, buildings, monuments and statues, and you could tell she genuinely cared about the culture of her surroundings. She even helped, not one, not two, but three people during our tour who were looking for an event (circus was in town) or helping an UberEats driver find their way to the right door. What a remarkable ambassador!! There were 3 of us and the 4-seater TukTuk made the experience more intimate, allowing for better interaction. Toni made every effort to ensure we saw all the sights, even accommodating our interest in group photos and selfies. I wholeheartedly recommend Go Tuk'n downtown experience if you want to get to know the history of this wonderful city a bit better, and, of course, Toni as an incredible guide. Thank you, Toni, for such a memorable day! This tour is a must-do for any traveler, young and old, seeking an authentic city experience!
Great experience!
678toric,
Mar 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great experience! I live in Jacksonville and learned a lot of new information on this tour. My family visiting from out of state also thoroughly enjoyed! Great time!