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Huntsville Tours

Experience the Food, History & Culture of Huntsville!

Creating thought-provoking, energetic & fun experiences into southern culture for curious travelers who seek to explore.

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SCENETHAT TOURS

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Daytime Food Tour
Duration
3 hours
Group Size
2 to 12

Daytime Food Tour

Visit locally-owned food establishments in Downtown Huntsville on a guided walking food tour. Sample popular food and beverages preferred by locals. Travel with your guide along the most historic locations in Downtown Huntsville. Your tickets includes a visit to at least five different food locations. Your tour experience minimizes wait time and ensuring you get more for your money. Explore downtown Huntsville with a local guide. Meet local owners and local people near and around historic Courthouse Square. Discover the narratives of the city and learn about southern food culture as you walk along the scenic streets between the restaurants.

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Pre-Civil War Homes Walking Tour: Twickenham
Duration
2 hours
Group Size
1 to 20

Pre-Civil War Homes Walking Tour: Twickenham

On this 2 Hour Tour, you will discover 20 of Alabama's largest collection of Pre-Civil War homes and structures. You will see the buildings and homes that are among the earliest in the state. Hear the stories of the people and structures that carved Alabama history. Within the Twickenham Historic District, there are homes of various architectural styles. Our focus is on those built prior to 1860.

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$65
Historic Homes Walking Tour: Old Town
Duration
2 hours
Group Size
1 to 20

Historic Homes Walking Tour: Old Town

Huntsville's Old Town Historic District is Huntsville's only neighborhood primarily composed of Victorian-era homes. Now you can hear the stories behind some of Huntsville's earliest city-dwellers and discover how this neighborhood has played an integral role from the 1800s to the present day.

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$55
Step on Guide
Duration
3 hours
Group Size
No limit

Step on Guide

Invite us to jump onboard and tag-along with you! Scenethat Tours will connect with your existing group. We will utilize the existing transportation that is provided for your group and by your group. Scenethat Tours will “ride-along” with you for a fully narrated experience. Your professional tour guide is able to join your pre-existing group and pre-existing transportation to tour the areas that are most important to you. Crunched for time? Our step-on-guide services can be for 1+ hour, 2+ hours or more: fully dependent on your schedules. We know the area and we are happy to show you highlights and introduce you to locals who offer first-hand narratives about the must-see spaces.

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Private Tour Guide
Duration
3 hours
Group Size
At least 2

Private Tour Guide

Enjoy a customized tour designed by a local guide. Experience an insider's view of the Huntsville area

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Civil Rights Landmarks Driving Tour: Group Rate
Duration
4 hours
Group Size
At least 2

Civil Rights Landmarks Driving Tour: Group Rate

The struggle for justice and the battle against hatred happened in Huntsville, Alabama. Now you can experience the landmarks in Huntsville that tell the story of our local Civil Rights Movement. Stand in the shadows of the earliest Public School in Alabama to Integrate; The first Private School in Alabama to Integrate; and Segregated Libraries. Discover the original locations of Strategy and Organizing Meetings; Sit-ins and Street Marches; Healthcare Segregation; and Redline Neighborhoods designed to prevent integration. Pay homage to sacred cemeteries for enslaved people; Discover the valiant military impact of Buffalo Soldiers; Celebrate the vision and the footprint of William Hooper Councill. Expand your comprehension while visiting local sites that tell the story of American History within the Deep South. Request your preferred date and we will partner with Rocket City Shuttles to schedule your tour. Your photo memories are free and included in the cost of the experience. Narratives about civil rights events Narratives about local black history Visits to locations where history occurred Discussion on diversity topics Overview of Huntsville’s role in Civil Rights Movement Opportunity to walk along historic sites Boxed lunch Private Driver Comfortable Transportation Sharable photo album Comfort stops along 4 hour journey Guided Driving Tour

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Why choose us?

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Our knowledgeable guides are familiar with every nook and cranny of Huntsville. Our tour guides are locals who have lived in the city for a significant amount of time, and as a result, they are quite familiar with all of the attractive and one-of-a-kind aspects that contribute to the city's overall uniqueness.

Whether you have an interest in Civil War sites, Southern cuisine, the Civil Rights struggle, or history, we have you covered. Our tours run continuously throughout the year, and each one is designed to be educational as well as experiential.

Informative

Our guides provide profound and accurate information about the city's history, culture, and attractions. We'll share local narratives, highlight some of the most popular attractions, and give you an i...

Our guides provide profound and accurate information about the city's history, culture, and attractions. We'll share local narratives, highlight some of the most popular attractions, and give you an insider's look at Huntsville's distinctive culture.

Immersive

The tours take you to different parts of the city and allow you to experience the local culture firsthand. We believe that experiencing a place is better than just reading about it, so our tours are d...

The tours take you to different parts of the city and allow you to experience the local culture firsthand. We believe that experiencing a place is better than just reading about it, so our tours are designed to take you right into the heart of a location and help you feel like you could live there yourself! You will hear untold stories. You will be introduced to people left out of history books.

Interactive

Our local city tours involve more than just sitting back— they involve interaction between our guides and our guests, making the tour more enjoyable and memorable.! Our guides will ask questions and g...

Our local city tours involve more than just sitting back— they involve interaction between our guides and our guests, making the tour more enjoyable and memorable.! Our guides will ask questions and give you opportunities to share your own thoughts about the places we visit together on the tour.

Frequently asked questions

Most frequent questions and answers

All tours are scheduled individually at a mutually convenient time that works for both of us. Call or text to begin a conversation on scheduling the time of a tour.
We have a one hour walking tour. We have a two hour historic homes tour. We have a three hour food tour. We have a four hour driving tour.
It is imperative to wear comfortable, cushiony shoes. We will be walking across historical cobblestone paths, historic uneven sidewalks, some gravel area.
There are scheduled breaks within our three hour tour and four hour tour. We bundle in time for a comfort stop and photo opportunities. Regarding our one hour tour and two hour tour, there are no breaks for these shorter length tours.
Huntsville is a full of visual markers that are free to explore. What Scenethat Tours provides a private, all-inclusive experience with commentary, local perspective and a professional tour guide. We introduce you to people who make the local experience come alive. Additionally, we share insights and stories and local flavor.
We offer a three-hour food tour.
If Scenethat Tours is serving as your Step-on Guide, we will be friendly to whatever pet is in the vehicle. However, pets are not included within Scenethat Tours planning.
Let’s have a personal discussion during the tour planning process.
Several organizations have asked Scenethat Tours to conduct an experience for their youth group. Let’s have a personal discussion during the tour planning process.
When you book from our website booking platform, all tours are cancellable within 6 hours notice.
There will be no tours during persistent thunderstorms or persistent severe weather. In our area we always stay weather aware. It would be our joy change the dates and start times to accommodate you.
Each of our tours feature a group rate. Driving tours are priced to accommodate up to 13 passengers. If you require a larger vehicle, we will build a price for you.
Scenethat Tours and its affiliated entities and its employees, shareholders, officers, directors, successors, agents and assigns, neither own nor operate any person or entity which is to, or does provide goods and services for these trips or tours. Because Scenethat Tours does not maintain any control over the personnel, equipment or operations of these suppliers, Scenethat Tours assumes no responsibility for and cannot be held liable for any personal injury, death, property damage or other loss, accident, delay, inconvenience, or irregularity which may be occasioned by reason of (1) any wrongful, negligent, willful, or unauthorized acts or omissions on the part of any of the tour suppliers, or other employees or agents, (2) any defect in or failure of any vehicle, equipment, instrument owned, operated or otherwise by any of these suppliers, or (3) any wrongful, willful, or negligent act or omissions on any part of other party not under the supervision or control of the Operator.
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