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Norman Past and Present Downtown Walking Tour
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À propos
Enjoy a stroll through charming downtown Norman while exploring historic sites and modern culture. This guided tour along Main Street discusses the city’s transformation from a surveyor’s campsite to a modern-day football powerhouse. Learn about the town's founding, symbolism of colorful murals, and stories behind local landmarks. Perfect for history buffs and casual explorers alike, this 1.25-hour tour covers less than a mile while offering insights into Norman’s past and present.
Points forts
1 heure
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
1 heure
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Guide compétent
Pourboire facultatif pour le guide
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
Beanstalk Coffee and Sno Downtown
Meet inside the coffee shop. We'll be at a reserved table or in the back room.
Retour
Beer Is Good Brewing Company
We end across the street from the starting point.
Informations importantes
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Les nourrissons et les jeunes enfants peuvent voyager dans une poussette ou un landau
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Animaux d'assistance autorisés
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Déconseillé aux voyageurs souffrant de lésions de la colonne vertébrale
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Déconseillé aux femmes enceintes
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Déconseillé aux voyageurs ayant une mauvaise santé cardiovasculaire
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Adapté à tous les niveaux de condition physique
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Must be able to stand for 1 hour
Politique d'annulation
Pour un remboursement complet, annulez au moins 24 heures avant l'heure de départ prévue.
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Pour un remboursement complet, vous devez annuler au moins 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience.
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Les délais limites sont basés sur l'heure locale de l'expérience.
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Si vous annulez moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience, le montant que vous avez payé ne sera pas remboursé.
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Cette expérience nécessite un nombre minimum de voyageurs. Si elle est annulée parce que le minimum n'est pas atteint, on vous proposera une autre date/expérience ou un remboursement intégral.
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Toute modification effectuée moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience ne sera pas acceptée.
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Enjoy a stroll through charming downtown Norman while exploring historic sites and modern culture. This guided tour along Main Street discusses the city’s transformation from a surveyor’s campsite to a modern-day football powerhouse. Learn about the town's founding, symbolism of colorful murals, and stories behind local landmarks. Perfect for history buffs and casual explorers alike, this 1.25-hour tour covers less than a mile while offering insights into Norman’s past and present.
Points forts
1 heure
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
1 heure
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Guide compétent
Pourboire facultatif pour le guide
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
Beanstalk Coffee and Sno Downtown
Meet inside the coffee shop. We'll be at a reserved table or in the back room.
Retour
Beer Is Good Brewing Company
We end across the street from the starting point.
Itinéraire
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Beanstalk Coffee and Sno Downtown
We begin seated and indoors with an historic overview of Norman's founding in Oklahoma Territory.
10 minutes
2
Das Boot Camp
Founded on this corner in 1936, a local retailer grew to more than 1,000 stores across the country and once outcompeted Walmart.
5 minutes
3
City of Norman East Gray Street Parking Lot
From this municipal lot, enjoy prime viewing of the oversized "Heart of Norman" murals that tell Norman's story from past to present.
5 minutes
4
Madison's on Main
Observe quirky architecture at this historic former post office. Don't miss the "cat antics" protruding from the wall!
5 minutes
5
Tamashii Ramen House- Norman
Outside this popular restaurant, learn how the University of Oklahoma was founded on Main Street and hear conflicting accounts of their first football game in 1895.
5 minutes
6
Sooner Theatre
This iconic theater was designed by a local architect and built with the finest materials and cutting-edge movie theater technology. Hear about confirmed sightings of an apparition that glides down the staircase.
10 minutes
7
James Garner Statue
Snap a photo with Norman's most famous Hollywood celebrity, memorialized here in bronze. Garner is best known for playing Bret Maverick in the Western TV series.
5 minutes
8
Norman
Pass the former gateway to Norman, Oklahoma Territory, where hundreds of settlers flooded into town on one eventful day in 1889. This historic red brick rail depot still serves Amtrak passenger trains today but is closed most of the day.
5 minutes
9
Cleveland County Courthouse
Town leaders lobbied hard to break away from Oklahoma County and become a county seat. This Art Deco building replaced earlier courthouses that we revisit through photos. From here we head to the end of the tour.
