Tour with Sam... - Sam was a great tour guide. He seemed to know most (if not all) of the shop owners in town and was able to introduce us to these folks as we toured some galleries. We really appreciated the pictures he had available to tell his "stories" ... a really good touch! We appreciated the opportunity to spend part of the morning with Sam. Recommend him highly!

Like a walk with and old friend - A friendly walk around Taos Plaza. Very interesting facts and stories that made history of Taos come alive. Intimate details not the usual material that is in a guide book.

Perfect walking tour - Sam does a great job of telling the colorful history of Taos. A bit of straight history. Colorful characters. The art colony scene. Movies. Aa bit of the Implies politics of the region. Add in places to shop and eat. Very fun and interesting

Educational look at Taos art scene and history. - Sam is a wonderful resource for all things historical in Taos. We thoroughly enjoyed his stories, aided by his collection of pictures and art. He helped us appreciate the art and culture around us.

Taos History Walking Tour - Sam our tour guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. He really loves Taos and had a lot of personal stories to share.

Be sure to take this tour. - This was a very nice way to get an introduction both to Taos and the overall local history as well as details on some colorful characters.

Our walk with Sam. - We enjoyed listening to Sam. Learned a lot of local history and about local artists. He showed us corners of Taos we were unaware of. The tour we signed up for was 90 minutes but ours ended at 1 hour. That was disappointing.

Worth the time but perhaps not suitable for children. - Had mixed expectations for the tour as the reviews were well and truly mixed with some bad ones sliding in citing Sam's inability to keep politics out of it, others claiming he showed their family indecent images, and still others whining about how he focused the tour on his own artwork. All comments were true, but not accurate. He definitely has strong political views but as long as we didn’t provide an opening, he didn’t venture too far down that road. The indecent images? Well, D.H. Lawrence, the author of Lady Chatterly’s Lover, after relocating to Taos, took up painting nudes. Sam showed us a picture of one (no frontal imagery at all) and briefly discussed the scandal involved with Lawrence’s new career. As far as his artwork was concerned, yep, he had it, and lots of it. It was, appropriately enough, used as visual aids during the tour. Portraits, buildings, film posters, etc. While we aren’t ready to give the tour five stars, it was quite informative and, in general, enjoyable. I must point out that part of the reduced rating is through no fault of his own. At the time of our tour there was considerable construction in the area that not only interfered with getting to the meetup, but in some areas actually interfered with the tour. Bottom line? It's worth the time, but remember it's a person's view of history and viewpoints may vary.

The Taos Plaza - The small portion with history stories. Sam knows a lot of the shopkeepers/artists, and showed us those stores.

Guide was no show! - The guide was a no-show and we recieved no notification that it was cancelled. In fact, I recieved reminders about tour.