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Taos Private Walking Tours: Personalized Artist Narratives
4.7
81 Ratings
Taos
Personalized walking tour with acclaimed Taos artist, author, guide, and raconteur Sam Richardson.
Personalized walking tour with acclaimed Taos artist, author, guide, and raconteur Sam Richardson.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Taos Plaza - Walking narrative about Taos history and culture, art scene, points of interest, and historical figures. Hear about frontier scout Kit Carson, Padre Martinez (the Ben Franklin of New Mexico), R.C. Gorman (Taos most famous artist from the past), and socialite Mabel Dodge Lujan (the Gertrude Stein of Taos), among others.
- **R.C. Gorman…
- Taos Plaza - Walking narrative about Taos history and culture, art scene, points of interest, and historical figures. Hear about frontier scout Kit Carson, Padre Martinez (the Ben Franklin of New Mexico), R.C. Gorman (Taos most famous artist from the past), and socialite Mabel Dodge Lujan (the Gertrude Stein of Taos), among others.
- R.C. Gorman Navajo Gallery - R.C. Gorman was the first Native American to have his own gallery. He was Taos most famous and successful artist.
- The Michael McCormick Gallery - Mike Vargas paints beautiful New Mexico saints. All originals. No two alikes
- Dona Luz Street - The Red Light district during the wild west days.
- Bent Street - Historic street where Governor Bent was assasinated during the revolt of 1847
- John Dunn Way - Historic street where outlaw John Dunn has four saloons and a gambling hall
- Veteran’s Memorial - Memorial statues with narrative by your guide about Taos veterans and Taos Pueblo veterans
What's Included
- Guided walking tour of Taos
- Insights into local history and culture
- Exploration of Taos’ vibrant art scene
- Stories of Taos’ historical figures
- Guided walking tour of Taos
- Insights into local history and culture
- Exploration of Taos’ vibrant art scene
- Stories of Taos’ historical figures
Location
South Plaza
We begin at the statue of Padre Martinez on the Taos Plaza
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(81 Ratings)
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B6995sjjerrys
Sep 29, 2025
Taos guided history tour with Sam as guide - Excellent guided tour. Sam was the best guide we every had. He knew so much history and told about people he had met over the years and other stories that made the tour really special. Jerry and Sally Salino
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Culture27016728771
Aug 28, 2025
Tour excellent. Trip Advisor communication with tour operator not great. - The tour, led by Sam, was excellent. But it almost didn’t happen because the tour guide had not been notified by Trip Advisor that there was a tour at this time on this day. Only because the tour guide happened to be in the area for another reason were we able to connect.
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Patricia0530
Jun 22, 2025
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!
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B8072tcthomasb
Jun 9, 2025
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.
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Steelhead50
Apr 16, 2025
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
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Carolbd915ix
Oct 25, 2024
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.
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Karen_a
Jul 30, 2025
Guide laid back, but knew... - Guide laid back, but knew his information. None of the places visited actually charged an admission fee. Most galleries, museums, houses were talked about from the street.
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J8577lxdebram
Jun 21, 2025
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.
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B250dovickib
May 2, 2025
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.
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Ellen_r
Jun 16, 2025
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.
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