Walking Tours in Westerville
Walking tours are one of the best ways to experience and learn about a new city. Westerville offers a variety of distinctive walking tours throughout the year, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the local culture and history of the city while having fun. For other self-guided tours and trails, visit our self-guided tours and trails page here.
Starting Location: COhatch Westerville (240 S. State St.)
Where history meets beer in Uptown Westerville. Learn the story of the ‘Dry Capital of the World’ and sample great beers from Westerville breweries. This two-hour walking tour focuses on historical information about Westerville and the Anti Saloon League. Attendees will also learn about beer and sample a few beverages.
Starting Location: Birdie Books (74C N. State St.)
An outdoor murder mystery walking tour inspired by the classic board game Clue. Participants are the team of detectives who go on an outdoor adventure of Uptown Westerville, guided by a comic duo who create an ensemble of ridiculous suspects. The audience and characters work together to solve an absurd & mysterious crime.
Starting Location: Locations vary – participants can choose.
Weave your way through the fabric of Westerville with this popular annual tour of historic Westerville. Every year offers new places to visit, each with its own host to tell you about that location’s history.
Starting Location: Otterbein Cemetery (175 S. Knox St.)
Presenting stories collected from the Uptown community combined into a theatrical, largely historical and highly entertaining walking tour.
Starting Location: 30 E. College Ave.
Bah Humbug! Experience Dickens' classic holiday tale like never before in this immersive walking tour performance of A Christmas Carol. This theatrical performance spectacle utilizes innovative storytelling, improvisation, music, and audience interaction to share this classic holiday story. Guided through the streets and shops of historic Uptown Westerville by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, audience members go on Scrooge's journey, experiencing the magic and wonder of his holiday adventure first-hand.
Starting Location: Inniswood Metro Gardens (940 S Hempstead Rd.)
Inniswood Metro Gardens was once the 37-acre estate of sisters Grace and Mary Innis. Today, Inniswood is a 123-acre scenic botanical garden that is a continual source of inspiration for central Ohioans of all ages. Streams and woodlands filled with wildflowers and wildlife provide a majestic backdrop to the beautifully landscaped gardens and lawns. Inniswood offers tours of the formal gardens which include history of the gardens, and wildlife and plant information. Please allow one hour for the tour.