Where to Start in a New City: the 15 Best Highlights Walks Worldwide

Historic Charleston Guided Sightseeing Walking Tour

1.Historic Charleston Guided Sightseeing Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6,216 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $30Our pick

Explore Charleston’s French Quarter, Rainbow Row, and White Point Garden on a two-hour guided walk with local history and practical tips.

“Our tour guide, Evan’s, was excellent!! Extremely knowledgeable and entertaining! Loved his story telling of the history. Purchased several books online following tour to learn more ! You will not be disappointed if you book this tour, especially if Evan’s is your guide!!”

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Dublin Highlights and Hidden Gems Guided Walking Tour

2.Dublin Highlights and Hidden Gems Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6,020 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $29

Explore Dublin Castle, Temple Bar, Trinity College, and more on a lively two-hour walking tour priced at $29.02.

“James was an informative, passionate, and friendly tour guide. He made the tour very comprehensive and efficient.”

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Vienna: Guided Walking Tour of City Center Highlights

3.Guided Walking Tour of City Center Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4,989 reviews · 2 hours · from $25

Review of Vienna’s 2-hour city-center walking tour, covering Hofburg, Spanish Riding School, coffee houses, Blutgasse, and St. Stephen’s Cathedral.

“An excellent guided tour with a very interesting and informative tour guide. We felt it was a very well designed tour with the guide using the time we had in a really productive manner, stopping at all the major points of interest and providing the key information about the history of Vienna and the Hapsburg dynasty that had produced most of the striking monuments, statues and magnificent palaces and buildings that dominate this wonderful city. It was an extremely well thought out and delivered tour.”

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Florence: Highlights Walking Tour with Expert Guide

4.Highlights Walking Tour with Expert Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 4,662 reviews · 1h 30m · from $27

Review of Florence’s 90-minute highlights walk, covering the Duomo, Medici landmarks, Piazza della Signoria, and Ponte Vecchio for $27.

“Eduardo was superb!! Thoroughly enjoyed a splendid tour. Everything you could possibly want.”

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Bangkok: City Highlights Temple and Market Walking Tour

5.City Highlights Temple and Market Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3,990 reviews · from $42

Review of Bangkok’s temple and market walking tour, including the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, local transport, value, tips, and practical details.

“Loved the tour. Guide Mina was fabulous. Lots of information and interaction. We really enjoyed jumping on and off local transport. Palace and temples were really interesting and so so beautiful.”

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Montmartre Hidden Gems and Scenic Highlights Walking Tour

6.Montmartre Hidden Gems and Scenic Highlights Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,684 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $38

Explore Montmartre’s artists, cafés, vineyard, Sacré-Coeur, and scenic streets on a 90-minute English walking tour.

“Preview info will be helpful. A map of the place that are visited. What's a little beyond where to shop and where not”

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Amsterdam: Cultural Highlights Walking Tour

7.Cultural Highlights Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,629 reviews · 2 hours · from $30

Review of Amsterdam’s two-hour cultural walking tour, covering Dam Square, canals, Begijnhof, local history, and practical visitor tips.

“The tour guide Pryisha was lovely. She was very knowledgeable and answered all the questions. She told us a lot about the history which was the main reason for doing the walking tour and she made it fun despite the weather.”

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Copenhagen Highlights Walking Tour

8.Copenhagen Highlights Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,324 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $40

Explore Copenhagen’s key sights on a funny, history-filled two-hour walk, with royal palaces, Nyhavn, local stories, and practical tips.

“Fun with Martin, funny and knowledgable. Right tone and mixture of comedy and facts. Quite a large group”

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Paris: Montmartre Highlights Walking Tour with a Local Guide

9.Montmartre Highlights Walking Tour with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,318 reviews · 2h 20m · from $23

Explore Montmartre with a local guide, from Sacré-Cœur and the Wall of Love to artists’ haunts, vineyards, cabarets, and Place du Tertre.

“We are a family of 4, 2 adults, 2 kids 10 & 13. The pace of this tour was perfect. We loved learning about the artists, why Montmarte was so special and unique. Yazid did a fantastic job of making it interesting and suited to all ages. My children also really enjoy the tour and came away with so much new knowledge.”

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Highlights of Charleston Guided Walking Tour

10.Highlights of Charleston Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,206 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Review of Charleston’s 2-hour historic walking tour, with French Quarter sights, honest history, guide tips, logistics, and who should book.

“Very in depth history of Charleston. We learned so much of the details, dates and political/social history.”

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Vienna: Guided Walking Tour of City Highlights & Hidden Gems

11.Guided Walking Tour of City Highlights & Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,180 reviews · 2 hours · from $27

See Vienna’s grand landmarks, hear imperial stories, and find your bearings on a lively two-hour walking tour for $27.

“Would really recommend, a really efficient and interesting way to explore the city centres best sites, our tour guide Marlene was really lovely and knowledgeable, also gave great recommendations.”

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Dublin: Highlights and Hidden Gems Walking Tour

12.Highlights and Hidden Gems Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,140 reviews · from $27

See Dublin Castle, Trinity College, the Liffey, and lesser-known corners on a lively two-hour walking tour with local guides.

“Dave was amazing, as a first timer in dublin he probably made it interesting and worth the trip. Gave good local recommendations and which tourist trap areas to avoid, massive thumbs up👍👍👍”

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Porto: 3-Hour Guided City Highlights Walking Tour

13.3-Hour Guided City Highlights Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,050 reviews · 3 hours · from $34

See Porto’s cathedral, tiled São Bento Station, Aliados Avenue, Clérigos, Bolhão Market, and local lanes on a three-hour guided walk.

“Ramon was our guide. We had a great time. He was passionate about this tour, gave a lot of funny facts and info, we loved it!! Highly recommend”

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Budapest City Landmarks Walking Tour in 2 Hours

14.Budapest City Landmarks Walking Tour in 2 Hours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,048 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Explore Budapest’s top Pest landmarks in two hours with local stories, food tips, history, and practical advice at a very low price.

“We learnt about history and cultural of the city. History and buildings story. Very nice tour for 2 full hours! Mrs Duran our tour guide she is excellent, kind!”

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Warsaw: Old Town Highlights Walking Tour in English

15.Old Town Highlights Walking Tour in English

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,516 reviews · 2h 30m · from $26

Explore Warsaw’s Royal Route and Old Town in 150 minutes with an engaging English guide, major sights, wartime history, and practical tips.

“Tour was excellent and our guide Michal was funny and informative. We would throughly recommend this tour, as it’s a great way to discover the history of this beautiful city.”

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