Walk with the audio tour
Our walking tour has 16 narrated tracks, about 25 minutes in all. Download them, then walk and listen together.
- Who
- Families, Kids
- Ages
- 6+
- Time
- About an hour
- Cost
- Free
- When
- Any time of year
- Show up
- On the square and its side streets.
How to do it
- Download the tracks at home (cell signal can be patchy).
- Short on time? Stops 1-4 are about 0.35 miles and half an hour.
- Let a kid be the navigator and press play at each stop.
Grown-ups’ part
Come along, keep it short and fun, and let the kids lead the looking and asking. You handle anything that involves calling, sending or sharing.
Safety and respect
A grown-up comes along. The square is ringed by U.S. 64 (College St.) and U.S. 431 (Main Ave.): use crosswalks and watch for traffic.
Why it matters
Make history fun for families & kidsHistorical contextGive value
Related
- Our walking tour (each stop lists its own sources)
- History Explorer badges
- Find the date on three markers
- Draw the square: 1886 and today
- Ask a grandparent: what was on the square?
- All 150 things to do together
Sources
Know better? If something here is wrong or out of date, tell us.
Did it? Send us your photo or story. We print kids’ first names, faces or photos only with a parent’s OK.