Deans Aspen Tours

  We Loved Dean's Aspen Tour! - We had a great time on the Aspen Past and Present Historic Tour. Dean was very personable and knowledgeable. It was a lot of fun and very interesting. Aspen is... read more a great little city!

  Excellent history of Aspen in a fun atmosphere. An entertaining way to spend your evening. Also nice to be able to do something outdoors in the evening. Dean is a... read more very good story teller and kept u

  Great tour. Dean was very personable. He is incredibly knowledgeable and conducts excellent research to support the narrative. The length of tour and walking loop of Aspen was... read more the perfect amount. Sincere presentation. We learned several interesting stories about Aspen that we probably wouldn't have learned anywhere else.

  Dean was engaging and enthusiastic. A fascinating look into the history of the area. By his own admission, some of the details may have been embellished for... read more theatrical flair which made the tour even more entertaining for the teen and preteen audience. I really enjoyed his rendition of the early Aspen history and it was definitely a highlight to see the buildings built by Jerome Wheeler . This tour is certainly worth the time and cost and makes it for an intriguing look into the history of the area. Highly recommended!

  Fun and interesting! - Fun, interesting tour! Dean is a wealth of knowledge and such a nice guy! We also did the Aspen Past and Present tour and enjoyed that, as well! He really... read more made our time in Aspen special.

  Masterful storytelling of the people and place  - An easy 1.5 hour walk through varied terrain: along neighborhood sidewalks, through town parks/centers and in nature areas. Dean masterfully told multiple stories at once: the history of the town... read more (from the Ute people to silver miners, hippies and today), contemporary development and how town policies support the arts, nature and full-time year-round worker residents. It gave me a fuller appreciation of Aspen and was a great way to start my weeklong stay.

  Dean is a great tour guide, obviously very enthusiastic about Aspen and shares a lot of info about it, I truly enjoyed the tour.

  We're a family of four with two teen/tween kids who were *not* thrilled with the idea of a walking tour. Dean did a great job of keeping their interest and... read more covering a variety of topics from history to architecture to the local economy and much more (even some ghost stories) that gave the adults what we were hoping to learn in an hour overview. We asked a ton of other questions, and he was great at covering everything we wanted to know. Overall, the whole family enjoyed it.

  Great fun, history and goosebumps - More than just a ghost tour this included great history backed by real research. We really enjoyed the experience that incorporated learning, laughing and goosebumps.

  Entertaining tour!  - 5/5! Excellent tour, something fun and different to do for my third trip to Aspen. Recommend for visitors and locals. Dean is a great story teller and kept things entertaining!

  Friendly, casual and enjoyable. Great guide and we got great weather. Some interesting nuances of Aspen that we didn’t know. Would recommend

  He was like having a live actor telling you a story! It was very enjoyable!
Definitely recommend for a pre dinner activity. You get to walk around Aspen... read more and learn about the history!