Step on Guide Services:

Arranged by Appointment

Our business has evolved to being primarily step on guides. Our tours are unique because they focus on the people who shaped Saratoga not the just buildings they built.

Tours are customized based on the audience and the amount of time. We recommend that the tour include North Broadway; Downtown including Congress Park (where we taste the spring water); Union Avenue; the Track, Racino, and the gardens at Yaddo. 

Our standard tours take 2 hours, which includes time to taste the spring water and visit the Visitors’ Center (bathrooms). 

Would you and your friends like your own tour?
Private walking tours may be arranged.

To Schedule a Step On Tour:
-Call us at 518-495-7011; or
-Click here to e-mail us.


About Hollis Palmer:

		Hollis is a noted Saratoga Springs Historian. He has authored six books that document true crimes from Saratoga or the surrounding area. Information about his published books can be viewed by clicking here.
Hollis’ book, Saratoga’s Great Ladies: Broadway & Franklin Square can be used as a guide for a walking tour or as a great souvenir of historic Saratoga Springs. The book reveals the fascinating, and sometimes obscure histories of the families who built approximately 70 of the Victorian "cottages". The hard cover edition of Saratoga’s Great Ladies: Broadway & Franklin Square costs $24.95 and the softcover is $14.95. Please click here to download our order form. If you are interested in arranging a tour contact Derby Tours at 518-495-7011 or click here to e-mail us.