FAQs

The Stroll Through History is a ticketed open homes tour of vintage homes combined with free walking, biking, and docent led tours throughout Woodland’s circa 1900’s downtown central street, (called Main Street) Nationally Registered Historic District and historic surrounding neighborhoods.

There is no entry fee and no parking fee for the Stroll. Bring your own bicycle and helmet for the free guided Bicycle Tours. See BUY TICKETS for more information about entering open homes.

Woodland is only 20 minutes North on I-5 from the State Capitol in Sacramento. The Stroll information booth is located at Heritage Plaza at 2nd and Main Street. You may park in any parking lot or parking space which does not have an event happening there and all along neighborhood streets. Home tour parking is on neighborhood streets.

Rest rooms are usually available in the Woodland Opera House at Heritage Plaza. For other restroom locations, ask at the Stroll Information table.

Restaurants serving a variety of food styles are available along Main Street.

Private residences on the home tour have many steep stairs, small rooms, and awkward spaces which may prove difficult for the mobility impaired. Main Street and residential areas are paved and flat. Pedestrian sidewalk ramp improvements have been completed. There are many nearby ADA compliant restaurants with a variety of food choices.

1. All guests must have tickets.
2. Each child must have a ticket unless they are carried throughout.
3. Strollers and backpacks must be left outside.
4. Parents must monitor young children at all times.

The Stroll Through History Committee selects the homes. Selection based upon the age and historical significance of the building and the appropriateness of interior decoration and landscaping to the period of the building. All open homes tour sites are private residences within a short walking or driving distance of Main Street.

The Stroll through History, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation managed by the Stroll through History Committee. The major portion of funding for the Stroll comes from sponsors and ticket sales.

The Stroll through History Committee uses the funds raised during the annual event to improve the Stroll through History event and to fund local historic restoration and community cultural resources.

No, the Stroll through History Committee uses all volunteer management, event coordinators and labor.

Yes! All Stroll through History entertainment talent comes from local volunteer individuals and groups.