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Atlanta History Tour: Plantations, Civil War, Civil Rights
4.7
38 Ratings
Atlanta
Visit historical plantations, experience Civil War exhibits, explore the Civil Rights movement on one of the most prosperous black streets in world. Travel back in time and witness the major impact Atlanta has had on the world first hand!
Visit historical plantations, experience Civil War exhibits, explore the Civil Rights movement on one of the most prosperous black streets in world. Travel back in time and witness the major impact Atlanta has had on the world first hand!
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Archibald Smith Plantation Home - Tour two southern plantation homes, including Bullock Hall, the family home of Theodore Roosevelt, and the Smith Plantation.
- APEX Museum - This location will be visited if it is open and time allows.
- Madam CJ Walker Museum - Discover the history of one of Atlanta’s pioneering black female entrepreneurs….
- Archibald Smith Plantation Home - Tour two southern plantation homes, including Bullock Hall, the family home of Theodore Roosevelt, and the Smith Plantation.
- APEX Museum - This location will be visited if it is open and time allows.
- Madam CJ Walker Museum - Discover the history of one of Atlanta’s pioneering black female entrepreneurs.
- Ebenezer Baptist Church - Visit the historic church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached.
- The King Center - Gain comprehensive insights into the Civil Rights Movement.
- Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - Explore the Civil War museum.
What's Included
- Smith & Bulloch plantations
- Bottled water
- On-board WiFi
- Kennesaw mountain
- Apex Museum
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Civil rights center
- Smith & Bulloch plantations
- Bottled water
- On-board WiFi
- Kennesaw mountain
- Apex Museum
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Civil rights center
Location
Target
18th Street Northwest
If you choose to drive or rideshare you can meet us at the target @ Atlantic station.
There's free parking at this location. We will meet in the garage area at entrance.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(38 Ratings)
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Jeanne_d
Sep 26, 2024
Fun guide and interesting stops - Henry’s explanation of Atlanta’s history.
Henry was an excellent guide and made the tour informative and fun.
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Michael_s
Sep 25, 2024
A Worldwind tour - Henry, the tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and personable. He was able to provide lots of insight into the topics. It was easy to talk to and was able to sense our interest in various topics. They are always a bit overly ambitious in that we were not Able to view any of the videos at the museums and historical sites. We also spent only a few minutes in Martin Luther King’s church and felt a bit uncomfortable walking out midway through the talk. We probably would’ve spent more time in the museum and skipped going into the church completely if we had to do it over. As we were more interested in the Civil War history than the plantations, we probably would have spent more time at Kennesaw Mountain.
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Johanna_c
Sep 15, 2024
Great Overview - Great overview tour of Atlanta with Henry! We learned about the founding of Atlanta, its history of the Civil War, and the Civil Rights. The time flew by, could have had more time in each place!
Thanks Henry!
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G280fsadams
Sep 13, 2024
Great tour - Henry was great!! Very knowledgeable and let us add a short stop at the old fire station by the ML King memorial
I highly recommend this tour
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Laura_f
Sep 12, 2024
Great tout - Great tour as you see a lot of Atlanta and surrounding area. Guide is very knowledgeable and provides great insight. Well worth it.
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Patricia_s
Jul 24, 2024
What the history books should include - I purchased a Civil War tour for my parents when they moved to Atlanta, and they had such a fantastic time with Henry that when we came for a visit, I had to do the same. We started with the Civil War, but focused mainly on civil rights for the rest of the tour. Henry was incredibly informative and his insight is all things that need to be in the history books. It was a thought-provoking and emotional tour. I could not recommend this tour, specifically guide Henry, more. Enjoy!
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Andrea_h
Jul 7, 2024
Having a guide is far better than touring on your own - Great tour and great guide. Our guide was very knowledgeable and personable. The tour was great on its own, but I give additional thanks to our guide for going above and beyond to have successfully engaged a friend who initially had less interest in a historic tour. (This is one example of personable) For one example of knowledgable-in the museum, our guide pointed out things we would not have noticed. I observed people not on our tour who overhead his conversation with us and started following behind us at times to take second looks at things that had been pointed out to us by our guide. (For example, our guide knew to open drawers to show and discuss things that we would have otherwise missed). Too many examples to list, but I enjoyed the tour and recommend to others.
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Regina_j
Jun 26, 2024
AWESOMEST HISTORY EXPERIENCE - First of all Henry was the best guide. He knew his history and was informative. He was very kind and so pleasant and entertaining. We felt as though we walked back in time and can feel all emotions with our hands on experience of this history. To actually be where all of this happened, was very eye opening. This experience was the best to learn more about our history. We recommend this for all and hope that your eyes and heart will open more just as ours did. A great reminder for all: Be respectful. Always be kind. We're all human, nobody is perfect. Learn from mistakes.
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Matias_s
Jun 24, 2024
A personalized experience - Henry was a great guide, he was open to adapt the tour and his explanations to match our interests. He picked us up from the hotel and got us to spend the next 5 hours very much entertained and learning a lot about Atlanta's history
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Signa_g
Sep 11, 2024
Very informative - Civil war museum, MLK museum, church and plantation was my favorite stops. A lot of stops which was nice. It was a long day and could have brand my own water and snacks.
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