Wilmington True History Tours

03/03/2025

Tours are back in a big way this weekend! Friday and Sunday at 1:30, Christina will lead our Wilmington History Walk. That’s 300 years of Wilmington history neatly packaged into two hours.

Saturday morning, Chris E. Fonvielle, Jr. will lead a Civil War Walking Tour. Step back into the 1860’s with the city’s foremost historian.

For those seeking something a little more macabre, Alex will lead our Dark History Tour Saturday evening.

We hope to see you this weekend!

03/01/2025

We're honored to have been nominated as a candidate for Wilmington's Best Sightseeing Tour by the readers of Wilmington Magazine! We'd sincerely appreciate your vote as well. The link to vote is here: https://bestof.wilmingtonncmagazine.com/category/5794/best-sightseeing-tour?fbclid=IwY2xjawIvVolleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUl-0HSS88Wn_NYKkhO7JfXY0ffXqUwmO6WQmyn0T4Pu4x9wZ0K1VXziQw_aem_nkt--zQBbzoBBzfk1oU1KA

Please note that you're required to vote in five categories before your vote counts. That's an easy task due to the sheer number of categories!

We hope you have a great weekend, and thank you so much for your vote!

Cast your vote for the finest in town!

02/20/2025

She doesn’t look a day over 250. Happy birthday, Wilmington!

Today, Wilmington turns 286 years old! 🥳🎉🎂

The city was officially incorporated on Feb. 20, 1739, but did you know the name Wilmington wasn't the first choice for our city? Before it became official in 1739, the city went through a series of different names including New Carthage, New Liverpool, Newton, and New Town.

Kinda glad they settled on Wilmington because we definitely look like a Wilmington.

📷

02/18/2025

We have three great tours this week! Our Wilmington History Walk is offered this Friday and Saturday afternoons at 1:30.

On Saturday, we have a special treat: The return of our popular Dark History Tour! Come learn the truth behind some of Wilmington’s macabre tales. No ghosts on this tour, only true history!

Don’t forget Dr. Fonvielle’s Civil War Tour coming up on March 8 either!

Tickets for all tours may be found at our website.

02/14/2025

We are absolutely thrilled to announce the newest addition to the True History Tours family: St. Augustine True History Tours! This venture is the brainchild of Brandon and one of our Savannah guides, Dr. Rod Steward. After a (very) long period of research and writing, two tours covering three routes in our nation’s oldest city are ready to go. As is our custom, we’ll be offering discounted tours for our opening weekend (next weekend), and we’re also putting together some pretty cool swag for folks who take our tours in all three of our cities.

We’d love for you to give us a follow at Saint Augustine True History Tours to keep up with the latest news and historic tidbits about St. Augustine! Hope to see y’all down there soon!

02/06/2025

With this recent burst of sunshine, it’s a great time to remind you of our upcoming tours! This Friday, we’re offering our Wilmington History Walk at 1:30. Beginning Feb. 21, these tours will be offered nearly every Friday and Saturday for the foreseeable future!

We also have a couple specialty tours coming up:

2/22: Dark History Tour at 5:00 PM
3/8: Chris Fonvielle’s Civil War Tour at 10:00 AM

We hope to see you soon!

01/22/2025

The Wilmington area woke up to a blanket of white today. That begs the question: What was the largest snowfall in city history? The Christmas Blizzard of 1989 dropped over 15 inches of snow on Wilmington! Since the National Weather Service began recording Wilmington snowfalls in 1870, the city has seen three snows of greater than a foot.

Stay warm out there!

01/08/2025

New year, new guide, new tours! Please welcome Christina, the newest addition to True History Tours.

Christina is a native Texan who is passionate about history, especially the stories surrounding Wilmington! When not leading tours through the Bellamy Mansion, she enjoys singing with her choir, walking the streets of the Historic District and cooking Tex-Mex. On Sunday afternoons, you will find her parked in front of the television watching her beloved Green Bay Packers!

Christina will be offering our Wilmington History Walk on Friday and Saturday afternoons this month:

1/10
1/11
1/24
1/25
1/31
2/1

All tours begin at 1:30. Come Downtown and let Christina guide you through historic Wilmington!

10/28/2024

We've entered the final week of Chris E. Fonvielle, Jr.'s Dark History Tours! Limited tickets remain for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (Halloween!) nights!

Send a message to learn more

10/26/2024

FOUR tickets remaining for Saturday’s tour!

10/24/2024

Limited tickets remain for Chris Fonvielle’s Dark History/Curious Tales Tour this Saturday! Come learn the truth behind Wilmington’s most enduring urban legends. Who better to separate fact from fiction than the man who literally wrote the book!

Tickets are on our website. Last week’s tour sold out! Let us know if you have any questions!

10/19/2024

Tonight's tour is officially sold out! We still have availability for the 10/26, 10/29, 10/30 (LOW availability for this one), and 10/31 tours with Dr. Chris E. Fonvielle, Jr.

Thank you for your patronage!

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10/14/2024

Wilmington True History Tours is a proud sponsor of Thalian Hall!