Wilmington True History Tours

05/01/2025

This Saturday - Dark History Tour at 5:00! Come learn to truth behind Wilmington’s darker side!

04/10/2025

New guide (and tour) announcement! Please welcome Doug Dodson to the True History Tours family. Doug is a retired theater professional and teacher with a life-long love of history. He has lived in historic downtown Wilmington for over 25 years, and is the lead docent for The Latimer House historic site.

With Doug’s addition, we’re now able to offer tours nearly every day of the week! All upcoming tours are viewable on our website. We hope to see you soon!

03/19/2025

Civil War spies. Wilmington had them! This weekend, our Dark History Tours will take a deep dive into Wilmington’s seedier underbelly. From spies to murders on prominent Downtown corners to hero pooches, you’ll hear it all!

Dark History Tours: Friday and Saturday at 7:00.

Tickets at www.wilmingtontruehistory.com

03/14/2025

Upcoming public tour schedule:

3/16: History Walk at 1:30

3/21: History Walk at 1:30
Dark History Tour at 7:00

3/22: History Walk at 10:00 & 2:00
Dark History Tour at 7:00

3/23: History Walk at 2:00

Warmer weather = More tours! We hope to see you out there!

03/07/2025

Tomorrow’s forecast calls for temps in the mid-60’s for both our Civil War and Dark History Tours! Tickets remain for both tours, but Dr. Fonvielle’s Civil War Tour is quickly approaching a sellout. If you don’t already have your tickets, now is the time!

All tickets available at www.wilmingtontruehistory.com

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.

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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!