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Greensboro Civil Rights Self Guided Audio Walking Tour App GPS
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Explore the pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement on this self-guided walking tour through downtown Greensboro. As you traverse the streets where courageous students challenged injustice, you'll uncover the history behind the iconic Woolworth lunch counter and the inspiring stories of local activists. With GPS-triggered narration, delve into the rich tapestry of Greensboro's past, from historic buildings to public art that celebrates resilience and equality. Perfect for families and history enthusiasts alike, this tour invites you to learn at your own pace.
- Self-guided tour featuring GPS-triggered audio narration - Route spans less than one mile, taking 45–60 minutes to complete - ...
Highlights
From 50 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 50 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Self GUided Walking Tour on our Walking Tour App in Greensboro
See the sites and learn the historical story
Go at your own pace, anytime, it never expires
Autoplay, hands free, plays as you walk with GPS triggering
No Admission to museums this tour is only outside on our walking tour app
No Human Guide this is all guided by our walking tour app
Meeting Points
Departure
Begin your journey at one of Greensboro's historic five-and-dime stores. Like Woolworth's, Kress operated a segregated lunch counter where Black customers could shop but were not allowed to sit and eat, making it an important backdrop to the Civil Rights Movement.
Return
End your tour at one of Greensboro's finest museums. Inside you'll find exhibits covering the city's history, including a preserved section of the original Woolworth lunch counter and additional Civil Rights artifacts. Admission is free.
Greensboro Civil Rights Self Guided Audio Walking Tour App GPS
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Explore the pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement on this self-guided walking tour through downtown Greensboro. As you traverse the streets where courageous students challenged injustice, you'll uncover the history behind the iconic Woolworth lunch counter and the inspiring stories of local activists. With GPS-triggered narration, delve into the rich tapestry of Greensboro's past, from historic buildings to public art that celebrates resilience and equality. Perfect for families and history enthusiasts alike, this tour invites you to learn at your own pace.
- Self-guided tour featuring GPS-triggered audio narration - Route spans less than one mile, taking 45–60 minutes to complete - ...
Highlights
From 50 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 50 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Self GUided Walking Tour on our Walking Tour App in Greensboro
See the sites and learn the historical story
Go at your own pace, anytime, it never expires
Autoplay, hands free, plays as you walk with GPS triggering
No Admission to museums this tour is only outside on our walking tour app
No Human Guide this is all guided by our walking tour app
Meeting Points
Departure
Begin your journey at one of Greensboro's historic five-and-dime stores. Like Woolworth's, Kress operated a segregated lunch counter where Black customers could shop but were not allowed to sit and eat, making it an important backdrop to the Civil Rights Movement.
Return
End your tour at one of Greensboro's finest museums. Inside you'll find exhibits covering the city's history, including a preserved section of the original Woolworth lunch counter and additional Civil Rights artifacts. Admission is free.
Itinerary
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This powerful sculpture honors women who resisted oppression during the Holocaust. Though not directly connected to the Civil Rights Movement, it reinforces the tour's themes of dignity, courage, and standing against injustice.
5 minutes
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Begin your journey at one of Greensboro's historic five-and-dime stores. Like Woolworth's, Kress operated a segregated lunch counter where Black customers could shop but were not allowed to sit and eat, making it an important backdrop to the Civil Rights Movement.
3
Learn the surprising Greensboro story behind Vicks VapoRub. This marker honors local pharmacist Lunsford Richardson, whose invention became one of the world's most recognizable medicines.
5 minutes
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This impressive civic monument celebrates Greensboro's history, including the city's pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. The bronze panels and sculptures highlight the events that helped change America.
10 minutes
5
Walk the block renamed in honor of February 1, 1960—the day four North Carolina A&T freshmen launched a protest that sparked a nationwide movement for desegregation.
5 minutes
6
This oversized coffee cup sculpture commemorates the cup of coffee the Greensboro Four were denied when they sat at the segregated Woolworth lunch counter. Today it stands as a symbol of courage and change.
5 minutes
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The most important stop on the tour. Housed in the original Woolworth building, the museum preserves the actual lunch counter where the Greensboro sit-ins began on February 1, 1960. Visitors can stand where history was made and explore one of the nation's premier Civil Rights museums.
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A lively downtown gathering place where visitors can reflect on how the Greensboro sit-ins grew from a local protest into a national movement that transformed America.
5 minutes
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Home to galleries, artists, and the African American Atelier, this cultural hub celebrates creativity, diversity, and the continuing legacy of African American art and expression in Greensboro.
5 minutes
10
One of the Southeast's leading African American arts organizations, showcasing artwork and exhibitions that celebrate Black culture, history, and community.
5 minutes
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A beautiful urban park where visitors can relax while hearing the final chapters of Greensboro's Civil Rights story and the eventual desegregation of the Woolworth lunch counter.
5 minutes
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End your tour at one of Greensboro's finest museums. Inside you'll find exhibits covering the city's history, including a preserved section of the original Woolworth lunch counter and additional Civil Rights artifacts. Admission is free.
