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Coast Guard Past to Present Guided Tour

Birmingham

À propos

Now that the USCG has selected Birmingham as the site if a major training base, learn what makes them uniquely special. A member of the Coast Guard Historical Society will use visual displays to explore their exploits from past-to-present with a special focus on their role in the American Civil War. After learning about this unique service, continue walking with a colorful look at Birmingham's ghostly past while viewing the exterior of two historic hotels. Continue walking two more blocks to the site of Birmingham's historic version of Jack the Ripper. Along the way, hear about a famous mob shootout involving Birmingham's own hard boiled detective, A.C. McGuire.

Coast Guard Past to Present Guided Tour

Birmingham

À propos

Now that the USCG has selected Birmingham as the site if a major training base, learn what makes them uniquely special. A member of the Coast Guard Historical Society will use visual displays to explore their exploits from past-to-present with a special focus on their role in the American Civil War. After learning about this unique service, continue walking with a colorful look at Birmingham's ghostly past while viewing the exterior of two historic hotels. Continue walking two more blocks to the site of Birmingham's historic version of Jack the Ripper. Along the way, hear about a famous mob shootout involving Birmingham's own hard boiled detective, A.C. McGuire.

Points forts

1 heure

Proposé en Anglais

Annulation gratuite

Billet mobile

1 heure

Proposé en Anglais

Annulation gratuite

Billet mobile

Ce qui est inclus

Admission fee

Points de rendez-vous

Départ

Linn Park

We meet at the center of the park by the center water fountain.

Itinéraire

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Linn Park

CUTTHROATS, CONFEDERATES AND COAST GUARD CUTTERS Downtown Walking Tour (NO BASE ACCESS) With the addition of the Coast Guard Training Center, learn about the nation’s oldest continuous military service from a USCG veteran. Uncover how its early Revenue Cutters enforced the young nation’s laws and played a critical role in the American Civil War and other conflicts. . Learn about the Coast Guard's various roles across the globe . Decode the meaning behind vessel colors: white black or red. . Learn about which Hollywood stars were Coasties (hint one was on Gilligan's Island). . Discover how a Coast Guardsman’s journey begins in bootcamp. The tour ends by learning about Birmingham's colorful past during a short three block stroll to view the outside of Birmingham's historic Tutwiler and Redmont Hotels. Then learn about ghostly residents and Birmingham's real life version of Jack the Ripper. This is a DOWNTOWN walking tour only, there is NO VIEWING OR ACCESS TO THE COAST GUARD BASE

1 heure

Informations importantes

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Accessible aux fauteuils roulants

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Les nourrissons et les jeunes enfants peuvent voyager dans une poussette ou un landau

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Animaux d'assistance autorisés

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Les options de transport sont accessibles aux fauteuils roulants

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Déconseillé aux voyageurs souffrant de lésions de la colonne vertébrale

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Déconseillé aux voyageurs ayant une mauvaise santé cardiovasculaire

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Adapté à tous les niveaux de condition physique

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