Take your pick from the walks below. Each walk covers a different aspect of Hendersonville’s history, yet each one interweaves with the others. Come … enjoy … get a little exercise. Reservations are recommended. Do you have a family or group? Contact me to arrange a private tour.
All tours: $10 per person age 10 and over.
Children under 10 yrs. free with paying adult.
All walks – 90-plus-minutes — occur rain or shine.
Schedule a private tour for your group any time by appt.
For Info, Call: 828-545-3179
Walk on Historic Main Street
10 a.m. — Fri., June 7; Sat., July 6; Sun., Sept. 8; Fri., Oct. 4
Be charmed and informed by Hendersonville’s history, architecture, and colorful stories. Learn how the town got its name, who donated the land, bordellos, the oldest block of buildings, amazing fires, trolley lines … and more.
Meeting Place: Hendersonville City Hall, front steps (corner of 5th Ave. E. and King St.)
In Historic Oakdale Cemetery
10 a.m. — Fri., June 14; Sat., July 13; Sun., Sept. 15; Fri., Oct 11
Join me along the pathways of Hendersonville’s Historic Oakdale Cemetery, where the famous “Look Homeward Angel” statue is located. Among quiet, artistic grave markers, discover Hendersonville’s past through lively stories of its Black, White, Jewish, and colorful citizens.
Meet: at the Cemetery, U.S. 64 W. at Valley St.
7th Ave./Historic Train Depot District
10 a.m. — Fri., June 21; Sat., July 20; Sun., Sept. 22; Fri. Oct 18
This district was where it was happening in the Gilded Age of Hendersonville. The train depot brought steam engines and attracted drays, hustle, summer visitors, shoot-outs, and candy stores.
Meeting Place: Hendersonville City Hall, front steps (corner of 5th Ave. E. and King St.)
Murals, Mosaic, and Ghost Signs
10 a.m. — Fri., June 28; Sat., July 27; Sun., Sept. 29; Fri., Oct. 25
Learn the stories behind more than six murals, a mosaic with 250,000 pieces of glass, and numerous ghost signs still barely hiding in plain sight—all in downtown.
Meeting Place: in front of Historic Courthouse on Main Street
All tours: $10 per person age 10 and over.
Children under 10 yrs. free with paying adult.
All walks – 90-plus-minutes — occur rain or shine.
Schedule a private tour for your group any time by appt.
For Info, Call: 828-545-3179