Spoken Word

Dark History Walking Tour

When: Fri., Sept. 23, 6-7:30 p.m., Sat., Oct. 8, 6-7:30 p.m., Fri., Oct. 14, 6-7:30 p.m. and Sat., Oct. 29, 5-6:30 p.m. 2016

The RaconTour Dark History Tour is a one-hour storytelling adventure through the dark history of Uptown Charlotte. Topics include: The Crime of the Century Charlotte’s secret gold mines Settlers Cemetery’s Gray Lady Charlotte’s speakeasies The ghost of the Carolina Theater Charlotte’s earliest mortgage scam The Bodysnatching Business in Charlotte I start from the southwest corner of Trade and Tryon (the corner with the clock) and proceed west, then north, then east back to Tryon over about 5 blocks. This tour takes about 1-1.5 hours.

Price: $5


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