Description: A civil rights tour of the South -- and beyond will take you the places where marchers and protesters made history.
Menu Search Home Locations Alabama Arkansas California Florida Georgia Indiana Kansas Maryland Mississippi Nebraska Nevada North Carolina Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Virginia Washington, D.C. International Plan a Road Trip Book a Tour News About Us Contact Close Menu Follow in the footsteps of heroes Credit: Art Meripol / U.S. Civil Rights Trail It’s one thing to read about history, but it’s something entirely different to visit the places it happened. Across the United States, thousands
This site is your one-stop spot to planning a trip through the South — and beyond. It provides tools for a self-guided tour, including suggested itineraries , resources, and info on both famous sites and lesser-known spots where a movement changed history. And if you’d rather someone else do the planning, we’ll steer you to civil rights bus tours and walking tours led by experienced guides, some of whom participated in the protests they’re describing.
We’ll take you to heart-breaking sites, like the “ lynching memorial ” in Montgomery, Alabama; little-known places like Glen Echo amusement park, home to carousel sit-in ; and we’ll even talk you on a walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where protesters where beaten and brutalized on what is now known as “ Bloody Sunday .”