Selma Civil Rights Walk of Freedom Self Guided GPS APP Audio Tour
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4.1
Mazatlan4me
33 days ago
Very worthwhile. Good info in manageable bites.
Reflection coffee shop a nice spot to take a break midway through tour.
Learn about the Civil rights events in Selma. Go at your own pace, anytime. Stop and explore, then continue more. This tour is location aware, meaning it plays as you walk. When you get to the story location it automatically plays, step by step, and it's navigated by our smart phone app and walking tour technology. Known as the Queen city of the Black Belt, Selma has seen historic Civil Rights events take place in its streets and it tells the story of America. On our civil rights walk of Freedom you’ll see the old train depots, churches, streets, buildings, parks and bridge where history took place. And at each stop, and as we walk, I’ll share with you the stories of Bloody Sunday, Martin Luther King Jr, Reverend Reeb, the Civil War, The Civil Rights Movement, Protests, gatherings, voting rights, turnaround Tuesday, the Selma to Montgomery March and many more. Our historic walk begins at the Old Depot Museum.
Departure Point
- The tour starts at the Old Depot Museum where you'll learn about the buildings history and link to the Civil Rights Movement. You'll then be guided step by step through Selma and hear it's historic Civil Rights story.
- The tour ends at the historic Brown Chapel AME church, this is the site where many of the events were planned and organized including the march from Selma to Montgomery.
- Audio guide - English
Points of Interest
Stop At: Brown Chapel AME Church410 Martin Luther King St, 36703, Selma, AlabamaThe tour starts at the Old Depot Museum where you'll learn about the buildings history and link to the Civil Rights Movement. You'll then be guided step by step through Selma and hear it's historic Civil Rights story. Duration: Not AvailableStop At: Old Depot Museum4 Martin Luther King St, Selma, AlabamaThe tour stops outside the St James where you'll hear it's history, the battle, and why it's standing still due to one man. A former slave. Time Duration: 5 minutesDuration: Not AvailableStop At: Edmund Pettus BridgeUS Highway 80, , Selma, AlabamaThe tour goes to the Edmund Pettus Bridge where you'll hear and relive the March and the brutal attack of Bloody Sunday. You'll learn about turnaround Tuesday and the 3rd march. Time Duration: 15 minutesDuration: Not AvailableStop At: SelmaSelma, AlabamaWe will spend time walking through the streets seeing the historic sites and learning their civil rights story. Time Duration: 30 minutesDuration: Not AvailableStop At: St. James Hotel Selma, Tapestry Collection by Hilton1200 Water Avenue, Selma, AL 36703The tour ends at this historic church. this is the spot that the Selma to Montgomery march was planned and has deep roots with the Civil Rights movement. Time Duration: 5 minutesDuration: Not AvailableStop At: Selma Municipal Court1300 Alabama Avenue, Selma, AL 36703The tour stops outside of thh Selma Municipal Court, this is the spot MLK was jailed. You'll learn why and his story. Duration: Not AvailableStop At: Rev. James Reeb memorial plaque211 Washington Street, Selma, AL 36703The tour stops outside the Dallas County Courthouse, a historic sites for voting rights, and you'll hear about what MLK did here. Time Duration: 5 minutesDuration: Not AvailableStop At: Dallas County Courthouse105 Lauderdale Street, Selma, AL 36701You'll see the Rev. James Reeb memorial plaque and hear the story of how he came here in support of Civil Rights and was killed. Time Duration: 5 minutesDuration: Not AvailableAdditional Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- No admissions included as this is all outside and guided by your phone.
- Tour on our Walking Tour app in Selma
- Go anytime and at your own pace, this is a smart phone guided tour on our app
- No food, drinks
- Admissions - this is all outside and guided by your phone
Learn about the Civil rights events in Selma. Go at your own pace, anytime. Stop and explore, then continue more. This tour is location aware, meaning it plays as you walk. When you get to the story location it automatically plays, step by step, and it's navigated by our smart phone app and walking tour technology. Known as the Queen city of the Black Belt, Selma has seen historic Civil Rights events take place in its streets and it tells the story of America. On our civil rights walk of Freedom you’ll see the old train depots, churches, streets, buildings, parks and bridge where history took place. And at each stop, and as we walk, I’ll share with you the stories of Bloody Sunday, Martin Luther King Jr, Reverend Reeb, the Civil War, The Civil Rights Movement, Protests, gatherings, voting rights, turnaround Tuesday, the Selma to Montgomery March and many more. Our historic walk begins at the Old Depot Museum.
Departure Point
- The tour starts at the Old Depot Museum where you'll learn about the buildings history and link to the Civil Rights Movement. You'll then be guided step by step through Selma and hear it's historic Civil Rights story.
- The tour ends at the historic Brown Chapel AME church, this is the site where many of the events were planned and organized including the march from Selma to Montgomery.
- Audio guide - English
Points of Interest
Stop At: Brown Chapel AME Church410 Martin Luther King St, 36703, Selma, AlabamaThe tour starts at the Old Depot Museum where you'll learn about the buildings history and link to the Civil Rights Movement. You'll then be guided step by step through Selma and hear it's historic Civil Rights story. Duration: Not AvailableStop At: Old Depot Museum4 Martin Luther King St, Selma, AlabamaThe tour stops outside the St James where you'll hear it's history, the battle, and why it's standing still due to one man. A former slave. Time Duration: 5 minutesDuration: Not AvailableStop At: Edmund Pettus BridgeUS Highway 80, , Selma, AlabamaThe tour goes to the Edmund Pettus Bridge where you'll hear and relive the March and the brutal attack of Bloody Sunday. You'll learn about turnaround Tuesday and the 3rd march. Time Duration: 15 minutesDuration: Not AvailableStop At: SelmaSelma, AlabamaWe will spend time walking through the streets seeing the historic sites and learning their civil rights story. Time Duration: 30 minutesDuration: Not AvailableStop At: St. James Hotel Selma, Tapestry Collection by Hilton1200 Water Avenue, Selma, AL 36703The tour ends at this historic church. this is the spot that the Selma to Montgomery march was planned and has deep roots with the Civil Rights movement. Time Duration: 5 minutesDuration: Not AvailableStop At: Selma Municipal Court1300 Alabama Avenue, Selma, AL 36703The tour stops outside of thh Selma Municipal Court, this is the spot MLK was jailed. You'll learn why and his story. Duration: Not AvailableStop At: Rev. James Reeb memorial plaque211 Washington Street, Selma, AL 36703The tour stops outside the Dallas County Courthouse, a historic sites for voting rights, and you'll hear about what MLK did here. Time Duration: 5 minutesDuration: Not AvailableStop At: Dallas County Courthouse105 Lauderdale Street, Selma, AL 36701You'll see the Rev. James Reeb memorial plaque and hear the story of how he came here in support of Civil Rights and was killed. Time Duration: 5 minutesDuration: Not AvailableAdditional Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- No admissions included as this is all outside and guided by your phone.
- Tour on our Walking Tour app in Selma
- Go anytime and at your own pace, this is a smart phone guided tour on our app
- No food, drinks
- Admissions - this is all outside and guided by your phone
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Mazatlan4me
Very worthwhile. Good info in manageable bites.
Reflection coffee shop a nice spot to take a break midway through tour.
4208nancyb
We went on a Sunday to Selma for the walking tour. Nothing was open, it was like a ghost town. The “sites” to visit on the tour were dilapidated buildings with broken and boarded up windows. We didn’t even bother to finish the tour. One highlight was meeting Columbus Mitchell a tour guide at the Edmond Pettus bridge who was very informative.
Cheryl_R
It was great to hear the hx on our terms. We arrived on the weekend and there wasn't anything open so for us it was nice to be able to listen and learn before heading to our next stop. Too bad there was trash on the street but maybe that would have been taken care of and it just our bad timing.
Wander59211685456
First time we had tried an audio walking guide. It didn’t always sync but mostly worked. It was so hot we had to retreat to the car after a bit. I would have liked to know a bit about Selma as it now is-it looks horribly run down but some signs on the empty buildings suggest there may be some development. In the context of the civil
Rights struggle it looks like there is some way to go.
ronaldsH3276CR
We started at the old station museum which was closed when we arrived. There are no toilets and nothing was open so we were a bit desperate until the lady opened up at 10 am.
The tour is informative and we took in about five stops but after we hiked onto the famous bridge we realized we were going to have to get back to our vehicle which was a long hike. We completed the walking tour in our air conditioned car!
Selma is not particularly tourist friendly. We did meet a fellow on the bridge and he asked us for money, but he was a bit sketchy so we declined. Another fellow had a tent set up selling t-shirts and books, saying his funds would go to help children go to summer camp. We opted to purchase a t-shirt for the cause.
The audio tour was a good option and we got a sense of life in Selma in the sixties. It was a sad period in American history.