Gullah Geechee Culture Tour

Begin the morning with the International African American Museum (IAAM). The museum documents the journey that began in Africa centuries ago, and still continues today. At our entrance, the African Ancestors Memorial Garden sprawls across the grounds and reflects on the significance of the historically sacred
site of Gadsden’s Wharf—where alongside several others in the Charleston Harbor—an estimated 40% of African captives entered this country. Inside, exhibitions tell the dynamic story of the international African American experience.

After you’ll begin your Charleston and the Sea Islands Black History Tour. See and hear Mother Emanuel AME Church, Denmark Vesey Slave Insurrection Plot, Catfish Row, Slave Auction Sites, Avery School, McLeod Plantation. The Angel Oak and more. End the tour with lunch at Hannibal’s Kitchen, a Gullah Geechee style Black owned and operated restaurant that has been “feeding the soul of the city” for more than 40 years.

Tour Starts: 8:00 am at the Mills House Hotel
Tour Ends: 3:30 pm return to the Mills House Hotel