This tour is being run by Raleigh Walking Tours. If you are a media or news outlet, I appreciate your free promotion of this tour, but PLEASE publish the correct information!!! Dates and times for this tour change from year to year! I would appreciate it if you would state that advance signup is REQUIRED, and I would very much appreciate it if you would publish either a link to my website (http://raleighwalkingtours.com) or the link to the signup page, which is https://raleigh-love-stories.eventbrite.com. Thank you very much!
This tour is pay-what-you-want ! If you enjoy the tour, please compensate your guide appropriately! CASH ONLY please! Payment is collected at the END of the tour. Usually, the guide receives $15 to $20 per adult, but you are free to give more or less than that, depending on how you feel about your tour. As you can imagine, the tour guide has to work hard to earn your appreciation!
Tours have always been pay-what-you-want, but advance registration is now REQUIRED. I need to ensure that there will not be too many people on the tour, and I need to be able to communicate with you if the tour needs to be cancelled due to the weather or low signups.
This tour requires a minimum number of signups in order to run! If the minimum number is not reached, the tour will be cancelled. You will receive either a tour confirmation email with some last minute details or a cancellation email through Eventbrite no later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled time of the tour. Please check your email the day before the tour and please read any email that you receive about the tour through Eventbrite!
Join us on a walking tour of hearts won and lost! You will hear about the city's most notable love affairs -- passionate tales that echo through the ages. Uncover forbidden romances that defied societal norms, tragic tales of star-crossed lovers lost to time, and a sweet love story at the end that will leave you smiling. You will be swept away by stories of heartbreak and happily ever after!
This tour is perfect for your sweetheart for Valentine's Day or for a group of gal pals for a Galentine's Day outing! Or just treat yourself to a fun afternoon out!
PLEASE NOTE: The tour lasts approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes, but may be slightly shorter depending on the size and speed of the group.
We will start at the Governor's Mansion at 200 N. Blount St. The Governor's Mansion takes up an entire city block, so please make sure that you are on the Blount St. side of the mansion. The starting point is in the middle of the block, outside of the mansion's front gate. This is a walking tour! It is NOT a tour of the Governor's Mansion.
Please do NOT attempt to enter the grounds of the Governor's Mansion at any time, especially through any of the entrances at the corners of the block. Also, please do not call the Governor's Mansion or buzz any of the intercoms at the Mansion gates.
The tour will finish near the Legislative Building/History Museum at 16 W. Jones St., which is approximately 1.5 blocks from the starting point.
Please plan your parking accordingly! There is plenty of free parking both on the street and in parking lots near the starting point. In addition, there will not be any restroom breaks or stops for food/drinks, and we will not be entering any buildings during the tour.
