Walkable History

Sometimes the best way to experience a place is on foot!

Poet's Walk at Ayr Mount
Another way to explore Historic Hillsborough is through our guided theme tours, which are offered at seasonal times during the year.

Revolutionary War Tour
A 90-minute tour of Historic Hillsborough’s colonial and Revolutionary War era sites. Explore the events leading to and surrounding the War of Independence. (Scheduled for February and September)

Civil War Tour
A 90-minute tour focused on the Southern home front experience in Hillsborough during the Civil War. A journey through the lives of women, children, slaves, and refugees during the conflict. (Scheduled for April)

Haunted Hillsborough Tour
A 90-minute tour of Hillsborough’s eerie side. Learn the ghostly stories of unexplained aromas, spirits that walk through walls, and outlandish tales of Hillsborough’s famous, infamous, and not-so-famous citizens. (Scheduled for October, around Halloween)

Guided Walking Tour
Take a 90-minute walking tour of Hillsborough’s Historic District on one of our 2nd Saturday Guided Walking Tours, offered on the second Saturday of each month at 10am and 2pm, or purchase a self guided walking tour booklet from the Visitors Center for $3.