Charleston, SC
Historic points of interest include the old slave market, exquisite churches, the oldest theater building in he US and many former homes of eminent colonial figures. See Fort Sumter across the bay and the USS Yorktown, a WWII aircraft carrier, docked across the harbor. Register at the Hampton Inn-Historic District, 345 Meeting Street. Sanction YR1358.Walk Review | Walk Details
Counts for: College Walk Program | Civil War Walk
Savannah, GA
Walk through gracious historic Savannah, on cobblestone streets lined with live oak. Register at The Whistle Stop Cafe, Savannah History Museum, 303 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. The 6-mile walk is rated easy. Sanction YR1366.Walk Details
Boston Freedom Trail Walk
See historic sites on this special walk including the State Capitol, monuments, museums, and landmarks. Includes Boston Common, Paul Revere’s home, King’s Chapel, the Old State House, Faneuil Hall, Old North Church, Bunker Hill Monument, the Granary Burying Ground, and the USS Constitution. It is an 11-kilometer (7 mile) easy walk with one short steep hill. Register at the Boston National Historical Park Visitor Center, 15 State Street. Two other walks are available at the same starting point. Sanction YR0730.Walk Review | Club Site
Counts for: Civil War Walk | National Heritage Walk | Capital Walk
Concord, MA
This 6 mile walk route takes you past quaint shops, through the Minute Man National Historical Park, over the Old North Bridge, and past famous authors’ graves in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. The route also passes the Alcotts’ Orchard House, the Wayside - part of the Underground Railway, the Concord Museum, and Ephraim Bull’s Grapevine Cottage. It is rated easy and is open April 1 - Dec. 13. Register at Brooks Pharmacy, 71 Lowell Rd. Sanction YR0223.Club Site
Counts for: Civil War Walk | National Heritage Walk
New Haven, Connecticut
Walk through Yale University enjoying an easy 6 mile walk. Sanction YR1892. Discontinued.Frederick, Maryland
A walk passing historic homes and Schifferstadt Museum, through Memorial Park and Hood College, through Baker and Carroll Creek Linear Parks, visiting Mt. Olivet Cemetery, resting place of Francis Scott Key and Confederate soldiers, passing the Hessian Barracks, under the Community Bridge, and along Frederick's "Antique Walk." Register at the Visitor Center, 19 East Church St. Sanction YR1279.Walk Details
Counts for: College Campus Walk Program
Celebration, Florida
This community was planned and built by Disney and opened in 1996. The 10 kilometer (6 mile) walk route shows the architecture, passes the model center, weaves by areas showcasing the homes, schools, parks, medical facilities, and businesses. Register at Goodings Market, 600 Market Street. Sanction YR1345.Walk Details
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