We begin our tour overlooking the St. Marys River and discuss the many peoples – the British, French, Spanish, and Native Americans – who claimed and fought over this land. We then discuss St. Marys’ founding in 1788 in order to protect its citizens against the enemy Spanish in Florida just a stone’s throw away.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Enter the century-old Riverview Hotel, where Rockefellers and Carnegies stayed, to look at a cartoon created by renowned Roy Crane, who stayed at this hotel and drew the people and places he saw while in St. Marys. It is fun to pick out places we will be visiting together on the tour!

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

We admire this iconic pink inn while discussing its history and getting to the bottom of why its porch ceilings are painted blue!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Here we discover this building is not what it seems; it originally was the oldest masonry bank in Georgia before it became this quaint Catholic church. Take a peak at its bright, beautiful interior!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

We spend time in the parlor of this stately Victorian home, admire its elegant antique furnishings, and discuss its history as a boarding house and current Bed & Breakfast. Learn why one of its rooms is named “Lucy and Ricky”!

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Here we discuss action-packed stories associated with the 19th-century owner of this home, Archibald Clark, who was imprisoned during the British attack on St. Marys in the War of 1812 and who housed a fleeing Aaron Burr after his duel with Alexander Hamilton. Find out how you can sleep in the bedroom of a killer here!

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Explore the interior of this 1807 church – the oldest in St. Marys and one of the oldest in Georgia – as we discuss how this structure miraculously survived burning by Union troops during the Civil War. And you must hear the story of a horse in the bell tower – you’ll never guess who put it there!

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Discover why this water pump and oak – both dating from the 1800s – are named in honor of George Washington!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

This stately Greek Revival home is a St. Marys icon. Learn how the priest who built it could afford to construct a home larger than his church, and discover a dark secret the home hides to this day!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Enter this historic chapel to take in its quaint Tudor Gothic interior and discover why this 1880s church is not the original one on this site!

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Dessert’s on us! We end here for delicious bites of homemade fudge!

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included