2026 ANNUAL CONFERENCE TOURS












Pre-Conference African American Heritage Bus Tour
Wednesday, Sept. 23rd
Bus loads at 7:15 a.m. EST
Bus departs at 7:45 a.m. EST
Lunch included
Bus returns to the hotel at 5:30 p.m. EST
Pre-Conference African American Heritage Bus Tour:
Tour will drive by or stop at the following locations:
- Fort Monroe National Monument
- First Baptist Church of Williamsburg
- Bray School
- Freedom Park
- Angelo Site
- Historic First Baptist Church
- Newsome House Museum and Cultural Center
- Carrie R. Brown Center
- James A. Fields House
- Pearl Bailey Birthplace
- Ella A. Fitzgerald Marker
- Aberdeen Gardens Museum and Houses
- Tucker Family Cemetery
- Hampton History Museum
- Air & Space Center
- Federation House
- First Baptist Church of Hampton
- Hampton University
- Legacy Park
- Memorial Chapel
- Hampton University
- Emancipation Oak
Tour locations are subject to change
African American Heritage Bus Tour
Thursday, Sept. 24th
Bus loads at 7:00 a.m. EST
Bus departs at 7:30 a.m. EST
Bus returns to the hotel at 12:00 p.m. EST
African American Heritage Bus Tour:
Tour will drive by or stop at the following locations:
- UGRR historical marker (former site of Roanoke Dock)
- City Hall to hear the story of Hall’s Slave Jail
- St. Mary’s Church
- Attucks Theater
- Westpoint Cemetery
- Travel to Portsmouth
- North Street Ferry site
- Hodges House on North Street
- The site of historic marker outside Emanuel AME Church and discussion of Jeffrey T. Wilson house
Tour locations are subject to change
FREE EVENT!
Tour of the Chrysler Museum of Art
Sunday, Sept. 27th
Tour begins at location at 2:00 p.m. EST
(Please note, participants will provide their own transportation to the museum, which is one mile from the hotel)
Featuring Becky Livas
