Guided tours aren't available at Fort Sumter, but you can listen to a 10-minute, ranger-led history discussion before heading out on your own self-guided tour; rangers and volunteers are available ...
On April 12, 1861, Captain George S. James fired the first Confederate shot at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, leading to a siege, a Union retreat and the start of the Civil War. Exhibits ...
If you're hoping to visit Fort Sumter while on your Charleston vacation, you'll need to book this tour as it's an authorized National Park Service concessioner and the only commercial boat ...