Brave souls join us for a Scary, Creepy and Mostly Ghostly Cotton Exchange Tour. Chills and Thrills await you at the one of the most Haunted locations in Wilmington! Hear tales of Murder and Mystery that will shock and amaze you. The ghosts of the Cotton Exchange can’t wait to meet you! The sprits are restless so bring your cameras!
Tours are available 7 days a week, year-round, with multiple tour guides leading the way. Tours go from 10am-10om. Call for specific tour times. 910-409-4300.
About The Cotton Exchange
The Cotton Exchange is still an adventure in trade. Eight graciously restored buildings connected by brick walkways, open-air courtyards, and gigantic heart pine beams house 30 unique specialty shops and restaurants, each a charming reflection of the style and feel of Wilmington’s 19th century working port days. In 1975-76, The Cotton Exchange was the first downtown complex in North Carolina to adapt and utilize existing buildings, serving as an excellent example of local preservation efforts.
In constant occupancy since the pre-Civil War decade, the Sprunt Building was home of the Cape Fear Flour and Pearl Hominy Mill in 1884–the largest of its kind in the South. In 1919-20, Alexander Sprunt & Sons rebuilt the structure to its current Neoclassic revival style to house the thriving cotton export business. They shipped cotton to ports in Europe, England, and America, and the Sprunt Building overlooked all the cotton compresses on the river and was, in actuality, a cotton exchange.
For a listing of shops, merchants, restaurants, bookshops and more visit their website https://www.shopcottonexchange.com/default.asp
