Charleston’s Best Highlights: History, Culture & Architecture

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| Charleston, United States

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Customers consistently express high satisfaction, praising the tours as informative, engaging, and a highlight of their Charleston visit. Many recommend the tours.

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Free Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Mobile Ticket

Pickup available

Duration

2 hours

Wheelchair accessible

Audio guide

Live guide

Tour guide

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Our walk is a journey through time starting in the historic French Quarter where we stroll down enchanting alleyways and cobblestone streets. The architecture of houses of worship and public buildings are discussed as we point out interesting features and tell unique stories about Charleston’s fabled past. We continue to...

Duration 2 Hours
Group Tour
Max 20 people in the group

1
Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon
Our starting point is one of the most historical buildings in South Carolina, c. 1771. The Declaration of Independence was read here in 1776, it was used a British prison for roughy two years during the American Revolution, US Constitution ratified in SC in 1788, George Washington was entertained during...
- Duration 15 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
2
Rainbow Row
See the longest row of attached Georgian row houses in the country. These were mariner's stores in the 18th & 19th centuries. Restored in the 1930's during Charleston's preservation efforts to a bright Caribbean color scheme.
- Duration 5 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required

Old Slave Mart Museum

Known as Ryan's Slave Mart in the 1850's, this building was an auction site of the interstate slave trade. We will speak about Charleston's role in the slave trade. The City of Charleston operates the museum and tours are available on site. We do not enter the building.

Duration 10 Minutes•
Admission Ticket Not Included

French Huguenot Church

A beautiful Gothic Revival building from 1845 houses one of the only practicing Huguenot (French Protestant) in the country.

Duration 5 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Dock Street Theater

Entrance depending on availabilty. Built on the site of the first theater in the British colonies, The Dock Street Theatre, c. 1937 was restored from the old Planter's Hotel, c. 1809. The Charleston Stage company operates as the largest professional theater company in South Carolina. Roughly 120 performances take place...

Duration 10 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Charleston City Hall

This building sets on one the "Four Corners of Law", named by Robert Ripley (Ripley's Believe it or Not). Built in 1801 as a bank, City Hall has been as such since 1818 and is one of the oldest continuously run city hall's in the country. During the weekdays, visitors...

Duration 2 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

St. Michael's Church

Entrance depending on availability. Oldest house of worship in the city, c.1761. We speak about Charleston's religious history of the past and present. The building has much of the original woodwork and beautiful Tiffany stained glass windows. John Rutledge and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, US Constitution signers, are buried in the...

Duration 15 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Nathaniel Russell House

We enter the garden of this beautiful Federal style townhouse built in 1808 and owned by Nathaniel Russell. Reigning from Rhode Island, he was a wealthy merchant involved in shipping.

Duration 10 Minutes•
Admission Ticket Not Included

Edmondston-Alston House

We walk up on the High Battery wall to take a look at the waterfront mansions and discuss the beginning of the Civil War. Ft Sumter is in view. The Edmonston Alston House has been in the family since 1838 and was a site where Gen. Beauregard watched the bombardment...