Highlights of Charleston Guided Walking Tour

Overview

Our two hour Highlights of Charleston walking tour guides guests through the historic French Quarter and South of Broad neighborhoods of downtown Charleston. Along the way, your guide will describe the long history, unique culture, architecture, and geography of Charleston and the greater lowcountry area, painting a detailed picture of how Charleston's tumultuous past formed the city now beloved by travelers the world over. You'll view some of the city's oldest houses of worship, burial sites, theaters, the forts of Charleston harbor, and the antebellum mansions that look out across the waters of the Cooper and Ashley rivers, among many other historic and picturesque sites. Our guides also offer their expert advice on other activities, restaurants, and bars for guests to explore once they've finished their tour.

City: Charleston

Sat 05 Oct

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Starting at $23.00

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Sat 05 Oct

Starting at $23.00

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What's Included

Tour Guide

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Guests are responsible for bringing their own sun protection (sunscreen, hats, sunglasses, parasols) and rain gear
We HIGHLY recommend guests bring bottled water. It is not always available for purchase on the route
We ask guests to check in at the meeting location 5-10 mins prior to tour time. We cannot hold for latecomers.

What To Expect

St. Philip's Church

View the historic church of the longest-meeting congregation in Charleston.

French Huguenot Church

View the only church of its denomination in North America

Pink House Gallery

View the oldest private residence in Charleston

Old Slave Mart Museum

View the only museum dedicated to the history of the enslaved in Charleston

Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon

View the pre-Revolutionary heart of economic Charleston

Rainbow Row

View the most photographed sight in Charleston

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (1000)

TheWorcesterGuy

Oct 2019

Wonderful tour of Charleston, probably one of the best ways to visit the city. Our tour guide was really fun, dynamic and knowledgeable about the place. Really worth doing !

Commentator7

Oct 2019

Our tour was very detailed and informative and just the right length. We saw many interesting sights. I highly recommend it.

Jeffrey P

Oct 2019

It was a beautiful day... our tour guide was really informative I wished that the slave nurse I’m was included in the tour time especially since she emphasized the significance of the history. My only complaint would be that we were not dropped off where we began on the tour and had to find our way back to where we met which is the only way we knew how to find our car. Overall great trip oh and as a fan of Southern Charm I wished we could have gone by the home of one of the key players, at the end of the tour she mentioned her home and how she loved to be part of tours but didn’t go by the area even though she made it seemed like it was one of the streets that we just walk past so I was a little disappointed with that

Response from Host

Oct 2019

I'm not sure if this guest is trying to reference the Old Slave Mart Museum or the "Slave Market" in this review. The stop we make at the Old Slave Mart Museum is easily one of the longer stops we make in the French Quarter, and is a stop that all of our guides are required to make. The legacy of slavery is hugely important to the history of Charleston, and thus it's always been crucial to us that we point out one of the most important sights tied to that legacy in the city. The City Market is sometimes referred to at the "Slave Market" because enslaved people could regularly be found there, selling various goods. They themselves were never bought or sold in that market. This City Market is not a stop on our tour, though we do begin our tours directly across from the Market, should guests wish to view it before the tour. Regarding the reviewer's other concerns, we do end at a different point from our meeting location to maximize the time spent viewing historic sights throughout the French Quarter and South of Broad neighborhoods. If guests view our itinerary here on TA, you'll see that our end location is different from our start location. Guides are always able to provide directions anywhere a guest needs to go at tour's end, but we do apologize if any of that information wasn't made clear to the reviewer. Patricia Altschul's house is a little more than a 20 minute walk from our tour end point, the closest the tour comes to that location. The guide may have mentioned that the house is easily accessible by car, but it's not nearly as accessible on foot. Again, we apologize if that information was not made clear to the reviewer. We like to mention its location to fans of the show who wish to view it for themselves, but our tours focus on Charleston history, not Southern Charm!