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Charleston History & Architecture: Walking Tour
4.9
57 Ratings
Charleston
Come and participate in the top-rated tour in Charleston! Experience all the fascinating history and incredible architecture that characterizes Charleston. Our professional tour guides, with a background in architectural history, are the best in the business. We can assure you that this will be one of the most memorable tours you’ve experienced!
Come and participate in the top-rated tour in Charleston! Experience all the fascinating history and incredible architecture that characterizes Charleston. Our professional tour guides, with a background in architectural history, are the best in the business. We can assure you that this will be one of the most memorable tours you’ve experienced!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Pineapple Fountain - \Pineapple shaped fountain that is great for photo ops!
- Rainbow Row - This iconic landmark and historic street consists of 13 privately-owned Antebellum homes, each one painted in pastel colors.
- Unitarian Church in Charleston - Admire its architecture and history, and get more great photo ops!.
- Old City Jail -…
- Pineapple Fountain - \Pineapple shaped fountain that is great for photo ops!
- Rainbow Row - This iconic landmark and historic street consists of 13 privately-owned Antebellum homes, each one painted in pastel colors.
- Unitarian Church in Charleston - Admire its architecture and history, and get more great photo ops!.
- Old City Jail - Great scary stories, history and architecture.
- Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon - Learn about Charleston’s colonial history and architecture.
- Philadelphia Alley - Also known as “duelers alley” - such a cool spot for architecture and photos.
What's Included
- Charleston history exploration
- Architectural walking tour
- Charleston history exploration
- Architectural walking tour
Location
195 E Bay St
East Bay Street
Your guide will meet you underneath the awning in front of the Charleston Tours & Activities windows. Our guides typically arrive ~15 minutes in advance so if you arrive before that please be patient. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early if possible to get checked in.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(57 Ratings)
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U9118vxleec
Dec 14, 2024
Great tour - Emerson did a great job giving our family a tour and recommendations for other activities around Charleston to take best advantage of our visit
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E6799tqannk
Nov 24, 2024
Great way to spend a few hours while in Charleston. - Jeff was knowledgeable and shared so much interesting info of the city and the historical homes and buildings we saw throughout the tour. There’s so much to see the tour could have easily been 4 hours
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Linda_b
Nov 21, 2024
Best tour in Charleston! Emerson, our guide, is a gem. - Emerson, our guide, was outstanding and made the experience so wonderful. He is so knowledgeable and personable and made our tour come to life. The highlight of the tour was going inside the most beautiful church with breath-taking Tiffany windows.
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Debra_a
Nov 17, 2024
Entertaining and interesting - Emerson was very entertaining with his descriptions of Charleston History
His was one of the best guides I’ve booked
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Tara_w
Nov 8, 2024
Highly recommend! - Even on a rainy day, Emerson made the tour absolutely wonderful. He was so personable and knowledgeable about the city and the architecture. He shared so much information about the history of the Charleston. Best tour we have had!!! Highly recommend the History & Architecture Tour.
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Hillary_c
Nov 4, 2024
Paige was an amazing tour... - Paige was an amazing tour guide. Enthusiastic, knowledgeable and fun. Totally worth the time and money to appreciate this unique and beautiful city!!
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Mariastella_s
Oct 21, 2024
Tour guide Page gave more... - Tour guide Page gave more in-depth history of Charleston, the type of land Charleston sits on. Love the facts she provided and she had an entertaining way of providing them.
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Hugh_h
Oct 18, 2024
Emerson was a fabulous... - Emerson was a fabulous guide! He was so knowledgeable, interesting and obviously loved his job. I learned so much history that I was not aware of.
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517deanh
Oct 16, 2024
Very nice walking tour - Guide was very knowledgeable and happy to answer our numerous questions. Even after a longer-than-expected tour he offered more information about follow-up options.
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Rebecca_f
Oct 27, 2024
Good for the price - Good tour. Guide was a little too apologetic for everything. The sun, cobbles stone just everything - things that didn’t need to be appolgized for.
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