Charleston's Best History Walking Tour

Uncover the secrets of Charleston’s landmarks on a history walking tour. Learn fascinating stories and challenge your knowledge while exploring the city’s colorful past.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Chucktown Tours - We start out by the water, walk mostly in the shade - and take as many breaks as people may need. Please keep in mind. We’re not walking fast, and we take our time. However, Charleston isn’t known for its straight and level sidewalks – that’s why we don’t recommend wheelchairs and walkers on a tour like this. Strollers are fine….
What's Included
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • There are no additional items or services included
Additional Information

I assure you that this tour will teach you more about history than any other tour in the city. I will introduce you to unknown facts and challenge what you believe to be true.
But… we begin by understanding what matters to you about history - your interests, and what you aim to learn. This helps me to tailor the conversation to your preferences.
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Location
Joe Riley Waterfront Park
Concord Street
We meet at the waterfront park, directly across the street from the Harborview Inn. There is a parking garage across from Fleet Landing restaurant one block up from our meeting place. Please wear/bring weather appropriate clothing, and arrive a few moments early, since we can not wait for you.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Ron_r
Oct 2, 2024
Great history tour - Great tour and Cooper was both extremely knowledgeable and entertaining. Great way to get to know Charleston
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Grannydancer
Sep 24, 2024
Great learning experience - Have a new perspective on Charleston and Civil War. Learned a lot of history. Tour guide Cooper was very knowledgeable.
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Bonnie_h
Sep 24, 2024
Great learning experience - Learned a lot and have new perspective on Charleston and Civil War. Tour was over two hours but had resting spots.
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Maryellen_r
Sep 18, 2024
Charleston historical tour - Our guide Cooper was wonderful. We highly recommend this tour. You will learn the history of Charleston from its founding to today in a fun and informative way!
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Cindy
Aug 25, 2024
Best Walking Tour in Charleston! - My husband and I enjoyed Cooper and all his knowledge of Charleston. We learned so much we didn’t know about the history of the city and many other subjects. We would highly recommend anybody to take this tour. He makes you feel very comfortable , and makes you laugh. Do not be surprised how much you don’t know about history. It was the perfect walking tour with laughter and knowledge. It was more of a conversation than a direct lecture.
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Carl
Jun 10, 2024
Walking tour of Charleston. - Cooper brought the city’s rich history into focus. His humorous delivery and presentation reached out to audiences that spanned several generations. He wrapped culture with history and kept the audience engaged. I’m glad that my kids are old enough for these tours now - good bye to ghost and pirate tours.
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Erina101
May 24, 2024
Worth it. - Cooper was wonderful. Highly recommend this tour. Very informative and fun. Great way to see Charleston. Had a wonderful day
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Cindy_d
May 18, 2024
Historical tour of Charleston - We really enjoyed our tour. Our tour guide, Cooper, was great! Cooper got to know us a little bit and tailored the tour to our interests. He was very knowledgeable and peppered the historical facts with fun facts about Charleston and it's residents past and present. We highly recommend this tour and especially Cooper!
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E6345iplindaw
Apr 26, 2024
Worthwhile! - I’d wager that this is Charleston’s best tour. Our guide Cooper was brimming with historical knowledge about the city, much of it surprising. We learned so much!
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Audrey_k
Apr 18, 2024
Our tour guide, Cooper,... - Our tour guide, Cooper, was absolutely fantastic!!!! He’s a retired history teacher who is a fountain of information about Charleston! Through his stories and knowledge we learned so much about Charlestons history. Our two and a half hour tour turned into an almost four hour tour. Cooper is very personable, with a great sense of humor!! You can tell he loves being a tour guide! He even gave us a card recommending places to eat of which we have tried two of them and were very happy! You haven’t had the Charleston tour until til you’ve taken the tour with Cooper!
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