Small-Group Tour: Charleston Old Walled City Historical Walking Tour

Limited to 14 guests, our Small Group Format ensure attentive service for any questions you may have along the way. Our guides have a deep knowledge of both Charleston and National history, and sometimes your questions determine whether we turn right or left at the next intersection!
Take a stroll through Charleston's oldest neighborhoods on this 2-hour walking tour. Follow your licensed guide as they provide history, legends, and cultural insight about this historic city. Discover the significant French Quarter and tour past grand mansions South of Broad Street before seeing Charleston's High Battery which overlooks the Charleston harbor.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Shop Historic Charleston, 108 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

Our walking tours start from here. Arrive 15 -20 minutes before tour time and water, umbrellas and ponchos. Shop for elegant gifts and souvenirs, all tax free! Restrooms available.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401-2218

This congregation has worshipped on site since 1681. The church of the Colonial townspeople contains an incredible collection of clearly legible slate tombstones from the eighteenth century. Narration in the graveyard.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: The Powder Magazine, 79 Cumberland St, Charleston, SC 29401-3112

A city under constant seige built a gunpowder storage facility by 1713. It is the oldest surviving public structure between St Augustine and Williamsburg. Sidewalk narration.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: St. Philip's Church, 142 Church St, Charleston, SC 29401-2898

The oldest Congregation in the Carolinas (1680) was the Church of Planters and Politicians. National figures, including signers of the Declaration and the Constitution , are at rest in the graveyard. Sidewalk and graveyard narration.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: French Huguenot Church, 136 Church St At the corner of Church and Queen sts., Charleston, SC 29401-2802

This elegant Gothic Revival Church is home to the only active French Calvinist congregation in North America. They have worshiped on site since 1706.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Dock Street Theater, 135 Church St, Charleston, SC 29401-2899

An 18th century style playhouse built as a WPA project in 1937. It is built on the very site of the first playhouse built in British North America in 1736.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Four Corners of Law, Broad St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

This intersection has been dedicated to public use since 1680. Ripleys Believe It or Not! deems it the only intersection worldwide where the four governing laws of mankind intersect. Sidewalk narration.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Old Slave Mart Museum, 6 Chalmers St, Charleston, SC 29401-3005

The only surving structure in Charleston used as a showroom for slave sales houses a museum chronicling the sordid history of Slavery in the South Carolina Lowcountry.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon, 122 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401-2103

This Revolutionary War Museum was the scene of events that founded the Nation. President Washington was entertained here four times in 1791. Sidewalk narrative.

Duration: 7 minutes

Stop At: St. Michael's Church, 71 Broad St, Charleston, SC 29401-2902

the oldest surving church(1761) was targeted during the British Seige in 1780 and the Federal Seige from 1863-1865. Two signers of the Constitution are at rest in the graveyard.

Duration: 7 minutes

Stop At: Rainbow Row, 79 E Bay St # 107, Charleston, SC 29401-2544

A grouping of 18th century commercial buildings painted lovely pastels that harken back to Charleston's early connections to Barbados, Antigua and Nevis. Sidewalk Narration.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: The battery, 94 Murray Blvd, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

Grand waterfront mansions, many built in the first half of the 19th century as party palaces for the Winter Season. It was from one of these houses the General Pierre Beauregard gave orders to Fire at Fort Sumter, commencing the first battle of the Civil War.Sidewalk narration.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Fort Sumter National Monument, Charleston, SC 29482-9748

View Fort Sumter from the High Battery seawall. Hear the story of the siege and bombardment of both Fort Sumter and Charleston's civilian population. Hear about the dramatic fall of the city after 587 days.Sidewalk narrative.

Duration: 8 minutes

Stop At: Nathaniel Russell House, 51 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401-2536

We enter the garden at the Russell House (1808) to discuss horticulture and garden design. We discuss the layout of a an 18th century Charleston property. And then there is the story of the joggling board! Garden narration, no house admittance.

Duration: 10 minutes



Informacion Adicional
"Wheelchair accessible"
"Children must be accompanied by an adult"
"Stroller accessible"
"Service animals allowed"
"Comfortable walking shoes are recommended"
"Near public transportation"
"Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately"
"A minimum of 2 people per booking is required"
"Most travelers can participate"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"



Duração: 2 Hours
Ponto de partida: 108 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

Cancelamentos e reembolsos: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.

Incluído

• All taxes, fees and handling charges
• Local guide

Não Incluído

• Transportation to/from attractions
• Hotel pickup and drop-off

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