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

253 Reviews4.87 out of 5 stars Based on 253 traveler reviews collected by Cool Destinations and TripAdvisor | Charleston, USA

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Overview

You have found the best tour in Charleston! Our Small Group Tour takes 15 people max, allowing for questions and photo opps. This leisurely stroll through the city's oldest neighborhoods is a 2-hour guided experience. Follow your licensed guide as they delve into the history, legends, and culture of Charleston, one of America's great cities. Explore the historic French Quarter and admire the stately mansions South of Broad Street, viewing virtually intact blocks of 200-year-old houses that stand among the best in North America. Your Charleston walking tour concludes at the "High Cotton" mansions along the High Battery and take in breathtaking views of e Charleston harbor and Fort Sumter, where the American Civil War began. Our guides have extensive knowledge of both Charleston and National history, and your input might inspire a changein direction! We hope that when we part ways, you will share our passion for Charleston, America’s Most Historic City!

What's Included

  • Local guide
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

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What To Expect

Circular Congregational Church

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.
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20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Powder Magazine

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.
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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

St. Philip's Church

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.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

French Huguenot Church

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

Dock Street Theater

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.
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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Four Corners of Law

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.
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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Old Slave Mart Museum

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.
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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon

This Revolutionary War Museum was the scene of events that founded the Nation. President Washington was entertained here four times in 1791. Sidewalk narrative.
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7 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

St. Michael's Church

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.
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7 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Rainbow Row

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.
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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Battery

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.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Fort Sumter National Monument

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.
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8 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Nathaniel Russell House

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.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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Activity code: C-35710P2

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