EXPERIENCE THE HISTORY AND ESSENCE OF CHARLESTON AND THE SURROUNDING LOWCOUNTRY

  • CHARLESTON ON FOOT / 2 hours

    Tour where buses and carriages are not allowed. On this in-depth tour you’ll learn about the Historic Waterfront Battery, Rainbow Row, Fort Sumter, Antebellum mansions, hidden gardens and courtyards, historic churches and graveyards, and our impactful Revolutionary and Civil War landmarks. Our knowledgeable, local guide will help you navigate the city, answer your questions and offer personalized recommendations for after your tour - giving you the best possible start to your visit.

  • CHARLESTON MOTORIZED TOURS / 2 hour min.

    Beat the crowds with a personalized stress-free private tour and experience Charleston your way. Complimentary pick-up and drop-off at downtown Charleston locations. Sites include: Rainbow Row, Four Corners of Law, Dock Street Theater, St. Phillip's Church, Washington Square, The Battery, Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon, The Citadel, College of Charleston.

  • MAGNOLIA PLANTATION & CHARLESTON 4 hours

    Welcome to the Lowcountry's ultimate garden experience! Your garden admission gives you access to 66 acres of romantic-style gardens, including plants and trees that have been growing on the property since the 1840s. Explore walking trails. Stroll the bamboo garden and historic river walk. Step back in history with a guided Magnolia House tour.

    Charleston sites include: Rainbow Row, Four Corners of Law, Dock Street Theater, St. Phillip's Church, Washington Square, The Battery, Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon.

  • BOONE HALL & CHARLESTON 4 hours

    The Live Oak Trees is a spectacular approach, and symbolizes southern heritage and will take root in your memory for many years to come. Boone Hall is the only plantation in the S.C. Lowcountry to present a live presentation of the unique culture adapted by African slaves. Tour the Masters House. The garden tour is a showcase of color year round with plants and flowers for the Spring/Summer, Fall, and Winter seasons. Black history tour is a critically acclaimed tour is on display in nine original slave cabins year round.

    Charleston sites include: Rainbow Row, Four Corners of Law, Dock Street Theater, St. Phillip's Church, Washington Square, The Battery, Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon.

  • ANGEL OAK TREE & CHARLESTON 4 hours

    Angel Oak Tree stands as a living monument to the passage of time. With its towering height of 66.5 feet (20 meters), this ancient Southern live oak is more than just a tree; it is a symbol of endurance and resilience, captivating visitors from around the world with its grandeur. Perhaps the most awe-inspiring feature of this tree is the span of its longest branch, which reaches a staggering 187 feet from tip to tip. The sheer scale of the Angel Oak is a reminder of the incredible potential for growth in nature, given time and favorable conditions. The Angel Oak one of the oldest living things in North America, predating European colonization and the founding of Charleston itself.

    Charleston sites include: Rainbow Row, Four Corners of Law, Dock Street Theater, St. Phillip's Church, Washington Square, The Battery, Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon.

  • DRAYTON HALL & CHARLESTON 4 hours

    Founded in 1738, Drayton Hall is the nation’s earliest example of fully executed Palladian architecture and the oldest preserved plantation house in America still open to the public.

    Because of the preservation philosophy, all imperfections and changes over time have survived to the present.

    Your visit starts with a brief orientation film, then you’ll begin an interpreter led tour of the main house at Drayton Hall. You'll be guided through the cellar, the first, and the second floors of Drayton Hall.

    The landscape and gardens of Drayton Hall have been admired through the centuries and show many examples of how human influences of the past have sculpted the features of the present.

    Charleston sites include: Rainbow Row, Four Corners of Law, Dock Street Theater, St. Phillip's Church, Washington Square, The Battery, Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon.

  • MIDDLETON PLACE & CHARLESTON 4 hours

    Middleton Place is America’s Oldest Landscaped Gardens and home to a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

    Tour Henry Middleton's original gardens which were planted with trees and shrubs, trimmed to appear as green walls that partitioned off small galleries, green arbors and bowling greens. Sculpture was placed at the end of long vistas and ornamental canals designed with mathematical precision.

    Visit the heritage breed livestock, explore our House Museum, meeting the resident artisans in our Stableyards.

    At Eliza’s Freed Man Cottage learn about the experiences of the generations of enslaved who lived and worked at Middleton Place.

    Charleston sites include: Rainbow Row, Four Corners of Law, Dock Street Theater, St. Phillip's Church, Washington Square, The Battery, Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon.

  • MCCLOUD PLANTATION & CHARLESTON 4 hours

    McLeod Plantation Historic Site is an important 37-acre Gullah/Geechee heritage site that has been carefully preserved in recognition of its cultural and historical significance. The grounds include a riverside outdoor pavilion, a sweeping oak allée, and the McLeod Oak, which is thought to be more than 600 years old.

    Tour the home and earn about daily life and the relationships among the men, women, and children who lived and worked here before and after slavery.

    Charleston sites include: Rainbow Row, Four Corners of Law, Dock Street Theater, St. Phillip's Church, Washington Square, The Battery, Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon.

  • NETFLIX OUTER BANKS / 3 hours

    Visit the Town of Kildare, Pope’s shrimp dock, Keira’s restaurant & home, Blackbeard Museum, Tannyhill Plantation,
    Half Moon Battery, The North Star & Graveyard, The Church where the crypt and Blue Crown Coffin are hidden and more. Frequent stops with your time to photograph the sites.

  • PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS / 2 Hours Min.

    Explore where buses and carriages aren’t allowed. Explore the architecture and sites that the Historic District and French Quarter have to offer. You will capture the essence of Charleston often missed and go home with images that ooze with the essence of the South’s most charming town. This custom 2-hour walking tour takes you down hidden alleyways, to unique views of our Holy City steeples and into the hidden corners not everyone knows about. You’ll be enchanted by the peace and quiet you find as you step off the busy streets and capture some of Charleston’s best kept secrets. For the seasoned professional or a smartphone shooter, these special tours are for photographers of all levels.

  • WINSPIRE TOUR (not open to the public)

    Charleston sites include: Rainbow Row, Four Corners of Law, Dock Street Theater, St. Phillip's Church, Washington Square, The Battery, Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon.

  • "STEP-ON" GUIDE SERVICE

    You provide the bus, I’ll provide a two hour tour.

    Charleston sites include: Rainbow Row, Four Corners of Law, Dock Street Theater, St. Phillip's Church, Washington Square, The Battery, Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon, The College of Charleston, The Citadel.