USA · WALKING TOURS IN CHARLESTON
The 15 best walking tours in Charleston you can book right now, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Explore Charleston’s historic district on a two-hour guided walk covering City Hall, Rainbow Row, the Battery, and Fort Sumter views.
“Duggar gave an excellent tour, and even provides a list of recommended restaurants. He is a highly knowledgeable and personable guy, and we would definitely recommend booking him for a tour.”
Explore Charleston after dark with ghost stories, historic sites, and exclusive nighttime access to the atmospheric Unitarian Church Graveyard.
“My husband and I had such a wonderful time!! The guide was so knowledgeable on the ghost history of Charleston and was an excellent story teller. At one point we saw cat eyes in the bushes and my heart skipped a beat. LOL It was awesome!!”
Explore Charleston’s hidden alleys, Rainbow Row, and colonial history on a small-group walking tour with local guides.
“Lots of obscure alleyways with a lot of detail and history. Dennis was a great guide. We highly recommend this tour of 2 hours.”
Explore Charleston’s French Quarter and South of Broad with a historian-led walk covering Rainbow Row, churches, and difficult history.
“Vanna was extremely knowledgeable and personable. She made the experience both wonderful and genuinely interesting. She was funny.”
Charleston’s Haunted Booze and Boos tour mixes ghost stories, local history, and historic bars in a small 21-plus walking tour.
“Vannah was extremely knowledgeable about the area and the history. She is very animated and this helps to keep you engaged. She also had her infrared camera to look for orbs as well. Would def rec this!”
Review of Charleston’s Pleasing Terrors Ghost Tour, with Mike Brown, spooky stories, historic stops, practical tips, price, and booking advice.
“Wonderful storyteller, captivating and well informed! Would recommend this tour to anyone who wants to learn more about Charleston’s ghost history!”
Review of Charleston’s 3-hour history walk with Citadel professor Eric Lager, covering the French Quarter, Civil War sites, architecture, and more.
“Eric is an excellent tour guide for his adopted city of Charleston. Like the tour says, he is a bona fide history professor at the Citadel, and it shows! We had a very detailed and extensive tour which gave context and depth to a broad survey of the city’s history. We covered a lot of ground and I left the tour knowing a lot more about a really interesting place. That’s a thumbs up from me!”
Review of Charleston’s $40.50 ghost and graveyard tour, with cemetery access, spooky history, guide tips, value, and booking advice.
“Excellent tour and host. Just bring bug spray. Darian was super knowledgeable about the history of Charleston and its many ghosts!”
Taste Charleston staples, learn Lowcountry food history, and explore the French Quarter on a relaxed 2.5-hour small-group walk.
“We really enjoyed our tour guide . She was friendly, polite and knowledgeable about the food in Charleston.. she was open to questions and shared her recipes ! I enjoyed listening about her experiences on recipe's! Unfortunately not all the food we expected was good ( chicken and biscuit was very salty ) . We kinda thought we were going to eat more of seafood.”
Explore Charleston’s old walled city on a two-hour history walk with local guides, landmark stops, vivid stories, and practical tips.
“Our guide was not only knowledgeable but also passionate about the history of charleston. He kept us cool choosing a path that led us thru shade and took his time explaining things. Loved it!”
Review of Charleston’s two-hour walking tour, with Rainbow Row, churches, mansions, the Battery, Fort Sumter views, and the Powder Magazine.
“Our tour guide, Diane, was amazing! She was a wealth of information and very amusing She shared many wonderful stories that really brought historic Charleston to life. We can highly recommend this tour!”
Explore Charleston’s Old City Jail at night, hear grim crime tales, and decide if this short, spooky tour is worth $40.50.
“Booked the tour well in advance and was told at the last minute that they were also having a wedding there at the same time. Not much for the experience and they should have just cancelled all the tours for the jail. Super disappointed since tRead more”
Review of Charleston’s Ghost and Dungeon Tour, with Provost Dungeon access, haunted tales, walking tips, price advice, and honest drawbacks.
“Our tour guide Monty was fantastic. She was professional, knowledgeable and funny. We loved being able to tour the inside of the Provost Dungeon. That was a huge plus. We definitely recommend this Bulldog Tour”
Explore Charleston’s haunted past on a family-friendly 90-minute walk featuring the Old Exchange, ghost stories, and local history.
“Was a great time! Really informative and interesting history! I would totally recommend to anyone in Charleston.”
Explore Black Charleston through powerful stories, historic sites, and personal insight on Damon Fordham’s two-hour walking tour.
“Very informative, engaging, and refreshing. Damon is very knowledgeable and we loved listening to his stories about Charleston Black history.”
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