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Charleston Signature History Walking Tour: Explore the Past
(4) Avis
Charleston
À propos
Discover Charleston's rich history on a captivating 90 minute walking tour through its historic streets and hidden alleys. Beginning at the Shepheards Tavern marker, this journey takes you from the city's 17th-century founding through pivotal events that shaped its identity. Your knowledgeable guide will share engaging stories, encouraging questions and interaction to enrich your understanding of Charleston's complex past. Ideal for first-time visitors, seasoned travelers, and local residents alike, this tour offers an intimate look at the city's heritage while fostering a personal connection with each guest.
- Walk through the Old and Historic District, uncovering Charleston’s storied past...
Points forts
1 heure et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
1 heure et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
City Licensed and Certified Guide
Strolls through the picturesque historic streets of Charleston
A $0.50 tour tax is included in each ticket price.
Stops and learning about historical places with the guide focused on the best experience
1.5 hr walking tour where the guide listens to the guests and adjusts based on their interests
Pourboire
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
46 Broad St
We meet at the Shepheards Tavern Marker located at 46 Broad Street (the corner of Broad and Meeting Streets). If traveling by car, the closest public parking garage is located just a few minutes walk way, on Queen Street behind the Mills House Hotel.
Retour
Rainbow Row
This tour lasts about 2 hours and our walk will end you at the postcard picture perfect Rainbow Row!
Informations importantes
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Les nourrissons et les jeunes enfants peuvent voyager dans une poussette ou un landau
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Animaux d'assistance autorisés
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Des options de transport en commun sont disponibles à proximité
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Adapté à tous les niveaux de condition physique
Politique d'annulation
Pour un remboursement complet, annulez au moins 24 heures avant l'heure de départ prévue.
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Pour un remboursement complet, vous devez annuler au moins 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience.
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Les délais limites sont basés sur l'heure locale de l'expérience.
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Si vous annulez moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience, le montant que vous avez payé ne sera pas remboursé.
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Cette expérience nécessite un nombre minimum de voyageurs. Si elle est annulée parce que le minimum n'est pas atteint, on vous proposera une autre date/expérience ou un remboursement intégral.
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Toute modification effectuée moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience ne sera pas acceptée.
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Charleston Signature History Walking Tour: Explore the Past
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Charleston
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À propos
Discover Charleston's rich history on a captivating 90 minute walking tour through its historic streets and hidden alleys. Beginning at the Shepheards Tavern marker, this journey takes you from the city's 17th-century founding through pivotal events that shaped its identity. Your knowledgeable guide will share engaging stories, encouraging questions and interaction to enrich your understanding of Charleston's complex past. Ideal for first-time visitors, seasoned travelers, and local residents alike, this tour offers an intimate look at the city's heritage while fostering a personal connection with each guest.
- Walk through the Old and Historic District, uncovering Charleston’s storied past...
Points forts
1 heure et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
1 heure et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
City Licensed and Certified Guide
Strolls through the picturesque historic streets of Charleston
A $0.50 tour tax is included in each ticket price.
Stops and learning about historical places with the guide focused on the best experience
1.5 hr walking tour where the guide listens to the guests and adjusts based on their interests
Pourboire
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
46 Broad St
We meet at the Shepheards Tavern Marker located at 46 Broad Street (the corner of Broad and Meeting Streets). If traveling by car, the closest public parking garage is located just a few minutes walk way, on Queen Street behind the Mills House Hotel.
Retour
Rainbow Row
This tour lasts about 2 hours and our walk will end you at the postcard picture perfect Rainbow Row!
Itinéraire
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46 Broad St
This tour will at 46 Broad Street, an intersection that includes the Shepheards Tavern Marker, Plenge the Hat Man, and one of Charleston's first banks which saw a very odd attempt to rob it by underground tunnels. We will walk down Church Street along the original grid streets of the 1670's Grand Modelle design before exploring Stoll's Alley and its collection beautiful Philip Simmons ironworks.
15 minutes
2
Rue East Bay
Emerging from the relatively hidden entrance to Stoll's Alley, we will walk along the Sea Wall on East Bay Street and learn about the original Walled City, view the Charleston Harbor and its historic fortifications, and learn more about the beautiful architecture and stories of the large antebellum homes that line the waterfront.
10 minutes
3
Jardins de Battery et White Point
No walking tour is complete without a stop at the historic White Point Gardens and Battery. Filled with the canopies of aged live oaks, and lined with cannons that saw history in the making during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, this part of Charleston also bears a marker to end of the pirate age in Charleston. We may also see a wedding taking place at the historic gazebo.
10 minutes
4
South of Broad
We will stroll from White Point Gardens back up the storied streets such as Meeting, King, or Legare. Sharing more fascinating stories and busting some myths about some houses too. We listen to your interests all throughout the tour and adjust as needed to make sure you all leave us having learned all you could. From a house that is still owned by descendants of signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, to remnants of the horrible institution of slavery, we will have you captivated along the entire way.
30 minutes
5
Les quatre coins du droit
The intersection of Broad and Meeting Street once was the general location of the drawbridge to enter the walled city of Charleston. Today it is believed to be the only place in the world where you have all forms of law represented in once place. We will also move through Washington Park here and learn about its fascinating history.
5 minutes
6
Quartier français
A walk down Chalmers Street, with its beautiful cobblestones, will be balanced with the harsh reality that it also contains one of the last slave auction locations in Charleston. Here we will also see what is believed to be the oldest house in Charleston, from the late 17th Century.
10 minutes
7
Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon
We will walk by the Old Exchange and learn about its history as the site of the first Revolutionary Tea Party as well as site of many other events through history.
5 minutes
8
Rangée arc-en-ciel
We will end our tour near Rainbow Row, but not before we learn about its history and how it became such a beautiful street (with a few myth busters in there too).