Charleston Self-Guided Walking Tour Landmarks with Audio & Quiz

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1. A historic African Methodist Episcopal church, one of the oldest AME congregations in the American South and a landmark of Charleston's African American history. Audio storytelling shares its significance as you take in the exterior.

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2. A historic public market stretching several city blocks, long a hub of Charleston commerce and known today for local vendors and the region's celebrated sweetgrass basket weavers.

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3. A quiet cobblestone lane in Charleston's French Quarter, once known as a dueling ground and today one of the city's most atmospheric walkways.

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4. One of Charleston's oldest congregations, its tall white steeple a defining landmark on the skyline of the "Holy City."

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5. A museum housed in a building once used for slave auctions, preserving the history of the domestic slave trade in Charleston. The audio narration approaches this difficult chapter of American history with care and respect as you view the site from the street.

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6. A landmark fountain in Waterfront Park shaped like a pineapple, the classic symbol of Southern hospitality, with sweeping views over the Cooper River.

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7. A grand colonial-era customs house whose cellar dungeon once held prisoners, including pirates and patriots, and stands as a witness to Charleston's Revolutionary history.

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8. A celebrated row of pastel-colored Georgian townhouses along East Bay Street, one of Charleston's most photographed and iconic streetscapes.

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9. A waterfront park at the southern tip of the peninsula, lined with grand antebellum mansions, historic cannons, and sweeping views across Charleston Harbor toward Fort Sumter.

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

How it compares in Charleston

• Its from-price is 85% below the median of the 319 experiences we list in Charleston.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Charleston

Charleston is a South Carolina port city of pastel row houses, cobbled lanes, church steeples, Gullah culture and Lowcountry cooking.

Charleston was settled in 1670 and grew on a peninsula between the Ashley and Cooper rivers, and it is one of the best-preserved colonial-era cities in the United States. Rainbow Row, thirteen pastel Georgian houses on East Bay Street, is the best-known sight. The Battery, a seafront promenade with old cannon and oak-shaded White Point Garden, looks out to Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in 1861. The city is nicknamed the Holy City for its many church steeples.

Top-ranked sights in Charleston: Charleston City Market, Rainbow Row, Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon.

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