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Tours & Attractions in Charleston/Downtown
Looking for things to do in Charleston? Why not stand on the site of the first shot in the Civil War? Come face to face with a giant sea turtle. Take a tour of an antebellum mansion. Climb aboard a WWII aircraft carrier. There are so many blossoming gardens, so many photo opportunities and so many reasons to come back to see us again. Please look for those tour companies that are members of the Palmetto Guild Association to ensure you are exploring with a certified tour guide.
Regional Featured Offers
Charleston Strolls
Featured in Southern Living, NY Times, and AAA, this two-hour tour is the best overview of Charleston’s rich history, culture, antebellum homes, architecture, and gardens.
Charleston’s African-American History and Heritage Walking Tour
Explore the influence & experience of African Americans in Charleston from the brutality of slavery, through the struggle & oppression after, to the fight for civil rights.
Charleston Harbor Tours - Private Events
The perfect venue for your next special event. Whether it's sailing on a tall ship, a private dinner cruise on a charter yacht or a social event, we have the perfect vessel!
Charleston Ghost & Graveyard Walking Tour
View famous tombstones and explore the streets and alleyways of our haunted Historic District at night while listening to stories of ghosts, haunted houses, and superstitions.
Aiken-Rhett House
City’s most intact antebellum urban complex (c. 1820). Historic interiors, surviving virtually unaltered since 1858, have been conserved & stabilized. Many original objects.
Essential Charleston Passport
Discover Charleston’s essential historic and cultural sites while saving nearly 50% off regular admission - with the Essential Charleston Passport! Purchase on-line.
Charleston Haunted Jail Tour
Explore the eerie history of the Old City Jail, exclusively offered by Bulldog Tours. Step inside this chilling landmark for spine-tingling tales!
Bulldog Tours - Charleston Food Tours
Voted Southern Living’s “Top 5 Tours to Take in Charleston”. You’ll walk, talk, and taste your way through Charleston’s renowned culinary history and culture.
Adventure Sightseeing Plantation Tours
Enjoy a plantation tour or combination city tour with Charleston's top rated bus tour company. Leave the driving to us! Private and group tours available.
Captain's Tour Aboard the USS Yorktown
Get a behind the scenes tour of the aircraft carrier Yorktown, featuring exclusive access to areas of the ship not normally accessible to the public. Price includes admission.
Bulldog Tours - Beau's Charleston Adventure
Join Beau on an exciting adventure with a fun scavenger hunt for kids & families. Discover hidden treasures throughout the city as you solve clues & have fun along the way.
Charleston Ghost and Dungeon Tour
Bulldog Tours offers exclusive nighttime access to this historically haunted site. Hear chilling stories about the Revolutionary War prisoners and others once jailed here.
Customized Charleston Walking Tours by Bulldog Tours
Excited about architecture? Passionate about gardens? Crave culinary history? Bulldog Tours loves customizing private walking tours around your particular passion or need.
Fort Sumter Tours
Charleston's "must do" - travel back in time by boat & visit Charleston's ONLY National Park with Fort Sumter Tours. Boats depart daily from downtown and Patriots Point.
Adventure Sightseeing Tours
Adventure Sightseeing offers Charleston's top rated city bus tours and plantation tours. Let our 30+ years of experience enlighten and entertain in climate controlled comfort
Bulldog Tours
Voted "Best Tour Company" for the last decade, Bulldog Tours offers memorable history, food & ghost tours. Visit our headquarters located a block from the City Market.
Dark Side of Charleston Walking Tour
Take an uncensored look at Charleston’s true history; a history full of corruption, prostitution, crime, scandal and sordid affairs. This is a fascinating adults only tour.
Charleston Harbor Tours
Celebrating 20+ years on Charleston Harbor! Enjoy our top rated live narrated, harbor of history tour! Tours depart daily, see website for a full schedule & tickets.
Charleston Princess
Charleston Harbor Tours newest vessel, offering events such as our signature Blues & BBQ Cruise, Wine Down, Holiday Events & more! Available for private charters too!
Adventure Sightseeing
Charleston best city bus and plantation tours
34 West Theater Company
Original theater in the heart of Charleston! Enjoy comedies and musicals as you laugh with friends. Fun drinks and bites available. “Completely enchanting” - NYtheatre.com
Charleston Harbor Tours & Boone Hall Plantation Combo Tour
Enjoy Charleston's top rated harbor tour and USA Today's top plantation in Charleston with this great combination package. Save time and money by booking the combo tour!
Charleston Harbor Tours & Palmetto Carriage Works Combo
Combine our top rated harbor tour with other tours and save! We offer the best discount combo tours in town with carriage, bus, plantation and ghost tours, SC Aquarium & more!
Mount Pleasant
Visit South Carolina's largest coastal town
Charleston Kids Tour
Charleston’s only kids' tour! Treasure hunt with hands-on activities that make history fun! Free souvenirs: inflatable sword, pirate bandana, treasure, balloon parrot, flag!
Charleston Pirate Tours
From walking tours to all-day, motorized excursions. Award-winning customized tours cover your interests. Seen on Travel Channel, Lifetime, A&E, Syfy, PBS, Fox Network, & NPR.
Charleston Pirate Tours - Special Interest
Explore Charleston Pirate and Colonial history with award-winning guides. Evening & daytime Ghost and History tours also offered. Seen on Travel Channel, A&E, Syfy, PBS, NPR.
Fort Sumter National Monument
Situated on an island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor, Fort Sumter is where the American Civil War started on April 12, 1861. The fort is accessible only by boat.
Charleston Pirate Tours - Walking Tour
Explore Charleston Pirate and Colonial history with award-winning guides. Evening & daytime Ghost and History tours also offered. Seen on Travel Channel, A&E, Syfy, PBS, NPR.
Edmondston-Alston House
Built in 1825 on Charleston’s High Battery, the house today stewards both the history of two Charleston families, and the enslaved workers who made their lifestyle possible.
Schooner Pride
Come sail away! Dolphin and Sunset Sails
Crafted Travel
Make it epic in Charleston with a drinking tour like no other! Create lasting memories in a one-of-a-kind luxury limo party bus with door-to-door transportation throughout.
108 Elemental Tours
Join Charleston’s Best Storytellers for the history & hauntings of one of America’s oldest cities. Night tours include City of the Dead, Myths & Legends, & Spirits Pub Crawl.
Avery Research Center for African-American History and Culture
Reading room, archives & scheduled tours. 1990 Carolopolis Award. Beautifully restored facility, site of former Avery School built in 1865. Includes art, historical exhibits.
Carolina Belle
Climb aboard the Carolina Belle to enjoy the beauty of the Charleston Harbor & learn the rich history of the Holy City. On this 90-minute tour, you will see over 75 landmarks!
Carolina Polo & Carriage Company
Owned & operated by native Charlestonians whose families arrived here in the 1600’s. Sights that will leave you breathless and tours that will leave you speechless.
Cathedral of St. John The Baptist
Built between 1890 and 1907. Sat. 5:30pm Vigil Mass | Sun. 9am-Family Mass 11:15am-Solemn Mass with Choir 6pm-Mass | Daily Mass (Mon-Fri) 12:05pm
Charleston Brews Cruise
Experience a taste of Charleston’s flourishing craft beer scene with a Professionally Guided tour of breweries. Hop on the rollicking Brews Cruiser and enjoy the ride!
Charleston Carriage Works
Get ready for an awesome experience! Licensed guides that entertain as well as they educate with beautiful horses and outstanding customer service. Dogs are welcome here!
Charleston City Market
Open M-Su. Built in 1841 to sell produce and meats, it features small shops, restaurants and flea market with everything from produce to antiques.
Charleston Convention & Group Services, Inc.
Licensed & most experienced professional guides in Charleston. Step-on guide service, walking tours, educational programs or customized packages. Bilingual guides available.
Charleston Culinary Tours
Take your taste buds for a stroll to discover the food, history, & culture behind Charleston's storied cuisine. Innovative tours led by passionate locals for lasting memories.
Charleston Private Garden Tour
Historian takes guests to her friends’ private gardens downtown; ends with High Tea served on Cantonware at Charlestonian's home overlooking the Ashley River. 843.708.2228
Charleston Tea Party Private Tour
Historian takes guests by van to her friends’ private gardens; ends with High Tea served on Cantonware at Charlestonian's home overlooking the Ashley River. 843.708.2228
Charleston TourPass
One pass, one price, where admission is included for 30+ top attractions. Includes helpful mobile pass and guide. Choose either a 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5-day pass.
Charleston Water Taxi
On your way to your destination, enjoy Charleston's beautiful harbor. From dolphin sightings to a WWII Aircraft Carrier. Rides leave hourly 9am-8pm
CharlestonTours.com
CharlestonTours.com is your one stop web portal for the best tours & events. Harbor tours, sailing excursions, plantation tours and Charleston's best value combination tours.
Charms of Charleston Tours
A locally owned tour service with guides who are Charlestonians that have a great love of this city. Let us show you this beautiful flower that we are so proud of.
Chicora Tours
Charleston’s most upscale plantation tour experience for the history connoisseur. Two beautiful plantation venues are offered. Private tours are available. Book Soon!
Children's Museum of the Lowcountry
Nine hands-on exhibits, including a two-story medieval castle, a pirate ship, and art room. Allow your children to explore the arts, sciences, and humanities through play!
Circular Congregation Church
Open to visitors when tour guides available. Organized in 1681. The Circular Church established the first Sunday School in South Carolina. Sunday services: 8:30am, 11am
Don't Tread on Me: The Patriots Fight for Liberty in Charleston
From taverns to the Liberty Tree, explore Charleston during the American Revolution & how this “royal city” with its divided loyalties would shape the future of this country.
Edmund's Oast Brewing Co.
Edmund's Oast Brewing Co. is a 20,000 square foot brewery, restaurant, and taproom produces a variety of beers packaged in cans, bottles, and kegs for wide-reaching wholesale.
First (Scots) Presbyterian Church
Organized in 1731 by Caledonian immigrants. Present church built in 1841, displaying the seal of the Church of Scotland in window over main entrance. Sunday 8:45am and 11:15am
First Baptist Church
Sunday services: 8:45am worship 9:45am Bible school 11am worship 6:30pm vesper service. First Baptist Church is the oldest Baptist Church in the South, founded in 1682.
Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center at Liberty Square
This National Park Service site is the primary departure point for visitors to Fort Sumter. Exhibits provide an overview of events leading up to the Civil War. Free admission.
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