Hidden Alleyways and Historic Sites Small-Group Walking Tour
Recommended by 98% of travelers
Charleston, USA
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Travel back in time to discover one of America’s most historic cities—Charleston, South Carolina—on this guided small-group walking tour. Explore some of the city’s most enchanting alleys and hidden passages. Visit the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, a colonial building with a 300-year history; Rainbow Row, the longest cluster of Georgian row houses in the United States; plus historic Philadelphia Alley, and many more.
- Visit one of America’s most historic cities
- Enjoy an historic walking tour of Charleston
- Visit the city’s most enchanting alleys and hidden passages
- Small group ensures personal attention
What's Included
- Alleyways & Historic Sites Guided Walking Tour of Charleston
- Small-Group for a more personalized experience
- Go "off the beaten path" and explore the history and beauty of Charleston's enchanting alleyways
- Professional and Licensed Local Guide
- Learn about the history and events that shaped Charleston
- Explore several alleys and popular points of interest like Rainbow Row
- Stroll through the quaint and charming streets of the historic district
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 122 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
Please meet your tour guide on the North side of the Old Exchange Building where the benches are.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
This guided, narrated, educational tour of historic Charleston, South Carolina begins at the north side of the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, a colonial building with a 300-year history featuring pirates, patriots and presidents alike, located at 122 East Bay Street.
Visit the city’s oftentimes forgotten alleys and hidden passages that barely pass for streets at all. See points of interest like Rainbow Row, the longest cluster of Georgian row houses in the United States, the Heyward-Washington House museum and much more, including St. Philip's Episcopal Church.
Learn about Revolutionary and Civil War facts and anecdotes while you explore. End your tour near the starting point.
Visit the city’s oftentimes forgotten alleys and hidden passages that barely pass for streets at all. See points of interest like Rainbow Row, the longest cluster of Georgian row houses in the United States, the Heyward-Washington House museum and much more, including St. Philip's Episcopal Church.
Learn about Revolutionary and Civil War facts and anecdotes while you explore. End your tour near the starting point.
1
Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
2
South of Broad
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Rainbow Row
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
4
French Quarter
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Philadelphia Alley
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Water bottle recommended
- Comfortable shoes recommended
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 13 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Our guide was so impressive with his knowledge of the cities past. It was very informative and I would take this same tour again.
My mom and I took this tour on our first morning in Charleston. It took us to places in Charleston that we might otherwise have missed as tourists and gave us a good starting place to then further explore on our own. Our guide, Evens, was spot on for the history of the city, revealing much information about the locals and history that you don't read about in history books. Highly recommend this tour and Evens!
Loved not only the tour parts but also the history lesson we received along the way! Learned quite a bit about history tha o was unaware of.
Excellent tour by a professional with a great deal of knowledge. I wish they offered an even longer tour.
Evans was an excellent guide. He was very knowledgeable and personable. You should be so lucky to have him as your guide. We learned so much about the history of Charleston and South Carolina. A must do experience when visiting. He probably could teach locals many things about their own city.
Our tour guide was Al. He was an absolute delight! Funny, knowledgeable, readily answered questions. The tour was great. Loved seeing the alleyways, hearing the history of the homes and their architecture, and getting a better understanding of old Charleston. Heartily recommend!
David was an excellent host, tour guide, & historian. He provided local stories and color to every stop. Highly recommend this walking tour!
David - our tour guide was very knowledgeable about all the great Charleston history. We’ve been to Charleston several times but I still learned from him.
Great walk in the historical district with a very knowledgeable guide! Enriched our trip to Charleston! Enjoyed it very much!
The hidden alleyways walking tout was wonderful! Evans is a master guide and knew everything about the Charleston area. He was clear and passionate. We loved it! Highly recommend it.
Excellent walking tour that really gets you to know the city you are in. Do it as soon as you get to Charleston
The tour guide was so knowledgeable and made the time go much too quickly. Being told of all the things that happened in history makes the tour truly special.
Amazing. We can’t thank Evans Byrd enough for a wonderful tour. He shared so much interesting information with us while being personal lol e and fun. Thank you!
Duggar was a great guide. His knowledge was extensive regarding what we saw. Pace was good. Plenty of time to take pictures. Highly recommend this tour with this guide.
Paul was an excellent guide. So very well informed. He knew all aspects of the city including both the revolutionary and civil war eras.
The tour with Michael was amazing. The six of us gals loved the tour. He hit all the places we wanted to see.
Thoroughly enjoyed this walking tour through the streets and alleys of downtown and south Charleston! Our tour guide, Mark, was outstanding with his extensive historical knowledge and personal experiences to enlighten us (with a keen since of humor) about many unique facts about Charleston from its inception through the Revolutionary and Civil Wars and up to today! He shared all of his knowledge of cultural, historical, plus architectural insights that we’d never known before - despite our several visits here and several other tours we’ve previously taken. We would definitely recommend this tour and hopefully you’ll get Mark as your guide!
Our tour guide Evans clearly loves his job and has incredible knowledge of the history of Charleston, as well as the current goings-on of the historical real estate downtown Charleston! We did the 9:30am tour, and fortunately it was mostly shaded, but still VERY hot! But still glad we did it; certainly would not have discovered the plethora of historical facts ourselves. Thanks Evans!
Fascinating, very informative , tour guide was a wealth of information. Talked about history, plants people. Definitely worth the time.
David was very knowledgeable and told great stories. He was able to answer all the questions. The tour was. The alley walk but I feel we got far more then just allies from the walk.
I had a wonderful walking tour through Charleston, SC! Our guide was very knowledgeable, friendly, and made the history of Charleston come alive with interesting stories and facts. I enjoyed seeing the beautiful historic homes, streets, and landmarks while learning so much about the city. It was a great experience, and I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Charleston!
Evans was great. The walk was nice and the history was very interesting. Would recommend to anyone visiting Charleston.
We loved that there were plants called out, which we may not know as much about as out-of-towners. We saw alleys we hadn't walked through before - hard to know which are private residential versus walkable so that made this tour very helpful!
We’re from the west coast so the heat/humidity was pretty bad. Recommend early or late tours in mid September.
It was great. Good way to See and hear about Charleston. Loved alley way, homes, lots of history shared. Delightfulway to start our experience in Charlston!!!
Jim provided a very informative tour and had extensive knowledge of Charleston. He was patient with all our question and had a great sense of humor. I wouldn’t hesitate to do this tour again. Thanks Jim!
Very informative and beautiful walking tour! This city has so much history and beauty. Duggar was excellent and entertaining!!! He's very passionate about his job and did a wonderful job explaining the city's history. Highly recommend!
I’ve never done a guided tour before, even though I travel quite a bit, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I did this tour solo, and I can honestly say it was one of the best experiences I’ve had. The guide was fantastic knowledgeable, engaging, and made the whole experience so enjoyable. I enjoyed it so much that I’ll definitely be doing guided tours again in every city I visit in the future. Highly recommend
Tour guide was very knowledgeable and engaging. Provided fun facts along with historical information. Highly recommended.
Great pace. Great stories of history and Charleston. Well versed in Charleston history. Likes the Dock theater. Nice break from the heat.
The information was very interesting to show the significance Charleston has had in history in the US. The guide today was Evan Byrd. His passion and stories were so interesting. The storytelling was spellbinding. Don't miss the opportunity and walk away with a feel of the times and where we are in the present. Great way to connect to this city
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