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Charleston Walking Tours: the 15 Best Guided Walks

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Every trip has an afternoon going spare. These 15 charleston walking tours earn it, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get your shoes on.

Historic Charleston Guided Sightseeing Walking Tour - The French Quarter brings Charleston’s story into focus
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Historic Charleston Guided Sightseeing Walking Tour

1.Historic Charleston Guided Sightseeing Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6,216 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $30Our pick

Start at Charleston City Hall and walk through the French Quarter, past Rainbow Row, and into South of Broad. Guides such as Evans, Al, Dennis, and Duggar bring architecture, slavery, war, and local stories to life. Expect a flat, moderate walk for groups of up to 20.

“EVANS was a great tour guide would definitely recommend taking the tour told some very interesting stories about Charleston”

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Ghosts of Charleston Night-Time Walking Tour with Unitarian Church Graveyard - Walking through Charleston’s old city after sunset
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Ghosts of Charleston Night-Time Walking Tour with Unitarian Church Graveyard

2.Ghosts of Charleston Night-Time Walking Tour with Unitarian Church Graveyard

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,835 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $35

Walk Charleston’s old city for 90 minutes with guides such as Simon, Jerry, Liz, or Jake, hearing historical ghost tales before entering the 1772 Unitarian Church Graveyard after dark. Expect storytelling, cobblestones, hanging moss, and a choice of full tour or graveyard-only visit.

“Jake was a great tour guide! Super fun and very knowledgeable on each place we went to! Definitely doing it again!”

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Hidden Alleyways and Historic Sites Small-Group Walking Tour - South of Broad, where quiet lanes meet grand homes
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Hidden Alleyways and Historic Sites Small-Group Walking Tour

3.Hidden Alleyways and Historic Sites Small-Group Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,335 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $34

Walk Charleston’s South of Broad and French Quarter with a licensed local guide such as Dennis, Duggar, Evans, or Al. In two hours, you’ll visit four to six alleys, Rainbow Row, Philadelphia Alley, St. Philip’s, and other historic sites. The tour stays outdoors and ends where it starts.

“Very interesting tour. History, beauty and life. Lovely two hours in downtown Charleston with lots of stories.”

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Highlights of Charleston Guided Walking Tour - French Huguenot Church and Charleston’s religious mix
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Highlights of Charleston Guided Walking Tour

4.Highlights of Charleston Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,206 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Walk Charleston’s French Quarter and South of Broad for two hours with a guide such as Bill Harris or Vanna. Expect a history-focused route through St. Philip’s Church, the Old Slave Mart, the Old Exchange, Rainbow Row, and lesser-seen corners, with plenty of outdoor walking and storytelling.

“Great tour. Bill Harris was great, his compassion for history was infectious. Highly recommend this tour.”

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Charleston French Quarter or Brunch Food Tour with 7+ Tastings - Upper King Street brunch: a newer side of Charleston
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Charleston French Quarter or Brunch Food Tour with 7+ Tastings

5.Charleston French Quarter or Brunch Food Tour with 7+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,853 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $108

Spend three hours walking Charleston with a local guide such as Robin, Perry, Nathan, or Crystin while sampling Lowcountry favorites. Choose French Quarter tastings of she-crab soup, shrimp and grits, and benne wafers, or an Upper King brunch with biscuits, quiche, fried green tomatoes, and a secret dish.

“Awesome food tour with multiple stops and plenty of great tasting food. Fantastic tour guide who was extremely knowledgeable regarding local history.”

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Charleston Haunted Booze and Boos Ghost Walking Tour - City Market adds history between the bar stops
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Charleston Haunted Booze and Boos Ghost Walking Tour

6.Charleston Haunted Booze and Boos Ghost Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,569 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $39

Walk Charleston after dark with a costumed pirate guide such as Vannah, Jo, or Blakey. Hear ghost stories tied to the Powder Magazine, City Market, churchyards, and Four Corners of Law, while stopping at local bars for drinks you buy yourself. Expect up to 14 people, a souvenir cup, and plenty of walking.

“Jo is fantastic! Great tour; she is entertaining & very knowledgeable about the history of Charleston.”

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Charleston's Pleasing Terrors Night-Time Walking Ghost Tour - Starting at 80 Broad Street after dark
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Charleston’s Pleasing Terrors Night-Time Walking Ghost Tour

7.Charleston’s Pleasing Terrors Night-Time Walking Ghost Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,345 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $29

Walk Charleston after dark with Mike Brown, host of the Pleasing Terrors Podcast. Over 90 minutes, you’ll hear ghost stories, local folklore, and unsettling history at Poogan’s Porch, the Charleston Library Society, Philadelphia Alley, and a historic church downtown. The group is capped at 20.

“Our guide Mike was a fantastic and made the experience enjoyable. He made the stories feel real and tied a lot of history in it to make it believable”

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Charleston historical walking tour with a Professor of History at The Citadel - George Washington, imprisonment, and the Old Exchange
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Charleston historical walking tour with a Professor of History at The Citadel

8.Charleston historical walking tour with a Professor of History at The Citadel

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,284 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $40

Walk Charleston’s historic center with Citadel history professor Eric Lager, in a group capped at 12. Over about three hours, you’ll connect churches, theaters, civic buildings, the French Quarter, and a Battery view of Fort Sumter through detailed stories and open questions.

“Highly recommend this tour. Our guide was a rare combination of hugely knowledgeable, highly engaging, humorous. We learned lots - historical and otherwise.”

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Charleston Ghost & Graveyard Night-Time Guided Walking Tour - Stories that go beyond haunted houses
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Charleston Ghost & Graveyard Night-Time Guided Walking Tour

9.Charleston Ghost & Graveyard Night-Time Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,100 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $40

Join a licensed Bulldog Tours guide for a 90-minute evening walk through Charleston’s Historic District. Hear stories of ghosts, voodoo, dueling, and premature burial, then enter the city’s oldest cemetery after hours. Guides such as Sarah, Drew, Jim, and Kevin bring different styles to the route.

“Guide was knowledgeable, ambience was fun, stories was good but too long. Would have enjoyed a few more stories and stops instead of 2-3 very long tales.”

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Savor the Flavors of Charleston Walking Food Tour - Starting at 18 Anson Street
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Savor the Flavors of Charleston Walking Food Tour

10.Savor the Flavors of Charleston Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 881 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $110

Spend about 2.5 hours walking Charleston with a guide such as Diane, Jade, Fran, or Faith, stopping for generous tastes of grits, barbecue, benne wafers, pralines, and more. The small group is capped at 12, with stops around the City Market and French Quarter.

“This was phenomenal! Our guide, Andrew, was so knowledgeable and entertaining . This is a must do. The restaurants and bakery we visited were spectacular, and the food samplings werr great !”

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Charleston: Old Walled City Historical Walking Tour - Meeting at Meeting and Chalmers Streets
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Charleston: Old Walled City Historical Walking Tour

11.Old Walled City Historical Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 705 reviews · 2 hours · from $30

Spend two hours walking Charleston’s cobblestone streets with a local English-speaking guide such as Al, Bruce, or Eric. See churches, colonial homes, Rainbow Row, Waterfront Park, and the Old Exchange while hearing stories about piracy, rice planters, fires, epidemics, war, hurricanes, and the great earthquake.

“Our guide gave us so much information it was almost too much. I wish he spoke a little slower but his enthusiasm and passionate delivery were much appreciated.”

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Historic Charleston Walking Tour: Rainbow Row, Churches, and More - Rainbow Row and the Charleston single house
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Historic Charleston Walking Tour: Rainbow Row, Churches, and More

12.Historic Charleston Walking Tour: Rainbow Row, Churches, and More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 691 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $40

Walk Charleston’s Historic District with guides such as Gordon, Diane, Eric, or Graham, seeing Rainbow Row, antebellum homes, churches, graveyards, the Battery, and Fort Sumter from afar. The two-hour route includes Powder Magazine admission and suits first-time visitors who want history, architecture, and local stories without transportation.

“Keith did an excellent job sharing the history of Charleston. This tour was very interesting and we enjoyed walking through the historic district.”

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Charleston Haunted Jail Night-Time Walking Tour with Admission to Old City Jail - The meeting point at 21 Magazine Street
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Charleston Haunted Jail Night-Time Walking Tour with Admission to Old City Jail

13.Charleston Haunted Jail Night-Time Walking Tour with Admission to Old City Jail

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 570 reviews · from $40

Enter Charleston’s Old City Jail at night with a professional guide such as Sarah or Jerry. You’ll hear stories of pirates, criminals, and the supposedly ghostly Lavinia Fisher while visiting cells, corridors, and other eerie spaces. The tour lasts about 45 minutes and includes admission.

“Sarah was great. A very spooky experience. My family and I were checking behind our backs the whole time.”

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Charleston Ghost & Dungeon Night-Time Walking Tour with Entry to Provost Dungeon - Walking through the French Quarter
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Charleston Ghost & Dungeon Night-Time Walking Tour with Entry to Provost Dungeon

14.Charleston Ghost & Dungeon Night-Time Walking Tour with Entry to Provost Dungeon

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 479 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $40

Walk Charleston at night with a licensed Bulldog Tours guide, hearing tales of ghosts, voodoo, haunted houses, and Lowcountry superstition before spending about 20 minutes inside the old Provost Dungeon. Guides such as Mo, Jack, Zoe, and Kevin are praised for lively storytelling, though the tour leans toward history as much as scares.

“Mo was great. We enjoyed all the ghost stories in the Dueler’s Alley, outside of Saint Philip’s cemetery, and the Dungeon.”

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Charleston Ghosts of Liberty Guided Walking Tour - The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon
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Charleston Ghosts of Liberty Guided Walking Tour

15.Charleston Ghosts of Liberty Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 473 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)

Walk Charleston with a guide such as Michael, Dawson, Scott, or Veronica, hearing ghost stories alongside lesser-known local history. The 90-minute route includes the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, with visual aids, questions, and a family-friendly tone. Groups are capped at 20.

“Dawson was awesome! So fun and personable. Heard fun stories and learned some Charleston history. This tour is totally worth it 😊”

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