Book Charleston's Most Educational History Tour!
Description
Discover Charleston through the eyes of a real historian with three college degrees, including a PhD. This experience is a conversation built around you — what you care about, what you’re curious about, and what you hope to understand. Cooper starts by learning what matters most to you, then shapes the experience around your interests. Along the way, he’ll reveal things you never knew, challenge things you thought you knew, and give you the deeper context that makes Charleston’s history so fascinating, complicated, funny, and unforgettable. Using a storytelling style filled with humor, insight, and plenty of thought-provoking questions, Cooper leads you from Waterfront Park south toward the famous Charleston Battery. You’ll see beautiful landmarks, walk historic streets, and explore the colorful, surprising, and sometimes irreverent story of early Charles Towne. By the time the tour ends, you’ll be close to where you began — but you won’t be the same traveler who started.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We start out by the water, walk mostly in the shade - and take as many breaks as people may need. Please keep in mind. We’re not walking fast, and we take our time. However, Charleston isn’t known for its straight and level sidewalks – that’s why we don’t recommend wheelchairs and walkers on a tour like this. Strollers are fine. However, young children may need a little extra care on the narrow sidewalks. It’s very hot and humid in in Charleston this time of year. In addition to comfortable walking shoes, and a great attitude - you may want to bring a bottled water.
Beautiful cobblestone streets and we'll stand in Charleston's first fish market
Think history is gone? Think again. Tradd street was built back in 1720
A breathtaking view among the hundred years old Live Oak trees.
Many places show you where George Washington slept.. this is where he lived while he was here in Charleston!
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(148)
The guide was very knowledgeable, funny, and encouraged questions. Not only did he give a deep, broad explanation of Charleston’s history and share stories of local culture, he also gave recommendations for where to eat.
Wear your best walking shoes and enjoy the most colorful history of Charleston with Cooper. His stories will fascinate, challenge and motivate you to delve further into what you've learned in history books. All told with a side of humor ;)
This tour was excellent! Our guide was very knowledgeable and had a very comedic style which made the almost 3 hour tour a lot of fun! I learned so much about the history of Charleston. So glad I selected this particular tour and tour guide!
This guide was very knowledgable because he taught at UNC history dept. and is native to the area. Sometimes hard to hear him so microphones would have been great!
Very informative, interactive and a nice pace. One of the first things Cooper pointed out to the group is that history is made from people. Relating that to what we we seeing put things in a great perspective. I would book again
This was a hugely informative tour with lots of insight into history from the settlement of Charleston through the Revolutionary and Civil Wars to the present day. Cooper brought Charleston to life for every era. He made the tour very interactive, which was fun and added to our enjoyment. I highly recommend!
Excellent tour through history & I learned a lot. You think you already know, but the history is much more interesting than what you learned in school
This is, by far, the best tour I've ever taken in Charleston! Cooper has vast knowledge of the history of Charleston and tells of things that our history does not teach. He makes the tour fun and humorous as well. I highly recommend this tour if you want to learn TRUE Charleston history!
This is a must do for your vacation list. Cooper was a fantastic guide and well versed in Charleston's history. We walked for about 2-1/2 hours in the historic district and had a delightful time. We would absolutely recommend booking this activity.
What a fantastic tour! This was one of the best walking tours I've been on anywhere. I learned so much about the historic Charleston. The stories were so well-told and it was great to be led on a walking tour by someone who understood the area so well. I would definitely tell others to book this tour if they visit and I would book again if I returned to Charleston - which I hope to do!
