Charleston Self Guided Walking Tour
Description
Charleston's past is alive and vibrant, waiting to be discovered around every corner. Go at your own pace, anytime, 24/7/365 on this smartphone guided (app/gps) walking tour. On this tour you’ll see Charleston’s historic downtown, including the famous Rainbow Row, The battery, multiple alley ways, hidden gems, a hidden entranceway to a famous graveyard, 2 parks, statues and so much more! Along the way you’ll learn the stories of the holy city, the people, the civil war, the battery, GW, Edgar Allan Poe, the history of the buildings, the streets, the fences and the city’s soul. If you like to wonder the streets and wonder what’s the history of this tour, then this tour is for you. Charlestonians are known for taking it slow, and so should you. This tour is designed to go at your own pace. Stop anytime to explore more and continue when you are ready. The tour never expires, and you can take it as many times as you want!
Tour Options
Itinerary
The tour starts at gateway walk where you'll get a chance to walk through a easy to find but little known pathway to the : Unitarian Church Cemetery and hear the connection to Edgar Allan Poe.
Who's Poogan? Learn about the dog that named the restaurant and see his stone outside. This is also one of the best souther restaurants you'll find. Yum.
The tour stops outside the museum and you'll learn about the history of Charleston's art scene, southern art and the history of the building.
Get a chance to see a a huge obelisk that's a miniature version of the Washington monument in Washington D.C. Learn the story of Washington here and take a rest.
See the iconic rainbow row and learn how it was created. This a great spot for pictures.
Walk around the battery and see the statues and learn about their stories and history as you walk. What role did the city play in the revolutionary war? The Civil War?
Explore sites on King Street, historic houses, churches, and sites and learn the history of the area. You'll see secret alleyways, historic sites, and so much more!
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What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(63)
This self guided tour was a fantastic experience for my girlfriend and I. This is our first time in Charleston and we loved the history explained throughout the guide. Definitely would recommend to fellow history enthusiasts! I would recommend bringing waters to stay hydrated.
Loved the tour and mix of history and architecture. Loved that we could go at our own pace and pause and restart as we wanted. Just the right amount of walking and coverage of Charleston. Also suggestions for delving deeper into spots along the tour. Would highly recommend
This was a great alternative to scheduling a tour. I was unsure of when I would be available but was interested in touring Charlotte. This was very informative and allowed me to visit the landmarks and museums at a leisurely pace. I highly recommend it.
Enjoyed a fun and informative guided walking tour of historic Charleston, experiencing hidden alleys and architectural gems - thanks Greg - that was $10 well spent!
Difficult to get app to work… had to shut down and restart multiple times. Once we got started, the app said it would wait until you reached the next point of interest, but it did not and we had to manually pause it. The descriptions of each site were too brief.
Hi! I sounds like you might have used the "Virtual" tour mode? And not the "on location" Version? The on location uses GPS to know your location and plays as you walk. The virtual allows you to hear it anytime, without the GPS triggering :). That sounds to be the issue. If you did not like it, no problem, email me at info@walkntours.com and I'm happy to refund you. 1000's take this tour and write me every day with great reviews, so I'm sorry it did not work out for you! But good news is the tour never expires, so you can take it again, or listen, anytime! Have a great day. Greg @ WalknTours
Tour at your own pace is great but app is challenging as screen goes black often and have to re login to phone.
Informative guide with clear instructions to next point
Thank you for the great review! This is one of my favorite tours! while you travel look for our new tours, we are growing fast and creating 10 plus tour per month! Thanks again! Greg @ WalknTours
We thought the information was great. We had a hard time working the app at first but that was probably user error. We couldn't figure out how to progress the audio without starting over. Once we understood the app better we really enjoyed it. We think a short tutorial before beginning your first tour would be helpful, something that shows all of the icons and how to properly work it. We were halfway through before even noticing the GPS arrow for the next stop. We kept going out and trying to locate on the map.
It is a lot of walking but very informative. Took us a minute to find the starting point. Lots of little out of the norm places
You’re free to travel at your own pace and replay a section if needed.
