Charleston Footprints Walking Tour
Duration: 120 to 135 minutes
Tour with us with confidence that you are touring with the best in the business. Our guides are licensed by the city and are Palmetto Guild Certified. Our guides are full time veterans with 90 years combined experience in the industry. We strive every time to provide our guests a tour experience that edifies, entertains and informs.
Since we are fluent in all topics related to Charleston, no two tours are alike, taking into consideration the interests of our guests, the weather, and physical disabilities. We can talk pirates to pyracanthas, Revolution to Regency style. Come along and learn Charleston's rich and complex story from engaging and knowledgeable guides with a passion for Charleston, America's Most Historic City!
Questions are encouraged!
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Itinerary
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Stops at: Rainbow RowThis row of 18th century buildings in the Georgian and Jacobean styles looked out at wharves on the harbor. In the 1930s the dilapidated buildings were restored as residences and are perhaps the first successful venture in Charleston's early preservation movement.Duration: 5 minutes
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Stops at: St. Michael's ChurchCharleston's oldest church (1761) is substantially intact to its 18th century design. Some windows feature stained glass by Louis Tiffany and Company. Two signers of the Constitution arelaid to rest in the graveyard. Notably, the church bells have crossed the Atlantic Ocean five times!Duration: 8 minutes
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Stops at: Dock Street Theaterin 1937, the Work Projects Administration created a play house in the style of the eighteenth century. Research had proven that the first dedicated theater space in British North America, also called the Dock Street Theater, was built on the very same ground in 1736.Duration: 10 minutes
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Stops at: St. Philip's ChurchThe oldest congregation, founded 1680. National figures, including a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a signer of the Constitution, are laid to rest in the graveyard. St Philip's has worshiped at this sight since 1723.Duration: 10 minutes
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Stops at: Circular Congregational ChurchThis congregation has worshipped at the same site since 1681. The Church of the Colonial Townspeople has fine slate tombsones from the eighteenth century.Duration: 15 minutes
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Stops at: The Powder MagazineBuilt to house gunpowder in 1713, it is the oldest public use structure between St Augustine and Williamsburg.Duration: 5 minutes
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Stops at: Nathaniel Russell HouseWe walk through the garden, the design of landscape architect Loutrell Briggs. The house is perhaps the finest Adams/Federal style house available to tour in the country.Duration: 10 minutes
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Stops at: Battery & White Point GardensWe stop at Charleston'd historic waterfront to discuss the Battle of Fort Sumter (1861) and the Battle of Fort Sullivan (1776). We admire and discuss the grand waterfront homes built as party palaces for the winter season prior to the Civil War.Duration: 15 minutes
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Passes by: Gibbes Museum of ArtThe Gibbes has been procuring Southern Art since 1858, and has an exceptional collection of miniature and full length portraits from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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Stops at: Pink House GalleryCharleston's oldest surviving entertainment venue, it was originally a tavern. Some sources date it as early as 1686. Its name derives not from the pink paint job, but rather the boldly pink coral rock of which it is constructed.Duration: 5 minutes
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Stops at: The Powder MagazineThis unique building was built specifically for gunpowder storage. Walls are 35" thick of brick, but the vaulted ceilings are just 2 bricks thick in the top, designed to blow up and not out in case of exposure. This Colonial Military Museum has been operated by the Colonial Dames since 1905.Duration: 5 minutes
Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Includes:
- All Fees and Taxes
Does not include:
- Alcoholic beverages is strictly for 18 years old and above only
- Lunch
Additional Information:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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