• Washington Square - Washington Square is a historic public garden located in the heart of Charleston. Established in the early 19th century next to City Hall and St. Michael’s Church, it has become a civic space surrounded by monuments, pathways, and ancient trees. The square embodies Charleston’s political history, commemorative traditions, and sophisticated urban character.
• Four Corners of Law - Four Corners of Law is the historic intersection of Meeting Street and Broad Street in Charleston. The four corners are defined by City Hall, the courthouse, the federal courthouse and post office, and St. Michael’s Church. Together, they symbolize municipal, state, federal, and ecclesiastical law, representing Charleston’s civic, legal, and religious identity.
• The Hat Man - The Hat Man is a painted figure located at the corner of Church and Broad Streets in Charleston. Created in the late 19th century as an advertisement for a haberdashery, the image is composed entirely of different hat shapes. Its unique silhouette has become a small local landmark, merging commercial history, street art, and Charleston folklore.
• Philip Simmons Egret Gate - Philip Simmons’ Egret Gate is a wrought-iron gate situated at 2 St. Michael’s Alley in Charleston. Designed by master blacksmith Philip Simmons, it combines Lowcountry bird imagery with the city’s tradition of decorative ironwork. The gate showcases Charleston’s craft heritage, African American artistry, and the serene beauty of its historic lanes.
• Meeting Street - Meeting Street is one of Charleston’s most significant historic streets. Running through the heart of the old city, it connects civic landmarks, churches, museums, and preserved houses. Its name recalls the colonial meeting house once associated with the area, while its architecture reflects Charleston’s political, religious, and social history.
• Nathaniel Russell House - Nathaniel Russell House Museum is a historic Federal-style townhouse on Meeting Street in Charleston. Completed in 1808 for merchant Nathaniel Russell, it is renowned for its elegant interiors, formal garden, and dramatic three-story free-flying staircase. The house represents Charleston’s mercantile wealth, architectural refinement, and the enslaved labor behind elite domestic life.
• The Williams Mansion - Williams Mansion is one of Charleston’s most magnificent Gilded Age residences. Built in the 1870s for businessman George Walton Williams, it stands on Meeting Street near the Battery. Its ornate interiors, grand scale, gardens, and Victorian details reflect the wealth, ambition, and social complexity of post-Civil War Charleston.
• White Point Garden - White Point Garden is a historic park located at the southern tip of Charleston’s peninsula. Shaded by live oaks and lined with monuments and old cannons, it overlooks Charleston Harbor where the Ashley and Cooper rivers converge. The garden reflects the city’s military history, waterfront identity, and genteel Southern landscape tradition.
• Fort Sumter National Monument - Fort Sumter is a historic sea fort in Charleston Harbor. It is famously known as the site where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired in April 1861. Its brick walls, island setting, and military remains highlight Charleston’s strategic importance, the conflict over slavery and secession, and a pivotal turning point in United States history.
• Robert W. Roper House - Robert W. Roper House is a Greek Revival mansion on East Battery in Charleston. Built around 1838 for cotton planter Robert William Roper, it was designed to be visible from the harbor, featuring a grand portico and oversized columns. The house reflects antebellum wealth, architectural ambition, and the complex history behind Charleston’s elite waterfront residences.
• Longitude Lane - Longitude Lane is one of Charleston’s narrow historic lanes. Established during the colonial period, it was renamed in the 1760s, likely in reference to the city’s maritime trade and nearby wharves. Its brick walls, compact scale, and east-west orientation reflect the hidden urban fabric of old Charleston.
• Rainbow Row - Rainbow Row is one of Charleston’s most photographed historic streetscapes. The row of pastel-painted Georgian houses on East Bay Street dates mainly from the 18th century and was restored in the 20th century. Its colors, harbor-facing position, and preserved façades reflect Charleston’s colonial architecture, merchant history, and distinctive Lowcountry charm.
• Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon - The Old Exchange is one of Charleston’s most significant colonial buildings. Completed in 1771 as a commercial exchange and custom house, it later served as a Revolutionary War prison, post office, city hall, and museum. Its history reflects Charleston’s role in trade, politics, conflict, and the early United States.
• Pineapple Fountain - Pineapple Fountain is a waterfront landmark in Charleston’s Waterfront Park. Installed in the early 1990s, it features the pineapple, a traditional symbol of hospitality, as its central form. Its layered basins, flowing water, and harbor setting reflect Charleston’s welcoming image, Lowcountry elegance, and close relationship with the waterfront.
• Old Slave Mart Museum - The Old Slave Mart Museum is located on Chalmers Street in Charleston. It occupies part of Ryan’s Mart, once one of the city’s most prominent slave auction sites. The museum narrates the story of Charleston’s role in the domestic slave trade and preserves a painful chapter of African American history.
• Pink House Gallery - The Pink House Gallery is a historic building on Chalmers Street in Charleston. Dating from the early 18th century, it is often described as one of the city’s oldest surviving structures. Its small scale, pink Bermuda-stone walls, tiled roof, and later use as an art gallery reflect Charleston’s colonial architecture, creative life, and layered French Quarter history.
• Dock Street Theatre - Dock Street Theatre is one of Charleston’s most historic performing arts venues. The original theatre opened in 1736, while the present building incorporates the former Planters Hotel and a 20th-century reconstruction. Its stage, balconies, and French Quarter setting reflect Charleston’s long theatrical tradition, colonial history, and preservation culture.
• French Huguenot Church - The French Huguenot Church is a historic church in the city’s French Quarter. Its congregation traces its roots to Huguenot refugees who settled in Charleston in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Gothic Revival building, pink façade, and French-language heritage reflect the city’s religious diversity and early immigrant history.
• Philadelphia Alley - Philadelphia Alley, also known locally as Dueler’s Alley, is one of Charleston’s narrow historic passages in the French Quarter. Once called Cow Alley, it was renamed after aid from Philadelphia helped the city recover from the fire of 1796. Its brick walls, quiet scale, and dueling legends reflect Charleston’s layered mix of history, folklore, and hidden urban corners.
• The Powder Magazine - The Powder Magazine Museum is one of Charleston’s oldest surviving public buildings. Completed in 1713, it was built to store gunpowder for the colonial city’s defenses. Its thick walls, small scale, and military purpose reflect the early fortifications of Charles Town and the dangers of life in a vulnerable Atlantic port.
• Charleston City Market - Charleston City Market is one of the city’s historic commercial landmarks. Its market halls stretch through the old center between Meeting Street and East Bay Street, continuing a tradition of trade that dates back to the early 19th century. Sweetgrass baskets, local foods, crafts, and souvenirs reflect Charleston’s Lowcountry culture and everyday street life.

• Illustrations to identify landmarks
• Offline map with a route for easy GPS navigation
• 1 year access to the tour in your preferred language
• 25 audio recordings narrated by a professional historian
• Audio Guide app for iPhone and Android

• Smartphone and headphones
• In-person tour guide
• Transportation
• Food and drinks

The audio guide serves as a convenient mobile companion for a self-guided walking tour of Charleston. Designed specifically to help visitors get acquainted with the city in a short amount of time (2–2.5 hours), the tour follows a route on the in-app map from Washington Square to the Charleston City Market, passing the city’s main landmarks along the way.

Highlights include The Four Corners of Law, Rainbow Row, The Nathaniel Russell House Museum, The Williams Mansion, and The French Huguenot Church.

The tour features 25 interesting stops, with all stories written by professional journalists and historians, adding a touch of humor and a love of travel. Once the tour is downloaded, the app works offline, and the audio guide can always be heard clearly through headphones. Operators can enjoy fascinating stories and legends while moving at their own pace, with no need to follow a tour group. They may stop at any time to rest in a café or turn down a picturesque alley, then continue the walk around the city later.

• The audio guide is available through a special mobile app for iOS and Android
• Entry tickets to the museums are not included. Please buy them separately in advance
• The tour doesn’t cover all Charleston sights
• This is a self-guided tour. You will need to download the audio guide mobile app, activate your purchase, and follow the route on the app’s map. There is no human guide provided
• The audio guide is available anytime. The date and time provided for checkout are approximate

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.