Charleston Historic Pubs Tour: Exploring 350+ Years
4.9
25 Ratings
Charleston
Embark on a 3-hour guided tour of Charleston's historic pubs, delving into 350+ years of captivating history, culture, and local pub traditions. Discover the intriguing stories behind pints, pubs, prostitutes, pirates, and politics!
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Charleston Culinary Tours - Meet your guide at our home office. We have bathrooms, water, and A/C!
What's Included
  • Snacks during the tour
  • Three complimentary drinks (one per stop)
  • Guided tour with a city-certified expert
What's Not Included
  • Guide gratuity
Additional Information

This expertly led, three-hour tour, will guide you through over three centuries of Charleston’s History, intertwined with its Pub Culture. During your exploration of the notorious French Quarter, you will cdrop by three local pubs and deepen your knowledge about the renowned ‘Five P’s’: Pints, Pubs, Prostitutes, Pirates, and Politics! The tour also includes your first drink at each pub, and a shareable appetizer at a minimum of one stop.

  • Minimum age is 21 years
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
46 State St
State Street
Meet inside our office (Charleston Culinary Tours)
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.9
(25 Ratings)
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Kentarnoldy
Mar 13, 2024
Enjoyable and entertaining evening - Alex was a great guide. Provided a very entertaining, informative, and knowledgeable tour. He was understanding and accommodating with a mobility issue with one in our group. Very good variety of places and even adjusted the places we visited due to some being father away or extremely busy. Coby joined at the last stop and was also very knowledgeable and a great storyteller. Overall a very enjoyable time. Definitely recommend.
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Alexandra_r
Jan 31, 2024
Pirates, Politics, Prostitutes, Pints & Pubs - Our tour guide, Coby was entertaining, informative and interesting. We enjoyed it immensely! The beer, the stories and the food were all great.
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Suzanne_k
Jan 11, 2024
From tour guides to friends - We were scheduled for a tour the night a big storm blew in. Coby was kind enough to reschedule for the following evening. Alex was our tour guide and he regaled us with tons of great stories and facts. The biggest thing was how patient and accommodating he was with my hip issues/pain and not being able to keep a fast pace. He was knowledgeable and entertaining. Coby met us at the last stop and added to the fun. We ended up having so much fun together I now consider us friends, not just customers.
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Ellen_m
Jan 7, 2024
Lots of fun and cool snippets of facts in Charleston history - Very knowledgeable and learned about off beaten path sites and great stories behind Charleston History. The pubs had a meaningful history to our stops as well as the drinks and apps. Would recommend this tour and ask for Alex as your tour guide very fun!
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Lauren_k
Jan 4, 2024
Enjoy a pint! - We had a great time on this tour. The tour guide Coby is very knowledgeable about historical Charleston and the local beers. Made some friends with the other couples.
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Christine_l
Dec 25, 2023
Great time with good people - The tour guide was very knowledgeable and his delivery was excellent and humorous. His interaction with us was personal and attentive.
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Deborah_l
Dec 10, 2023
Coby was awesome! So much fun! - So much fun and so much education about the history of Charleston (Charlestown). Coby was so knowledgeable about all things Charleston and had us mesmerized with all of the stories. Lots of history about pirates and politics and prostitutes (oh my). Lol. The time just flew by with his stories and great drinks at each stop. It was nice to have tables and spaces set aside for us even on a busy Saturday night. It was a great bonus that he’s also a beer conneseur (certified cicerone) so we learned quite alot about beer too! Would highly recommend Coby and the Historic Bar Tour!
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Valerie_r
Nov 30, 2023
Alex paused throughout... - Alex paused throughout our time together to point out places and faces of architectural and historical interest, providing great anecdotal references to place all this information in context. Conversation over beers and bites, or while walking along was easy and fun as well as informative. Alex brought us to three great pubs where we were greeted warmly and treated well. This was a great afternoon!
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Pampf5552rl
Nov 23, 2023
Alex, King Ludwig of tours - Alex is fantastic. We learned so many new things about Charleston. This is our 4th trip to Charleston and we always take tours but this was the best and the most fun tour we have ever had and it was because of Alex
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736drewz
Nov 22, 2023
Charleston historic pub tour - Alex was very extremely knowledgeable and very enthusiastic. He made the tour a wonderful experience.
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