Charleston Walking Tour: Discover Historic Downtown

Discover Charleston’s vibrant history at your own pace with a 24/7 self-guided walking tour. Explore hidden gems, historic sites, and captivating stories.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Gateway Walk - The tour begins at Gateway Walk, where you’ll have the opportunity to stroll through an easily accessible yet lesser-known path to the Unitarian Church Cemetery and discover its connection to Edgar Allan Poe.
  • Poogan’s Porch - Who is Poogan? Find out about the dog that gave the restaurant its name and see his memorial stone…
What's Included
  • Tour never expires, go anytime
  • Walking tour app access for one tour
  • Go at your own pace, 24/7/365
What's Not Included
  • No food, admission, drinks or in person guide, this is all navigated by the walking tour app
Additional Information

Charleston’s history is vibrant and ever-present, ready to be explored at every turn. Experience it at your own pace, any time, day or night, all year round with this smartphone-guided (app/GPS) walking tour.
On this tour, you’ll explore Charleston’s historic downtown, featuring the renowned Rainbow Row, The Battery, numerous alleyways, hidden treasures,…

Location
163 King St
King Street
The tour starts at the gate of gateway walk just to the left of 163 King St, Charleston, SC 29401. There you will see a gate. Once you get there please open your walking tour app and press start tour. You'll be guided around the city.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Darylhe672ih
Feb 19, 2026
Excellent tour! - Enjoyed taking it at our own pace. Narration was excellent. Loved the history. I highly recommend this tour.
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Elaine_h
Feb 18, 2026
A good morning tour - It's best to do this tour in the early morning hours before the rest of the city wakes up. We started the tour at 9:00 and it was perfect. Had we waited until the afternoon, it would've been too crowded to take the time to enjoy the sights and information.
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Juliesw4072gp
Nov 23, 2025
Highly Recommend WalknTours - Definitely worth every penny. The app was easy to download and use and was extremely user friendly. Excellent response time including within one minute while on the tour with an issue caused by me! The information given, knowledge given, speed of delivery and map were tremendously informative and helpful. I will use this again in every city I visit! Thanks for an outstanding product for those who want to explore.
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Kathi_m
Nov 8, 2025
Once I figured out the... - Once I figured out the app (around stop #3), it was an easy to use program. It was really nice to go at my own speed.
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I2449hcdougs
Nov 7, 2025
A must have for a visit here! - This self guided walking tour was easy to use and understand. It gave great insight into the location we were walking in and a lot of the history involved in the city. He was very good would highly recommend!
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Karine_v
Oct 6, 2025
Great Charleston experienced - Enjoyed being able to go at my own pace. Narration and information was excellent and easy to follow.
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Brenda_l
Mar 4, 2026
Flexible walking tour - Nice to go at your own pace. Was able to pause and look around on own and get back to tour after. Having a live guide is definitely more interactive but this is a good option when timing doesn’t work for other tours.
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Chelsea_f
Nov 14, 2025
Interesting but a bit challenging. - It was hard to navigate the tour within the app. We got lost multiple times and had to restart. But once we got the hang of it, it was much smoother. The music was a nice touch and we learned a LOT. I would do another tour like this in the future now that I know how to use it better.
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Mike
Dec 31, 2025
Phone loses battery power quickly ! - App kept stopping. phone battery gets drained very quickly. Our phones died before the end even though it was fully charged
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779gracielab
Sep 2, 2025
A SCAM - At no time could we hear the audio of the tour, the app was not working, we called the helpline and we were never answered. The same thing happened with sending mail, a real scam
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From $10
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).