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Chicora Walking Tour: Exploring Charleston's History
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226 Ratings
Charleston
Embark on a 2-hour journey that encapsulates 350 years of Charleston’s rich past. This captivating, heartbreaking, riveting, and at times humourous saga is not just a history lesson, but an experience.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- St. Philip’s Church - St Phillip’s has the oldest congregation in Charleston. It is one of the most iconic churches in Charleston. They boast a graveyard and a cemetery. (Learn the difference on the tour!)
- French Huguenot Church - This is the only Calvinist French Heugenot church in the Western Hemisphere. It is a beautiful gothic style church with a fascinating history.
- Dock Street Theater - This is the first building in North America built for the sole purpose of putting on theatrical productions.
- Pink House Gallery - This is the second oldest house in Charleston.
- Old Slave Mart Museum - This is a slave market from 1856. Here we will address the dark history of slavery and Charleston’s role in that.
- Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon - This is one of the most historical buildings in the entire country.
- Rainbow Row - Rainbow Row is one of the most iconic areas in Charleston. This is a great photo opportunity!
- Nathaniel Russell House - This is one of the oldest and most historic mansions in Charleston.
- St. Michael’s Church - This is the oldest church in Charleston.
- Circular Congregational Church - This is the oldest graveyard in Charleston.
- The Powder Magazine - This is the oldest municipal building in Charleston.
What's Included
- Experienced guide
Location
Bitty and Beau’s Coffee
Church Street
Your guide will be wearing a very distinct black shirt with our "Charleston meets Abbey Road" design. He/She will be in the coffee shop. Don't forget to get a bottle of water or coffee!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Travelqueen4550
May 20, 2024
A Great Tour with Knowledgeable Tour Guide - John the owner of this company as well as our tour guide was very professional and quite knowledgeable at each stop during our tour. The pace and distance of the tour stops was just as described and also very reasonable for the warm & humid Charleston weather.
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Retirementfunmalones
May 15, 2024
Fun, informative, and fascinating ! - JWalk( Jonathan) was an awesome experience. He was a great storyteller and so knowledgeable about the area! It was alot of fun!
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355heatherc
May 7, 2024
Thumbs way up from Canada! - There were four of us on the tour this morning. This was a highly memorable experience for two reasons: Jonathan is a superb educator, full of humor and energy, sharing his ample knowledge of the history, geography and culture of his city; and even above that, we spent two hours with an individual who wears his deep passion for all that is Charleston on his sleeve. Two thumbs up from Heather and Rob (which makes four thumbs up).
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Wakatobi18
May 6, 2024
Wonderful experience - Wonderful overview of Charleston. Jonathan is a great story teller and extremely knowledgeable . Best tour ever!
Great information about the history and current life in Charleston.
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Q5035wgbillj
May 2, 2024
Excellent First Time Visit - This was an excellent tour. Jonathan was very informative, extremely knowledgeable and a fun person.
We would highly recommend taking any tour with him.
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O2426qxdianeh
Apr 17, 2024
WELL WORTH YOUR TIME!!!!! - Jonathan's wealth of knowledge of the history of Charleston is second to none! He's a great story-teller (of all truths, I'm sure) and he made the whole walk enjoyable, entertaining, and most of all informative! He's obviously passionate about Charleston history and shared the good (and some bad) about the past here. I now know so much more about this city I've recently decided to make my home!!
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Krohlman08
Apr 1, 2024
100% Worth Your Time! - Jonathan was very knowledgeable about the city and did a great job sharing it all. There were stories that he told that still have me pondering and investigating even more. I loved his embrace of the dark side of American history while still sharing his pride for our country…made me realize that yes, we can do both.
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Resort29860523310
Mar 26, 2024
Best tour experience ever! - We have traveled extensively and we consider this tour the best. Jon was engaging,had a great voice,manged our group well and was easy to understand.His passion for Charleston history and researching correct historical information was apparent throughout.Fabulous experience.
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Flyer51921991098
Mar 25, 2024
Chicora Walking Tour of Charleston - Very interesting and informative tour. Jonathan is a very knowledgeable and pleasant tour guide. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone looking for some history of Charleston. Jon and Joy Wirth
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In1accord
Mar 19, 2024
Take this your - Jonathan was an informative and experienced guide who helped deepen our knowledge of Charleston’s history and culture. He was willing to talk about Charleston’s past— both the good parts and the ugly parts. His honesty was refreshing. I highly recommend JWalker tours
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