French Quarter Charleston: Self-Guided Solo Tour
4.2
29 Ratings
Charleston
Embark on a self-guided solo tour of the historical French Quarter in Charleston. Explore at your own pace, on your own schedule, and discover the captivating stories of its alleys, buildings, churches, and more. Download the WalknTours app and start your adventure today!
Duration:
1 hour, 10 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Charleston City Market - Originally built in 1841 and it was modeled after the Temple of the Wingless Victory in Athens, Greece, the Charleston City Market is a must see. And great place to find a bite to eat. \n\nHere you’ll discover the City Market and hear the story of the confederate museum. We will not go in. \n\nIf you take the tour between 9:30am and 5pm you can walk through the Charleston City Market. \n- The Powder Magazine - We will stop by the entrance and hear the story of the Powder magazine, one of the oldest buildings in Charleston. The tour does not go in but you can pause the tour and enter. \n- St. Philip’s Church - We will stop outside the church. We will not enter. You’ll hear the story of the church. and it’s history. Also we will stop by the Pirate house a few doors down and discover the history of pirates in Charleston. \n- French Huguenot Church - We wills top by the church but not go in. You’ll hear the story of their persecution in France and how they fled to the new world. \n- Dock Street Theater - We will stop by and hear it’s story. Way back on February 12th, 1736 the original Dock Street Theater opened. And it was the first building in America built exclusively for theatrical performances. \n\n- Pink House Gallery - This old house was a pirate tavern, a law firm and now a gallery. And some say it’s haunted. We will stop by the outside and hear it’s story. \n- Old Slave Mart Museum - Unfortunately Charleston has quite the history in the slave trade. This building once held a slave auction house. We stop by the front and hear it’s story but do not enter. \n- Philadelphia Alley - It’s a beautiful alley with a long history. And it’s off the beaten path not often discovered by tourists. We will walk through Philadelphia alley and hear it’s history and the history of why they call it the Duelers alley. \n- Vendue Range - We will pass Lodge Alley, the oldest street in Charleston, and then walk down Vendue Range to the park. \n- Joe Riley Waterfront Park - The waterfront was once a place no one visited. Today it’s a hot spot for toursits and locals. We will enter the park, see echo rock and walk to the Pineapple fountain. Along the way you’ll hear the parks history. \n- Pineapple Fountain - This iconic fountain is a. must see. And you’ll learn why pineapples are so important in the Holy City. Tour ends here.
What's Included
- WalknTours Smart Phone guided solo tour
- ‘Virtual Walk’ unlocked post-tour for anytime listening
Additional Information
Visit the historic French Quarter of Charleston and unravel its narrative. Navigate at a speed that suits you, at a time that best fits your agenda and in a manner entirely up to you. It’s akin to having a personal tour guide, but on your mobile device: more accessible and engaging.
The WalknTours app guides you effortlessly through the French Quarter, acquainting you with its lanes, history, architecture, Church Street, places of worship, Pineapple Fountain, the Old Slave Market, Charleston Green, the Civil War, and much more.
Expect to spend about 1 hour on the walk. However, feel free to take detours into the stores, historical locations, or restaurants you encounter on this scenic journey.
The WalknTours app provides unaccompanied explorers with a hands-off tour. Go at your convenience, explore at your own pace.
Ideal for solitary wanderers. Particularly for those who break from the norm.
Here’s how to get started:
- Download the WalknTours app
- Create an account using the code sent to your email
- Make your way to 73 North Market Street
- Click ‘start’
Location
73 N Market St
North Market Street
The tours starts at the front of the Charleston City Market, just next to Meeting Street
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(29 Ratings)
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Heather_s
Mar 29, 2024
Great family self-guided tour - This was the best little tour for our little family. Incredibly informative, flexible for longer stops and "deeper digs" into the historical sites. The only thing I would love to see added is Rainbow Row.
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N7218vtdougs
Mar 10, 2024
Charleston - This was a great solo tour- easy city to navigate and so much history. Sunny beautiful day so that helped. Incredible food along the way also.
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Penny_d
Mar 8, 2024
Great tour - Great self guided tour . It was a little confusing downloading but we got it . Couple spots where the horn or whistle would repeat so not sure if we missed anything .
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Rebecca_l
Mar 4, 2024
Best Walking Tour Ever! - My daughter and I came down to Charleston for my birthday. My daughter is 21 and I really didn’t think she was going to enjoy this tour very much but she said it was one of her favorite things that we did while we were here. For both of us, having the freedom to stop and go as we wanted and having the tour recorded where we could rewind it, and we each shared an AirPod made it very engaging for us. we also enjoyed being able to walk at a faster pace how much we were going to eat later that day lol we are planning on coming back and doing the tour again and a slower pace though and when some of the other places are open so we can go into them. we had a kayaking tour booked that we had to make it to so we had to stay on schedule, but this was just an amazing tour definitely in the top things that we did for my birthday that weekend! We did take heed from the other reviews and we made sure everything was downloaded before we left our hotel and everything was seamless. We had no problems at all and I definitely think the self guided tours are the way to go.
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Michael_s
Feb 28, 2024
Fun walk - Highly recommend for a solo tour. We were really impressed with it. Quite informative. You can go at on pace. We had to stop cause my phone about died about half way thru it. Had to go back to car and charge it up and we went right back to where we stopped tour at and continued
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Shar_t
Dec 17, 2023
rs - Loved the "alleys" & backways. I could go at my own speed. I wouldn't have known where to begin & this was a nice introduction to Charleston. Being new to using my phone & downloads it was so easy! Great time!
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Anika_k
Nov 13, 2023
Night solo tour of the French Quarter - Excellent solo tour that was insightful and easy to navigate. It's a bonus that you could put your phone in your pocket and easily get to the next destination!
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Joyel_s
Oct 22, 2023
Awesome walk - Real nice to do at your time & pace very informative easy to follow move that you could go into some of the stops to really explore
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Amy
Mar 22, 2024
Entertaining & Historic - After I got past the “Howdy partner “talk, I was able to listen, and really enjoy the history of this tour. Charleston is a beautiful city, and the stories that were told during this tour were extremely interesting and historically based. Great little quick tour of Charleston’s historic & iconic places!
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Antonia_r
Jan 12, 2024
To was helpful trying to help me but in the end he refunded my ticket. - I was unable to access the website for reservation and get the guide. But the gentleman i spoke to refunded my ticket.
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