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Charlotte Historical City Tour: Exploring Uptown
4.8
99 Ratings
Charlotte
Discover the rich history of Charlotte on our engaging 2-hour city tour. Explore Uptown and its vibrant neighborhoods with knowledgeable local guides. Book now!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- The Bank of America Stadium - See the home of the Carolina Panthers, and Charlotte FC Major League Soccer
- The Duke Mansion - Drive by the lovely, historic Duke Mansion once home to James B Duke. Lean the history of this beautiful home that is now a B&B
- Truist Field - Truist Field home to the Charlotte Knights a Triple A Minor League Baseball team.
- Fourth Ward Park - Fourth Ward Historic District featuring a mix of architectural styles, homes dating back to the 1800’s which were saved from demolition and restored. A truly hidden historic area right uptown.
- Spectrum Center - Home of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets
- Queen Charlotte Statue - A life size statue of Queen Charlotte, wife of King George lll of Great Britian. She is the namesake of our city, Charlotte and our county of Mecklenburg.
- Queens University of Charlotte - A private university with approximately 2,300 undergraduate and graduate students. It was founded in 1857 as a women’s institute.
- NASCAR Hall of Fame - We pass by and point out the NASCAR Hall of Fame an interactive entertainment attraction honoring the history and heritage of NASCAR.
What's Included
- Air-conditioned vehicles for a comfortable ride
What's Not Included
- Snacks
Additional Information
Our Historic City Tour runs for 2 hours daily, encompassing all 4 Wards of Uptown Charlotte. After the initial hour, we take a brief 15-minute break at a local marketplace for restrooms. Post-break, we explore multiple historic neighborhoods that gradually expanded out from Uptown Charlotte over the decades. Each neighborhood has its own unique charm and atmosphere. Our tour guides, who are local natives, possess extensive knowledge about the city and its surroundings. Our tour vehicles provide a comfortable, air-conditioned ride. As we traverse through the areas, the guide provides live commentary about each location. If you’re keen to understand the true essence of Charlotte, we’re here to enlighten you!
- All the tour is in the minibus and has a 15 minute restroom stop
Location
601 S College St
South College Street
Westin Hotel on the corner of South College St. and Brooklyn Village Avenue
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
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86kerryb
Jun 7, 2024
Fabulous Tour!!! - Wonderful overview of the Queen City in air conditioned comfort. Our driver and tour guide was a local and very knowledgeable. Thoroughly enjoyed the tour!
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Cwitt331
Jun 3, 2024
Great comprehensive tour of the city - We probably know more about Charlotte at this point than the people who live there! Two + hours with an excellent driver/tour guide. We toured several different areas of town, including residential areas, sports venues, the financial district, etc. Learned about the history of Charlotte and where the city is headed. If I were in my 20's or 30's, I'd move there!! Even though it was pouring rain during our tour, it was wonderful. Best unexpected spot - Krispy Creme Donuts!!
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Sandy_b
May 31, 2024
Excellent! - Gary, our tour guide, was fabulous. So knowledgeable and did a great job pointing out all the places of interest.
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Msrcm2024
May 28, 2024
Very informative - Patrick was awesome. Very informative, took time explaining things and pointing out a lot of the history of the city. Highly recommend.
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Carolynnl2020
May 28, 2024
Rain did not hamper good experience - The gentleman tour guide knew everything about charlotte … very succinct and courteous.
There were only three tourists… liked the personal touch.
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Saffire2
May 19, 2024
Fantastic intro to Charlotte NC - This tour was a fantastic way to see The Queen City! Our tour guide was personable and SUPER well-versed on Charlotte. I HIGHLY recommend!
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Shawnm362
May 18, 2024
Perfect! - This was a fantastic tour! Super informative and interesting. Joe was an amazing wealth of knowledge and super easy to be around.
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Jenna_s
May 17, 2024
Excellent Time - Our guide Patrick was so knowledgeable!! We learned a lot about Charlotte!! Very enjoyable! We’re very happy we took the tour!
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Elizabeth_k
May 27, 2024
Our tour guide was kind... - Our tour guide was kind and definitely knew the different places to eat and hang out. We were more interested in the historical settings of Charlotte. Our guide said that there was very limited history to the city.
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Sandykg8919vw
May 23, 2024
Lost money - Our flight to Charlotte was canceled at the last minute by the airline. When we called to cancel our tour due to not being able to get to Charlotte, we were told it was 3 hours too late to get a refund. 24 hour notice was required. We lost $80 because there were no exceptions to the 24 hour rule
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