PRIVATE & CUSTOMIZED GUIDED TOURS OF CHARLESTON

Tour Like a Local and Discover One of America’s Oldest Cities

Your DTour will include:

Downtown Charleston & The French Quarter

  • The Battery - visit this defensive seawall along Charleston Harbor

  • White Point Garden - a public park since 1837, it was used to store artillery during the Civil War

  • Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon - one of only four remaining structures where the US Constitution was ratified in 1788 as well as Charleston’s most common destination for public slave auctions

  • Marion Square - established as a parade ground for state arsenal and named for one of the founders of modern guerrilla warfare during the Revolution

  • King Street - originally the main route of the city, now the upscale shopping street of Charleston

Historic Residences

  • Rainbow Row - a group of 13 picturesque homes and storefronts along the Cooper River

  • Architectural overview of historic homes from the 18th and 19th centuries (entry not included)

    • Edmonston-Alston House

    • Aiken-Rhett House

    • Joseph Manigault House

    • Heyward-Washington House

    • Nathaniel Russell House

    • Williams Mansion

Charleston Waterfront

  • Waterfront Park Pier - originally home to wharfs and shipping terminals, now a lovely park with a wide pier that juts out into the harbor, perfect for relaxing and taking in the view

  • Gadsden’s Wharf - the first destination for an estimated 100,000 enslaved Africans during the peak of the international slave trade

Old Mount Pleasant

  • The Old Village sits on the Charleston harbor and is known for its beautiful homes, moss-draped live oak trees and a small-town feel. The Old Village claims some of the best waterfront views of the Charleston area.

  • Shem Creek - this popular waterfront destination with it’s own 2200-ft boardwalk is a favorite for locals, shrimpers and dolphins as well!

For an all-day experience…

CHARLESTON STYLE VIP DTOUR

In addition to the Charleston Style DTour...

  • Choose from one of two area plantations

    • Boone Hall - one of America’s oldest plantations dating back to the 17th century, this 738-acre plantation still produces agricultural crops to this day

    • McLeod Historic Site - a ‘middle class’ plantation with a 19th-century home as well as original slave quarters and outbuildings

  • Lunch in Downtown Charleston or Mt. Pleasant

    *cost of lunch not included

or for more information, contact dan@dtour.me