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French Quarter Historic Charleston Walk
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
$33
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Overview
This historical overview of Charleston's French Quarter highlights the Holy City's finest points of interest. Bring a camera to capture the beauty, and enjoy a breathtaking walk through colonial and early American architecture. Your native Charleston guide will show you unique landmarks with intriguing narratives of how these structures originated. The tour includes visits through cobblestone alleys and passages to admire the spectacular historic fabric of the district. The tour also includes an easy stroll along Charleston's majestic harbor with its castle and forts that shaped much of America's maritime and military history
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French Quarter Walk
Charleston French Quarter Walk: Tour Departs from 34 Prioleau Street in the French Quarter (City Gallery). Please arrive at least ten minutes before start.
Charleston French Quarter Walk: Tour Departs from 34 Prioleau Street in the French Quarter (City Gallery). Please arrive at least ten minutes before start.
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 2 hours
- Professional Guide
- Historic look at the French Quarter
- Gratuities
Meeting point
Tour meets outside on the Prioleau Street side of City Gallery at 34 Prioleau Street. There are benches, shade trees, as well as water and public restrooms nearby.
Return details
Tour meets outside on the Prioleau Street side of City Gallery at 34 Prioleau Street. There are benches, shade trees, as well as water and public restrooms nearby.
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Charleston Waterfront ParkWalk through the historic Vendue Range of markets on low water land owned by the Prioleau family who arrived in Charles Town in 1687 as an escape from Catholic religious persecution in Pons, France. See the majestic harbor's Castle Pinckney, Fort Sumter, and beautiful marshy islands that create the passage to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Old Exchange & Provost DungeonOne of the top three most historic buildings in the U.S., according to the National Historic Registry. Guide explains in detail all of the unique attributes that make this building one of America's true historic gems.
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Rainbow RowColorful waterfront bay buildings constructed along wharves with Dutch influence (Amsterdam) during the Age of Lord Proprietors and original walled city.
- Known to be the oldest private building remaining in the French Quarter (1694-1712). The handmade, asymmetrical house set on the longest cobblestone street is built of Bermuda stone and resembles a charming man-sized dollhouse. (pass by)
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Charleston City HallGabrielle Manigault (French Huguenot architect) designed one of the finest examples of Adamesque architecture in 1800 as a development of the Civic Square of the original Grand Modell plan of the walled city.
- One of the last vestiges of a barracoon (slave jail) which is a converted German fire station made into a gallery for the sales of the enslaved. 80 percent of what census term as African-Americans living in North America have ancestral roots in Charleston, South Carolina as a result of the 12 million people imported through the Atlantic slave trade. (pass by)
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St. Michael's ChurchThe oldest remaining in-tact church building left in the Holy City was built in 1752.
- First Fireproof Building in America built by Robert Mills who also designed the Washington Monument in D.C. (probably wishes the monument has been built as earthquake proof). (pass by)
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The Powder MagazineOldest public building (1713) in the original walled city was used as a northern fortification during the age of Lords Proprietors.
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French Huguenot ChurchGothic Revival French protestant church is the centerpiece of the French Quarter. This active church is the oldest and most famous in the U.S. Twenty-three of forty-five U.S. Presidents have French Huguenot ancestry!
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Dock Street TheaterNational historic landmark is known as the first building to hold theatrical performances in the U.S. First show was in 1735, a black comedy depicting the social and sexual exploits of two recruiting officers in Ireland.
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Circular Congregational ChurchFirst official "Meeting House" built on the corner of the original walled city in a Romaneque Revival Style. Three significant churches were created from the original congregation (Unitarian, First Scots, and United Church). Churchyard is home to the oldest tombstones on the peninsula.
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Philadelphia AlleyIconic alley way holds many historic attributes and lore.
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French Quarter Historic Charleston Walk
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
$33
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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