Charleston Historic Homes and Plantation Tour

Experience Charleston and the surrounding area like a local with your own Private Guide
Come explore one of the oldest cities in America with its historic homes, French Quarter, and beautiful waterfront. Then let us take you out to discover the charming Old Village in Mt. Pleasant. The tour will pause for a lunch break* in the middle of the day in either Downtown Charleston or Mt. Pleasant (guest's choice) before continuing on. In the afternoon, guests will tour either Boone Hall Plantation or the McLeod Historic Site - two historic and beautiful plantations near Charleston. Let us do the driving and show you the best Charleston has to offer - both inside and outside downtown!

*cost of lunch not included in tour price

Meeting Point

Charleston Visitor Center

375 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29403, USA

The Visitor’s Center has a large surface lot and a parking garage. It is across Meeting Street from the Charleston Museum.

What to expect:

Duration: 7 hours

Historic Downtown Charleston

2 Murray Blvd, Charleston, 29401-2312, South Carolina

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

Guests can choose to eat lunch in Downtown Charleston or in Mt. Pleasant
* cost of lunch not included in tour

2 hours

Rainbow Row

83-107 E Bay St # 107, , Charleston, 29401-2544, South Carolina

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

30 minutes

Charleston Waterfront Park

Concord Street, Vendue Range, Charleston, 29401-2129, South Carolina

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

30 minutes

Mount Pleasant Historic Distric

Pitt St, Mount Pleasant, 29464, South Carolina

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!

1 hour

Boone Hall Plantation

1235 Long Point Rd, Mount Pleasant, 29464-9020, South Carolina

Guests will choose to visit either Boone Hall Plantation or McLeod Historic Site.
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

3 hours