Charleston Old Walled City Tours , Charleston Tours, Charleston Garden and Architecture Tours — Local services in Charleston

We did a 2-hour walking tour with Al Ray. He is unbelievably knowledgeable and can probably tell you something about any building in the historic part of Charleston (his family has been in Charleston for several generations). He will tailor the tour to your wishes and end it wherever you want/need to be at the end of the two hours. If you are OK with walking around for two hours, I'd suggest doing this tour instead of a carriage ride, where you don't spend much time at all at individual locations (and the horse carriages don't go through the old cobblestone streets). Charleston has a lot of history to offer for a US town and Al is the best person to tell...

A great tour of old Charleston. Our guide Eric (Ph.D. in history) was really knowledgeable about US American history especially of the south. He was able to set the events of the 18th and 19th century in the broader context of world history as well.

He graciously instructed us in lots of detail about the early history of the city, pointed out significant information about the architecture of the period and had some great stories about the different characters who inhabited the city (and whose remains are still there in the interesting cemeteries and graveyards of Charleston!). I highly recommend this company and their tours.

Byron & Jackie...

Al was probably the best city tour guide I've ever had. He's a native Charlestonian. He's been doing this for 40 years and it shows. He knows the history of every building and block it Charleston from the 1700s through the present. Every factoid was interesting, his delivery was fantastic, and the pace was just perfect for a laid back sunny Saturday afternoon. We left the three hour tour filled with knowledge and a great feel for the history that has taken place in this cool town.

Not only that, Al knows the best eating spots, he knows where to stay, he just knows everything! We'll look forward to seeing him again in...