A Historic Charleston Foundation Fundraiser
Morning History Walk
Wed, Mar 18
|Walking tour begins at 40 E Bay St.
The perfect introduction to Charleston’s history—walk the streets where the city’s story began. Presented in partnership with Bulldog Tours. $35 Adult $10 Children
Time & Location
Mar 18, 2026, 9:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Walking tour begins at 40 E Bay St.
About the event
In Charleston, history isn’t something you observe—it’s something you step into. This introductory tour is the perfect way to begin your journey into the city’s layered past, inviting you to experience Charleston as a living, breathing historic landscape. Here, history is beneath your feet on cobblestone streets laid in the colonial era, at your fingertips in centuries-old architectural details, and around every corner in neighborhoods shaped by revolution, resilience, and reinvention.
As you walk through Charleston’s most storied streets, you’ll trace the city’s evolution from its 1670 founding to its prominence as a bustling colonial port, its pivotal role in the American Revolution, its antebellum prosperity, and its critical place in Civil War history. Along the way, you’ll pass elegant single houses, church steeples that once guided sailors into the harbor, and wrought-iron gates guarding gardens as old as the city itself.
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