We have many ways to play. All day. Every day.
Hoist a sail or hear a ghost tale. Barrier island recreation or tour a plantation? The number of activities unique to the Charleston area is incredible. Your guests will be thanking you for such a fun, authentic and memorable meeting, so go ahead—take a bow.(Downtown Charleston)
Step aboard the only commercial tour boat that can carry you to the historic Fort Sumter National Monument, where the Civil War began. Boats sail every day from Liberty Square in downtown Charleston and Patriot’s Point in Mt. Pleasant.
Have your group walk, talk and taste their way through Charleston! Custom tours and events available including private tours of the Lowcountry’s gourmet restaurants, step-on guides and tasting tours. Voted “Top 5 Tours to Take in Charleston” by Southern Living.
Contact Diane Ball
Charleston Stage is South Carolina's largest professional theatre company in residence at the Historic Dock Street Theatre, "America's First Theatre." Charleston Stage provides a full season of plays and musicals. Groups save 25% for bookings of 15 or more!
Charleston's premier carriage company, since 1983. One hour tours of Charleston's historic residential district, fully narrated by city licensed guides in Confederate Uniform. Specializing in group tours, corporate events and large party transportation. Our professionalism and hospitality ensure a memorable Charleston experience.
The Schooner Pride is Charleston's only 3 masted, tall ship. She is an 18th century replica plantation supply schooner and makes the perfect venue for a unique perspective of the "Holy City." Perfect for team building and private group events!
Tour Charleston’s harbor aboard the Carolina Belle. Our licensed captain narrates the rich history of numerous points of interest including the stately homes along the Battery, and the harbor’s historical forts. This 90 minute, “harbor of history” tour operates from February - November.
The Schooner Pride is Charleston's only 3 masted, tall ship. She is an 18th century replica plantation supply schooner and makes the perfect venue for a unique perspective of the "Holy City." Perfect for team building and private group events!
Group rates available. Longest in operation, most experienced carriage tour guides and drivers. Completely narrated, full hour tours covering two 1/2 miles of Charleston. Perfect for large groups, tours and transports. Easy boarding facilities; group pick-up and drop-off areas of downtown.
Charleston Strolls is the leader in Educational & Group Tour planning services. Offering step-on guides, walking tours, plantation tours, Jewish Heritage tours, Private Homes & Garden Tours, specialty tours, scavenger hunts and special events. Charleston’s premier tour service company since 1979.
Contact Diane Ball
Voted “Charleston’s Best Tour Company” for three years running, Bulldog Tours is Charleston’s premier group tour planning company offering historical, culinary, and ghost tours. We have exclusive access to the Pre-Revolutionary Dungeon, the Old City Jail, and Charleston’s oldest graveyard.
Contact Diane Ball or Catherine Wilhoit
Add a splash to your group visit with the South Carolina Aquarium. With 5,000 aquatic friends, such as sea turtles, sharks and otters, this will be an unforgettable experience for your group. Perfect for a daytime activity, corporate dinner or cocktail reception.
The Carolina Belle is the perfect venue for entertaining clients, friends or employees! Let us help you plan the perfect event on beautiful Charleston Harbor! From a sunset Blues and BBQ Cruise to a formal dinner, we can help with it all!
The Carolina Queen, Charleston's only authentic Paddle Wheel vessel! This riverboat style vessel boasts 3 decks, 2 bars, an enclosed main salon, and plenty of room for dining and dancing! Call to reserve your next event! 400 passengers.
All aboard Sandlapper Tours’ 45ft motorized catamaran. History tours! Nature tours! Sunset cruises! Personalized tours scheduled daily with group rates! Beach parties! Lowcountry Boil! Customized private charters! Experience Charleston! Hear about her rich history! Discover her tideland treasures! Delight in her sunset-silhouetted steeples! Haunted harbor ghost tours.
The city’s most intact antebellum urban complex (c. 1820). Historic interiors, surviving virtually unaltered since, 1858, have been conserved and stabilized. Many family objects are still found in the rooms for which they were purchased. $10.
Let our golf experts take the hassle out of planning your group's golf outing. We can help you select the best course and ensure that no detail is overlooked- all at no cost to you.
Corporate gifts from Croghan’s Jewel Box – we make your job easy by providing traditional, personalized Charleston gifts with stories about the lowcountry. Enhance your clients visit to this wonderful city! We’ll help you select gifts that will be enjoyed for years to come.
America’s first museum showcases a variety of fascinating artifacts that tell the story of Lowcountry cultural and natural history. Whether you have an interest in early Southern furniture, historic textiles or the Civil War, the Charleston Museum has something for everyone in your group!
TripAdvisor Award of Excellence Winner! From general history & pirate walking tours to all-day, chartered excursions, we’ll customize the perfect outing for you. Pub tours, costume tours, speaking engagements, event entertainment also offered. Appearances on Travel Channel, A&E, Lifetime, ETV.
Take your taste buds for a stroll! Charleston Culinary Tours offers a combination culinary and historical tour. Each 2.5 hour tour stops at 4 downtown restaurants to sample dishes and meet the chefs behind the food. Tours daily at 2:15. Reservations required.
Grand Federal townhouse completed in 1808. Restored interior w/ elaborate ornamentation and a magnificent free-flying staircase. Set amid spacious gardens and furnished with period antiques, the house evokes the gracious lifestyle of the city’s elite. $10.
Carolina Polo and Carriage Company
Owned and operated by native Charlestonians whose families arrived here in the 1600's. Private group carriages are available for tours, weddings, and other special occasions. See Charleston as you've never experienced it before. Locations: Doubletree Hotel at 181 Church Street, 105 N. Market in front of Bull & Finch Restaurant, Stables at 16 Hayne Street. $18 Adults; $12 ages 4-10.
Charleston Brews Cruise
Experience a taste of Charleston's flourishing micro beer scene with an exclusive tour of local craft breweries. Enjoy generous samples while learning brewing techniques as we visit three local breweries. So sit back and relax because we're doing the driving!
Charleston Tea Party Motorized Private Tour
With downtown van pick-up to 14 people, Charlestonian guide takes discerning visitors by van to her friends' private historic homes and gardens, ending with lunch and a silver tea at her house served on Cantonware overlooking the Ashley River. Reservations with Laura Wichmann Hipp 843.577.5896.
Charleston's Finest Historic Tours
Hours of operation 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Holidays open By appointment
Experience the real charm and grace of Charleston and her plantations with Charleston's finest. See the historic city like you have never seen it before and/or end the day at the plantations. Our family has been living South Carolina history since 1690 and we'd like to share it with you!
Edmondston-Alston House
The Edmondston-Alston House is one of the first dwellings built on Charleston's High Battery. Enjoy views of Charleston Harbor from the same piazzas where General Beauregard watched the bombardment of Ft. Sumter. Family furniture, books, silver and paintings adorn the high-ceiling rooms.
Contact Virginia Mizel
Fort Sumter National Monument
Ruins of historic Fort Sumter, where the Civil War began. Hours vary throughout the year. Please call Fort Sumter National Monument for departure times, location and ticket prices.
Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center at Liberty Square
This state-of-the-art facility is the primary departure point for visitors to Fort Sumter, serving as an interpretive education canter for the National Park Service to communicate the significance of Fort Sumter and its history. Exhibits provide an overview of the events leading up to the Civil War.
George C Birlant & Co. (Antiques)
Since 1922, third-generation direct importers of Charleston’s largest and finest personally selected 18th & 19th century Furniture, Silver, China, Crystal, Brass, Longcase Clocks, fabulous lighting fixtures and reproduction gifts. Exclusive makers of the original Charleston Battery Bench. Free parking behind store. In-house lectures by appointment.
Gibbes Museum of Art
Experience Charleston's history through art! Come face-to-face with stories of the South Carolina Lowcountry as seen through painting, miniature, portraiture, sculpture, photography, and more at Charleston's signature art museum. Complimentary cell phone tour (using your own cell phone) is offered with paid admission.
Historic Charleston Foundation Connoisseur Tours
Connoisseur Tours are custom-designed, exclusive tours of Charleston and the Lowcountry for small, private groups. Itineraries are tailored to reflect special interests and needs of any small group, i.e.: architecture, antiques, history, gardens. Contact Connoisseur Tours Coordinator : 843.720.1182
Market Shop of Historic Charleston Foundation, City Market
The anchor store of the newly renovated Great Hall at the City Market. Featuring locally-made and inspired gifts including jewelry, furnishings, Charleston-related books, and tasty treats. Enjoy tax-free shopping and support local preservation efforts.
SpiritLine Harbor Tours
Explore Charleston’s rich maritime history aboard a SpiritLine yacht. This narrated tour highlights three forts; Sumter, Johnson and Moultrie and Charleston’s fabled waterfront homes. Boats sail daily from Aquarium Wharf in downtown Charleston and Patriot’s Point in Mt. Pleasant.
The Black Fedora Comedy Mystery Theatre
Funny shows by funny people with two-decades experience developing GROUP ENTERTAINMENT and CORPORATE TEAM-BUILDING. Ticket packages with appetizers, beer/wine OR on/off-site personalized programs. Featuring Inspector NoClue's Murder Mystery, ghostly Charleston History Mystery, family-oriented Pirate Treasure Mystery, Sweet T. Christmas Mystery.
The Sound of Charleston
Hear the music that helps define Charleston's history. Gospel, Gershwin, Civil War camp songs, jazz, and light classics of Jenny Lind and the St. Cecelia Society, all presented in live 75 minute concerts presented weekly at Circular Congregational.Church, 150 Meeting Street. Call or check website for concert dates.
Theatre 99
No Scripts! No Improv! SC’s only professional improv theatre is guaranteed to make you laugh. Each high energy show is based on audience suggestions, making every show different from the last. There are shows every Wed, Fri and Sat nights. Reservations suggested.
