Amazing Ladies of Charleston Walking Tour

Amazing Ladies of Charleston Walking Tour

This exclusive historic walking tour highlights the essential streets of downtown Charleston and highlights many trailblazing women worth remembering. While strolling down the charming streets and hidden alleys of the French Quarter and South of Broad with Travel Writer and Licensed Tour Guide, Jill Paris, you'll be privy to the secrets of local characters and learn about the southern culture through heartfelt tales, not lectures. You can almost hear the desperate plea of captured lady-pirate Anne Bonny pleading for her life; badass women abolitionists, writers, artists breaking down barriers; a young girl-spy's quick-thinking cool under pressure; a pioneering preservationist; a female ghost's sad story; and an African American leader worthy of her own national holiday. Let's face it. Girls rule.

Highlights
* Plenty of time to take Instagram-worthy snaps
* Tour covers History, Culture, Architecture, Plants & Flowers, and more
* Tour starts and ends next to convenient parking

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: St. Philip's Church, 142 Church St, Charleston, SC 29401-2898

Hear many stories of famous women who impacted the Charleston art scene, etc. If the doors are open, we will take a peek inside at this historical beauty.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Dock Street Theater, 135 Church St, Charleston, SC 29401-2899

Listen to the compelling tale of Nettie Dickerson; we can enter the building if time allows and explore this stunning theater.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Pink House Gallery, 17 Chalmers St, Charleston, SC 29401-3006

A photographer's delight; learn about the many residents of one of Charleston's oldest buildings.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Rainbow Row, 83 - 107 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC 29415

Hear the beginnings of this iconic landmark in Charleston; take photos galore.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Battery & White Point Gardens, East Battery & Murray Blvd., Charleston, SC 29401

As we approach this area, you will hear many interesting stories of lady pirates, feminists, war heroines, and badass women who helped shape and make Charleston what it is today.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: St. Michael's Church, 71 Broad St, Charleston, SC 29401-2902

Learn about the amazing Eliza Lucas Pinckney; if the doors are open, we'll venture inside and see where George Washington sat during his 1791 visit; search the graveyard for a very special young lady.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Charleston City Hall, 80 Broad St, Charleston, SC 29401-2225

Hear the remarkable story of the incomparable Septima P. Clark while exploring this stunning Adamesque masterpiece; stroll through Washington Park.

Duration: 10 minutes