Love Stories of Charleston Walking Tour

Love Stories of Charleston Walking Tour

This specialty tour is not found anywhere else in Charleston! Unlock the romantic truths behind Charleston's most notorious lovers with travel writer and registered tour guide, Jill Paris.

Tread carefully inside the graveyard said to be haunted by the subject of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee." Touch the towering wall at the Swordgate House that a fifteen-year-old student at an elite girls' boarding school scaled to run off any marry her lover. Hear about the "lovebirds of Lamboll Street" and much more. Ample time to take photos; Tour includes a stop at the "Angel Wings" brick wall on Legare Street - an Eclectic Tours of Charleston original.

"Charleston is the star - it's my pleasure to showcase its most stunning streets with you. Join me for an unforgettable journey on foot through what's been often described as a movie set." Jill Paris, Owner, Eclectic Tours of Charleston

Itinerary
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Stop At: Unitarian Church in Charleston, 8 Archdale St, Charleston, SC 29401-1959

Enter the church to see the vaulted ceiling inspired by Henry VII's Chapel at Westminster Abbey; venture out into the graveyard for a special tale and lots of photo opportunities.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Sword Gate House, 32 Legare St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

Learn about the girl who risked it all for love at any cost.

Duration: 5 minutes

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

Many various love stories of Charleston -- stroll the beautiful grounds.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: The Calhoun Mansion, 16 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401-2724

Before it was called The Calhoun Mansion, it was something much different. Learn about the Williams family and their love of all things grand.

Duration: 5 minutes

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

Hear one of the saddest love stories in Charleston; if the doors are open, visitors can enter; hunt for the headstone in the graveyard for the girl who's said to haunt the church in her wedding dress.

Duration: 10 minutes