Book Charleston's Most Educational History Tour!
Overview
Discover Charleston through the eyes of a real historian with three college degrees, including a PhD.
This experience is a conversation built around you — what you care about, what you’re curious about, and what you hope to understand. Cooper starts by learning what matters most to you, then shapes the experience around your interests.
Along the way, he’ll reveal things you never knew, challenge things you thought you knew, and give you the deeper context that makes Charleston’s history so fascinating, complicated, funny, and unforgettable.
Using a storytelling style filled with humor, insight, and plenty of thought-provoking questions, Cooper leads you from Waterfront Park south toward the famous Charleston Battery. You’ll see beautiful landmarks, walk historic streets, and explore the colorful, surprising, and sometimes irreverent story of early Charles Towne.
By the time the tour ends, you’ll be close to where you began — but you won’t be the same traveler who started.
What's Included
- Professional historian with a PhD
- Dad jokes and lots of laughs :)
- Education, Knowledge, and Discussion
- Gratuities, cute puppies, surfboards, fishing gear.... the list goes on :) LOL
Meeting Location
Vendue Range
Concord Street, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
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Chucktown Tours
10 minutes Admission Ticket Free
South Adgers Wharf (pass by)
Tradd Street
15 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Battery & White Point Gardens
20 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Heyward-Washington House
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
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Activity code: C-75740P1
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EST).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Professional historian with a PhD.
- Dad jokes and lots of laughs :).
- Education, Knowledge, and Discussion.
- Gratuities, cute puppies, surfboards, fishing gear.... the list goes on :) LOL.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Book Charleston's Most Educational History Tour! is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Book Charleston’s Most Educational History Tour! will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Professional historian with a PhD
- Dad jokes and lots of laughs :)
- Education, Knowledge, and Discussion
- Gratuities, cute puppies, surfboards, fishing gear.... the list goes on :) LOL
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
