- Our list of the best things to do in Charleston, South Carolina, features the top 182 nearby activities — including 105 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Charleston, SC has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Water Activities, Sights & Landmarks, Outdoor Places, and Tours.
- The results below include the top 33 things to do within the city of Charleston, SC , followed by 149 popular activities in nearby cities, including Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Folly Beach, Johns Island, Summerville, Kiawah Island, Isle of Palms, Goose Creek, Sullivan's Island, Seabrook Island, Edisto Island, Wadmalaw Island, Awendaw and Moncks Corner
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Visitors and Charleston Residents enjoy spending the day with Adventure Harbor Tours, a charter company that offers a variety of tours for all budgets and schedules. Its most popular offerings include the ecological conservation tour, lighthouse tour and the sunset dolphin cruise.
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108 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29401
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Explore beautiful Charleston, South Carolina on foot with Charleston Footprints Walking Tours. Learn about Charleston's history as a slave port and a bastion of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Tours are also a terrific way to enjoy Charleston's historic mansions.
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With Charleston Sole Walking Tours, visitors can explore the unique architecture and historical sites that the city has to offer with an experienced guide. The guide narrates the history behind each stop on the journey.
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151 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29401
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Visitors can tour the historical and cultural sites of the city with Old Walled City Walking Tours. A tour guide leads visitors through the oldest neighborhoods in the region while explaining the history behind them.
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Charleston Pirate Tours
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79 Cumberland Street, Charleston, SC 29401
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Led by knowledgeable in-character guides, Charleston Pirate Tours is a business that takes guests on a tour around the historic parts of the city. During the tours, guests learn all there is to know about pirate history in the area.
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161 1/2 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC 29401
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To experience a taste of Charleston's history and culinary scene, guests can choose one of five Charleston Culinary Tours. Along with sampling diverse local foods and drinks attendees get to meet the innovative chefs, mixologists and restaurant owners as well.
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Old Charleston Walking Tours offers a variety of historically and culturally-oriented walking tours of the city. Tours offered include a Civil War and Slavery tour, a Ghost Tour, and a tour of historic homes.
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The College of Charleston is the thirteenth-oldest academic institution in the United States. While the university was previously a liberal arts college, it now operates as a full university that offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a variety of fields.
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Charleston's Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge is the sole land passage between the city and Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. It is 1,546 feet long and has eight lanes. At its highest point, the bridge soars 575 feet above the water.
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40 North Market Street, Charleston, SC 29401
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With stops at local breweries, The Original Pub Tour of Charleston offers visitors a pub crawl where they can sample brews and snacks. During the trip, the guide explains the historical background of each location visited.