Charlestons Finest Historic Tours

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Historic Charleston City And Plantation Tours in Historic Charleston, South Carolina

Our family has been living South Carolina history since 1690 and we'd like to share it with you!

As a sightseeing visitor, your historic tour might take you to Middleton or Magnolia Plantation with their beautiful gardens, or you might choose an afternoon viewing the homes on The Battery in historic downtown Charleston. We bring to you the best tour value available is this Holy City.

There are many tours to choose from, including private tours for groups. We invite you to spend an afternoon with our experienced historians. Remember, History Buffs Go With Us!

Our tours, Charlestons Finest Historic Tours, are packed with information about what to see and do while in Charleston, SC.
Charleston is a city once known as Little London where democracy was nurtured and secession proclaimed! Charleston was often the home of Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, and Thomas Sumter, the Gamecock.
John Rutledge was chairman of eleven committees that helped formulate America and finalized the American Constitution. Rutledge has a beautiful home that we look forward to showing you.

A tour with us will open doors and garden gates. Charleston has been known as a city set in a garden for over 300 years. Flowers you may have in your hometown were probably developed in Charleston or brought to America through Charleston ports.

The Noisette Rose established a new class of rose. After being sent to Paris, the flower is all over the world today. Philippe Noisette , who moved to Charleston, developed the first bush rose.

The common gardenia is named after Dr. Alexander Garden, a physician and horticulturist, who lived in Charleston prior to the Revolutionary War.

Another Charlestonian, Joel Poinsett, was responsible for the world popularity of the Christmas Poinsettia plant. Showing her flowers 12 months a year, Charlestons love of gardens has made her one of Americas most picturesque cities.

Charlestons Finest Historic Tours allows visitors a backdrop to explore beautiful homes and planted gardens. The tour includes distinctive homes, churches, and public buildings dating from the Colonial, Antebellum, and Victorian Eras.

A day in Charleston would not be complete without a plantation excursion to Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Once declared by travel writer Charles Kuraltas as My greatest Charleston pleasure.
Magnolia Plantations is on the list of top 25 homes most visited in America. Early European Travel writers once said there are only 3 things to see in America: Magnolia Plantation, Niagara Falls, and the Grand Canyon.
The Drayton family has been living on Magnolia Plantation since 1676 when Thomas Drayton can to Charleston. There are many books about this extended family.
Magnolia has something for visitors of all ages: riding train though Audubon Swamp, birds and alligators, touring the Southern Plantation house, to see original slave cabins, or simply strolling the older public gardens in America.
Charlestons Finest guests are sure to enjoy the Plantations many treasures.

We can help you experience exceptional dining, shopping, and places to stay.
Our outdoor recreation, golf, and beaches are family friendly and can be enjoyed year around.