Charleston Walk
1670 to present—an overview of Charleston's history, war, peace, ghosts, architecture, ladies, heroes and heroines.
Certified Walking Guide in Charleston
Walk the city
with a Charlestonian.
History, architecture, stories and the particular charm of Charleston—shared personally by Sue Bennett, Charleston-born and a walking guide and lecturer since 2004.
Plan a WalkPrivate tours · Approximately 2.5 hours
Meet your guide
A lifetime of Charleston stories.
Sue Bennett was born in Charleston at Colonial Lake and has lived in Charleston all her life. She has served as a docent and interpreter with the Gibbes Museum of Art, The Powder Magazine Museum and Preservation Society Fall Tours, as well as leading educational walks for public and private schools.
Sue researches and writes all of her tours and personally leads every walk. Her goal is not simply to recite history, but to share the city through conversation—walking with guests through Charleston's streets, interpreting its history and answering questions along the way.
“Information, entertainment, and the delight and charm of our City.”
Choose your Charleston
Walks through the Historic District
Each walk can offer a different view of the city, from its earliest days to the people, places and stories that shaped it.
Art Walk
The Gibbes Museum of Art followed by a walk-about where Charleston artists lived and worked. Extra fee for the Gibbes Museum tour.
Civil War
Sites of the War Between the States, 1861–1865, and where and how Charlestonians lived during wartime.
Colonial Charleston & Rev. War
Charles Towne, Washington's time here, life before statehood and 18th-century wealth.
The Ladies Who Live Here
Charleston women from 1670 to present—wartime, peacetime, progressive movement, Charleston firsts, artists and leaders.
Charleston Literary Walk
See where writers lived and experience the city that inspired published poets, local authors and playwrights.
Architecture Walk
A variety of Historic District buildings, with attention to occupants, architects and architectural style.
Graveyards Walk
Charleston graveyards, funerary art, ghost stories, gravestones and long-ago lore.
Hail to the Chief, y'all!
Every U.S. president has either visited Charleston or left his impression.
Garden Walk
Garden styles, garden features and local plant life—with an invitation to step inside a Charleston garden and look around.
Where & when
Meet in the heart of Charleston.
Tours begin from the steps of the Gibbes Museum of Art at 135 Meeting Street. Groups may opt to leave from their hotel lobby when prearranged.
Tours are available most Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and often weekdays, except Tuesdays.
Private tour pricing
$200
per tour for up to 4 guests
+$29
for each additional guest, up to 20 total guests
Approximately 2.5 hoursFor groups
Especially at home with women's groups.
Sue specializes in women's groups and can incorporate a tea or lunch stop, with the group choosing its preferred starting or stopping site. Walks can be designed with input from clients or a concierge around the group's particular interests.
Recent groups have included sororities, Colonial Dames, church groups and the Junior League of Charleston.
Let's meet in Charleston
Have a particular story
in mind?
Tell Sue what interests your group. She researches and writes her walks herself, and personally leads each one.
Connect with Sue