Uniquely Charleston Tours plans your Broad History Tour around your interests. If you’ve heard about a special building or story, we make sure you see it. You’ll glimpse the birth of a city AND a nation. The architecture and culture of the 17th century are still a vibrant part of this enchanting city. Charleston’s travails and triumphs come alive. We go beyond Rainbow Row and the Old Exchange Building to visit the sites you choose to visit.
For guests with Charleston ties, Your Charleston Roots Tour begins before you arrive. Based on information you provide, we research your Charleston family– where they lived, worked, worshipped and where they now rest. Based on our discoveries, we design a tour just for you. Public records in Charleston are unique and rich in American history dating from Colonial times. We’ll weave the family story we unearth and turn it into a tour for a group of one to five people. You’ll walk the places your ancestors walked and see their city, too. Be sure to bring very comfortable shoes and your camera. We include a bound copy of the records that we discover and a summary of your itinerary as a memento of Your Charleston Roots tour. Guests must book Your Charleston Roots Tour six weeks in advance.
Uniquely Charleston Tours loves a challenge! African American ancestors present unique, but often surmountable challenges. A woman from Washington, DC contacted Uniquely Charleston Tours to find her father’s family. We located the family home, which still stands. Her ancestors owned the home free and clear in a neighborhood called The Neck. We learned her great grandfather was a tinsmith who had his own business and property. That building still stands. We found the names of her great-great grandparents. Her story reaches back, in Charleston, two hundred years.
Uniquely Charleston Tours would love to design a tour that takes you to your favorite Charleston places.
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