Charleston Travel Guide

Use our editors' guide to find the best restaurants, hotels, neighborhoods, and attractions.

Charleston's Top 5 City Tours

We went on 19 tours―that’s a lot of Charleston―and then worked up this list of the 5 best ways to explore historic downtown.

Illustrations: Ryan Kelly, Article by Jennifer V. Cole

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Culinary Tours of Charleston

Who It’s For: Food Network addicts who dream of going behind-the-scenes and want to sample the dishes on Iron Chef.

Why We Picked It: The 2½-hour overview of Lowcountry dining combines tastings and chats with some of the city’s top chefs.

Southern Living Tip: The Chef’s Kitchen Tour is given Friday mornings. Plan it as a weekend kick-off--it may inspire a reservation.

Culinary Tours of Charleston: culinarytoursofcharleston.com or (843) 722-8687; $42