Introduction: Welcome to Charleston
Key figures in Charleston's history
Tour 1: Charles Towne to Charleston: colonial settlement to liberated city of the new nation (1670-1799)
Tour 2: Antebellum growth in Charleston's plantation economy, trades, and architecture (1800-1849)
Tour 3: The Civil War and subsequent struggles (1850-1900)
Tour 4: Cultural renaissance and economic boom (1901-1950)
Tour 5: Remembering the past while embracing the future (1951-present day)
Staying, eating, and more touring: getting around Charleston