US $17
Guided Tour of the Calhoun Mansion in Charleston
Get an inside look at the famous Calhoun Mansion, Charleston's ornate reminder of the Gilded Age. Walk through an enchanted garden, stroll through two floors of luxury living, and learn the history behind it all.
What You Will Do
- Travel back in time to the Gilded Age on a guided tour of the Calhoun Mansion, a Victorian house built in the 1800s
- Walk through the outdoor garden after the indoor tour and enjoy the calm serenity of the lush greenery and colorful flowers
- Explore the two floors as you weave in and out of the many rooms where the family once slept and dined
- Hear stories about the mansion's history from your knowledgeable guide, who points out can't-miss items
What's Included
- Thirty-five minute guided tour
Customer Reviews
- 445 Ratings
- Linda
The tour guide was very knowledgeable and kind. Answered all of our questions.
- Ty
You can't fully appreciate the house from the outside. Great tour guide. Worthwhile experience. Thankful to the owners for opening up their home.
- Melissa
The tour guide was full of so many facts about the history of the home and Charleston. Amazing mansion!
- Kris
Guide was very knoweable. The preservation of the history within the house makes it all the more relevant.
- Cathy
Lovely home with beautiful treasures every where you look.
- Christine
Our guide was so well informed and so charming. The house is overwhelming and she made it manageable.
- Loys
Amazing house, interesting tour guide, beautiful gardens.....though the house is a bit "over-filled" with collectible items giving more of an appearance of an antique shop than a residence.
- Michael
If everything in the house is original (assuming only limited reproductions) it's quite unbelievable what's on display inside.
- Susan
We enjoyed our docent’s information and loved getting to see the home and antiques.
- Jeanne
Our guide was very good. The rooms of the house were so jammed with items it was was hard to appreciate the beauty of the house itself.
- Michael
Expected to see a finely crafted mansion and was certainly not disappointed. What I did not expect was the variety and amount of collectables of the current owner that are on display. Rather overwhelming! Fun to experience and nice to know that someone else has to dust it all.
- William
Excellent tour and tour guide!
- Dorothy
It was a wonderful tour of the mansion. The girl that did the tour was very knowledgeable and took us to each room and explained everything to the group .
- Carl G.
Tour guide (Kelsey?) was very knowledgeable and had the right tone keeping the descriptions lively and interesting. Surprised to hear she was only a Junior in college. She's a real asset.
- Suzette
Great tour guide!
- Marjorie
Getting our tickets/vouchers after paying on-line was silly - although we asked the elderly woman at the register how to obtain without waiting on the same line with others buying tickets for much later tours. She made us late to the tour and did not apologize as her co-worker came in and waived us on. Our tour guide was excellent and the place was amazing. It is a shame that the staff to provide tickets and facilitate a timely start were so unaccomodating.
- Katherine
For the amount of information, the tour be longer.....maybe 45 min. I felt rushed!
- Thomas
The property and collection were incredible and the guide was very knowledgeable
- Wayne
Guide was very knowledgeable. Hard to believe the amount of artifacts. Definitely living up to “ More is never enough” motto
- Dina
Our visit to the Calhoun Mansion was outstanding. Our tour guide picked up on our historical interest and took some extra time ensuring our questions were answered. He was very knowledgeable and entertaining. At the end of the tour we were fortunate enough to get to meet the current owner of the mansion who was very humble and clearly wanted to share the beautiful mansion and its contents with the public. Thank you for a great experience!
- Richard
Both my wife and I loved this place, the furnishings were the best I've ever seen. The docent was very knowledgeable.
- Katherine
It is an incredible collection of antiques inside of a magnificent historical home. Thank you to the owner for restoring it, keeping it kept and for opening it up for tours. The guide was extremely knowledgable and fun.
- Carl
Very impressive offering and tour guide was excellent and extremely knowledgeable and engaging. It would have been nice to hear more about the house and context of it being built. Also to see more of the house would have been better.
- Michelle
Very interesting tour, guide was knowledgeable
- Darrick
Extremely impressive collection, restoration, and narration by Ed!!
- Helaine
Tour guide was super knowledgeable!!
- Barbara
The guide was spectacular! She could answer questions about any little item in the house!!
- John
Tour guide Sue was wonderful. House and contents extremely impressive, and the owner and his 2 whippets live there.
- Allicia
The house and history were fascinating.. lovely tour
- ricky
Great tour! Our guide (forgot her name) was so smart and really seemed like she enjoyed the history of the place even though I’m sure it was her 10000000th time telling it. Beautiful place. One of the best parts of Charleston! Ricky Martin.
- Rachel
Our tour guide was FANTASTIC. Loved her. One of the best we've had anywhere -- I was very impressed with her breadth of knowledge and the tour was well paced and interesting!
- Tina
The house is absolutely beautiful. The collections are beautiful. But it was hard to see it all in such a short time. There was so much to see. I did enjoy it very much and appreciate the owner opening up his Home for us to see this wonderful piece of history. Thank You!
- Sarah
Unlike any other experience in Charleston. Highly recommend!
- Karen
Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. She let us take our time looking around and explained the architecture and artifacts thoroughly. I can’t praise her highly enough for making this a very enjoyable experience.
- Claudia
Tour guide extremely knowledgeable
June, 2019