Edmondston-Alston House & Carriage Tour

Tour the inside one of Charleston’s most beautiful and historic homes. Located on The Battery, The Edmondston Alston house is the only house museum in Charleston that commands a magnificent view of the Charleston Harbor. This home was built in 1825 and has been beautifully maintained.

Palmetto Carriage Works is the oldest provider of Charleston Horse Carriage Tours and has developed one of the best Charleston Historic Tours in the city! A Palmetto Carriage tour offers a blend of knowledge, wit, humor, and history and is exciting and ever-changing; a seamless fusion of 19th-century conveyance in a 21st-century city. Explore our historic city on an unforgettable one-hour Charleston, SC carriage ride! Explore one of the Charleston Battery's most luxurious homes. The Edmondston-Alston house features commanding views of Charleston Harbor and sits among some of the most historic homes in the city. It withstood the American Civil War, the Earthquake of 1886 and many hurricanes. Take a guided tour and learn what life in Charleston, SC might have been like back in 1825 when this house was built.