Lost Charleston

This tour is based on Leigh's book, Lost Charleston, which debuted as Amazon's No. 1 Best New Releases in Travel and Photography when it came out in 2019. Its a great tour option for those who have visited Charleston before and are looking for a different kind of tour experience.

Aside from the havoc wreaked by the Revolutionary and Civil wars, Charleston has been shaped by a succession of fires, hurricanes and earthquakes over the last 300 years.

Leigh guides you through the city as it once was, according to the book's review in Charleston Magazine. Though famous for its grand antebellum houses of the 19th century, significant architectural losses can tell a different, sometimes uncomfortable story of Charleston's past.

Leigh dives deeper than the romantic, “soft focus” images of Charleston, says Charleston Magazine, "which depict its history through the lens of a rosier, post-Civil War era."

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Photo credit: Library of Congress