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Explore Charleston’s piratical past on a tour that begins in one of Charleston’s oldest buildings, the National Historic Landmark Powder Magazine Museum. In authentic costume & accompanied by Capt. Bob, the parrot, Eric Lavender shares stories of the pirates who plundered, partied, and perished in Charles Towne. Eric brings Charleston's Golden Age of Piracy to life with stories of Blackbeard's siege of the city, the capture and execution of Stede Bonnet and other pirates, the romance between Calico Jack and Anne Bonny, the headless pirate ghost, who guards a buried treasure in the heart of the historic district, and much more! Along the way, learn about the city’s most historical buildings and events.
Why did Blackbeard blockade the Charleston harbor?
Where was the notorious Anne Bonny's favorite watering hole?
Why did the Gentleman Pirate, Stede Bonnet, don a dress?
What was Calico Jack's connection to Charleston?
Which pirates danced the hempen jig in White Point Gardens?
Why did pirates wear eye patches?
These are just a few of the questions that Eric answers as he tells tales of historic Charleston, leading you to the hangouts, "haunts," and final resting places of pirates, who made Charleston one of their ports-o-call during “Golden Age of Piracy” (1690-1730).
We are proud to include the Powder Magazine, one of Charleston's oldest buildings and a National Historic Landmark, in our tours at no additional charge to you. We also have a special, dicounted combo package that includes the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon!
At the grave of Capt. William Rhett, who
captured the Gentleman Pirate, Stede Bonnet