About
If you are looking for something to do in Charleston that you are unlikely to have done before, explore this quiet path developed in 1930 by The Garden Club of Charleston. Start by exploring gardens, architecture, and cemeteries at the St. John’s Lutheran Church and the Unitarian Church. Walk from the back right corner of the Unitarian garden and across King Street to the Charleston Library Society.
After exploring their grounds, take the path to the right of the building through the Governor Aiken gates to The Gibbes Museum of Art. A side trip to the ornate fountains at the adjacent American Garden is highly encouraged. Continue east on the path, crossing over Meeting Street in order to experience the architecture and gardens at the Circular Congressional Church.
Again continue the path to the right of the building through the block to Saint Philips graveyard and church. The path officially ends there.
Know Before You Go
The gates should be open from 8:30 to 5:30 daily. Follow your curiosity along the way and step inside the churches when they are open to take in even more of this historic city. The garden spaces are visible and worth the 1/2 mile walk, outside the open hours of these gateways.
Published
January 27, 2026
