Charlotte's Ultimate Southern Charm Historical City Cart Tour
Description
We are Southern Charm Rides, there is a copycat that goes by Southern Elegance, they are NOT us. Voted Charlotte's Best 2025. Southern Charm has the best customer care including up to 2 hour validated parking! The TRUE Southern Charm Rides tour! Pick up at Market at 7th St, restrooms, drinks, snacks, discounted parking, souvenir shop. Take an award winning tour deep into our history on luxurious limo golf carts to see why people are saying Southern Charm Rides is #1 historical tour in Charlotte, southern hospitality, food discount, stop for pictures. We give history from 1700s, where Elvis performed, the name Queen City, Fourth Ward neighborhood, gold mines, tales of the cities' history, “medicine man,” the Bootlegger house, etc. For sports fans, Bank of America Stadium, Truist Ball Field, NASCAR Hall of Fame, etc We travel down the main street showing you art, museums, and more! Read our reviews! Our tours are the highlight of the trip for many travelers. Bus is also available..
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The NASCAR Hall of Fame is a shrine to the history and heritage of NASCAR. You will get plenty of insights regarding this popular Hall of Fame.
We will see the Bank of America Stadium, home to the Carolina Panthers. The beautiful stadium is wonderful sight to behold and home to some of the best players in the NFL
Beautiful and Illustrious Park of the Queen City. This 5.4-acre public park was named after the Charlotte-borne artist, Romare Bearden.
Science and Nature Museum of the Queen City. Discovery Place is a place of wonder and amusement for all ages.
The Fourth Ward historical district is a favorite of most tourists. Our customers will see charming older homes and the history of the area as well as receive insight to events and a personal touch by the residents for the tourists who come to see their homes.
The Bank of America Corporate Center is the one of the tallest buildings in Charlotte and a sight to behold up close. The rush of people always walking by show the life of the city.
Charlottes first burial ground where you will find the resting place of Revolutionary war heroes, Civil War veterans, and US House Representatives.
The oldest Catholic Church in Charlotte. So many historical buildings and Victorian homes, too many to list. We will see plenty more than listed on this site!
Too many attractions on this tour to list..we cover it all!!!
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children (under 8y or 80lbs) require car/booster seats by law and must have a ticket
- Service Animals are allowed, you must notify Southern Charm Rides prior to tour or there may not be a seat available.
Reviews(1,539)
Highly recommend! The tour was super informative and really helped give us a feel for the city. Great way to learn a lot and see some great sights in a short period of time. Tremaine was our tour guide and he was informative, fun, and just made it a great experience!
Wear sunscreen. It was an amazing experience. Our guide was knowledgeable about what he was talking about. Gave us a great whole of Charotte.
We do have a roof and most of it is in shaded area but it’s a hot day for sure. Grab a cold fruit water for discount from the market to help you feel refreshed discounted for riding with us. We are glad you enjoyed. Thank you for a good review
Our first time trying to get sites in. We sat in the last seats that face on coming traffic. They do not have the same shade cover as those facing forward. With the road noice and no microphone in use, we needed to have our necks completely turned the entire time. Not to mention you are facing the moving vehicles the entire time making it difficult for pictures and enjoy the tour as we thought.
We typically have five star reviews, odd the past 24 hours has been different but same tour guides for years with five stars. Your tour guide offered you a forward facing seat a few times during the tour. Also he paused when a truck went by so that the noise wasn’t an issue and stopped at several locations for pictures. We are sorry to hear you had a less than positive experience. As in our advertisement, it’s a golf cart and almost all golf carts have rear seats. Some love those and some don’t. Also there is no way to make sure the sun never shines on you but our roof does extend the entire length and the majority of the tour is under shade which is something we point out with all the trees uptown. The driver you had or any of them typically are well heard. We also try to see from the side. For anyone wanting to book, it’s typically pleasant all around. We stop and get off for pictures and if anything is bothersome please let us know. If outside isn’t your thing, we also have a mini bus that we also get off for pictures. People love the cart but keep in mind it is a golf cart. If ever you need additional accommodations, please let us know. We don’t know if you don’t tell us and I would much rather know so we can fix it right there. That’s why we are southern charm.
Very nice tour. Great tour guide, whose name we have forgotten. She was able to explain the tour very well.
We are glad you enjoyed your tour.
Don’t expect the golf cart. It’s easy for them to take the bus. If it’s cloudy at all be prepared to take the bus. Our tour guide did an excellent job describing the area, was super knowledgeable of the history and I would highly recommend him.
To say don’t expect a cart is almost comical as our carts are seen throughout the city all the time. That was the first day in three months that we didn’t have a cart out all day that we were open. You were also notified ahead of time that due to weather it was bus and never called about that being an issue. I am a former EMT and when bad storms are coming, safety for my customers is priority. The weather indicated much more than just cloud coverage. We rarely replace with the bus but if there is a heavy rainfall with a weather warning, we will use the bus as the website states. People usually appreciate that so they are not soaked and still enjoy and some don’t but I have realized you can’t please everyone so we do only if absolutely necessary. Nobody had their carts out due to the weather that day.. We have four carts so using one isn’t an issue. We did just what we advertised. We cannot put anyone at risk with a storm warning out and the radar showing RED (more than just clouds)., again as stated on our site. We are glad you enjoyed your tour guide
The Mistake was mine- I booked the trip for a Thursday, i meant to book it for Wednesday. I realized my mistake 10min after I expected the car to show up and called asking for a refund but because there was a 24 hr cancelation policy and I called 23hrs and 50 min, the refund was refused. I asked to rebook for Friday and denied that as well. Poor service.
Please be accurate when leaving a negative review. Our email from Viator shows over fours later, not a 10 minute window. Nobody would ever refuse a refund in a 10 min mistake at our company. We are known for the best customer service around as you can see in our review. We cannot be responsible if you didnt directly call. You booked through Viator which is a third party booking and there is a cancellation time. We were not notified until several hours later on an Viator email and was only told it was for a personal reason. The only time you would change to according to Viator was a time not available and we specifically asked Viator for you to contact us the next day at a certain time to check if there was any available seats. We never heard back. Our company was never directly contacted by you but our number was on your confirmation. Sorry your experience was poor with Viator. In the future please contact the company as directed in your ticket and we would have gladly taken care of it.
My wife and I had an absolutely wonderful time on this tour. It was our first time in Charlotte. We stayed downtown for a concert and wanted to get an overview of the city and its history, and this tour was perfect. In fact, afterwards, we even then went to dinner at one of the restaurants mentioned by our guide (Mert's- highly recommend). It was also the perfect length and had a great combination of history, architecture, and general knowledge about the city. It also gave us several great ideas for what to do on our next trip to this wonderful city. Definitely recommend.
We are glad you enjoyed your cart tour. We try to give good recommendations and sometimes they give us a sample if not too busy. Thank you for a great review. We hope the rest of your visit in Charlotte was just as pleasant.
Peyton was amazing. Well spoken and very knowledgeable. I'm a Charlotte native and I learned a lot from her!
Thank you for a fantastic review. We truly appreciate your positive feedback and hope to see you again.
Tour Guide was awesome. Great way to see Uptown Charlotte in 90 minutes and to learn about the history - Great Experience
It’s great to hear that your experience was such a positive experience. It is a lot to take in for 90 minutes but everyone loves it and it really helps with ideas and to know the history. We hope the rest of your time in Charlotte was positive as well.
It was amazing ! Tremaine our tour guide was amazing and did a great job explaining everything to us Very well worth it !
Tremaine loves to share the history of the city he has always called home! We are glad you enjoyed your tour and appreciate the time you took to leave a great review.
