Things To Do In Charleston SC
Also posted on This is a quick tour around Charleston South Carolina showing some of the things to do in Charleston that await visitors to this magnificent and historic city.
Charleston South Carolina, A city of history, hospitality, and a heaping dose of good ole southern charm.
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In this short video you'll see Charleston come alive and you'll understand why one magazine recently voted it the number one tourist destination in all of America.
Something I've known for years.
One of the best ways to learn about Charleston's past is to take a tour.
And one of the fun ways to tour the city.... is in a horse drawn carriage.
That's exactly what I did on a recent visit.
As Kevin, supplied the.... uh horsepower, our knowledgable guide entertained and informed us with many interesting tidbits regarding Charleston's rich history, a city whose beginning dates back more than a hundred years before the founding of America.
Add in the picture perfect weather we enjoyed, and you've got the recipe for an experience that's hard to beat.
If exercise is more your style, one of the many walking tours may better suit your needs.
Charleston's downtown business and residential districts are compact and perfect for a relaxed and entertaining walk as you appreciate the history and beauty all around you.
At some point in your visit, you'll probably find yourself meandering through City Market, as will most of Charleston's 4 million annual visitors.
This Charleston landmark has been around since the 1790's.
Today from among the hundreds of local vendors, you can find just the right item to purchase and keep as a souvenir or to give as that special gift.
The city of Charleston proper boasts 90 properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with another 96 in the remaining parts of the county.
As you witness the variety of these restored treasures, you'll appreciate why Charleston was considered the cultural center of the antebellum South.
Since we're talking historical homes, make sure you stroll along East Battery street toward White Point Garden.
You'll enjoy the beauty of the magnificent row of stately antebellum homes that line the street to your right as Charleston harbor splashes against the battery seawall on which you walk.
Charleston's visitors also enjoy the city by water. There are numerous Harbor tours where one can get a better sense of Charleston's skyline, and with an evening cruise, enjoy a beautiful sunset as well.
Another harbor treat is to view the Ravenel bridge up close and personal. This Charleston landmark doesn't have the history that attracts so many to the Holy City, having been completed less than a decade ago, but it makes up for its newcomer status by its sheer size, spanning two and a half miles in length, and rising to the majestic height of 575 feet.
This 8 lane engineering marvel connects downtown Charleston to Mt Pleasant,
and one day a year, 40 thousand runners use it for their own personal highway in what's known as the Cooper River Bridge Run.
And who could visit Charleston and not take the boat to Fort Sumter, the scene of the first battle of the war between the States.
After a 30 minute narrated cruise, you'll step foot on the very soil where America's most bloody war began.
Once on site National Park Service Rangers will provide more details of this regrettable episode in our nation's history.
Charleston is also known for its Plantations.
You'd be hard pressed to fully understand what makes downtown Charleston what it is without visiting and learning more about the role played by these historic and massive plantations.
And while we're out and about, this is the perfect time for me to tell you that there are no less than 5 beaches within 25 miles of Charleston.
Whether your accommodations are on the beach, or you simply come to spend a peaceful sun drenched day, it's the perfect complement to your downtown Charleston adventure.
Did I hear someone say shopping?
Just so you know, King street was recently chosen as one of the 10 best shopping streets in the United States.
Whether its antiques, art, or fashion, you'll find it all.. I say... shop on!
All this activity will surely make you hungry enough to eat a horse...... oops..... sorry Kevin, my bad......
whether its fine dinning or various other award winning eateries, from barbecue to bistro, from cafe to cafeteria, from tavern to tearoom, and others too numerous to list, Charleston has it all.
Then when daylight turns to darkness, you'll have to take a break from your non stop Charleston adventure.
Charleston's travelers have access to some of the most elegant accommodations.
Whether you're looking for historic charm, a private hideaway, or unparalleled luxury, your nights in Charleston will be as perfect as your days.
Budget conscious families also have many alternatives from which to choose.
Charleston, South Carolina is Voted #1 U.S. City, 2013
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A Tour of Charleston, South Carolina with Chef Marc Collins
Let Chef Marc Collins of Circa 1886 introduce you to charming and historic Charleston, South Carolina. A blend of cultures and worldwide influence has made this destination one of the top foodie spots in the USA.
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CHARLESTON'S FRENCH QUARTER TOUR
Enjoy this neighborhood walking tour of the French Quarter in Downtown Charleston South Carolina! This episode features a few of the iconic alley's and hidden passages of the Holy City.
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Florence's Lowcountry Kitchen: One of Charleston's Best Restaurants
Charleston is known for it's amazing restaurants and Florence's Lowcountry Kitchen is one of the finest! Serving up fresh seafood, savory johnny cakes and signature cocktails, Florence's is one place you don't want to miss during your stay in Charleston!
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Charleston, SC: A Video Tour
Churches, forts, plantations, museums, historic homes and historic ships, fabulous restaurants--all these and much more come together to make Charleston, South Carolina one of America's premier destinations. Whether you're here for a day or a week, this hour-long video guide will serve as both an introduction and a memento of your visit.
Includes: Battery and White Point Garden, Rainbow Row, Catfish Row, Four Corners of Law, St. Phillip's Church and Graveyard, Circular Church and Graveyard, Hugenot Church, Forts Sumter and Moutrie, USS Yorktown aircraft carrier, the Citadel, Morris and Sullivan's Island, Nathaniel Russell House, AIken-Rhett House, Joseph Manigault House, Edmonston-Alston House, Heyward-Washington House, Charleston Museum, Gibbes Museum of Art, Dock Street Theatre, Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon, Powder Magazine, Old Jial, City Hall, City Market, Old Slave Mart Museum, Drayton Hall, Middleton Place, Magnolia Plantation, Charlestowne Landing, and much more!
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Top10 Recommended Hotels in Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Top10 Recommended Hotels in Charleston, South Carolina, USA: 1. Belmond Charleston Place *****
2. The Spectator Hotel *****
3. French Quarter Inn ****
4. Market Pavilion Hotel ****
5. Hyatt Place Charleston - Historic District ***
6. SpringHill Suites by Marriott Charleston Downtown/Riverview ***
7. The Mills House Wyndham Grand Hotel ****
8. The Beach Club at Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina *****
9. Francis Marion Hotel ****
10. Meeting Street Inn ***
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1. 205 Meeting Street, Historic District, Charleston, SC 29401, United States of America, From € 313
This historic hotel is located in Charleston city centre 482 m from College of Charleston and 1.6 km from South Carolina Aquarium. Offerings include 3 restaurants, a bar, and a full-service spa.
2. 67 State Street, Historic District, Charleston, SC 29401, United States of America, From € 349
This 1920s-inspired boutique Spectator Hotel in Charleston is less than 4 minutes’ walk from the historic Charleston City Market and Port of Charleston. Features include a bar, personalised butler service, and free WiFi in public areas.
3. 166 Church Street, Historic District, Charleston, SC 29401, United States of America, From € 331
This property is a 11-minute walk from the beach. Boasting an ideal location in the heart of Charleston's historic market area, only moments from area attractions, this elegant landmark hotel provides personalized services, state-of-the-art amenities and gourmet on-site dining.
4. 225 East Bay Street, Historic District, Charleston, SC 29401, United States of America, From € 238
This property is a 11-minute walk from the beach. This 4-star Downtown Charleston hotel is 3 minutes' walk of Charleston City Market and Waterfront Park. The hotel offers a rooftop pool with mosaic bottom, free WiFi, and daily breakfast as well as 2 on-site restaurants.
5. 560 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403, United States of America, From € 169
Located 3 km from Charleston City Market, this Hyatt Place Charleston - Historic District boasts an indoor pool and an on-site restaurant. Features include a free hot breakfast and free WiFi.
6. 98 Ripley Point Drive, West of the Ashley, Charleston, SC 29407, United States of America, From € 148
Guests at this South Carolina hotel will enjoy evening transfer service to historic Central Charleston, which is 4.8 km away. A heated outdoor pool, hot tub, and daily breakfast buffet are provided.
7. 115 Meeting Street, Historic District, Charleston, SC 29401, United States of America, From € 220
This property is a 8-minute walk from the beach. The Mills House Wyndham Grand Hotel features on-site dining and is located in Charleston city centre. Each room offers a 36-inch flat-screen TV and guests will have access to an outdoor pool.
8. 28 Patriots Point Rd, Mount Pleasant, Charleston, 29464, United States of America, From € 191
The Beach Club at Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina is located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and offers Free WiFi, outdoor pool with a hot tub and sun terrance, and direct harbor access.
9. 387 King Street, Historic District, Charleston, SC 29403, United States of America, From € 173
In the heart of central Charleston, this historic hotel offers easy access to local attractions and features full-service Spa Adagio Day Spa with an on-site restaurant serving classic southern cuisine.
10. 173 Meeting Street, Historic District, Charleston, SC 29401, United States of America, From € 202
This luxury South Carolina inn is in the heart of Charleston’s historic district on Meeting Street and 42 m from Market Street. Features include free continental breakfast and 19th century-style rooms with free WiFi.
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Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, surpassed only by the state capital of Columbia. Charleston is the county seat of the modern Charleston County.
In 1670, Charleston was originally named Charles Towne. It moved to its present location on Oyster Point in 1680 from a location on the west bank of the Ashley River known as Albemarle Point. Charleston adopted its present name in 1783. In 1690, Charleston was the fifth largest city in North America, and remained among the ten largest cities in the United States through the 1840 census.
Charleston is known as The Holy City perhaps by virtue of the prominence of churches on the low-rise cityscape, perhaps because, like Mecca, its devotees hold it so dear], and perhaps for the fact that Carolina was among the few original thirteen colonies to provide toleration for all Protestant religions, though it was not open to Roman Catholics. Many Huguenots found their way to Charleston. Carolina also allowed Jews to practice their faith without restriction. Current trends put Charleston as the fastest-growing municipality in South Carolina. The city's metropolitan area population was counted by the 2010 census at 664,607 -- the second largest in the state -- and the 75th-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States.
The city of Charleston is located just south of the midpoint of South Carolina's coastline, at the confluence of the Ashley and Cooper rivers, which flow together into the Atlantic Ocean. Charleston Harbor lies between downtown Charleston and the Atlantic Ocean. Charleston's name is derived from Charles Towne, named after King Charles II of England.
In 2011, Charleston was named #1 U.S. City by Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards and #2 Best City in the U.S. and Canada by Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards. Also in 2011, Bon Appetit magazine named Husk, located on Queen Street in Charleston, the Best New Restaurant in America. America's most-published etiquette expert, Marjabelle Young Stewart, recognized Charleston 1995 as the best-mannered city in the U.S, a claim lent credibility by the fact that it has the first established Livability Court in the country. In 2011, Travel and Leisure Magazine named Charleston America's Sexiest City, as well as America's Most Friendly. Subsequently, Southern Living Magazine named Charleston the most polite and hospitable city in America. In 2012, Travel and Leisure voted Charleston as the second best-dressed city in America, only behind New York City.
South Carolina's Lowcountry holds a major place of importance in African-American history for many reasons, but perhaps most importantly as a port of entry for people of African descent. According to several historians, anywhere from 40 to 60 percent of the Africans who were brought to America during the slave trade entered through ports in the Lowcountry.
This has given the Lowcountry the designation among some as the Ellis Island for African Americans, although some dispute this term, as the Ellis Island immigrants arrived voluntarily as opposed to the Africans who were captured in the Atlantic slave trade.
According to Peter Wood in his book Black Majority: Negroes in Colonial South Carolina from 1670 to the Stono Rebellion, the successful cultivation of rice in the Lowcountry in the 1600s was a major factor in the importation of African labor. Sir Jonathan Atkins was quoted in 1680 as saying, Since people have found out the convenience and cheapness of slave labor they no longer keep white men, who formerly did the work on the Plantations. Joseph Corry, an Englishman who spent some time in what is now the West African nation of Sierra Leone, noted, Rice forms the chief part of the African's sustenance.
When further observation noted the skill of Africans in this region in cultivating rice, Africans from the vicinity of Sierra Leone and Ghana became especially sought-after by slave owners in the South Carolina Lowcountry.
The demand for Africans in the rice-growing regions was such that, By the time the (South Carolina) colony's Proprietors gave way to a royal government in 1720, Africans had outnumbered Europeans for more than a decade.
According to Elaine Nichols of the South Carolina State Museum, Sullivan's Island, an island near Charleston, was a major port of entry for enslaved Africans. Her paper Sullivan's Island Pest Houses: Beginning an Archeological Investigation (1989), detailed the phenomenon of Pest Houses, that were used to quarantine Africans upon their arrival, for fear that the Africans would have contagious diseases. The Africans would often remain confined from 10 to 40 days and 200-300 at a time would sometimes remain in isolation in the pest houses. By 1793, residents of Sullivan's Island demanded that the pest houses be removed from the vicinity.
Meeting Street Inn - Downtown Charleston | Best places to stay in Charleston
The Meeting Street Inn offers distinctive lodging in the heart of Charleston's historic district. Located opposite the bustling City Market, the Inn is surrounded by Charleston's finest restaurants, boutiques and antique shops. Evertying that is unique to the Holy City is no more than a pleasant stroll from your front door!
In the style of the Charleston single house the Inn's fifty six guest rooms open to sunny piazzas overlooking our garden courtyard. Each room features antique reproduction furnishings and four poster rice beds. The result is a delightful blend of 19th century charm and 21st century comfort, rivaling that of the finest hotels.
Top Things To Do In Charleston SC
Top Things To Do In Charleston SC
Looking for things to do in Charleston SC? Whether you're a tourist or a local, here are some of my top 10 things to do in Charleston SC. One of the best parts about living in such a tourist destination is that there is never a shortage of things to do and see. From the beaches to the history, everyone can find something that interests them.
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TOP 6 THINGS TO DO IN CHARLESTON, SC (On a Budget)
After living in Charleston for 6 years, here are a few of my favorite things to do for locals and tourists alike.
6) Pick a Beach: Folly Beach, Isle of Palms, or Sullivans Island. Charleston has some of the best beaches in the country!
5) Visit a County Park - Both Palmetto Island County Park and James Island County Parks are affordable ways to spend the day walking or biking the nature trails and checking out the beautiful South Carolina marshland!
4) Eat Some Soulfood - Charleston is known for its amazing restaurants, but don't be deterred by the smaller joints around town like Martha Lou's Kitchen and Bertha's Kitchen. They have some of the best fried chicken and lowcountry cuisine I've ever had!
3) Walk with Ghosts - Charleston is known as one of the most haunted cities in America. Check out one of the many tour companies like Bulldog Tours and learn about the city's spooky past and darkest stories.
2) Tour the Market - If you only have one day in Charleston, definitely start at Market Street. You can walk through the various shops set up by local venders and are only a short walk away from Charleston's most famous sights like Waterfront Park, Rainbow Row, White Point Gardens, and The Battery.
1 - Try a Praline Sample - You'll likely hear the familiar shouts from a Market Street Sweets candy maker luring you in to try FREE PRALINE SAMPLES! And trust me, it's worth the stop each and every time. Pralines are an amazing southern treat, especially when baked fresh.
What are your top things to do in Charleston? Let me know in the comments below. Also leave suggestions for more cities to feature in my Top 6 Things to do on a budget lists!
French Quarter, Charleston, SC (Downtown Series Episode 2)
Join Bob Brennaman and Carey Nikonchuk on a personal foot tour through the neighborhoods of downtown Charleston, South Carolina. In episode 2, they take you through the French Quarter and wind up at Robert Lange Studios on Queen Street, a fine art gallery.
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Best Attractions and Places to See in Charleston, South Carolina SC
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List of Best Things to do in Charleston, South Carolina (SC)
The 34 West Theater Company
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim
St. Michael's Church
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
James Island County Park
McLeod Plantation Historic Site
Riley Waterfront Park
Unitarian Church in Charleston
Magnolia Cemetery
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