touring the south
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touring the south
We have about two weeks to tour Savannah, Charleston and the other parts of the South. Can you give me some ideas of other towns/cities to visit? Ideas for hotels and sights are also welcome.
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We are flying in from Los Angeles in Mid May. We are very flexible in terms of where we start our trip. We enjoy museums, walking and eloping, plantations, food, parks. We definitely want to visit Savannah and Charleston. We would like suggestions regarding surrounding must-sees.
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My best tip for Charleston and Savannah in the Spring is to time your visit for weekdays rather week end. Both are more tourist destinations than business destinations. You can get a hotel room for half of the weekend rate. Stay in the historic district.
May is the month for Spoleto in Charleston so there will be international performers and artists as well as popular regional ones.
May is the month for Spoleto in Charleston so there will be international performers and artists as well as popular regional ones.
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I think Spoleto is the end of May, and it can be a great destination time if you like those activities. It will also be VERY crowded and rates will be expensive. Good advice about doing Charleston and Savannah mid-week also
There are multi threads on a trip like this, one I recall from an english couple who wanted much the same as you.
I would either fly RT to Charlotte as your flight city, or arrange your itinerary and fly open jaw. However with Charlotte you can make a pretty nice loop to include many wonderful areas of the South. And Charlotte has a pretty nice museum scene that impressed some friends from LA who are active in that city's museum life. If you do include Charlotte, I HIGHLY recommend our Bechtler and Mint Museums in downtown.
Charlotte-Pawley's Island (see Brookgreen Gardens)-Georgetown (Revolutionary era historic district)-Charleston (3 days miniumum)-Savannah (2days?)-Asheville (2-3 days Biltmore House, maybe hiking on the Blue Ridge Parkway-cute downtown area)-Charlotte.
There are multi threads on a trip like this, one I recall from an english couple who wanted much the same as you.
I would either fly RT to Charlotte as your flight city, or arrange your itinerary and fly open jaw. However with Charlotte you can make a pretty nice loop to include many wonderful areas of the South. And Charlotte has a pretty nice museum scene that impressed some friends from LA who are active in that city's museum life. If you do include Charlotte, I HIGHLY recommend our Bechtler and Mint Museums in downtown.
Charlotte-Pawley's Island (see Brookgreen Gardens)-Georgetown (Revolutionary era historic district)-Charleston (3 days miniumum)-Savannah (2days?)-Asheville (2-3 days Biltmore House, maybe hiking on the Blue Ridge Parkway-cute downtown area)-Charlotte.
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I would never add Hilton Head to any trip. There are SO many more interesting places on the SE coast. It is a HUGE sterile development.
There is Beaufort to visit between Savannah and Charleston. There is Hunting Island for hiking.
Don't forget to spend a day or so in Charlotte, in my opinion. The Bechtler is having a world class Giocametti exhibit until January. You've not said when this is happening If you want other places to go on that kind of loop there is Winston Salem and Wilmington
There is Beaufort to visit between Savannah and Charleston. There is Hunting Island for hiking.
Don't forget to spend a day or so in Charlotte, in my opinion. The Bechtler is having a world class Giocametti exhibit until January. You've not said when this is happening If you want other places to go on that kind of loop there is Winston Salem and Wilmington
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