Charleston Features

Charleston Features

• Welcome to Charleston
  

  You hear it time and again from people you meet in Charleston: either they have been here for generations upon generations (happily so), or they... Read more

• If You Like
  

  Time-travel to the 18th century with Charleston's wealth of markets, historic homes, and churches, and explore the agrarian side to the city... Read more

• Charleston with Kids
  

  What kid wouldn't delight in a town that looks like a fairy tale, and has cobblestone streets and secret alleyways, horses pulling carriages... Read more

• Sweetgrass Baskets
  

  The purchase of a handwoven Charleston sweetgrass basket is proof to your friends that you've been here. For centuries, African-American (Gullah)... Read more

• Lowcountry Cuisine
  

  Although you can find Lowcountry cuisine along most of coastal South Carolina all the way down to Savannah, its foundation feeds off the Holy... Read more

• Fodor's Interview with Holly Herrick
  

  Holly Herrick is a classically trained chef, former restaurant critic at Charleston's Post and Courier, and author of the book The Charleston's... Read more

• Spoleto Festival USA
  

  Spoleto Festival USA. For 17 glorious days in late May and early June, Charleston gets a dose of culture from the Spoleto Festival USA. This... Read more

• Cruising from Charleston
  

  For almost 300 years Charleston, queen of port cities, has been primarily known for its commercial activity, but it recently became a port of... Read more

• Charleston Preserved
  

  When the Civil War ended in 1865, Charleston was left battered and bruised—both physically and economically. And because locals had little... Read more

• Charleston's Sweet Tooth
  

  Pralines, glazed pecans, bear claws, and benne wafers—Charlestonians have a sweet tooth.... Read more