Top 5 must-do's in the Charleston area- Please help!
Sep 7th, 2003, 01:07 PM
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Top 5 must-do's in the Charleston area- Please help!
Hi there,
My partner and I are planning to spend 5 days in the Charleston area at the end of October. Any and all suggestions/recommendations would be much appreciated. Also, if you know of any Halloween-specific events that would be good too. Thanks!
My partner and I are planning to spend 5 days in the Charleston area at the end of October. Any and all suggestions/recommendations would be much appreciated. Also, if you know of any Halloween-specific events that would be good too. Thanks!
Sep 7th, 2003, 07:06 PM
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We were in Charleston for a couple days last year and loved it. Things we did:
horse and buggy tour during the day
ghost tour at night
lovely city to walk around
Visit Magnolia Plantation
Browse through the market - great baskets
Other things we didn't have time for:
Middleton Place
Ft. Sumter
I also recommend having lunch at a small restaurant/diner nicknamed "Fast and French". Unfortunately I don't remember the real name. The food is delicious, you sit at a long counter and get to meet the locals. Very popular spot with the locals.
We also had a delicious supper at Poogans Porch (supposedly inhabited by a ghost).
horse and buggy tour during the day
ghost tour at night
lovely city to walk around
Visit Magnolia Plantation
Browse through the market - great baskets
Other things we didn't have time for:
Middleton Place
Ft. Sumter
I also recommend having lunch at a small restaurant/diner nicknamed "Fast and French". Unfortunately I don't remember the real name. The food is delicious, you sit at a long counter and get to meet the locals. Very popular spot with the locals.
We also had a delicious supper at Poogans Porch (supposedly inhabited by a ghost).
Sep 8th, 2003, 05:42 AM
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Go to the aquarium and take a tour of it. Very nice. While there, there is a shop plaza right next to the aquarium. Upstairs is a place you can rent electric cars (picture a Ford made Golf Cart). Take it for run around downtown. Visit the battery. This allows you to see more without wearing out your legs.
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Ghost tour! walking tour of the city at night, you get a historical tour with some ghost stories thrown in. You should be able to find a brochure advertising this at either your hotel or the visitor's center.
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I have been to Charleston a couple of times, once for 4 days and once for 8. With five days, you can see a whole lot. My suggestions for top things to see and do:
First thing, go to Charleston's large and very good visitor center.
Walk the battery, especially nice in the early morning or late afternoon. Also at least walk along Meeting, Church, and Tradd streets, looking at all the beautiful old homes and their courtyards.
Take a carriage ride.
Spend 2-4 hours in the Charleston Museum.
Visit Waterfront Park. Peaceful early. Take a break in one of the swings.
Do a couple of house tours. My favorites are Edmundston-Alston and Nathaniel Russell.
Visit Fort Sumter. The ride out is nice, even if the ruins of the fort can be underwhelming.
Visit a plantation. Choose between Middleton or Magnolia for the grounds. Drayton Hall is the only substantial old house remaining is great for architecture fans. All three are on the same stretch of road.
Visit the old market and browse the booths and small surrounding shops.
The aquarium is definitely pretty nice, especially the saltwater tank.
Eat, eat, eat. You can overdose on terrific seafood and low country fare, or you can add variety with good French and other cuisines.
Depending on your interest, you could also spend a few hours at the beach; tour the Hunley submarine; tour the U.S.S. Yorktown aircraft carrier at Patriot Point; take specialty tours on ghosts, Charleston scandals, the Civil War, or slavery; drive through the Citadel campus; go to Ft. Moultrie.
My Web site at www.oneeyed.homestead.com contains a couple of illustrated travelogues talking about most of Charleston's sights and a few restaurants.
First thing, go to Charleston's large and very good visitor center.
Walk the battery, especially nice in the early morning or late afternoon. Also at least walk along Meeting, Church, and Tradd streets, looking at all the beautiful old homes and their courtyards.
Take a carriage ride.
Spend 2-4 hours in the Charleston Museum.
Visit Waterfront Park. Peaceful early. Take a break in one of the swings.
Do a couple of house tours. My favorites are Edmundston-Alston and Nathaniel Russell.
Visit Fort Sumter. The ride out is nice, even if the ruins of the fort can be underwhelming.
Visit a plantation. Choose between Middleton or Magnolia for the grounds. Drayton Hall is the only substantial old house remaining is great for architecture fans. All three are on the same stretch of road.
Visit the old market and browse the booths and small surrounding shops.
The aquarium is definitely pretty nice, especially the saltwater tank.
Eat, eat, eat. You can overdose on terrific seafood and low country fare, or you can add variety with good French and other cuisines.
Depending on your interest, you could also spend a few hours at the beach; tour the Hunley submarine; tour the U.S.S. Yorktown aircraft carrier at Patriot Point; take specialty tours on ghosts, Charleston scandals, the Civil War, or slavery; drive through the Citadel campus; go to Ft. Moultrie.
My Web site at www.oneeyed.homestead.com contains a couple of illustrated travelogues talking about most of Charleston's sights and a few restaurants.
