Charleston Travel Guide

 40 Reviews  If you want a master storyteller as a guide instead of someone who says, "to the left, you see," take this tour. Eric Lavender knows the history and knows how to make it entertaining. I had no idea of the scope of pirate history in Charleston... from Blackbeard to Anne Bonny and many more.... 

 35 Reviews  in 1744 daniel horry purchased 600 acres near present day mc clellanville for a rice plantation. in the mid 1740's horry built the georgian style mansion you see today. hampton plantation was named after hampton house in england. during the revolutionary war hampton plantation was looted by british... 

 36 Reviews  We didn't have time to get out to the country to tour a plantation, so we looked for a way to see as many elements of plantation life as we could without leaving the historic old town area. We chose this as one of two houses we had time to see because it included a house that had not been altered... 

 37 Reviews  On 12 April 1861, Confederate shore batteries first opened fire on Fort Sumter, the Union-occupied fortress in South Carolina's Charleston Bay. The rebel barrage continued unabated for the next 34 hours, eventually pounding the lightly supplied and poorly supported fort into submission. Three days... 

 11 Reviews  This first carrier was sunk in 1944. Another with the same name was built, and road the seas until about 1980's, when retired to Charleston. Taking a tour of a carrier is long and fantastic. Tickets are $18 for adults, and $15 for military people. 

 9 Reviews  NOt that Charleston is famed for its beaches, they do have some on the no9rth and south ends of the city. Some are not that popular for out ofstate tourists, and some look like they need to be "spiffed up". I think a fair number look dreary and drab looking, and the sand is grey color. 

 10 Reviews  This recently opened Aquarium has been one of Charleston's major attractions. It features exhibits on all the aquatic eco systems of South Carolina from the mountainous streams of the west to the tidal marshes of the east. 

 17 Reviews  Our group's first destination after an orientation circuit up and down King and meeting streets was a sunset walk along the point of the Charleston Peninsula at the south end of Old Town, close to White Point Gardens, the park at the tip of the peninsula. We got in to Charleston in the afternoon and... 

 16 Reviews  The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is Charleston's Catholic cathedral. It was built in the early 1900s on the site of a previous smaller cathedral, however, the diocese ran out of money and the bell tower was left unfinished. The bell tower was finally finished during the past decade. 

 12 Reviews  Our tour of Charleston started at the corner of Meeting and Broad, listed in Ripley's Believe it or Not as the only place where four branches of the law sit, federal, state, city and canon. The federal courthouse and post office respresent federal law, the state courthouse represents state law, City... 

 7 Reviews  Our second stop of our first full day in Charleston was at the Charleston Museum which was the first museum established in America in 1773 several years before the colonies expressed their desire to become independent from their British parents. The Museum is right across the street from the... 

 6 Reviews  A romantic must see! This place is awesome during the sunset. Just north of Charleston off of Hwy. 17 is Shem Creek. Here you will find a boat-load of seafood restaurants and shops right on the creek. This is also the place where fishing expeditions leave from early in the morning, and return to... 

 7 Reviews  The building that houses Sticky Fingers was built in 1875. The hardwood pine floors are 100 years old. There are brick archways and cozy little nooks. Be prepared to have a good southern BBQ meal. Of course you will want to start off with sweet tea and some spinach and artichoke dip. Then it's time... 

 5 Reviews  Magnolia's chef presents 'American cuisine with a Down South flavor' to it, so I was determined to have fried chicken as an entree the night we dined here. I was happy to find Fried Chicken with biscuits, mashed potatoes, collard greens, creamed corn and sausage herb gravy ($19) and ordered it with... 

 3 Reviews  High Cotton was recommended for its 'low country cuisine', but we appreciated the Jazz* which wrapped it's cool tunes around us like a snug blanket! I was ready to enjoy a juicy steak, so I ordered a filet with Cabernet reduction (three or more other juices/sauces could be selected)with mushrooms.... 

 3 Reviews  On our second night in Charleston which coincided with my birthday, I got to choose the restaurant for the evening. It was a very hot day for the end of September (at least the low 90's is very hot for me), so eating outside seemed like a natural. I had read a little bit about Queen 82 through a... 

 5 Reviews  We had reservations last night for 6:30pm for 6 people. We were on time. An appetizer was ordered and shared amongst us. We ordered our dinners. Which came with salads. The salads were brought to the table by 3 waiters/waitress. Just handed to each of us. Not placed in front of us. Three of us had... 

 3 Reviews  We had one night in Charleston, so we were in search of great local food without breaking the bank. Unfortunately for us, we arrived in town late, and on the day after Christmas, many restaurants seemed to close early. We finally wandered by Slightly North of Broad (aka SNOB) around 9:30pm; the menu...