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Charleston, South Carolina FREEBIES Author: Barbara Hayo www.TrustedTours.com |
• Walk, walk, walk. Charleston is on display for all to see.
• Stroll through shady White Point Gardens for a view of the harbor and Ft. Sumter. Walk along the sea wall on East Battery and look back at the splendid homes (Before you go, walk a few blocks over to Burbage Grocery on Broad Street to pick up a picnic lunch. Try a piece of their Pluff Mud pie!).
• Window shop along King Street.
• Discover Lowcountry art in art galleries in the French Quarter.
• Visit Magnolia Cemetery , the oldest cemetery in Charleston, founded in 1849 on the banks of the Cooper River, and the resting place of many prominent Charlestonians. Lovely under a canopy of live oaks, its fine collection of ornate funerary art honors planters and politicians; blockade runners and secessionists; statesmen and soldiers; artists and writers.
• Enjoy the expansive beaches - Beachwater Park on Kiawah Island, Folly Beach County Park, or the Isle of Palms County Park.
• Visit Snee Farm (Charles Pickney National Historic Site ) in Mt. Pleasant, the country estate of a principal framer of the US Constitution
• Experience the activity along the harbor from Waterfront Park
• On Saturdays in the summer, walk through the Farmers Market in Marion Square for Lowcountry produce, food, flowers, musicians, artists and crafts.
• See a precision drill parade by cadets at The Citadel on Fridays at 3:45 pm, when college is in session.
• Go through the Powder Magazine , the oldest public building in the Carolinas.
• Get to know Charleston's "Best Friend," a nearly exact replica of the first steam locomotive to offer regular passenger and freight service in the U.S.
• Visit the early coastal fortification of Ft. Moultrie , active from 1776 until 1947.
• If you have no fear of heights, walk along the pedestrian lane over the remarkable Ravenel Bridge to the viewing platforms 198 feet over the Cooper River.
Trust us, we've been there!
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