Charleston

I visited Charleston on my first major trip into the American South, and it was my favorite city that I stopped at during the vacation. It seemed laid back, yet crowded with a lot of very interesting architecture, the palmettos providing an atmosphere I hadn’t seen before in the US. I was particularly impressed, however, by the shear number of ghost walks and tours available in Charleston all year, at least a dozen offering gimmicks as diverse as candlelight to boat rides. Always interested in a good spooky walk, I chose “The Ghosts of Charleston” tour (based on a book) which included a tour of the wonderfully overgrown Unitarian cemetery, which I highly recommend. I definitely think I will visit again in the future.

Great. One of the cleanest cities I have ever been to. Great architecture!

This would be a very cool place to go on a weekend getaway. It was a very charming town.

I have lived here for 18 years and could not image living any where else. The beaches are wonderful and there is always something going on. I recommend Isle of Palms beach over Folly.

I was lucky enough to marry a man from Charleston and while we live in Columbia, we are fortunate to be able to visit regularly. Charleston seems to change every time we visit, and yet it has a timeless quality about it that seems to never change.

Charleston is nice, upscale, and relaxed. It has some great military attractions, with Patrior Point and Fort Sumnter, as well as a beautiful downtown area where you can have a good time and some good food.

I’ve been living in Charleston all 16 years of my life. It’s great.

Where the fighting began…this Civil War destination is a great place to start your study of the conflict. So much information within the nuseum on the Fort grounds. It is somewhat difficult to picture what the fort really looked like just by looking around at the present-day structure. The battery that was built into it was a surprise. I would recommend to anyone to go to the fort at least once.

Go up on the upper level and look to the other forts…Moultrie, Johnson, etc. Even though most of the battery locations are long gone, it can at least give you some understanding of how completely hopeless it was in the fort once the Confederates opened on it.

The only problem with the visit to the fort is that you only have 1 hour on the “island.” The trip out and back takes more time than what you actually spend on the land. Check out the museum to see the artifacts, but get out and walk around the fort and take in as much as you can during the short amount of time that you are there.

Two words, Poogan’s Porch, the best place you’ll ever eat.

...was sort of blowing life up my nose at that stage in my life….just couldn’t get enough coke…...glad I woke up and saw the light….that was 10 years ago…..scary, but good to remember lest I forget how bad it can get…