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Charleston is packed full of history, beaches, shopping, and fun activities. However, if you only have two days in Charleston, I'd start by taking a historical view of the city through pieces from the past.
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Boone Hall Plantation
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- +1 843 884 4371
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- 1235 Long Point Rd
- U.S. 17/701. Mt. Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant,SC29464
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This unique plantation is approached by a famous Avenue of Oaks, huge old moss-draped trees planted in 1743 by Captain Thomas Boone. The first floor of the plantation house is elegantly furnished and open to the public. Outbuildings include the circular smokehouse and slave cabins constructed of bricks made on the plantation. A large grove of pecan trees lies behind the house. Note that Boone Hall is not an original structure, but a replica; die-hard history purists may be disappointed in the plantation house, but the grounds are stunning and very much worth visiting. Boone Hall Farms opened in 2006, selling produce grown on the plantation and offering seasonal pick-your-own crops.
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City Market
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- 843.937.0920
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- 188 Meeting, Shop 1A
- Charleston,SC29401
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Originally built in 1840, this city market sold meats, fruits, and vegetables. Today it is a series of stalls that sell everything from local handicraft and spices to jewelry and artwork. The most famous of these handicrafts are the sweetgrass baskets- a bit pricey but a beautiful piece of art.
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Classic Carriage Tours
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- +1 843 853 3747
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- 10 Guignard St
- Charleston,SC29401
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An old custom thrives in Charleston as you tour the city in a horse-drawn carriage. Classic Carriage Tours offers guided tours in carriages drawn by award-winning Percheron Draft Horses. Horse-drawn transportation is a tradition in Charleston that the owners of Classic Carriage Tours make every effort to maintain as authentically as possible. One-hour, private, group, wedding and other special occasion tours are offered.
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Blossom
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- 8437229200x
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- 171 East Bay Street
- Charleston,SC29401
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More contemporary than its sister restaurant, Magnolias, this exciting and active club-style restaurant with exhibition kitchen and beautiful walled courtyard offers fine American cuisine with an Italian flair. The main dining room is stylish and simply appointed. An oak burning oven and onsite bakery allow the chefs to create wonderful baked goods and oven-fired specialties. Start with Poached Mussels with White Wine and indulge in an entrée of Spinach and Mushroom Cannelloni with Pesto Cream Sauce or Risotto with Italian Sausage. Accompany it all with a fine wine selection.
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Ghosts & Legends Walk
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- +1 800 729 3420
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- 58 1/2 Broad St
- Charleston,SC29401
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Ghost tours are enormously popular and the Ghosts & Legends Walk is one of the best. This is the city's original year-round tour and it is filled with local ghostly legends and folk tales. Hear hair-raising stories of Sue Howard's ghost, the ghost in City Hall and the Gullah Boo Hag. This is the only tour in Charleston that includes admission into the Unitarian Graveyard. You may want to leave a light on when you go to bed! Tours depart nightly at 5:30pm, 7:30pm, and 9:30pm from 45 South Market Street. Adult tickets are USD18.50; tickets for children ages 8-14 are USD10.50. Save USD3 if you order online.
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John Rutledge House Inn
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- +1 843 723 7999
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- 116 Broad Street
- Charleston,SC29401-2437
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Built in 1763 by John Rutledge, a signer of the U.S. Constitution, this is one of the only fifteen homes belonging to those signers to survive, and the only one to now accommodate overnight guests. Beautifully restored, the John Rutledge House Inn re-creates the experience of Colonial Charleston each afternoon as tea is served in the ballroom where the presidents and patriots have met. Rates include breakfast served in the guest room or in our courtyard and evening turndown service with Godiva chocolates. Guests may choose from rooms and suites in the main house or in one of the Inn's two carriage houses. AAA Four-Diamond rating. Charter member of Historic Hotels of America.
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Architectural Walking Tours of Charleston
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- +1 843 893 2327
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- 173 Meeting Street
- (Departure point)
- Charleston,SC29474
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Follow 300 years of Federal, Greek Revival, Georgian, and Victorian architectural design and development in the historic district of Charleston. Knowledgeable guides explain building styles, historic traditions, and preservation techniques for many of the city's 18th and 19th-century churches, homes, and public buildings - many have survived wars and natural disasters. Some of the landmarks included in the tours are St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Dock Street Theatre, Catfish Row, Circular Congregational Church, Hibernian Society Hall and White Point Gardens. Visitors can also enjoy the Georgian Weekend tour package featuring 18th-century furniture and paintings. -Natasha Lawrence
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Fort Moultrie National Monument
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- +1 843 883 3123
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- 1214 Middle St
- On Sullivan's Island
- Charleston,SC29482
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Only a palmetto-log fortification at the time of the American Revolution, the half-completed fort was attacked by a British fleet in 1776. Col. William Moultrie's troops repelled the invasion in one of the first decisive American victories of the Revolution. The fort was subsequently enlarged into a five-sided structure with earth-and-timber walls 17 feet high. The British didn't do it in, but an 1804 hurricane ripped it apart. By the War of 1812, it was back and ready for action. Osceola, the fabled leader of the Seminoles in Florida, was incarcerated at the fort and eventually died here. During the 1830s, Edgar Allen Poe served as a soldier at the fort. He set his famous short story "The Gold Bug" on Sullivan's Island. The fort also played roles in the Civil War, the Mexican War, the Spanish-American War, and even in the two world wars, but by 1947, it had retired from action.
- Destination(s): Charleston (SC), Mount Pleasant
- Type: First time visit
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