Moissanite custom jewelers; need to make showing appointment, no walkin
East West Gem Co.
Also available at Charleston City Market.
Excellent biscuits, fantastic with sausage gravy and jams.
Callie's Hot Little Biscuit
Seafood on the water's edge
Fleet Landing Restaurant & Bar
The mac and cheese looks good
Rodney Scott's BBQ
French destination with limited, rotating menu. 2 appetizers, 2 entrees, and 2 dessert options. Reservations for indoor or outdoor dining available
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Crisp, golden-fried fresh catch and fixin's.
Dave's Carry-Out
Oysters, fish, Peruvian chicken, inventive hot dog combinations, and doughnuts
Bar George
Known for soul food classics like crab and shrimp fried rice and fried chicken. Primarily a to-go location.
Hannibal's Kitchen
Owned and operated by the daughters of the founder; $8 for a meat and two sides. Fried chicken, fried pork chops, oxtail, fried fish.
Bertha's Kitchen
Open daily 7a-6p, try the Camellias cake
La Pâtisserie
Apple cider doughnuts and cupcakes
Sugar Bakeshop
Recommended by all of Katie's coworkers
167 Raw Oyster Bar
Can't go wrong with oysters and fried chicken
Leon's
Delicious crab pots and an outdoor rooftop dining area overlooking the historic city market
Charleston Crab House
My first ever crab was here on the patio - fantastic crab pots and excellent frozen drinks. Get the crabby monkey for some dessert with dinner.
The Crab Shack
Free Activities
Limited street parking available; open 9:30a to 6p daily. Look for tiles displayed on particular vendor stations that state “Certified Authentic: Handmade in Charleston”
Historic Charleston City Market
Limited street parking, more lots available closer to Waterfront Park. Free DASH bus (#211) provides service to Waterfront Park and East Bay Street.
The Battery
Beautiful around sunset
Joe Riley Waterfront Park
More than a dozen brightly painted historic homes dating back to mid 1700
Rainbow Row
Said to be the largest live oak east of the Mississippi
Angel Oak Tree
Historic Sites
Overview of Activities as compiled by USN Travel
The 26 Best Things to Do When You Visit Charleston, SC
Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sun 12 p.m..-5 p.m $26 for 13 and older Admission includes entry onto the grounds and the first floor of the mansion, guided wagon tours (if available), outdoor presentations on slavery and Gullah culture, entry to the slavery exhibits and more.
Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens
Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Entrance costs $20 for adults Admission includes access to guided tours every hour from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. You'll also have the option to take a self-guided tour by downloading the plantation's app on your phone. Past visitors praised McLeod Plantation for its accuracy in conveying the true history of enslaved people in the South. Reviewers appreciated that the tour guides didn't shy away from the grim realities of slavery or try to cover up the difficult det...
McLeod Plantation Historic Site
$15 for adults, 10p - 5p daily (last admission 4:15p). Grounds include stables, kitchens, and slave quarters (original paint and flooring). Self-guided audio tour included with admission.
Aiken-Rhett House Museum
$8 admission; Mon - Sat 9a to 5p After international slave trade was banned, Charleston became one of the major centers in the domestic slave trading system. This is possibly the only known building used as a slave auction site in South Carolina still in existence. First African-American slave museum often staffed by individuals who trace their history to the enslaved people of Charleston.
Old Slave Mart Museum
Everyday 9-5p; adults general admission $29, less for individual activities. Gorgeous gardens full of bridges and other decorative functional items. Grounds ticket includes historic slave homes which were occupied until the 1960s. Really interesting ...
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
Paid Activities
$35 with free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance; 90 min walking tour ending in exclusive after-hour access to Unitarian Church Graveyard
Ghosts of Charleston Night-Time Walking Tour with Unitarian Church Graveyard
$38 only available Monday or Wednesday evening
Narrated Haunted Ghost Cruise of Charleston Harbor
$30 / adult; 9:30a or 10:30a or 1p or 2p options only
French Quarter Historic Charleston Walk
Hotels
Convenient location right outside of downtown; slightly dated bathrooms but gets the job done at a decent price.
