Guidebook for Charleston

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Guidebook for Charleston

Food Scene

Funky pizza joint with style and delicious pizza.
59 locals recommend
Mellow Mushroom
19 Magnolia Rd
59 locals recommend
Funky pizza joint with style and delicious pizza.
9 locals recommend
Aji Asian Bistro
1011 Harbor View Rd
9 locals recommend
Delicious food right on Folly strip.
96 locals recommend
rita's seaside grill
96 locals recommend
Delicious food right on Folly strip.
Delicious seafood right on the water.
54 locals recommend
Charleston Crab House
145 Wappoo Creek Dr
54 locals recommend
Delicious seafood right on the water.
Iconic Charleston restaurant on the water. Enjoy delicious seafood and southern eats.
53 locals recommend
Vickery's Bar & Grill
1313 Shrimp Boat Ln
53 locals recommend
Iconic Charleston restaurant on the water. Enjoy delicious seafood and southern eats.
Amazing Mediterranean food! Yum! There's also one downtown, on King Street.
Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe - Mt. Pleasant
320 West Coleman Boulevard
Amazing Mediterranean food! Yum! There's also one downtown, on King Street.
Quick fix for Mexican food.
6 locals recommend
Moe's Southwest Grill
381 King St
6 locals recommend
Quick fix for Mexican food.
Southern seafood with an open air outside eating area.
36 locals recommend
The Crab Shack
8486 Dorchester Rd
36 locals recommend
Southern seafood with an open air outside eating area.
Nice little place tucked away in downtown Charleston.
23 locals recommend
Brown Dog Deli
225 Broad St
23 locals recommend
Nice little place tucked away in downtown Charleston.

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice restaurant over the water in Downtown Charleston.
149 locals recommend
Fleet Landing Restaurant & Bar
186 Concord St
149 locals recommend
Nice restaurant over the water in Downtown Charleston.

Sightseeing

Horse-drawn carriage ride through downtown Charleston's historical landmarks. Wonderful thing to do to learn history and culture of the low country.
67 locals recommend
Palmetto Carriage Works
8 Guignard St
67 locals recommend
Horse-drawn carriage ride through downtown Charleston's historical landmarks. Wonderful thing to do to learn history and culture of the low country.
Walk along South Battery. Overlook the harbor as you walk, and you will very likely see dolphins. End your walk at the White Point Gardens park, a beautiful, mossy-oak covered park with historical monuments. A great, free, touristy thing to do.
627 locals recommend
The Battery
627 locals recommend
Walk along South Battery. Overlook the harbor as you walk, and you will very likely see dolphins. End your walk at the White Point Gardens park, a beautiful, mossy-oak covered park with historical monuments. A great, free, touristy thing to do.
See the famous rainbow-colored houses along Rainbow Row.
467 locals recommend
Rainbow Row
83-107 E Bay St
467 locals recommend
See the famous rainbow-colored houses along Rainbow Row.
A Fun way to see lots of cool places around the harbor. Very affordable ticket will get you on and off until you make your way back to your original spot.
15 locals recommend
Charleston Water Taxi
40 Patriots Point Rd
15 locals recommend
A Fun way to see lots of cool places around the harbor. Very affordable ticket will get you on and off until you make your way back to your original spot.
Tour an old plantation with beautiful gardens, a petting zoo, and even a train tour through marshes filled with alligators!
395 locals recommend
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
3550 Ashley River Rd
395 locals recommend
Tour an old plantation with beautiful gardens, a petting zoo, and even a train tour through marshes filled with alligators!

Parks & Nature

Beautiful scenic trails for bike or walk.
234 locals recommend
James Island County Park
871 Riverland Dr
234 locals recommend
Beautiful scenic trails for bike or walk.
Famous, fun, touristy spot. Beautiful beaches and quirky restaurants and shops.
581 locals recommend
Folly Beach
East Ashley Avenue
581 locals recommend
Famous, fun, touristy spot. Beautiful beaches and quirky restaurants and shops.
This one is really close to our place! Like 5 minutes down the road. Beautiful sunsets, a stunning view of the harbor, Ft Sumpter, and downtown Charleston.
38 locals recommend
Melton Peter Demetre Park
640 Wampler Dr
38 locals recommend
This one is really close to our place! Like 5 minutes down the road. Beautiful sunsets, a stunning view of the harbor, Ft Sumpter, and downtown Charleston.
Beautiful beach. Walk to the right about 1/2 mile to a dolphin feeding ground, where you will almost certainty see dolphins.
81 locals recommend
Kiawah Beachwalker Park
8 Beachwalker Dr
81 locals recommend
Beautiful beach. Walk to the right about 1/2 mile to a dolphin feeding ground, where you will almost certainty see dolphins.
A preservation area where you can walk through marshlands and old rice fields to hear and see birds, alligators, amphibians, reptiles, and all sorts of cool things!
46 locals recommend
Caw Caw Interpretive Center
46 locals recommend
A preservation area where you can walk through marshlands and old rice fields to hear and see birds, alligators, amphibians, reptiles, and all sorts of cool things!

Arts & Culture

Beautiful art museum.
369 locals recommend
Gibbes Museum of Art
135 Meeting St
369 locals recommend
Beautiful art museum.
America's First Museum. Wonderful exhibits encompassing nature, science, history, and culture.
371 locals recommend
The Charleston Museum
360 Meeting St
371 locals recommend
America's First Museum. Wonderful exhibits encompassing nature, science, history, and culture.
Fun place to take the kids. Educational exhibits will capture their attention. They won't want to leave.
329 locals recommend
Children's Museum of the Lowcountry
25 Ann St
329 locals recommend
Fun place to take the kids. Educational exhibits will capture their attention. They won't want to leave.
Wonderful, breathtakingly beautiful, old theater in Downtown Charleston.
28 locals recommend
Charleston Gaillard Center
95 Calhoun St
28 locals recommend
Wonderful, breathtakingly beautiful, old theater in Downtown Charleston.
A great place to take the kids! Lots of old fire trucks where you'll have fun, and learn about fire safety.
17 locals recommend
North Charleston Fire Museum
4975 Centre Pointe Dr
17 locals recommend
A great place to take the kids! Lots of old fire trucks where you'll have fun, and learn about fire safety.
A museum that houses the Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship. It was discovered in 1995, and pulled out of the Charleston harbor in 2000. Rich with history, you can't go wrong visiting this spot.
34 locals recommend
H.L. Hunley Submarine
1250 Supply St
34 locals recommend
A museum that houses the Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship. It was discovered in 1995, and pulled out of the Charleston harbor in 2000. Rich with history, you can't go wrong visiting this spot.
Tour three retired war vessels: a submarine, a fighter ship, and an aircraft carrier.
452 locals recommend
Patriots Point
40 Patriots Point Rd
452 locals recommend
Tour three retired war vessels: a submarine, a fighter ship, and an aircraft carrier.

Shopping

Iconic shopping strip with amazing stores. Nestled in downtown Charleston.
252 locals recommend
King Street
King Street
252 locals recommend
Iconic shopping strip with amazing stores. Nestled in downtown Charleston.

Entertainment & Activities

Really Fun improv theater with many nights having just $10 admission price. You'll laugh until your belly hurts.
91 locals recommend
Theatre 99
280 Meeting St
91 locals recommend
Really Fun improv theater with many nights having just $10 admission price. You'll laugh until your belly hurts.
489 locals recommend
South Carolina Aquarium
100 Aquarium Wharf
489 locals recommend