The City Market is a historic market complex in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. Established in the 1790s, the market stretches for four city blocks from the architecturally-significant Market Hall, which faces Meeting Street, through a continuous series of one-story market sheds, the last of which terminates at East Bay Street.

Experience more than 300 years of history on this guided carriage tour of Charleston. See the many mansions, churches, and gardens as your horse-drawn carriage tour covers more than 2.5 miles and 30 blocks of historic Charleston. Belgian and Percheron draft horses will you lead you through the streets while you learn about this “Holy City” and its role in the Civil War.

Fort Sumter is where the bloodiest war in the history of the United States began. It’s a must-see attraction for anyone visiting Charleston, South Carolina. Fort Sumter Tours is the authorized concessioner offering the only boat service to and from Fort Sumter that actually docks at the Fort.

Upon arrival onsite at Patriots Point on the Charleston, SC harbor, the monumental aircraft carrier USS Yorktown will dominate the view. Adjacent is WWII destroyer USS Laffey and the realistic sights and sounds of the Vietnam Experience. Orient yourself at the Information Desk in the hangar bay of the USS Yorktown. From the hangar bay, there is so much to explore, from vintage aircraft to historic maritime exhibits, special galleries and artifacts.

Centrally located in Isle of Palms commercial district, Isle of Palms County Park offers beautiful ocean frontage with lifeguards on duty seasonally along a beachfront designated swimming area.