Hannah & Nathan

Hannah & Nathan

October 19, 2024 • Charleston, SC
Hannah & Nathan

Hannah & Nathan

October 19, 2024 • Charleston, SC

Activities in Charleston

Charleston Guide

Includes restaurants, shopping, transportation, local activities, and houses available for rent!

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SC Aquarium

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100 Aquarium Wharf, Charleston, SC 29401
843-577-3474

A gorgeous aquarium with interactive exibits and a sea turtle rehabilitation hospital. If you go at the right time you may even get to see surgery being perfomed on the rescued turtles!

Gibbes Museum of Art

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135 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
(843) 722-2706

Firefly Distillery

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4201 Spruill Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405, USA
(843) 557-1405

Try locally made sweet tea vodka and lemonade moonshine! Even if you do not care for the liquor they distill it is still a fun experience! Hannah and Kendall checked it out on a mother/daughter trip to Charleston back in 2015!

Angel Oak Tree

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3688 Angel Oak Rd, Johns Island, SC 29455, USA
(843) 559-3496

The Angel Oak Park is located on Johns Island where you can find what is known as "A Lowcountry Treasure". The Southern Live Oak tree is a historical site and focal point of one of the City of Charleston's public parks. It is considered to be the largest Live Oak Tree east of the Mississippi estimating to be 300 to 400 years old.

Charleston Tea Garden

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6617 Maybank Hwy, Wadmalaw Island, SC 29487, USA
(843) 559-0383

Take a trolley through the fields and learn about the production of tea from the only brand of tea in the world that is made exclusively with 100% tea grown in America!

**Ghost tours are widely advertised and popular among tourists; however, Hannah and Nathan would warn against these as they have found them not to be so great.

Charleston Beaches

Folly Beach County Park

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1100 W Ashley Ave, Folly Beach, SC 29439, USA
(843) 762-9960

A great, touristy, beach spot in Charleston! This beach has a lot of surrounding activities -- guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser!

Sullivan's Island

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2056 Middle Street Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482
843-883-3198

Nathan's favorite beach while he was living in Charleston! This beach area is more residential and quiet. There is also a strong military background having been the site of a major Revolutionary War battle, The Battle of Sullivan's Island, as well as being involved in the first shots of the American Civil War.

A Bit of Charleston History

Palmetto Carriage Works

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8 Guignard St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
(843) 723-8145

Historic Horse Carriage Rides & Tours with ethical treatment of all animals! A great way to see the historic parts of Charleston!



Old South Carriage Company

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14 Anson St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
(843) 723-9712

Another great horse carriage tour company with ethically treated animals!

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

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40 Patriots Point Rd, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464, USA
(843) 884-2727

A naval & maritime museum on Charleston Harbor highlighting the World War II aircraft carrier, USS YORKTOWN!

Fort Sumter Tours

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340 Concord St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
(843) 722-2628

A great attraction for those who love history, Fort Sumter was at the center of the start of the Civil War. The tour also offers a wonderful ferry ride around Charleston Harbor!

Hunley Submarine

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1250 Supply St, North Charleston, SC 29405, USA
(843) 743-4865

Hunley Submarine was the first combat submarine to successfully sink a warship. Visit the museum and get a view of the submarine as scientists work to preserve this piece of history.

Pier's and Parks

Shem Creek Boardwalk

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Shem Creek Boardwalk, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464, USA

Shem Creek, Mount Pleasant's popular waterfront dining and drinking district, has a park and boardwalk offering panoramic views of the marsh and Charleston Harbor. Nathan endorses this as great nightlife!

Joe Riley Waterfront Park

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Vendue Range, Concord St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

Waterfront Park, located along Concord Street, was historically a long parcel of land that was the center of local maritime traffic travelling in and out of Charleston Harbor. The park essentially covers over 1,000' feet of coastline, an as a result, is one of the best places for sightseeing and nature watching

Charleston Farmers Market

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329 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC, United States, South Carolina
(843) 509-3619

Found in Marion Square on Saturdays, 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM

The Battery

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2 Murray Blvd Charleston, SC 29401

The Battery in Charleston is a fortified seawall and promenade. The wall stretches along the shore of the Charleston peninsula, bordered by the Ashley and Cooper Rivers which come together to form the Charleston Harbor.

Mount Pleasant Pier

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71 Harry M. Hallman Jr Blvd, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464, USA
(843) 762-9946

Part of the Memorial Waterfront Park complex, the 1250-foot long Mount Pleasant Pier stretches out into Charleston Harbor under the foot of the Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge. The pier’s foundation was created from pared-down pilings from the old Silas N. Pearman Bridge.