Things to do in Charleston, SC

Stop by and hug our grandbabies for us.

Go out to Folly Beach via James Island, stroll the beach, visit the fishing pier, have dinner at the Crab Shack, very casual and very good seafood.

Lots of plantations. As someone mentioned, Boone Hall is close to where you'll be staying and has slave quarters and great presentations, but the mansion is not original. Magnolia Gardens, Middleton Place, and Drayton Hall are also very good.

Cruise to Fort Sumter, and you'll get both a pleasant harbor cruise and a historic tour.

Many of the mansions downtown by the Battery are open for tours.

Visit The Citadel. (If you were going to be there during the school year, there's a regimental parade every Friday afternoon that's open to the public).

Take in a Riverdogs minor league baseball game (Yankees farm club, but still OK).

Plus pretty much what everyone else said.

If you do Ft Moultrie and run into the two volunteers from TN, be sure to say "Hi". We are volunteering with the NPS until the end of June. We are also on the boat tour of Ft Sumter.

We also camp at the Mt Pleasant KOA, it's a good campground, clean bathhouse, etc. We drove the F250 over to Charleston the first two trips but last year we went to Patriot Point and took the Water Taxi over to Charleston. It's reasonably priced, you probably will see dolphins and you don't have to worry about parking in the city. Have fun!

We just got back from Charleston and since we had prviously gone to several of local Plantations we went to Charlestowne Landing this time, (SC State Park) this Trip. If you havn't been it is worth the visit. It is the site of the first settlement and it is very well done. We like Poogan's Poarch since they let our Beagle sit with us on the patio.

x2 on the Hunley museum. We traveled down over Thanksgiving specifically so my 5 y/o son could see it - he LOVES submarines/ships and Civil War history. Very interesting and well worth a look.

About 20 miles South of Charleston is Wadmalaw Island. On this island is the Charleston Tea Plantation. Claimed to be the only tea plantation in the USA. We have been there twice and would go back again. They give tours of the grounds and you can also tour the factory. Very interesting and informative!