what's your fav attraction? We plan on carriage + haunted jail tour. Thank you

1/7/2007 12:33:18 AM

^ I haven't been yet but I'll be going down in April hopefully Keep us posted how your trip goes!

All of friends that go to school there rave about the: restaurants, selection of bars you can walk between, and the shopping

1/7/2007 12:36:01 AM

king street...walk all the way up and down it and make your way to the battery and all the nice houses. A nice city to wander the streets in on a pretty day.

1/7/2007 12:39:25 AM

In you day you can visit the:
Battery (tour at least one house)
The market
King Street
Other random drivings

Next day:
Fort Sumter Or ride out to Sullivan's Island to see Fort Moultrie
Find a nearby plantation home (Magnolia is great)

[Edited on January 7, 2007 at 12:43 AM. Reason : too soon]

1/7/2007 12:42:45 AM

^^unless you walk down the wrong street.

watch out for the hobos trying to bum ciggs

i always used to hang out at City Bar

1/7/2007 1:33:06 AM

I've been a couple of times, and honestly my favorite thing to do was to wander around and see what there was to see.

Although there is a fairly cool set of museums/aquariums down by the river, if memory serves.

1/7/2007 2:14:41 AM

i always get lost in the feeling of being there... there's just so much history there

1/7/2007 2:59:51 AM

I wouldn't bother with a carriage... waste of dolla dolla bills.

1/7/2007 12:55:59 PM

yeah, walk up and down king st. just don't go much past calhoun st, prolly like morris st or something.

1/7/2007 1:00:10 PM

Bars to go to: [Downtown] Raval, Vendue Rooftop, Blind Tiger...[Sullivans Island] Poe's

Restaurants: Fig, Basil, La Forchette

Since you only have two days. Could make a ten page report if you had a week.

1/7/2007 1:20:19 PM

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"just don't go much past calhoun st,"

When was the last time you were in Charleston?? Upper King has been revitalized. Some of the best restaurants and bars are past Calhoun now.

1/7/2007 1:21:28 PM

FYI if you're trying to go chill at the beach at all make sure you go to folly beach b/c that is the only one you can take alcohol on.

During the night time just walk around and you will find shit. Restaurants everywhere and the bars are pretty good there.

1/7/2007 1:32:29 PM

^^ really? that's cool. i lived there until april '05 so yeah it's been a while

1/7/2007 1:36:35 PM

just walking along the battery is awesome

1/7/2007 1:47:09 PM

basil is choice.

1/7/2007 2:30:31 PM

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"FYI if you're trying to go chill at the beach at all make sure you go to folly beach b/c that is the only one you can take alcohol on."

I've never had any problems drinking on Sullivans. Waved to the beach patrol plenty of times with a case and cooler of beer next to me.

1/7/2007 2:37:40 PM

i live in charleston and would love for all the tourist to go the fuc home! best attraction is not to come and clog up down town

1/7/2007 4:36:41 PM

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"I wouldn't bother with a carriage... waste of dolla dolla bills."

Wrong. They're very informative and a great way to start the day, or a romantic way to end the day if you get one that just carries two people.

1/7/2007 4:43:44 PM

Definitely go eat at Jestine's Kitchen on Meeting Street. It's wonderful low country cuisine at reasonable prices.

Middleton Place on Ashley River Road is great for a historical plantation museum.

1/7/2007 4:56:44 PM

^^I agree. If you've never been to Charleston, the carriage tours are great.

1/7/2007 5:15:40 PM

Where are you staying? They have some great B&B's and some nice upscale hotels in the downtown area, but they are $$$$$. You can also stay just outside Charleston and save a bunch of money. The new bridge makes this a very convenient option if you're on a budget, as it takes less than 5 minutes to get from the bridge to where all the action is.

1/7/2007 5:42:23 PM

thanks folks! we put all on our do-lists (try to make it as much as possible) ^^ we'll go sullivan island on the next day, and stop by myrtle beach on the way back. i've been there once with school trip (city market+ aquarium + camp ground). charleston is very nice town


We plan on staying at either notsohostel or outside charleston. Hostel looks nice&cozy (from website). is that good area? (it's on spring st.)

Thanx again guyz

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1/7/2007 9:35:39 PM

I went down there and stayed at the Omni when I was a kid, but other than that all I remember is a restaurant SOMEWHERE called the "Icebox"

1/7/2007 9:43:19 PM

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"i live in charleston and would love for all the tourist to go the fuc home! best attraction is not to come and clog up down town"

I would be more interested in getting rid of all the hobos living off king street than tourists. Then again im not dumb enough to live in a facade for poverty.


** I did watch a guy get hit while riding a bike by a drunk driver. He got up and ripped the front bumber off the car (honda civic) **

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1/7/2007 10:08:43 PM

Fort Sumter is cool, but Patriot's Point where the aircraft carrier, submarine and destroyer are is awesome too

1/7/2007 10:21:11 PM

We stayed in a hotel in Mt Pleasant and payed about half the price a hotel of the same chain in the downtown area was charging for the same night. It was great for us because we spent time both in downtown Charleston and on the beach at Sullivan's Island. Mt. Pleasant is about halfway between the two.

1/8/2007 2:32:57 PM

i'm here in charleston. It's pretty breezy & cold today . Very nice town . Thanx guys

1/9/2007 7:42:07 PM

that's cool, i hear they got great internet down there. enjoy!

1/9/2007 7:50:31 PM