The Don’ts of Visiting Charleston, South Carolina – New Video
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Historic Charleston, South Carolina, the Holy City has more church steeples than you can shake a stick at. From historic homes to incredible restaurants to history that makes your head spin Charleston has a lot of tourists and travelers to enjoy.
Here we go through the best eats, drinks, sights, and things to do and not do when you visit Charleston, South Carolina. Tourism information on Charleston, South Carolina Filmed in Charleston, South Carolina
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FYI, it’s Rainbow Row, not Road.
I’m one of the few born and bred Charlestonians. Marcia is right-Rainbow Road is actually Rainbow Row. And, although the two main rivers are the Cooper and the Ashley, there’s five rivers that converge in Charleston: the Wapoo, the Wando, and the Stono. The Edisto is the only one close that you can tube in, and I highly recommend it. It’s the longest black water river in North America. The gators, which he accurately described, don’t like the tannins in the water so you’re ok. It also has a sand bottom so no real icky things. He did a really great job of describing my city. One thing he touched on but didn’t actually say: the people here CANNOT DRIVE. Be careful. My city is awesome, the fishing is great, the beaches are amazing. But please, please, please be polite. We might be nice, but we are still southern. You never want to anger a southern person.
The Wappoo River eh?? 🤣
It’s rainbow row, not road.
Some off the beaten path destinations.
The Penn Center
The first school in the South for formerly enslaved West Africans. Located on beautiful St. Helena Island, at the very heart of Gullah culture, surrounded by glimmering marshes, and nestled beneath the silvery moss-draped limbs of massive live oaks. The campus of the former Penn School, one of the nation’s first schools for formerly enslaved people, is one of the most significant African American institutions in existence today. This historic and cultural institution is a National Historic Landmark District and comprises two of the four sites in Reconstruction Era National Park. During the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference often met at the Penn Center.
Mepkin Abbey & Mepkin Abbey Botanical Garden
Mepkin Abbey is a Trappist monastery in Moncks Corner, South Carolina at the junction of the two forks of the Cooper River northwest of Charleston. The area has been known as Mepkin for centuries, and was originally the estate of several historic families. The first record of the name was 1681 as the Mepkin Plantation. Today the property has 7600 acres of giant oaks and gardens along the river.
Cypress Gardens
Beautiful Cypress Gardens established in 1932. Visitors can row through the waters of the swamp and explore the gardens. Look up, down, all around to discover the wonders of this magical place. Also it has been featured in numerous national magazines and popular television shows and motion pictures including The Notebook and The Patriot.