Charleston, SC

destination • experience

Historic Charleston City Market

Head to this famous flea market is in central Charleston and you’ll find anything and everything to bring back for all your loved ones. It’s open 365 days a year, and features everything from handmade pottery, to Charleston’s famous sweetgrass baskets, to gorgeous paintings, jewelry, souvenirs and more. Definitely worth checking out.

Charleston, SC

destination

King Street

The beautiful street where my wallet goes to cry. This expansive shopping area is one of the very best in the world – and has everything from big brands like J. Crew, Vineyard Vines, and Kate Spade to small boutiques full of beautifully-curated collections. You can’t go wrong spending a day shopping on, or just strolling down, King Street.

Charleston, SC

bar • cafe • shopping

The Skinny Dip: Charleston Edition

My favorite boutique on King is a store called Skinny Dip – on 345 King St. – where you can shop on the first floor, and then head to the second floor to their rooftop patio and coffee/wine bar after – the best frosé in all of Charleston!

Charleston, SC

destination • experience

Rainbow Row

If you’re looking for the top Instagram spots in Charleston, this is it. This stretch of charming, colorful houses (running from 83 to 107 East Bay Street) is one of the most beautiful and historic areas in all of Charleston. Located in an area known as South of Broad Street, the famous 14 houses in a row are painted in bright pastels all of the colors of the rainbow, and have been ever since about 1740. It’s one of my favorite places in all of Charleston, and a must for any trip to the city.

Mount Pleasant, SC

experience

Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens

Beautiful and historical plantations are a must for your first time visiting the South. The Boone Hall Plantation is one of America’s oldest working plantations, continually growing crops for over 320 years – and has been made famous in more recent years for it’s starring roles in movies like The Notebook (yep… it’s THAT house) and Forrest Gump (the Run, Forrest, Run! scene), and was also the site of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds wedding.

Charleston, SC

destination • experience

Unitarian Church

the famous charleston ghost tours: Charleston has a lot of haunted history, and the famous Charleston ghost tour is the only way. The true tales of intrigue, tragedy, and lost love reveal the dark side of Charleston’s character that isn’t apparent during the day. The highlight of this tour is our exclusive nighttime access to the 18th century Unitarian Church Graveyard, where you will experience “something magical”… DUN DUN DUN

Mount Pleasant, SC

destination • experience

Cooper River Bridge Run

One of Charleston’s most iconic sites is the Arthur Ravenel Jr. bridge (aka the Cooper River Bridge), which connects downtown Charleston to Mount Pleasant. The spires adorn everything from clothing to local business logos, and are the star of the Cooper River Bridge Run every April. Make sure you bring some good walking shoes and set aside an hour or so to trek across the bridge.

SC, United States

outdoors

Wadmalaw Island

The Angel Oak tree is the only tree we know of with a bedtime (the park that the tree inhabits closes at 5pm sharp), and although you definitely have to drive down a dirt road to see it, the journey is totally worth it. Angel Oak is roughly 500 years old, and it’s probably the largest dang oak tree you ever did see.

Charleston, SC

bar • experience • restaurants

The Commodore

The Commodore is the phoenix rising from the ashes of A Touch of Class, a jazz club that was popular back in the day. This new iteration maintains the vintage jazz club feel with live jazz & funk bands, making it basically the closest thing Charleston has to a speakeasy. The $5 cover is totally worth it to enjoy the house band or touring groups, and dance all night to music you’re not likely to hear on the radio anytime soon.

Folly Beach, SC

destination

Folly Beach

If you pick Folly Beach for your day trip, know this: in addition to having a great shoreline, Folly’s known locally as “The Edge of America,” so you owe it to yourself to walk out to the end of the island and get a close-up (well, relatively close-up) view of the Morris Island Lighthouse with a self-guided tour. Drive to the end of East Ashley Avenue, park on the side of the road (make sure all four tires are in the dirt!), and enjoy the local graffiti on the street as you hike out to where the sidewalk ends (which is also known as Rat Island, but don’t let that deter you).