As a thriving seaport, there is much to experience in the Charleston area. Charleston’s beach playground, Folly Beach, is just 15 minutes south of Charleston. Mt. Pleasant, home of one of the world’s largest naval and maritime museums, is just across the new Cooper River Bridge. From Mt. Pleasant, visitors can board tour boats to visit the National Monument at Fort Sumter where the Civil War began. Stately plantations like the grand Magnolia Plantation take visitors back more than 300 years.

Destination Highlights

• Explore tidal creeks and barrier islands with a naturalist
• Take a horse-drawn carriage ride along cobblestone streets
• Tour 18th century plantations and historic homes
• Visit the Charleston Museum, America’s first museum
• Shop for fine art and antiques on King Street
• Savor authentic low country cuisine such as she-crab soup and panned quail