Charleston International Airport 15 min
The Battery (23 min.) Landmark defensive seawall & promenade lined by stately antebellum homes & historical monuments. Boone Hall Plantation U0026 Gardens (24 min.) 1681 working plantation known for its moss-draped 3/4-mile Avenue of Oaks & original slave cabins. South Carolina Aquarium (16 min.) Massive aquarium with interactive exhibits & hundreds of creatures including many native species. Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge (12 min.) Sleek car bridge (with a bike/walking lane) whose triangular arches are illuminated at night. Rainbow Row (19 min.) Historic District cluster of 13 pastel-painted Georgian-style rowhouses dating from 1748 to 1845. Drayton Hall (20 min.) Storied well-preserved antebellum plantation with tranquil grounds & an African-American cemetery. H.L. Hunley Submarine (12 min.) Waterfront museum offering weekend tours of a 19th-century historic submarine artifacts & exhibits. Middleton Place (25 min) Sprawling Ashley River rice plantation dating to the 1730s with gardens and refined lodging. Patriots Point Naval U0026 Maritime Museum (16 min.) Visitors can explore a retired Naval aircraft carrier destroyer & submarine docked here year-round. Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site (10 min.) Tours & interactive exhibits at the birthplace of the Carolina colony first settled in 1670. The Charleston Museum (13 min.) America s first museum founded in 1773 exhibits relics from South Carolina & Confederate history. Historic Charleston City Market (17 min.) 4-block city market over 200 years old with vendors of food art & crafts like sweetgrass baskets. Nathaniel Russell House (19 min.) Ornate circa-1808 home known for its free-flying 3-story spiral staircase with guided tours. |