Guidebook for Charleston
Food Scene
One of the best places in town for brunch. It is only open on Sunday for brunch.
88 locals recommend
Fat Hen
3140 Maybank HwyOne of the best places in town for brunch. It is only open on Sunday for brunch.
Great Brunch. They also have a great Moscow Mule if you are interested in going out for a drink at night.
89 locals recommend
The Rarebit
474 King StGreat Brunch. They also have a great Moscow Mule if you are interested in going out for a drink at night.
Their duck sandwich is one of the best sandwiches anywhere. This is a dive bar and is not really nice on the inside/outside, but the food is really good. The fries are excellent there as well.
95 locals recommend
Tattooed Moose
4845 Morrison DrTheir duck sandwich is one of the best sandwiches anywhere. This is a dive bar and is not really nice on the inside/outside, but the food is really good. The fries are excellent there as well.
Good taco spot. In my opinion not as good as Taco Spot, but a little bit better atmosphere for a meal.
91 locals recommend
Taco Boy
217 Huger StGood taco spot. In my opinion not as good as Taco Spot, but a little bit better atmosphere for a meal.
Kaminsky's Dessert Cafe
2 Magnolia RdGreat place for desert.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great hamburgers and chicken sandwiches. It is also a bar with a good atmosphere for a reasonable price.
205 locals recommend
Poe's Tavern - Sullivans Island
2210 Middle StGreat hamburgers and chicken sandwiches. It is also a bar with a good atmosphere for a reasonable price.
Sightseeing
My favorite way to see downtown Charleston and get a history lesson about the town. There are many companies that give carriage tours. This one is my favorite.
32 locals recommend
Old South Carriage Company
14 Anson StMy favorite way to see downtown Charleston and get a history lesson about the town. There are many companies that give carriage tours. This one is my favorite.
This old plantation is one of the better plantations to tour in Charleston. Part of the Notebook movie was filmed here.
248 locals recommend
Boone Hall Plantation
1235 Long Point RoadThis old plantation is one of the better plantations to tour in Charleston. Part of the Notebook movie was filmed here.
This plantation is the best plantation for the garden. I recommend this more during the spring and summer when the gardens are in bloom. It is fairly expensive to tour.
395 locals recommend
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
3550 Ashley River RdThis plantation is the best plantation for the garden. I recommend this more during the spring and summer when the gardens are in bloom. It is fairly expensive to tour.
This island has some of the best beaches in Charleston. It is the most expensive zip code for homes in South Carolina. It has really good bar type food as well.
346 locals recommend
Sullivan's Island
This island has some of the best beaches in Charleston. It is the most expensive zip code for homes in South Carolina. It has really good bar type food as well.
This beach has a lot more young people and surfers on the beach. It is a nice beach, but the food there is not quite as good as Sullivan's Island. Area has a hippie feel to it.
581 locals recommend
Folly Beach
East Ashley AvenueThis beach has a lot more young people and surfers on the beach. It is a nice beach, but the food there is not quite as good as Sullivan's Island. Area has a hippie feel to it.
Middleton Place
4300 Ashley River RdPlantation Home in W. Ashley with a nice garden.
One of the better homes to tour in Charleston. This plantation is mainly a tour of the home with some information on the history of the plantation.
87 locals recommend
Drayton Hall
3380 Ashley River RdOne of the better homes to tour in Charleston. This plantation is mainly a tour of the home with some information on the history of the plantation.
Everything Else
A neat tour of a swamp that has the old Cypress trees and a small zoo. It is a long ways away, but something different to consider.
73 locals recommend
Cypress Gardens
3030 Cypress Gardens RdA neat tour of a swamp that has the old Cypress trees and a small zoo. It is a long ways away, but something different to consider.