Dee Dee's Guidebook
Sightseeing
Located in the historic district near Rainbow Row, White Point Gardens provides excellent views of the harbor while walking along the Battery. King Street and Meeting Street end/start at this park (depends on the direction you are coming from). Perfect time is late afternoon early evening. Bring a blanket and relax under the canopy of Oak trees while enjoying the ocean breeze. It’s a 15 minute bike ride or 45 minute walk from the house.
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White Point Garden
2 Murray BlvdLocated in the historic district near Rainbow Row, White Point Gardens provides excellent views of the harbor while walking along the Battery. King Street and Meeting Street end/start at this park (depends on the direction you are coming from). Perfect time is late afternoon early evening. Bring a blanket and relax under the canopy of Oak trees while enjoying the ocean breeze. It’s a 15 minute bike ride or 45 minute walk from the house.
Rainbow Row
83-107 E Bay StEven if national monuments aren’t your thing do it just for the boat ride. On the boat ride you will see the Charleston harbor and some porpoises!
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Monument Nazzjonali tal-Fort Sumter
Even if national monuments aren’t your thing do it just for the boat ride. On the boat ride you will see the Charleston harbor and some porpoises!
Every so often on a nice night I will grab some food to go from one of the nearby restaurants ( there is a good pizza by the slice place in the old city market five minutes from the customs house) and go to the backside of the customs house that faces the harbor and cruise ship dock. I walk up the stairs to the very top and spread out. I eat my take out and take in the view. Best at sunset, dusk, or in the evening.
Custom House Reach
Every so often on a nice night I will grab some food to go from one of the nearby restaurants ( there is a good pizza by the slice place in the old city market five minutes from the customs house) and go to the backside of the customs house that faces the harbor and cruise ship dock. I walk up the stairs to the very top and spread out. I eat my take out and take in the view. Best at sunset, dusk, or in the evening.
Be a local and bike or skate to a favorite oddity right by the skatepark. Best in late afternoon. Google “bridge to nowhere Charleston” to find out the story behind this local favorite.
Bridge to Nowhere
Be a local and bike or skate to a favorite oddity right by the skatepark. Best in late afternoon. Google “bridge to nowhere Charleston” to find out the story behind this local favorite.
John Olmsted designed Central Park and also Charleston’s designed Hampton Park. In the early 1900’s to the 1960’s Hampton Park had at one time or the other a worlds fair, a zoo, restaurants, racetrack, tea house, and bandstand. The old racetrack location still can be seen as it is located where the present day walking/running/biking path and street that loops around the whole park. The race track loop was a mile long. The old gates of the racetrack were relocated when the racetrack closed and the gates are located at the entrance of Belmont Park in New York. Hampton Park is also the site of the first Memorial Day celebration. This resulted after 257 Union Troops dying from exposure and disease as prisoners. Confederate troops hastily buried them in what is now known as Hampton Park. Twenty-eight African American Charleston residents came and re-buried the soldiers properly after this occurred. Afterwards they gathered to celebrate the 257 soldiers service. The union soldiers were moved again years later to Beaufort National Cemetery. The Park nowadays is excellent for relaxing, exercise, flowers, birdwatching, sunbathing, yoga, feeding ducks, hanging out with friends, and walking dogs.
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Hampton Park
John Olmsted designed Central Park and also Charleston’s designed Hampton Park. In the early 1900’s to the 1960’s Hampton Park had at one time or the other a worlds fair, a zoo, restaurants, racetrack, tea house, and bandstand. The old racetrack location still can be seen as it is located where the present day walking/running/biking path and street that loops around the whole park. The race track loop was a mile long. The old gates of the racetrack were relocated when the racetrack closed and the gates are located at the entrance of Belmont Park in New York. Hampton Park is also the site of the first Memorial Day celebration. This resulted after 257 Union Troops dying from exposure and disease as prisoners. Confederate troops hastily buried them in what is now known as Hampton Park. Twenty-eight African American Charleston residents came and re-buried the soldiers properly after this occurred. Afterwards they gathered to celebrate the 257 soldiers service. The union soldiers were moved again years later to Beaufort National Cemetery. The Park nowadays is excellent for relaxing, exercise, flowers, birdwatching, sunbathing, yoga, feeding ducks, hanging out with friends, and walking dogs.
Great museum and you get to learn about Charleston and SC history!
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Il-Mużew tal-Charleston
360 Meeting StGreat museum and you get to learn about Charleston and SC history!
Nice break in the hustle and bustle of the historic district. After sitting in the peaceful park walk down to Porgy and Bess’s cannery row.
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Washington Square
80 Broad StNice break in the hustle and bustle of the historic district. After sitting in the peaceful park walk down to Porgy and Bess’s cannery row.
Food scene
After you visit the local spot “bridge to nowhere” swing by the Container Bar for local food trucks.
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Container Bar
2130 Mt Pleasant StAfter you visit the local spot “bridge to nowhere” swing by the Container Bar for local food trucks.
Restaurants change every so often in here as a way to give food trucks and starting restaurants a temporary space. Great spot to eat and hang. Has outdoor and indoor space. The same architect designed the Chelsa Market in New York.
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Workshop
1503 King StRestaurants change every so often in here as a way to give food trucks and starting restaurants a temporary space. Great spot to eat and hang. Has outdoor and indoor space. The same architect designed the Chelsa Market in New York.
Love this place! Local tip if you go with a friend or partner be sure to get an app, and one to two main dishes to try and share. Sharing is the key since you get so much food. You will be stuffed and most likely will have some leftovers.
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Xiao Bao Biscuit
224 Rutledge AveLove this place! Local tip if you go with a friend or partner be sure to get an app, and one to two main dishes to try and share. Sharing is the key since you get so much food. You will be stuffed and most likely will have some leftovers.
Best pizza in town! While you are there pop over to the owners other establishment-Cutty’s. This is one of Charleston’s best dive bars located across the street.
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D'Allesandro's Pizza
229 St Philip StBest pizza in town! While you are there pop over to the owners other establishment-Cutty’s. This is one of Charleston’s best dive bars located across the street.
Where can you get good Pho and ice cream as a combo meal?!? Here!! Love this place!
Ice & Pan Charleston
Where can you get good Pho and ice cream as a combo meal?!? Here!! Love this place!
Shrimp po boys! Need I say more? Also I’m sharing secret local tip--On the weekends when I bike or walk by Leon’s on my way home I stop by Leon’s side service window. Their side window serves only soft serve ice cream with sprinkles in a cup or cone. Charleston is hot 10-11 months out of the year, so this is a nice cool perk on the way home.
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Leon's
698 King StShrimp po boys! Need I say more? Also I’m sharing secret local tip--On the weekends when I bike or walk by Leon’s on my way home I stop by Leon’s side service window. Their side window serves only soft serve ice cream with sprinkles in a cup or cone. Charleston is hot 10-11 months out of the year, so this is a nice cool perk on the way home.
Best paella! Plus for those who like to drive instead of walk or bike this restaurant has its own parking lot! I’ve been told that the building is the site of the oldest bar in Charleston. That the building used to be a pirate bar. I’m local but I’m not sure about the truth on that one. LOL!
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Barsa Tapas, Lounge, & Bar
630 King StBest paella! Plus for those who like to drive instead of walk or bike this restaurant has its own parking lot! I’ve been told that the building is the site of the oldest bar in Charleston. That the building used to be a pirate bar. I’m local but I’m not sure about the truth on that one. LOL!
If you want southern fried seafood you’ve arrived at the right place! Plus it’s located on the harbor by the Customs House, so you have great views.
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Fleet Landing Restaurant & Bar
186 Concord StIf you want southern fried seafood you’ve arrived at the right place! Plus it’s located on the harbor by the Customs House, so you have great views.
R.B.'s Seafood Restaurant
97 Church StUpscale seafood and steak
Vegetarian or not Dellz is delicious for lunch or dinner!
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Dellz Uptown
1617 Ashley River RoadVegetarian or not Dellz is delicious for lunch or dinner!
Local hidden favorite in historic district near four corners of law and the great Washington Square Park.
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Gaulart & Maliclet Fast and French Inc.
98 Broad StLocal hidden favorite in historic district near four corners of law and the great Washington Square Park.