![]() This article was originally published on March 4, 2021. Beach walks, however, are almost mandatory. ![]() Photography, if you can muster the energy. Cycling through the marshes, if you fancy it. At 3.3 miles long, this barrier island of wispy dunes and white sand beaches is ideal for doing very little at all. Only ten minutes by car from Charleston itself, Sullivan's Island is where life comes to slow right down. There are two good routes that begin close to Charleston: the 7.1-mile Awendaw Passage, which offers wonderful vistas of Lowcountry salt marsh, and the Swamp Fox Passage, which at 47.6 miles is the longest stretch of the trail, but can be completed in small chunks. When completed, this mountain-to-sea route will ribbon 500 miles from Walhalla in Oconee County to Awendaw in Charleston County, cutting through acres of Palmetto forests, the palm tree that features on South Carolina’s state flag. Palmetto TrailĪ short drive from Charleston, the Palmetto Trail is a boon for outdoor enthusiasts. Eat and drink at the Charleston Wine + Food Festival View this post on Instagram This culinary event will take place the first weekend of March in different venues. If it’s hot, make like the locals and wade into one of pools that dot Waterfront Park. Emma Colosia MaMarch is here and the Holy City is celebrating the arrival of spring with many events and exciting things to do. This lovely, eight-acre park on the Cooper River is notable for its landscape architecture and the eye-catching Pineapple Fountain which you’ll see across the city on everything from postcards to tourism brochures. One of Charleston's most photographed sights is found at Waterfront Park © Avalon/Universal Images Group/Getty Images 12. Stroll past cannons and statues of military heroes in the gardens, then walk south along Charleston Harbor (the confluence of the Ashley and Cooper Rivers will be at your left) and look for Fort Sumter, whose bombardment by the South Carolina militia started the American Civil War. Buffered by a seawall, it takes its name from the fortifications that used to line the seafront here and the mounds of oyster shells that once piled over the point. The Battery and White Point Gardenįor a walk steeped in history head to The Battery and White Point Garden at the southern tip of the Charleston Peninsula. Both self-guided and student-led tours are free. Spread over a few city blocks at the center of Charleston's downtown, travelers can visit South Carolina’s oldest university for free. With lush landscaping, which includes live oaks draped in Spanish moss, as well as its historic mansions and homes, it’s little wonder the College of Charleston campus has been called America's most beautiful. Randolph Hall, the main building on the College of Charleston campus © Leamus / Getty Images 8.
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