I love historic places and Charleston is as historic as it gets. Cobblestone roads, ghost tours, carriage rides, tons of history! Fort Sumpter is right off the coast in Charleston Harbor, but if you like history you probably know that;)
Notice the scene in the below portrait, then the next pic...
This is the same view....things have changed just a bit. ;)
Cool Charleston fact: There is a city law that no buildings are allowed to be built higher than the church steeples....you won't see any high rise buildings here. What a cool way to keep the city's historic vibe.
Charleston interesting fact: parts of Mel Gibson's "The Patriot" and parts of "The Notebook" were filmed here. Specifically both films had a scene in front of the building below. Look familiar?
Also, Charleston has amazing seafood and great beds and breakfast. The houses were so beautiful as well w/ absolutely amazing architecture. Needless to sayI took a zillion pics of them. Shocking, I know.
The below house is referred to as "The Wedding Compromise" because the original owners wife liked Italian architecture and he liked Roman architectecture, so the house features both. Such a creative concept.
Charleston is famous for "Rainbow Row"
Recognize the building in the portrait below?
History fascinates me, what can I say?
All in all I have to say Charleston is definitely one of my favorite U.S. cities!
-Danielle
"A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking." ~Earl Wilson
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