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Plan a Trip to Charleston
Pastel row houses, Lowcountry food, and salt-marsh sunsets
Charleston is the South at its most charming: cobblestone streets, antebellum architecture, and a food scene that punches far above its size. Walkable, romantic, and easy for a long weekend.
BEST TIME
March–May and September–November
TYPICAL BUDGET
$900–$1,700 per person for a long weekend
Top things to do in Charleston
- Stroll Rainbow Row and The Battery
- Lowcountry dinner (shrimp & grits, she-crab soup)
- Tour a historic plantation and gardens
- Beach day on Sullivan’s Island
- Charleston City Market
- Sunset harbor cruise
A sample Charleston itinerary
1
Historic peninsula
Walk the French Quarter, Rainbow Row, and The Battery.
2
Plantations & gardens
Magnolia or Middleton Place, oak-lined avenues.
3
Beach & harbor
Sullivan’s Island, then a sunset sail.
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Good to know
💡 Book marquee restaurants weeks ahead — the best tables go fast.
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