DISCOVERING THE HOLY CITY (CHARLESTON, SC) || FULL TIME RV LIVING
We spent an afternoon discovering Charleston, SC by boat (aka the Holy City). Our captain shared so many interesting facts about Charleston and even impressed us with his boat horn under the Arthur Ravenel Jr Bridge! We try to capture and share as much of this adventure with you in this vlog.
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Holy City Honeymoon in Charleston, South Carolina
Looking for an enchanting honeymoon destination? Book a romantic getaway to Charleston, South Carolina, voted the No. 1 City in the U.S. by Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler.
Christmas Eve in the Holy City Strolling through Charleston, SC
What better time to walk around Charleston than on a nice, warm Christmas Eve night? I can't think of one........photos and video in the order they were taken...........A truly lovely night in a beautiful city!
Holy City Boat Tours of Charleston
Charleston is the oldest and second-largest city in the State of South Carolina. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina’s coastline and is located on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley and Cooper rivers, or, as is locally expressed, “where the Cooper and Ashley Rivers come together to form the Atlantic Ocean”.
Charleston is known as The Holy City, perhaps by virtue of the prominence of churches on the low-rise cityscape.
For the fourth year, the readers of Conde’ Naste Traveler voted Charleston the No. 1 U.S. City. Known for rich history, well-preserved architecture, a celebrated restaurant community and mannerly people, the city also ranked #2 in the World by Conde’ Nast Traveler 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards. Let us show you the reasons we love this southern city.
CHARLESTON'S FRENCH QUARTER TOUR
Enjoy this neighborhood walking tour of the French Quarter in Downtown Charleston South Carolina! This episode features a few of the iconic alley's and hidden passages of the Holy City.
Buried Treasure in Charleston!
I recently found out about The Secret: a Treasure Hunt and couldn't believe that the Charleston casque has never been found! I had to check it out on my recent trip to the Holy City. The theories presented in the video are not my own, I merely followed up on a couple that I found while researching.
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Charleston, SC 4k 2018 (Our Trip)
August 31st
Our trip version to Charleston, SC.
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Spend Christmas in Charleston, South Carolina
The holiday season is quickly approaching and we're busy preparing for you. Come spend Christmas in Charleston, South Carolina!
Charleston SC Bridge Road View Tour
Charleston SC Bridge Road View Tour
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, surpassed only by the state capital of Columbia. Charleston is the county seat of the modern Charleston County.
In 1670, Charleston was originally named Charles Towne. It moved to its present location on Oyster Point in 1680 from a location on the west bank of the Ashley River known as Albemarle Point. Charleston adopted its present name in 1783. In 1690, Charleston was the fifth largest city in North America, and remained among the ten largest cities in the United States through the 1840 census.
Charleston is known as The Holy City perhaps by virtue of the prominence of churches on the low-rise cityscape, perhaps because, like Mecca, its devotees hold it so dear], and perhaps for the fact that Carolina was among the few original thirteen colonies to provide toleration for all Protestant religions, though it was not open to Roman Catholics. Many Huguenots found their way to Charleston. Carolina also allowed Jews to practice their faith without restriction. Current trends put Charleston as the fastest-growing municipality in South Carolina. The city's metropolitan area population was counted by the 2010 census at 664,607 -- the second largest in the state -- and the 75th-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States.
The city of Charleston is located just south of the midpoint of South Carolina's coastline, at the confluence of the Ashley and Cooper rivers, which flow together into the Atlantic Ocean. Charleston Harbor lies between downtown Charleston and the Atlantic Ocean. Charleston's name is derived from Charles Towne, named after King Charles II of England.
In 2011, Charleston was named #1 U.S. City by Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards and #2 Best City in the U.S. and Canada by Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards. Also in 2011, Bon Appetit magazine named Husk, located on Queen Street in Charleston, the Best New Restaurant in America. America's most-published etiquette expert, Marjabelle Young Stewart, recognized Charleston 1995 as the best-mannered city in the U.S, a claim lent credibility by the fact that it has the first established Livability Court in the country. In 2011, Travel and Leisure Magazine named Charleston America's Sexiest City, as well as America's Most Friendly. Subsequently, Southern Living Magazine named Charleston the most polite and hospitable city in America. In 2012, Travel and Leisure voted Charleston as the second best-dressed city in America, only behind New York City.
South Carolina's Lowcountry holds a major place of importance in African-American history for many reasons, but perhaps most importantly as a port of entry for people of African descent. According to several historians, anywhere from 40 to 60 percent of the Africans who were brought to America during the slave trade entered through ports in the Lowcountry.
This has given the Lowcountry the designation among some as the Ellis Island for African Americans, although some dispute this term, as the Ellis Island immigrants arrived voluntarily as opposed to the Africans who were captured in the Atlantic slave trade.
According to Peter Wood in his book Black Majority: Negroes in Colonial South Carolina from 1670 to the Stono Rebellion, the successful cultivation of rice in the Lowcountry in the 1600s was a major factor in the importation of African labor. Sir Jonathan Atkins was quoted in 1680 as saying, Since people have found out the convenience and cheapness of slave labor they no longer keep white men, who formerly did the work on the Plantations. Joseph Corry, an Englishman who spent some time in what is now the West African nation of Sierra Leone, noted, Rice forms the chief part of the African's sustenance.
When further observation noted the skill of Africans in this region in cultivating rice, Africans from the vicinity of Sierra Leone and Ghana became especially sought-after by slave owners in the South Carolina Lowcountry.
The demand for Africans in the rice-growing regions was such that, By the time the (South Carolina) colony's Proprietors gave way to a royal government in 1720, Africans had outnumbered Europeans for more than a decade.
According to Elaine Nichols of the South Carolina State Museum, Sullivan's Island, an island near Charleston, was a major port of entry for enslaved Africans. Her paper Sullivan's Island Pest Houses: Beginning an Archeological Investigation (1989), detailed the phenomenon of Pest Houses, that were used to quarantine Africans upon their arrival, for fear that the Africans would have contagious diseases. The Africans would often remain confined from 10 to 40 days and 200-300 at a time would sometimes remain in isolation in the pest houses. By 1793, residents of Sullivan's Island demanded that the pest houses be removed from the vicinity.
Things To Do In Charleston SC
Also posted on This is a quick tour around Charleston South Carolina showing some of the things to do in Charleston that await visitors to this magnificent and historic city.
Charleston South Carolina, A city of history, hospitality, and a heaping dose of good ole southern charm.
Hi I'm Carl
In this short video you'll see Charleston come alive and you'll understand why one magazine recently voted it the number one tourist destination in all of America.
Something I've known for years.
One of the best ways to learn about Charleston's past is to take a tour.
And one of the fun ways to tour the city.... is in a horse drawn carriage.
That's exactly what I did on a recent visit.
As Kevin, supplied the.... uh horsepower, our knowledgable guide entertained and informed us with many interesting tidbits regarding Charleston's rich history, a city whose beginning dates back more than a hundred years before the founding of America.
Add in the picture perfect weather we enjoyed, and you've got the recipe for an experience that's hard to beat.
If exercise is more your style, one of the many walking tours may better suit your needs.
Charleston's downtown business and residential districts are compact and perfect for a relaxed and entertaining walk as you appreciate the history and beauty all around you.
At some point in your visit, you'll probably find yourself meandering through City Market, as will most of Charleston's 4 million annual visitors.
This Charleston landmark has been around since the 1790's.
Today from among the hundreds of local vendors, you can find just the right item to purchase and keep as a souvenir or to give as that special gift.
The city of Charleston proper boasts 90 properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with another 96 in the remaining parts of the county.
As you witness the variety of these restored treasures, you'll appreciate why Charleston was considered the cultural center of the antebellum South.
Since we're talking historical homes, make sure you stroll along East Battery street toward White Point Garden.
You'll enjoy the beauty of the magnificent row of stately antebellum homes that line the street to your right as Charleston harbor splashes against the battery seawall on which you walk.
Charleston's visitors also enjoy the city by water. There are numerous Harbor tours where one can get a better sense of Charleston's skyline, and with an evening cruise, enjoy a beautiful sunset as well.
Another harbor treat is to view the Ravenel bridge up close and personal. This Charleston landmark doesn't have the history that attracts so many to the Holy City, having been completed less than a decade ago, but it makes up for its newcomer status by its sheer size, spanning two and a half miles in length, and rising to the majestic height of 575 feet.
This 8 lane engineering marvel connects downtown Charleston to Mt Pleasant,
and one day a year, 40 thousand runners use it for their own personal highway in what's known as the Cooper River Bridge Run.
And who could visit Charleston and not take the boat to Fort Sumter, the scene of the first battle of the war between the States.
After a 30 minute narrated cruise, you'll step foot on the very soil where America's most bloody war began.
Once on site National Park Service Rangers will provide more details of this regrettable episode in our nation's history.
Charleston is also known for its Plantations.
You'd be hard pressed to fully understand what makes downtown Charleston what it is without visiting and learning more about the role played by these historic and massive plantations.
And while we're out and about, this is the perfect time for me to tell you that there are no less than 5 beaches within 25 miles of Charleston.
Whether your accommodations are on the beach, or you simply come to spend a peaceful sun drenched day, it's the perfect complement to your downtown Charleston adventure.
Did I hear someone say shopping?
Just so you know, King street was recently chosen as one of the 10 best shopping streets in the United States.
Whether its antiques, art, or fashion, you'll find it all.. I say... shop on!
All this activity will surely make you hungry enough to eat a horse...... oops..... sorry Kevin, my bad......
whether its fine dinning or various other award winning eateries, from barbecue to bistro, from cafe to cafeteria, from tavern to tearoom, and others too numerous to list, Charleston has it all.
Then when daylight turns to darkness, you'll have to take a break from your non stop Charleston adventure.
Charleston's travelers have access to some of the most elegant accommodations.
Whether you're looking for historic charm, a private hideaway, or unparalleled luxury, your nights in Charleston will be as perfect as your days.
Budget conscious families also have many alternatives from which to choose.
Indigo Inn, room and hotel tour in historic Charleston, South Carolina.
This was the first day of our stop in Charleston and we were pretty surprised when we got there.
We enjoyed our stay at the Indigo Inn as we toured the historic district of one of the oldest and best-preserved cities in the United States.
We enjoyed horse driven carriage tours, fine resturants and entertainment only steps away from our hotel.
Holy City Cirque Charleston SC
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Christmas Eve in the Holy City Strolling through Charleston, SC
What a great idea this was.....(mine,of course) It was nice and warm, a little threat of misty rain. PERFECT, unless you wanted to wear a Christmas sweater. Charleston is SOOOOOOOOO beautiful but we hardly ever go to the city because it is the number one tourist spot in the world. The two times I know of that it hasn't been crowded, during a Hurricane and on Christmas Eve night. I took a lot of photos and video. The photos and video are in the order we walked through them. I really do not like crowds and traffic so this was perfect for me. This video is the walking part. Afterwards, my husband got lost and we DROVE through. On a separate video and it includes the Battery and Marion Square............... Merry Christmas! One more thing off my Bucket List, Christmas lights in the City of Charleston.......and I explored one of my hobbies, Photography............WIN WIN
Thanks y'all: Charleston, SC voted Top City in the US in 2011
Charleston, SC was voted Top City in the United States in the 2011 Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards. Visit to learn more.
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Catering Charleston SC - Holy City Catering
Hailey and Rhett love food and enjoy what they do. They love catering so much because they are always include in a celebration and every one is happy.They really enjoy seeing their client so happy with their service and for them that is very rewarding.
What they prepare for the celebration brings out the atmosphere of Charleston South Carolina and these atmosphere brings out the food. According to them their food complement the scenery of Charleston.
One of their specialty is sushi rolling on site. Find out more about their delicious sushi rolls in their site -
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A Walk through Historic Charleston
The route seen in this video is as follows: starting point was Waterfront Park. From there we headed east up Concord Street to the Hazel Parker Playground and City Recreation building. Next we went South down Tradd Street then right heading west on King Street. Next, we turned left on Market to eat at Café Framboise. We went back east on Market towards the Charleston City Market(1) and walked through the entirety. We were on a hunt for the spice tables. At the end of Market, we turned right and went south down East Bay and back to our car.
We recently took a tour of The Old Exchange with our homeschool Co-op. I’ll post that video soon; it’ll be loaded with lots of history!
English colonists first landed and settled in Charleston on Albemarle Point (2) in 1670, naming it Charles Towne, after King Charles II. The landing point is in what we now call West Ashley. A couple of years later the settlement was relocated across the river on the peninsula to “Oyster Point”, or White Point Garden, so called after the discarded oyster shells left to bleach in the sun.
After the American Revolution, Charles Towne was renamed Charleston.
You can find streets downtown that are still paved with cobblestones. Ships coming across the ocean to load up with goods made in Charleston used stones as ballast and discarded them when they arrived in Charleston. In attempts to remedy the ever muddy roads, Charlestonians took the stones and paved the roads with them. Stories can be heard of pregnant women being taken down these roads in their carriages to induce labor.
At The Charleston City Market, located along the easternmost portion of Market Street, you can find local vendors selling their arts, crafts, food, books, etc. A common misconception of “The Market” is that slaves were sold here. Slaves were not sold at The Market; it was a place where poor Charlestonians and slaves daily went to buy and sell mostly food.
Slaves, to be sure, were sold in Charleston at places such as The Exchange and the Old Slave Mart on Chalmers. “In the seven decades between the drafting of the U.S. Constitution and the Civil War, more than one million American born slaves were to work the rapidly expanding cotton and sugar plantations in the lower South. In Charleston, enslaved African Americans were customarily sold in the open area north of the Old Exchange building at Broad and East Bay Streets. In 1856 a new City Ordinance prohibited the practice of public sales, which resulted in the opening of Ryan's Auction Mart and a number of other sales rooms, yards or marts along State, Queen and Chalmers Streets.” (3) “Like many states in the South, Charleston’s Plantation economy depended heavily upon slave labor. Most slaves came from West Africa. During periods of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade as many as 40% of slaves sold to the 13 colonies were brought through the ports of Charleston. Charleston had a practice of selling slaves outside, on the north side of the Customs House (now known as the Exchange Building)…In 1808 the foreign slave trade was abolished. Slaves born in the U.S. or already owned could be sold by their masters. Foreign slave traders were not allowed to bring their slaves to Charleston. This move was thought to be an attempt to help the slave owners from the Charleston area…In 1856, the city of Charleston enacted an ordinance that prohibited the selling of slaves in public. The demand for slaves continued and “sales lots”, “sales rooms or yards”, “slave houses”, and “marts” were created. The majority of these slave markets were on Chalmers, State, and Queen Streets.” (4)
Charles Towne was originally a walled city, with the city wall located roughly along current day East Bay street. In the basement of the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, at the corner of Broad & East Bay, you can view a large portion of the original wall. Another portion of the wall was discovered recently during construction downtown (5).
Charleston is at least a foot below sea level so flooding of the peninsula is a common nuisance. Locals are used to it; you can often see residents making the best of the situation by kayaking down the streets.
You can read more about Charleston’s history at the Convention Bureau’s site (6), or any of the other beautiful historic sites in town such as:
Fort Sumter
The Pinckney House
Fort Moultrie
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Middleton Place (where I got married!)
Drayton Hall
McLeod Plantation
and SO MANY MORE!
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Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Historic District - Charleston (South Carolina) - United States
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Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Historic District hotel city: Charleston (South Carolina) - Country: United States
Address: 125 Calhoun Street; zip code: SC 29401
Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Historic District is located on the corner of Meeting Street and Calhoun Street in Charleston city centre. Features include an outdoor pool, courtyard, and free WiFi.
-- Le Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Historic District vous accueille à l'angle de Meeting Street et Calhoun Street, dans le centre-ville de Charleston. Il vous propose une piscine extérieure, une cour et une connexion Wi-Fi gratuite.
-- El Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Historic District se encuentra en el cruce de Meeting Street y Calhoun Street, en el centro de la ciudad de Charleston. Ofrece una piscina al aire libre, patio y conexión WiFi gratuita.
-- Das Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Historic District liegt an der Ecke der Meeting Street und der Calhoun Street im Stadtzentrum von Charleston. Freuen Sie sich auf einen Außenpool, einen Innenhof und kostenfreies WLAN.
-- Dit hotel ligt langs Route 52 en minder dan 2 km van het historische centrum van Charleston. Het beschikt over een buitenzwembad en een binnenplaats. De kamers bieden gratis WiFi.
-- Il Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Historic District sorge all'angolo di Meeting Street e Calhoun Street, nel centro di Charleston, e presenta una piscina all'aperto, un cortile, nonché la connessione WiFi gratuita.
-- Este hotel está localizado junto da Route 52, a pouco mais de 1 km do centro histórico de Charleston e dispõe de uma piscina exterior, de um pátio e de quartos com acesso Wi-Fi gratuito.
-- Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Historic District酒店位于查尔斯顿(Charleston)市中心,坐落在密丁街(Meeting Street)和卡尔霍恩街(Calhoun Street)交汇的转角处,拥有一个室外游泳池、一个庭院和免费无线网络连接。 Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Historic District酒店的每间客房都提供1台平面电视、iPod基座、小冰箱和咖啡设施。 Courtyard...
-- Отель Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Historic District расположен на углу улиц Митинг и Калхун, в центре гора Чарлстон. К услугам гостей открытый бассейн, внутренний двор и бесплатный Wi-Fi.
-- يقع Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Historic District على زاوية شارع Meeting وشارع كالهون في وسط مدينة تشارلستون. وتشمل الميزات على مسبح خارجي وفناء وخدمة الواي فاي المجانية.
-- Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Historic District ligger på hjørnet av Meeting Street og Calhoun Street i Charleston sentrum. Hotellet har et utendørsbasseng, en gårdsplass og gratis Wi-Fi.
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Entering Charleston, SC, the Friendliest City in America
A video of my dad and I entering Charleston, SC, the friendliest city in America, on on vacation.
Charleston, SC - December 2018
Second stop of our road trip: Charleston, South Carolina.
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