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- Fort Sumter sits off in the distance of Charleston Harbor.
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- King Street in Charleston – great shopping, eating and drinks.
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- Hats are a must in the heat and humidity of sunny Charleston and if you can’t find it here they don’t make it.
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- A cobblestone street, many centuries old, leads down to the waterfront to Charleston Harbor.
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- Rainbow Row in Charleston is one of the longest stretches of multi-colored row houses in the nation.
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- Civil War cannons and cannon balls line Battery Park.
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- A rickshaw makes it way down King Street in Charleston. A great way to go on a hot summer evening after you’ve had a few!
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- Now all she needs is a flapper dress to go with this green felt chapeau found at a hat shop on King Street, the main shopping street in Charleston.
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- Wouldn’t you love to sit in the giant-sized chairs and eat a giant size cookie from King Street Cookies in Charleston?
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- A beautiful church sits at one of Charleston’s historic street corners.
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- One of many church steeples that dot the Charleston skyline.
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- Lots of creative signage was noted in and around Charleston. One home at a plaque that said, “At this place, in 1876, absolutely nothing happened.”
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- Cemeteries abound in the courtyard of the numerous churches dotting downtown Charleston.
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- Is there where ghosts shop? Apparently there are many haunted spots in Charleston, but thankfully we did not come across any.
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- This was a first – boxed water, found at a yogurt store on King Street in Charleston.
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- These softball size peaches found at the Saturday only Farmer’s Market in Charleston were sweet and juicy.
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- These extra-large heirloom tomatoes were being showcased at the Saturday only Farmer’s Market in Charleston.
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- The historical building of the Daughters of the Confederacy serve as the cap to the entrance of the City Market in Charleston.
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- Charleston City Market is open every day of the week and is mostly enclosed and air-conditioned with lots of merchants selling local flavors.
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- Every exterior space in Charleston is an opportunity to expand on a home’s gardens and landscaping.
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- Green garage door and shutters accent this Charleston home.
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- This historic building in Charleston from the 1700’s used to be a playhouse in its heyday.
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- Pineapple Fountain is at Waterfront Park is one of the favorite wading spots on a hot humid summer day in Charleston.
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- Although we didn’t try any beer here, there were some great local brew pubs in Charleston.
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- An exterior grand marble staircase at a Charleston government building.
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- Tree roots bubbling up out of the sidewalk along the streets of Charleston, like something out of Lord of the Rings.
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- A corner property shows Charleston grandeur at it’s best with it’s full length doubled tiered verandas and highly ornate wrought iron balconies.
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- This beautifully maintained historic mansion sits at the pinnacle of the peninsula overlooking Charleston Harbor.
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- A beautifully flowering wisteria vine drapes an arbor overhanging an entrance gate.
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- Using plant material as an ornamental detailing to these amazing homes is the norm.
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- Many of the more opulent homes had manicured vines as the face to their entrance steps.
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- Most likely a carriage house to one of the adjacent mansions, has now been turned into either a very nice guest house or a very quaint full-time residence.
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- Verandas are not only a common southern architectural addition to most homes, but the multi-tiered verandas along the waterfront
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- This vine-covered arbor encases a long driveway to one of the many historical mansions along the waterfront.
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- Charlestonians love their brightly colored doors!
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- This bright green gecko looks fluorescent against this peach colored garden wall.
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- Fishing up high off the pier on the waterfront of the Charleston Harbor. From the bend in this guy’s fishing pole – looks like he’s landed a big one!
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- Heavily treed and well-manicured streets line the multi-colored row houses on Rainbow Row.
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- Charleston: Gallery’s and attorney’s alike hang their name plaques along market street fronting their colorful historical buildings.
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- A beautifully maintained and colorful historic building, now housing a real estate agency.
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- Many of the streets, sidewalks and buildings show their age – buckling, leaning, cracking, popping….
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- Row houses from the 20th century, but still showing lots of character and detailing to make them unique.
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- The shedding cinnamon colored bark on a Bald Cypress tree.
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- Grandeur at it’s finest in this opulent home in Charleston.
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- Not your everyday frat houses – these beautiful homes serve those frat boys well in Charleston at the local university.
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- A great mantra that seems to fit the attitude we often came across in the laid back easy going Charleston.
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- No matter how many times or ways I tried to take this picture of a ghostly white Rolls Royce sitting in front of a darkened cathedral in Charleston, a ghostly film clouded the picture.
