Terrance Talks Travel: The Quirky Tourist Guide to Charleston (South Carolina)

By Terrance Zepke

Charleston is one of the oldest and most historic cities in America. It is also one of the prettiest towns in America and has an amazing array of activities, intriguing historic sites, quirky attractions, and more. Visitors will enjoy Lowcountry cuisine, fun festivals, unusual tours, outstanding shopping (including the quaint City Market and enormous Citadel Mall), and area beaches.

In this reference, you'll discover Charleston's...
*best rooftop bar
*best pub tour
*best adults only hotel
*best hostel
*best family lodging
*best dessert tour
*one of the best places in the Southeast to listen to good music
*best eco-tour
*the only tea plantation in North America
*best harbor cruise
*best ghost tour

Plus, you'll learn about the most haunted place in Charleston, Provost Dungeon (dates back to the American Revolution), a great swamp tour, Heavenly Charleston Tour, horse-drawn carriage tours, Gullah tour, a pirate tour that retraces the steps of some of the most infamous buccaneers of the Golden Age of Piracy, Rainbow Row, best places to shop (from novelty toys to fine artwork and antiques), and Patriots Point. You'll also learn how to spend the night aboard a historic aircraft carrier, discover Hoodoo (Lowcountry Voodoo), learn why Charleston is referred to as the "City of Firsts", and all area attractions are revealed, including the best beach resorts and little-known islands.

Terrance Zepke is an award-winning and best-selling author of forty-five books, including the popular, TERRANCE TALKS TRAVEL SERIES. She is also a travel blogger, agent, and host of the UBER ADVENTURES SHOW. She is in demand as a speaker and has been featured in most major media, including The Travel Channel, The Washington Post, CNN, NPR, Associated Press, PBS, The Good Morning Show, The Rick Steves Show, The Learning Channel, and Publisher's Weekly. For more on this author and her titles visit www.terrancetalkstravel.com and www.terrancezepke.com

• Language: English
• Publisher: Terrance Zepke
• Release date: Mar 25, 2017
• ISBN: 9781942738183

Terrance Zepke

Terrance Zepke has a B.A. in Journalism and a Masters degree in Mass Communications and has also studied parapsychology, which is the study of paranormal phenomena, at the renowned Rhine Research Center. She is an award-winning and best-selling author of more than fifty books. Terrance has traveled to every continent and enjoyed all kinds of amazing adventures, such as piranha fishing on the Amazon River, an elephant safari in Nepal, dog-sledding in the Arctic, and spending the night in the famously creepy Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum as part of a paranormal investigation. She is in demand as a speaker and has been featured on NPR, The Learning Channel, History Channel, Around the World, CNN, Rick Steves Show, Good Morning Show, and the Travel Channel. She is the host of TERRANCE TALKS TRAVEL: UBER ADVENTURES and co-host of A WRITER'S JOURNEY: FROM BLANK PAGE TO PUBLISHED. More about this author, her books, and dozens of free repots can be found on www.terrancezepke.com and www.terrancetalkstravel.com

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Terrance Talks Travel:

The Quirky Tourist Guide to Charleston

Terrance Zepke

Copyright © 2017 by Terrance Zepke

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Zepke, Terrance

Terrance Talks Travel: The Quirky Tourist Guide to Charleston

1. Travel-South Carolina. 2. Travel-Southeast U.S. 3. Charleston. 4. Charleston Beaches. 5. South Carolina Lowcountry. 6. Charleston History & Folklore. 7. Charleston Guidebook. 9. Charleston Tours. 10. Charleston Attractions. I. Title.

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Getting There

Terrance’s Top Ten Picks

Touristy Things to See & Do

Best of Charleston

About Accommodations

About Charleston

Annual Events & Average Temps

Titles by Terrance

INTRODUCTION

I just have to say right up front that Charleston is my favorite town in America. I’ll admit, I may be prejudice since I am from the South Carolina Lowcountry, but you don’t have to take my word for it. Do a Google search and you’ll see that the media and millions of visitors agree. Charleston has received every award imaginable, from Prettiest Small Town to Best City in America. There is so much to see and do that you can only hope to skim the surface during your initial visit.

In fact, it took me twice as long to write this book as any book I’ve written in this series. The reason being that Charleston has so many historical sites (It is one of America’s oldest cities), museums, festivals, activities, and tours. Charleston is also one of the most haunted cities in America, so there are lots of ghost walks and graveyard tours. What’s more, there are several renowned beach resorts and barrier islands within a few minutes’ drive from Charleston.

For those of you who scour the Internet before every trip searching for anything out of the ordinary, you won’t have to look far this time. Charleston is full of charm and quirkiness. I’m going to show you authentic Charleston, which includes Gullah tours, Hoodoo, graveyard tours, shrimp shacks, pirates, and much more!

I also reveal the best rooftop bar, best place to go for dessert, best souvenir shop, best plantation, best beach resort, and more. Additionally, I’ll share unique experiences with you, including spending the night on the USS Yorktown , attending flight academy, a store devoted exclusively to Moon pies®, the most unusual festival (even for South Carolina!), how you can participate in a paranormal investigation of one of Charleston’s most haunted sites, and more.

One piece of advice I’d like to share is to plan ahead. Charleston is one of the most popular destinations in America. The city gets more than eight million visitors a year. So if you want to participate in a particular festival or special event or visit during peak season, you need to make reservations as soon as possible. Only small groups are permitted for some tours and attractions, so that’s another reason you should pre-book. I suggest making a list of your top five or ten things you want to do for sure during your visit. Then you should create a rough itinerary so you know when to make reservations and buy tickets. Make sure you understand refund policies in case you need to change or cancel a reservation.

If you are planning to visit other places in coastal South Carolina, you may want to get my book,