I am surprising my boyfriend (whose 24) and taking him to charleston for a 3 day weekend in July. I booked a reservation at the Planters Inn. I was wondering if anyone had advise on what to do. I plan a carriage ride, middleton place, and probably a trip to the beach. I want it to be very relaxing and romantic. I was thinking about a 2 hour kayaking trip and didn;t know if anyone has ever done that before? I also didn%26#39;t know if a historic house was a must do, and which one. Also, is a ghost tour worth it? Finally, where to shop and any parks in charleston worth seeing? Oh yeah, what about a horse back ride? Thanks. I also didn%26#39;t know if there was anything guys particularly like in charleston. Any advice would do as i have never been and am clueless!
romantic 3 day weekend.
Wow, you sound like a keeper!
If I were 24 and in love, I%26#39;m not sure I%26#39;d want to go to Middleton Place. It%26#39;s a very nice place, but there are other places more interesting to younger people. I also would definitely research the kayak trip; where do you embark and return (is it near Charleston?). I ask this because if it%26#39;s somewhere like the Edisto River, you%26#39;ve just invested pretty much a whole day. Just make sure it%26#39;s not a big time killer.
Your other ideas sound fine - I like the carriage ride. You can also take a harbor cruise, which is wonderful on a nice day. One great thing about Charleston is that you can just get up and walk. There are so many beautiful houses, historical ones and just plain nice ones. There is the USS Yorktown, the Aquarium, the Battery, the market area - dozens of great places to see that won%26#39;t take up a lot of time. July is a great time for baseball and soccer, and we have two great teams here. And don%26#39;t forget the best food in the country!
Although you are from Orlando and know your heat, remember that Charleston is scorching in July, with extreme humidity and not a lot of breeze.
If you have any more specific questions, we%26#39;d love to try and answer them!
romantic 3 day weekend.
My husband and I went on a ghost Tour on a trip to Charleston. We found it entertaining- a bit of fact, a bit of fiction. I would recommend it for sure.
My husband and I just returned from a few days in charleston....what an amazing city...you will have a blast!!
I would recommend a carriage ride, a harbor tour, time to shop in the market area and King street area and a walk down East Bay and Meeting streets to look at the beautiful historic homes. We had wonderful seafood at numerous restaurants. We would recommend skipping the ghost tours for something else.
Have fun.
Sounds like you have some great ideas, try contactin www.aqua-safaris.com. I used them last weekend for a two hour sail in the harbour and it was GREAT! Nice vessel, take your own wine and beer, terrific crew. Well worth the $25 -- it%26#39;s called the Palmetto Breeze.
I say go for the carriage ride over the ghost tour, ghost tours are too unpredictable.
Be sure to visit one of our rooftopbars (Vendue, Market Place Pavillion, Rooftop at Marion Square).
All the shopping you need is on King Street (national chains) and on the Market (local things).
Go to the County Beach at Folly, there is always ample sand even during high tide, it%26#39;s worth the $5 parking fee. There are restrooms there too.
Go to eat at Five Loaves Cafe (one location at the corner of Cannon and Coming and another location in the Millenium Music Store at the corner of King and Calhoun.
Enjoy!
82 Queen is a wonderful restaurant for a really romantic dinner in the courtyard.
Check with the concierge at the hotel about where to go to hear music. When I was attending the College of Charleston there were some really great places to check out music.
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