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Put the Best of Charlestonin Your Pocket
- Insider advice on where to find the city's best gardens, its top B&Bs, and its finest antebellum architecture.
Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.
Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip no matter what your budget.
Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.
The best hotels and restaurants in every price range, with candid reviews.
Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer.
And avoid tourist traps. At Frommer's, we use 150 outspoken travel experts around the world to help you make the right choices.
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Synopsis
Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. And avoid tourist traps. Frommer’s Portable Guides help you make the right travel choices. They’re easy to carry–and carry an unbeatable price. Frommer’s. Your guide to a world of travel experience.
Put the Best of Charleston in Your Pocket
- Extra coverage of Charleston’s outlying islands, including Hilton Head & Kiawah.
- Outspoken opinions on top attractions–what’s worth your time and what’s not.
- Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip no matter what your budget.
- The best hotels and restaurants in every price range, with candid reviews.
About the Author
As a team of veteran travel writers, Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince have produced numerous titles for Frommer’s, including best-selling guides to Italy, France, the Caribbean, England, and Germany. Porter, a former bureau chief of The Miami Herald, is also a Hollywood biographer. His most recent releases are Brando Unzipped and Jacko: His Rise and Fall. Prince was formerly employed by the Paris bureau of the New York Times and today is the president of Blood Moon Productions and other media-related firms.
Table of Contents
List of Maps.1 The Charleston Experience.
1 Frommer’s Favorite Charleston.
2 Best Hotel Bets.
3 Best Dining Bets.
2 The History of Charleston.
1 Charleston Past.
Recommended Books: History of a Southern City.
2 Modern Times.
3 Art & Architecture.
1 The Architecture of Charleston 101.
The Gullah Tongue Makes It to Broadway.
Recommended Books.
2 The Art of Charleston 101.
4 Planning Your Trip to Charleston & Hilton Head.
1 Visitor Information.
2 When to Go.
Low Country Calendar of Events.
3 Money.
4 The Active Vacation Planner.
What Things Cost in Charleston.
5 Specialized Travel Resources.
6 Getting There.
7 Getting Around.
Fast Facts: South Carolina.
5 Getting to Know Charleston.
1 Orientation.
The Neighborhoods in Brief.
2 Getting Around.
Fast Facts: Charleston.
6 Where to Stay.
1 Making Reservations.
2 Charleston’s Top Hotels.
Family-Friendly Hotels.
3 Other Area Accommodations.
7 Where to Dine.
1 Charleston’s Top Restaurants.
Family-Friendly Restaurants.
2 Other Area Restaurants.
8 Exploring Charleston.
1 The Top Attractions.
2 Museums & Galleries.
3 More Attractions.
4 Historic Churches & Synagogues.
5 Parks & Gardens.
6 Nearby Plantations.
7 Especially for Kids.
8 Organized Tours.
9 Beaches & Outdoor Pursuits.
10 A Side Trip to Mount Pleasant.
9 Charleston Shopping.
1 Top Shops from A to Z.
The Basket Ladies of the Low Country.
Where All Visitors Go to Shop.
10 Charleston After Dark.
1 The Performing Arts.
2 The Club & Music Scene.
3 The Bar Scene.
4 Microbreweries.
5 Gay & Lesbian Bars.
6 Late-Night Bites.
11 Nearby Islands.
1 The Isle of Palms.
2 Sullivan’s Island.
3 Kiawah Island.
4 Seabrook Island.
Your Own Private Seabrook Condo.
12 Hilton Head & Beaufort.
1 Hilton Head.
2 Beaufort.
Index.
General Index.
Accommodations Index.
Restaurant Index.
List of Maps.
Coastal South Carolina.
Greater Charleston Accommodations, Dining & Attractions.
Historic Charleston Accommodations.
Historic Charleston Dining.
Charleston Sights.
Nearby Islands.
Hilton Head Island.
Beaufort.