Car packed back up and ready to head back home but... we decided last minute to take the long way home and make a pit stop in Charleston, South Carolina. Sorry but this is a long one! We packed a lot of history in just 2 short days!
Cooper River Bridge - the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America
We got to the hotel and decided to get out a walk around and hopefully find something good to eat.
We walked and walked around just searching for something that the boys could enjoy. I didn't realize how much of a college town Charleston was. It reminded me of Nashville without the honky tonk! Haha! Lots of bars and modern type restaurants.
We finally found this place that we knew we could probably find something on the menu for the boys to eat! Quesadillas, chips & salsa for everyone!
I thought I was going to have to go momma on some foul mouthed college kids in there. But the evil momma eye took care of it.
So good you just gotta lick the bowl!
Surprise! Mark, Maggie & the boys had planned on going home from Outer Banks and not go with us to Charleston. After they hit the road they decided to come on too and surprised us all!
One thing I really wanted to do was to take a tour of the town and what better way than by horse and carriage!
Per Charleston regulations, each carriage has to stop at this check in gate. Tourism officials will count the passengers, note the carriage number and randomly assign one of four possible routes using a bingo-style lottery. The color of the ball that appears in the lottery display slot will determine which route the carriage will take.
Beautiful cobblestone streets everywhere you turn.
And the buildings are beautiful!
The Famous Rainbow Row - If you wikipedia search Rainbow row ... it will go over the history of each house. Super neat to read about!
More original cobblestone...
On the corner of Broad and Church Street is this Charleston Hat man mural. Initially painted in the 1800's as advertisement, you first see a man standing with a cane but if you look closer you can see he is made up of 16 different hats. It has been touched up multiple times throughout the years but still a significant part of Charleston history.
Dock Street Theatre - This particular building was built in 1809 and is the first building in America built exclusively to be used for theater purposes.
Big beautiful churches!!!!
Lunch was a Fleets Landing - a waterfront restaurant located at the end of City Market in Historic Downton Charleston.
While waiting on our food we watched the pelicans and sailboats!
After eating, Mark, Maggie and the kids made the trip back home while we planned on staying another night. From Fleets Landing we walked our way to the iconic pineapple fountain. The moss covered trees were so beautiful to look at too!
Reid Street!
Stopped to take a look at the USS Yorktown!
Then called an Uber to tour it!
Dinner was at Poogan's Porch. It is soooo hard to find kid friendly places to eat in Charleston! I love history and learning about the people and places that were here before me. This place was built in 1891 and opened the restaurant in 1976. It has been recognized by magazines such as Southern Living and Travel Channel. Named after a dog left behind who made this front porch and neighborhood his home.
The next morning I woke up and walked down to Callie's Hot Little Biscuit and got us some biscuit sandwiches breakfast. Callie's has been voted one of the best biscuits in Charleston and seen on Oprah.
After breakfast we made our way to the Charleston Aquarium before we made our trek home.
We stared at this tank for the longest. So beautiful!
They had a sea turtle rescue and were performing surgery on a sea turtle while we were there.
Jellyfish!!!!
I thought this was cool.
We all fed the sting rays!!!
We stopped about halfway on the way home and found a pizza place to eat. They boys pizza had edible glitter on it!
This week was a blast and we enjoy touring places that we have never been to! I can't wait to see what adventures we come up with next!
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