Friday, April 29, 2016

My Charleston Bucket List


  • Jog to, and around, Colonial Lake
  • Watch the Citadel’s Friday afternoon parade
  • Go to a Charleston Battery game
  • Watch the sunrise on Folly Beach
  • Take a sunset Harbor Tour
  • Take sailing lessons
  • Eat at a 5 star restaurant
  • Picnic in Marion Square
  • See a show at the Windjammer
  • Live on King Street
  • Eat oysters five ways
  • Participate in glow yoga on the beach
  • Explore the streets south of Broad
  • Go on a haunted jail tour
  • Learn how to throw a cast net
  • Run the Ravenel Bridge
  • Learn how to surf
  • Enjoy brunch 
  • Enjoy cocktails with a view of Breach Inlet at the Boathouse.
  • Reset your inner clock to island time with a round of golf at Wild Dunes
  • People watch from the porch while you dig into a burger at Poe's.
  • Explore the island's military history at Fort Moultrie.
  • See where one of the signers of Declaration of Independence lived at the Charles Pinckney House. 
  • Kayak or paddleboard down Shem Creek into the Charleston harbor.
  • Discover history at Boone Hall Plantation. 
  • Climb aboard the USS Yorktown and other historic vessels at Patriots Point. 
  • Stroll through the 943 acres of Palmetto Islands County Park. 
  • Take a picture of the Morris Island Lighthouse.
  • Enjoy the ocean breeze while you dine at Rita's Seaside Grille. 
  • Practice your casting skills on the Folly Beach Pier. 
  • Watch the tide roll in while you eat at BLU.
  • Take a fishing charter for a fun day out on the water. 
  • Indulge in some retail therapy on King Street. 
  • Sample some local seafood at The Ordinary. 
  • Tour the Edmonston-Alston House
  • Spend Saturday morning at the farmer's market on Marion Square.
  • See Rainbow Row. 
  • Take a picture of the iconic pineapple fountain at Waterfront Park. 

  • Walk through the Nathaniel Russell House. 
  • Cheer for the Charleston Riverdogs at Joe Riley Stadium. 
  • Go shopping for local crafts, sweetgrass baskets, and clothing at the City Market. 
  • Walk along the Battery. 
  • See Charleston from a new perspective on a boat. 
  • Read a book in White Point Gardens. 
  • Take a tour of the Old City Jail. 
  • Give into your sweet tooth with the creative flavors at Glazed Doughnuts.
  • Enjoy some locally sourced food at Husk. 
  • Learn about antebellum Charleston and the slaves who built the city at the Old Slave Mart Museum
  • Walk through the Unitarian Church's graveyard, which is purposefully allowed to be overgrown.
  • See where one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence lived at the Heyward-Washington House.
  • Take a peek into the Aiken-Rhett House, which has been unchanged since the 1850s. 
  • Take a boat tour out to Fort Sumter. 
  • Learn about the scary side of Charleston with a nighttime ghost tour
  • Visit Charleston's largest home, the Calhoun Mansion. 
  • Get up close and personal with some sharks at the South Carolina Aquarium. 
  • Experience theatre in a historic setting at the Dock Street Theatre. (took a little mini private tour here one night!)
  • Take a horse and buggy tour of the historic peninsula.
  • Peek into the Circular Church, and then walk through the graveyard.
  • Visit McLeod Plantation. 
  • Catch the latest indie film at the Terrace Theatre
  • Learn how tea is grown, harvested, and processed at America's only tea plantation. 
  • Marvel at the massive 2,000-year-old Angel Oak. 
  • Discover a new favorite wine at Irving House Vineyards. 
  • Sample locally made Sweet Tea Vodka at Firefly Distillery. 
  • Spend the day at Magnolia Plantation
  • Take a tour of Drayton Plantation. 
  • Stroll the grounds of Middleton Plantation before eating at the onsite restaurant. 
  • Learn about Charleston's early history at Charles Towne Landing.
  • Be apart of the Break Dance show in Marion Square (was apart of the show twice)


  • Eat dinner on Sullivan's Island (on the beach)



Additional NON CHARLESTON things:
  • Visit The Vampire Diaries town, Mystic Falls. (it's filmed in GA!)
  • Go to a Braves game (bonus if they're playing the Reds!)
  • Take place in breaking the record for World's Largest Sweet Tea