Just 90 minutes from Tradition

This beautifully preserved city is considered by many to be a living museum and still lives up to its historical position as the cultural capital of the South. You can tour an astonishing number of historic landmarks, including 18th century homes and plantations, the Battery, museums, churches and the city market, which is on land that was dedicated exclusively to that use back 1788.

Completed in 1997, the Charleston Maritime Center brought the community back to the waterfront with a celebration of Charleston’s rich maritime history.

The adjacent Aquarium Wharf offers a full day of discovery! You can start with a visit to the South Carolina Aquarium and see the state’s varied ecosystems all under one roof. Then you can tour Fort Sumter where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. The Charleston IMAX Theater is nearby and so is Fountain Walk, which includes a variety of specialty shops and restaurants.

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum features the aircraft carrier Yorktown as the flagship of the Patriots Point battle group, which also includes two other ships, a submarine and 25 aircraft.

North Charleston is where you’ll find the Charleston Area Convention Center Complex. This facility combines a 14,000-seat coliseum, home of the local ice hockey team, the Stingrays, and a 2,250-seat Performing Arts Center, host to a wide variety of events including Broadway shows, music concerts, and ice shows.