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Trip Guide to the "New" Charleston, SC

Zubin Shroff History remembered in an antebellum portrait at Charleston's Old Slave Mart Museum

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Many of Charleston's old guard trace their heritage to the early English colonists, who laid out a series of broad, elegant boulevards according to a British Grand Modell plan, creating a city that came to be called Little London. Today, in a city where sharing the past is often synonymous with making a living, everyone caters to the tourist trade in one way or another.

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5 Hotels 6 Restaurants 15 Activities

Destinations: Charleston

Themes: Arts + Culture · Food + Drink · Shopping

Inspired by: The New Charleston, SC — by Tom Austin, Published Jan. 2006

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Hotels (5)

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    Wentworth Mansion

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

    The ornate 21-room Second Empire–style mansion turned hotel dresses in subdued Victorian finery for the holidays with magnolia wreaths, old-world S... More
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    Palmer Home Bed & Breakfast

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

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    Inn at Middleton Place

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

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    Battery Carriage House Inn

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

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    Charleston Place

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

    Georgian hotel with grand staircases, Chippendale-style furnishings, and a 1-to-1 staff-to-guest ratio. In the heart of the commercial district, an

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    Slightly North of Broad

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

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    Hominy Grill

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

    The kitchen puts a contemporary spin on traditional fare with specialties like a fried-green-tomato BLT topped with ancho chile–lime mayonnaise pre

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    FIG (Food Is Good)

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

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    Circa 1886

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

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    Charleston Grill

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

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    Peninsula Grill

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

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Activities (15)

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    Middleton Place

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

    This 1741 historic plantation has an exquisite formal garden. More
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    Torch Velvet Lounge

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

    This hangout is all about atmosphere—a martini bar with velvet curtains, hookah pipes, and bed-sized couches. More
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    Raval

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

    A Barcelona-inspired wine-and-tapas bar: the back room has DJ's and a throbbing young crowd on weekends.

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    Preservation Society of Charleston

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

    The society runs several historic properties and conducts tours of private homes in the fall. Also has a great book and gift shop for all things Ch... More
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    Old Slave Mart Museum

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

    An intelligent museum in a former slave-trade sales room. More
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    Magnolia Plantation & Gardens

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

    This 1676 spread has welcomed visitors since shortly after the end of the Civil War.
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    Historic Charleston Foundation

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

    Operates the Nathaniel Russell and Aiken-Rhett houses and sponsors the Festival of Houses & Gardens every spring. Advance tickets available. More
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    Edmondston-Alston House

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

    The Greek Revival Edmondston-Alston House, which is open for public tours throughout the year. More
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    Drayton Hall

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

    A 1742 plantation on the Ashley River run by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. More
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    Magar Hatworks

    Charleston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | South Carolina

    The fantastic creations of couture milliner Leigh Magar have inspired a devoted cult following. More
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    Charleston for Christmas

    Charleston

    At Christmastime, Charleston celebrates with magnolia wreaths, old-world Santas, choirs singing spirituals, pecans roasting on an open fire and eggnog laced with bourbon.

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