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Boat next to Beaufort marsh

Exploring the Low-Country Charm of Beaufort, South Carolina

Beaufort, South Carolina, is known for its low-country charm, antebellum architecture, and quite a bit of Hollywood credit. It’s a little-known but wildly charming low-country community. On the coastline between Charleston and Savannah, Beaufort is worth visiting because it’s the quieter, lesser-known cousin of the two more famous cities, which is probably what brought Hollywood calling so many times. It has all the charm, Spanish moss and coastal character as those other great cities, but none of the bustle or...

Mount Pleasant Shem Creek

Shrimping on Shem Creek near Charleston

Mount Pleasant Shem Creek is known for its shrimp boats and seafood restaurants, so that is where I went just east of Charleston on the central coast to learn about Charleston’s shrimping history and try my hand at catching a few myself. I booked a tour with a local who promised to walk a group of us through the evolution of the shrimping industry in Shem Creek. To do that, we had to go back a few hundred years. Where...

Charleston house with double staircase and clairvoyee

8 Reasons Charleston’s Architecture is unique

Charleston’s architecture is what makes the city the most charming of southern belles. It’s beloved for horse-drawn carriages, light-colored antebellum houses and more history than any book you read in high school. Charleston, South Carolina is a romantic little city along low country waterways is known for its rich cuisine, maritime story, and as the holy city for its 400 church spires. These things are anchored by architecture preserved and immaculately restored over hundreds of years. No place else can...

Wormsloe live oak allee

6 Reasons it’s Worth it to Visit Wormsloe Historic Site in Savannah

It’s worth it to visit the Wormsloe Historic Site for a day trip from Savannah if you like beauty, walking, and history. The site boasts one of the best Live Oak allées in the region and the ruins of the oldest standing structure in Savannah. If that’s not enough to entice you, there are also seven miles of trails to walk, hike, bike or meander. Also known as Wormsloe Plantation, it’s a state historic site about 15 minutes outside of...

A brass band plays on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans

17 Best Things To Do In New Orleans During Daytime

If you’re looking for things to do in New Orleans, you’re in luck. It’s a city where there is never a shortage of things to do and see, places to go and people to meet. Something is always happening in New Orleans. This is what I enjoyed during my month-long stay, and you might too. You’ll notice it doesn’t include the typical drinking and dining recommendations – these are daytime activities. Shop Magazine Street Magazine Street runs roughly six miles...

Sculpture of a nude female with her head thrown back and wings stands abover a series of colorful masoleums