Natural beauty and variety are signature features of Charleston-area plantations where the past is preserved amid scenic river views, majestic flower gardens and towering oaks. From the Santee…
Whether it's exploring the Lowcountry's history or witnessing its natural wonder, the Charleston area's parks have a range of activities to keep anyone busy. Many combine the region's Colonial…
Giant prehistoric reptiles, air-breathing sea creatures, ugly beauties, even the apparently unkillable Palmetto bug — this place is wild. Here are a few of the iconic creatures to watch for an…
Look out around you. Beauty is everywhere — live oak-draped roads, pelican-swarmed beaches, cypress-lined creeks, endless vistas of estuary reeds. Naturalists, though, are fond of spots in the…
Charleston's military history dates to the early days of the North American continent as indigenous populations banded together to defend their way of life. In the centuries to come, that hist…
Charleston has won recent accolades as the best city in the world to visit, and many come here for the rich variety of its old architecture. (Great restaurants, beaches and shopping also are a…