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Visit the beautiful Boone Hall Plantation, just 6 miles north of Charleston, on US Highway 17, where you can also see, besides the amazing green surroundings, the wonderful plantation mansion, which was rebuilt in 1935, an example of Georgian architecture, surrounded by camellias and azaleas.
Taste a bit of the local history by visiting The Charleston Museum, down on Meeting Street, featuring a large collection of historical items which reveal the archaeological, scientific and ethnological heritage of the city.
Spend a beautiful day out with the family at Charleston Waterfront Park, situated on Concord Street, spreading on more than 1000 feet along the Charleston Harbor, considered to be a must-see while visiting Charleston.
Visit the South Carolina Aquarium, which can be found on Aquarium Wharf, where you ca see the 300 000-gallon Great Ocean Exhibit, as well as many other interesting sea-related showings.
The Annual Riverfront Race Festival Half Marathon, happening in January, is perhaps one of the most popular annual sporting events in North Charleston.
The event consists of a half-marathon, a 10k and a 5k run, as well as a Fun Walk followed by a 62- mile and a 30-mile cycling race, on the next day.
The event was designed as a fundraiser, benefiting ARTS, in Charleston County Schools, attracting hundreds of runners, taking them through the most beautiful and scenic areas in the city, from the Riverfront Park, in North Charleston, continuing along the city's streets and neighborhood roads.
There are numerous entertaining celebrations, happening all over South Carolina, throughout the year, and some of the most popular and favorite ones are listen below. Check it out!
- April: Heritage Music & Arts Festival - Pegeland, SC - 3 hours from North Charleston, by car; Pickens Azalea Festival - Pickens, SC - located at a distance of 4 hours from North Charleston, by car; Loris in Bloom Spring Festival - Loris, SC - 2hours and 20 minutes from North Charleston, by car.
- May: Pig on the Hill BBQ Cook Off - Chester, SC - app.3 hours from North Charleston, by car; Red Rose Festival - Lancaster, SC - app. 3 hours from North Charleston, by car.
- June: Water Festival - Beaufort, SC - 1 hour and 30 minutes from North Charleston, by car.
- October: Bog-Off Festival - Loris, SC.
There are plenty of nightly choices in Charleston (which is only 10 minutes away, by car, from North Charleston) which provide all the nightly excitement that anyone can think of.
The city has everything: live music, dancing, comedy theatre performances, as well as some of the most social and friendly people you ever met.
On the list of the most popular nightspots in Charleston, previous party-loving visitors have placed: AC's Bar and Grill, on King Street, downtown Charleston, Banana Cabana, on Ocean Boulevard, Blind Tiger Pub, on Broad Street, Tommy Condon's, on Church Street, Gennaro's, on Dorchester Road (North Charleston), Harbour Club, on Prileau Street, J.B. Pivots Beach House, on Savannah Highway, and Poe's Tavern, which can be found in the heart Sullivan's Island.
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