Things to do and see in June - solo

My spouse will be going to Charleston for a week for work.

I will be going down but I would like to know what are the ';must'; things to do and see to occupy myself during the day while he is working. Also,. would like some ideas of things to do in the evening with my spouse...great restaurants, etc.

Thanks !

Things to do and see in June - solo

You will have a wonderful time. Charleston is a very manageable, safe, fun city. It is easy to walk everywhere in the historic district - museums, gardens, Battery, and the antique shops on King St., etc. You can get full and half tours from the Visitors Center to see the plantations.

Your hotel concierge and the Visitor%26#39;s Center will be your best resources in deciding how you owuld like to spend your time. i suggest you go to the Visitor%26#39;s Center on your first day.

Things to do and see in June - solo

You could start out with a tour of the city. If you%26#39;re solo, a walking tour would be perfect! Try Tommy Dew%26#39;s Walking tour (On the Market Tours) or the Original Charleston Walks company. I f you won%26#39;t have a car, you could use the trolly for transportation everywhere like the visitor%26#39;s center, homes, museums, or parks/gardens. The house tours in the historic district are another idea. There are 5 homes ($8-10 ea.), but for 39.95 (at the visitor%26#39;s center, you can get a 2-day heritage pass that gives you access to all 5 homes, both the Charleston Museum and Gibbs Museum of art, AND Middleton Place and Drayton Hall Plantations (which you would have to drive to). You do have to use the pass in two days, but if you see everything downtown, you have definitely paid for the pass! Don%26#39;t forget to stroll down Market Street King Street for shopping.

*ENJOY

I won%26#39;t be renting a car so please more suggestions for solo activities. I would love to visit the historic homes...and plantations so those would be on my list. can anyone recommend great lunch places ? I will be visiting during the week.

Do you know where you will be staying? A lot of what you will be able to see by walking will depend on that.

Hampton Inn Historic District

If you are there before June 11 you will be able to attend Spoleto Festival events. The festival started yesterday and has its finale on June 11.

As far as restaurants go, you will be in easy walking distance of a number of great places. My wife and I like the following ones.

1. 39 rue de Jean (lunch or dinner)

2. S.N.O.B. (Slightly North of Broad) Sophistical southern cuisine

3. Magnolia%26#39;s

4. Blossom

5. 82 Queen (a classic Charleston place)

6. Circa 1886 (dinner only; on the very upscale side)

7. Penisula Grill in the Planter%26#39;s Inn

8. The Charleston Grill in the Charleston Place Hotel

9. Sermet%26#39;s Corner (Good place for lunch; a place we visit repeatedly)

10. Anson (dinner only, I think)

11. Fulton Five (Small Italian restaurant)

12. Garibaldi%26#39;s (great seafood)

13. Hyman%26#39;s ( downhome seafood)

By the way, my wife and I are leaving for Charleston in the morning for a 3-day stay during Spoleto. If I see anything new, I will pass along.

Enjoy.

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First trip to MB

We%26#39;re traveling to MB with our three kids who are 15, 13 and 12. We%26#39;re wondering where to stay. We will be there the end of June for one week. I%26#39;d like to stay on the beach... A kitchenette would be a plus and possibly a suite as well...Please advise...

We will be drving from St. Louis which is a 14 hour drive. Where would the half-way point be?

First trip to MB

What Routes are you taking? Just glancing at map I%26#39;d say find your way to I24 and across I40 into NC.That would put Knoxville TN and Ashville NC around your midway point.

Being your first time to Grand Strand I%26#39;d recommend North Myrtle Beach or the north end of Myrtle Beach around Kings Road. Just seems to me you%26#39;d be overwhelmed with the traffic and crowds of downtown MB.

From NMB you%26#39;d still have easy access to attractions. Would be able to work your way south a little each night. Towards the end of the week you%26#39;d be comfortable finding your way around. Give you more time to relax and enjoy the beach vs worrying about finding the next nights attraction or restuarant.

See some examples of accomodations here.

northmyrtlebeachtravel.com/book/query.html

First trip to MB

A good place to stay that would ekkp the kids occupied would be Coral Beach Resort.

I woulkd also say stay to the north. Its seems nicer newer and less crowed. The roads around down town become overwhelmed by the traffic.

Check out VRBO.com for great condos in all areas.

For a beachfront condo I would recomind Sea watch

For a larger condo on the intercoastal waterway check out Barefoot Resort North Tower.

They also have tons of golf villas but the closest water is the pool...hahaha

Grande Shores Ocean Resort will live up to anyone%26#39;s standards. I have two teens and we have stayed there twice. Great pools lazy river, nice beach, clean and well maintained. The one bedroom condos are huge.

I guess I would have to put in my vote for the north end of Myrtle Beach (agree with the above post on Grande Shores)...the beach in this area, IMO, is one of the best in the area, you are about the same distance from Broadway at the Beach (www.broadwayatthebeach.com) or Barefoot Landing (www.bflanding.com) for some entertainment, shopping and dining options. You are close enough to the MB downtown area (Pavillon Amusement Park) but far enough to not have to worry about the traffic.

There are a number of places in this area with direct beach access that I think would fit your needs. You might want to check out Grande Shores, Monteray Bay Suites (I like the fact that they offer a really nice breakfast buffet and an evening dessert reception with the room rate!), Ocean Reef, The Sea Island (brand new and beautiful!), South Wind Villas or Ocean Forest...some of the condos can be found on www.vrbo.com.

When we drove down from central Illinois, we usually made our halfway right around Asheville, NC...thats a really neat area. We%26#39;d stay not too far off the Blue Ridge Parkway.

:)

We%26#39;re returning to MB for the 3rd time this year with 3 kids - 18, 16, 11 years. We have always stayed at Ocean Creek in the Lodge Villas. 2 bedroom, 2 bath villas are affordably priced. Beach is a short walk on nicely shaded resort property and offer a tram if you are really tired from a day at the beach. Several pools if you are tired of salt water, game room, beach bar for snacks and drinks. Barefoot Landing is right across the street and offers a nice place to stroll at night - something for everyone and lots of FUN restaurants to keep the kids happy. The kids have always met other kids and are looking forward to this summer%26#39;s vacation! (Must be good...even our 18 year old is excited!) Beach is nice, lifeguards and mostly residential on one side - you can walk quite far before you see other hotels and the beach gets crowded.

As far as driving, we come from Wisconsin and have found that Knoxville is a nice stopping point. Gets the first big day of driving out of the way and there are lots of hotel choices available.

Hope this helps...the drive is long, but well worth it!

Well, we decided on the Ocean Creek. I hope it%26#39;s nice.. I hear the location is good but that some of the rooms aren%26#39;t as good as others... Can%26#39;t wait to go...June 21 :)

Check out Avista Resort and the reviews of it on this site. We just spent a week there. It%26#39;s new and it%26#39;s clean and rooms have full kitchens with dishwashers. If your kids like sports, nearby is the Overtime Sports Bar.

Kevin

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Hi All! In the North MB area, Kingston Plantation is great! Right on the ocean and lots to do! I am from the Asheville area if you need any advice, I%26#39;ll be glad to help!

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Beach Access fro Brighton Tower

We booked a 7 night stay in Brighton Tower ... Kingston Plantation. I am disabled and walk with crutches. Can you please provide info on the access to the beach ... how far, stairs, quality of the beach, etc. The tower is beachfront, but sometimes that still means a far walk ...

Thank you in advance

Beach Access fro Brighton Tower

The Brighton is ocean front. Very nice place, always stay in the Brighton when there. Use the elevators. Depending on what floor you are on, might not want to use stairs. There is a short pathway to the beach from the tower. Paved pathway that is. Not bad at all even for you on crutches. The beach is very nice, and the pool area is too! Live entertainment most days in summer. Have fun, I think you%26#39;ll be pleased with your choice!

Michigan to Myrtle beach for a day

We are a family of 5 from Michigan who visit Emerald Isle North Carolina every other year for a family reunion of 120 members. We have always driven and we found great airfare to Myrtle Beach from Detroit so we will only be in Myrtle beach for 24 hours before we drive to Emerald Isle. Anyone have any suggestions for a nice beach hotel or condo for one night. We have three teenagers who love the beach. Also curious to figure out the best way to go down the coast to Emerald Isle as we would love to check out a few towns that we might be interested in retiring to. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Michigan to Myrtle beach for a day

We enjoyed our stay at the Caravelle. The one bedroom ocean front rooms are pleasant. There is a balconey, murphy bed, and kitchenette. Compass Cove has a variety of rooms, too.

Michigan to Myrtle beach for a day

Recommend a stop at Sunset Beach NC.

Accomodations: Ocean Creek in northern end of Myrtle Beach

Great Location - beach - restaurants etc. You can visit their

web site for more info

What date are you planning on being there? Few weeks ago somebody was looking for a one night accomodation to see concert at HOB.

One night stay was almost imposible to find. Think they finally found something out on Rt 17.

We will be arriving on friday July 28th. Thanks for the replies.

Emerald Isle is a LONG way from Myrtle Beach. Have you checked flights into Raleigh? I think Charlotte is even closer than Myrtle Beach.

We wanted to see myrtle beach and drive up the coast. There is also a direct flight into myrtle beach from detroit at a great price.

How much , and what airline. thanks.

I would suggest a suite at the Hampton Inn Oceanfront. www.hamptoninnoceanfront.com Beautiful hotel!

I know the airfare is a great part of your consideration and certainly valid, but you%26#39;ll be driving up Highway 17 and there really isn%26#39;t that much to see from MB to EI. You can pull off and see different beaches but I%26#39;m not sure you%26#39;ll see much variation. In some places I even think it%26#39;s an unattractive drive. But, enjoy your trip - you%26#39;ll like the beaches.

If you are only staying for one night, I would try priceline and see what you can get a 3 star (I doubt if you%26#39;ll see a 4 star) for. Most local hotels have a 2 or 3 day minimum rental on the weekends. As for visiting Emerald Isle, you pretty much have to take US 17 north to Jacksonville and then NC 24 to Swansboro and follow signs to Emerald Isle (NC 58 I believe). Most of it is divided 4-lane highway, although you%26#39;ll have to drive straight through Wilmington. Any of the Brunswick beaches Sunset beach, Ocean Isle Beach and Holden Beach are nice and laid back to consider retiring. Southport is an up-and-coming seaport sort of town- great to retire, but no beach. Wilmington is a city (actually NC%26#39;s 6th largest now I believe) with plenty of stores, shopping, etc, and has Wrightsville, Carolina and Kure Beaches. Beware of real restate prices if you want near the beach. Topsail is the lowest priced beach real estate around, but no dune line so every hurricane tends to wipe out the first and second lines of houses- especially North Topsail. Jacksonville is military and not really a retirement town. Swansboro is still affordable and near Emerald Isle. Once you%26#39;re in Emerald Isle, I%26#39;d take a couple hours and check out Morehead City and Beaufort (Thats BOW-ferd, not byooford). You%26#39;ll probably end up eating there at somepoint anyway. New Bern is an exceptionally nice historic town on the water- original capital of NC. Oriental is another town, although smaller- almost exclusively a fishing and sailing town.

I%26#39;d look into flying inand out of Raleigh simply because RDU should have much cheaper rates than going directly to Myrtle. It%26#39;s 2.5 hours from Emerald Isle/Atlantic Beach.

Also, you will probably want to take the kids to Atlantic Beach because there is MUCH more to do at night than Emerald Isle (midway, etc).

Best Cheap Eats?

We%26#39;re leaving for Myrtle for a week on Memorial Day, and I%26#39;d like to save some money in the food department. Any suggestions for good cheap restaurants? Any kind of restaurant would be great! We%26#39;ll eat anything. Thanks so much! :-)

Best Cheap Eats?

-Pig %26amp; Chicken in Surfside has GREAT BBQ pork %26amp; chicken at very reasonable prices

-K%26amp;W Cafeteria (good food %26amp; VERY cheap)

-Hamburger Joes

-Spring House Family Restaurant (they have a VERY cheap lunch special)

-Ms Fish (great seafood)

-Ryan%26#39;s

-Seafood Hut (in Calabash, NC, about 45 min from MB) but fabulous food at very cheap prices

Check the coupon books all around town for dining coupons and the local newspaper (The Sun News) for coupons in their as well. A lot of the restaurants do great early bird specials where you can save quite a bit of money.

Enjoy %26amp; have a great trip!

Best Cheap Eats?

Pig and Chicken is a great low priced one!

Pig and Chicken is a great low priced one!

Got to add 3 Little Pigs just at 62nd Ave and the bypass, and Fiesta Mexiacana at 70th Ave N and Kings....and one last one --- China Dragon (wonderful Chinese Food!) in the Northwoods Plaza @ 76th Ave N and Kings.

Enjoy!

:)

now that I see Fiesta Mexicana mentioned, I have to add that when my wife %26amp; I ate there, the price was so low I honestly thought they had made a mistake and only charged us for one meal! When was the last time that happened to you?

Also, if you don%26#39;t mind a little pushing %26amp; shoving, you can join the ';3:45 Club'; at Ryan%26#39;s. Because the shift from lunch to dinner occurs at 4pm, seniors %26amp; regulars jam the place just before that time to get an early dinner at the lunch price....but be warned...this crowd is ';on a mission'; so don%26#39;t get between them %26amp; the food!

heritage club

we are thinking of going to the heritage club next year can anyone tell me anything about the resort good/bad what is the best time of year to go any other comments

thanks ukellie

heritage club

The Heritage Club is a Marriott Timeshare located in Harbortown. If I remember correctly, this complex has two master bedrooms in each unit, each of which is equipped with a Jacuzzi in their bathroom. You are best off in the fall or spring though the second week of April will be crowded because of the Heritage PGA tournament.

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i lost??

Someone local had given me directions,i printed them out and lost them..I am coming from greenville sc.I think i was told i can bypass florence...I have have a car load so any short cuts or anything can help.........I have read to stay off of 501????As yall know we will be at the dayton house..If i can get directions again i love love it..THX.....

i lost??

501 anit that bad all the time. Just get on it as early as possible and don%26#39;t get on it on a Friday or Saturday going to there or a Sunday coming back. THe traffic want be that bad then.

i lost??

I am leaving greenville by 8:00 am on thursday the 1st of june

It will probaly be a 3 to 4 hour drive so 501%26#39;s traffic should not be real bad around 12. our whole family goes in July down on a Saturday and we leave Rock Hill at 9 and are one 501 about 12 and the traffic is saly moves pretty steady then or less there is a accident thee or something.

Hope this helps!

Out of Greenville Rt 26 to Rt 20 (towards Florence) then I would suggest I-20 to I-96 N for about 8 miles to the SC-327 exit (says Myrtle Beach exit on sign). from the start of 327 go until the 1st light and take left (Quinby bypass). Road ends into 526

in front of Dupont plant and you miss all the Florence traffic. This will put you on Rt 501.

This is where you have 2 options. You can take 501 all the way into the beach, or exit onto Rt 22 to Rt 31...I%26#39;d opt for the Rt 22 into Rt 31, but if Rt 501 doesnt seem busy, you can stay on that.

As for getting onto Ocean Blvd its pretty simple ....if Rt 501, you%26#39;ll pass the Rt 17 Bypass intersection to the 2nd stoplight (R. Grissom Pkwy) turn left, stay on this til 21st Ave N (2nd stoplight) turn right...stay on 21st Ave N...you will go thru 2 stoplight, and then a T intersection, this is Ocean Blvd, turn left, go 3 blocks and Dayton House will be on your right.

If Rt 31....exit onto R. Grissom Pkwy, stay on this til you reach 21st Ave N (5th stoplight) turn left onto 21st Ave N, go thru 2 more stoplights and at T intersection turn left, 3 blocks and there you are!

Have a good time! And a safe trip!

:)

I WISH I only had to worry about 3-4 hours, LOL. Have a 12 hour drive from Louisville ahead of us in only 6 weeks!!

Did you mean 95 or is there a 96??

Opps...sorry I did mean I-95, not a ';96'; around here that I know of yet anyway...

:)

thx i was wondering about getting on 96 lol..i did see someone post getting on 96..I was just wondering..As for taking 3 to 4 hours to get there.i dont think so lol..I am in easley sc close to greenville.I have to get on 85 to 365 to columbia,then get on 26 to 20 to florence,my hubby says it takes 3 hours just to get to florence..This is my first trip driving with out him,,He drives everywhere..I am so nervous that i will will get lost lol....

I also just thought of something what about marion???If your wondering why i dont get directions from him lol..Well he said he just knows how to get there,not the names of roads or exits lol..

I know from Columbia to MB is just at 3 hours, you can do in about 2 and 1/2 but thats pushing it. Florence to the beach is right at an hour....as for Marion, its this side of Florence. If you take the cut off I-95 over towards the Dupont plant, thats about where you will come out onto Rt 501.

:)