OTHER FREE PLACES IN CHARLESTON

If you've done the downtown thing and still want more. Try looking a local paper for Free things to do. Here are some of the things I've found. You can walk across the NEW BRIDGE. It's beautiful and so spacious! Doesn't even feel like you are on a bridge. It is a good huff from the Mt. Pleasant side, but well worth the Effort! Going back down is easy. We just went to the first set of towers. You get a marvelous view.

Also a little further down into Mt. Pleasant is a place called Charles Pickney National park. It's off Long Point Rd, right across from Boone Hall. It has a house, a small gift shop, bathrooms, and loads to see outside. The best part is it's free! More about Mt. Pleasant later.

Rosey~

More FREE Things To Do Downtown Charleston

It may take you several times to do everything there is to do in Downtown Charleston for FREE. Pace yourself! One of my families favorite places to go is right on the water, at the water front park. It is a few blocks south of Market Street and over a block toward the water, I believe it's Concord St. You can also go down Venue. There is a large water fountain type sprayer at the opening of the park. The kids can wear their swimsuits and get wet if it's warm enough. Then there are family swings under an awning going toward the water & dock. ON the dock is a view finder, so you can look at the Yorktown across the water or the Bridge or anything your heart desires.

Just before the swings are several block style maps of Charleston at different stages in history, very interesting. There are open fields and benches, so you can bird watch or eat lunch or through a ball. Also, there is a huge Pineapple fountain that is great for picture taking. There are steps to go into the water under the fountain, so watch the kids. I think it is a foot or 2 deep. There is also another dock down at the other end and ships galore! Don't forget to look up above the homes there. There are all kinds of things to see! You can even park down on that end. Parking there is usually FREE and that's our favorite word! Also there are public restrooms on the left looking away from the 1st sprinkler toward town and 2 others. One is a few blocks to the right in the parking garage and the other is in the parking garage 1 block up to the left a few blocks (good to know). Later I'll tell you other places FREE you can go!

Rosey~

Doing Downtown Charleston FREE

There are so many interesting spots down town. The hardest part is finding parking. But, that is free along the battery and on nice days you could walk where you would like to go!

On the corner of the market & I believe it is East Bay St. facing the water on the right corner across from the Customs house is a neat restaurant / hotel with a brass turn-style glass door. Most don't know you can go thru the lobby of the restaurant and past the desk of the hotel to the elevator and go the top floor. There is a pool & bar & tables. There is plexi-glass all the way around, so you will be on the roof and can see all over downtown Charleston! It's only like 3 stories up, but there aren't any tall buildings to block your view. It won't cost you anything, unless you order drinks or shop at the market. But, there is still more to do Free downtown, so stay tuned!

Rosey~

So Much History in Charleston So Little Time

When we first moved to Charleston, we wanted to see what there was to See & Do. We were overwhelmed with all the choices, but almost as overwhelmed at the cost. You could go broke doing everything. We decided to try the FREE things first. We were pleasantly surprised.

Here are some of the things we tried:

The visitor center is very interesting and has a wonderful map of Charleston pennisula in the floor under glass! There is also an aquarium, bathrooms & water fountains. Don't forget to get the coupons for money off things to do. Parking there is FREE for up to 30 minutes.

While you are down town, you can walk the cobblestone streets, see the four corners of the law, on the corner of Meeting & Broad St. There is a Post Office on 1 corner, which has a nice FREE postal museum in the back. You see how it was back during the Civil War and they even have letters from then.

There are plenty of ancient grave yards to see down town.

On Queen St. there is a wonderful Mariner Museum for model ships. This ship builder built the one at the restaurant, Queen Ann's Revenge on Daniel Island, which is a great place and has a Pirate museum inside (not free of course, but still neat). He has built ships by hand for Presidents & other famous people. Be careful when you enter, you could brake something expensive, so have children in hand.

Don't forget the historic Battery! There is an open park with pigeons. If you bring crackers or bread, the pigeons will fly right over you, which can be a little scary, but well worth the experience. If you pack a lunch, you could eat in the park.

Rosey~

Getting Started with Saving Money while having FUN

The way I got started with doing things in the Low Country was finding ALL the FREE things to do in the Charleston area. You can go online or even find things in magazines. It took my family months to do ALL THE FREE THINGS we found to do! We had a ball! Soon I'll be telling you what we found after the free stuff ran out.

Rosey~

Having Fun In Charleston for Less

Hi, I'm just starting this up. I want to share with people the wonders of Charleston, South Carolina! My family has done about everything there is to do here and I'll show you how to do it for less.