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Colonial Lake

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Free things to do in Charleston

Colonial Lake

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Things to do
  1. Colonial Lake

    Charleston

    A tidal pond ringed by a promenade on the peninsula's west side, restored in 2016.

    Free4.9 rating, 42 reviews
  2. Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge

    Charleston

    Wonders' Way, the 2.7-mile paved path slung along the bridge's north side - twelve feet wide, free, and the highest walk in the Lowcountry. Named for Garrett Wonders, a cyclist killed training for the 2004 Olympic trials. The signed trailhead with free parking and restrooms is on the Mount Pleasant end.

    Free4.8 rating, 1,141 reviews
  3. The Battery & White Point Garden

    Charleston

    A seawall promenade lined with antebellum mansions and Civil War cannons where the rivers meet the harbor.

    Free4.7 rating, 3,471 reviews
  4. Sullivan's Island Beach

    Charleston

    A quiet residential beach beside Fort Moultrie, with wide sand and maritime-forest paths to the water.

    Free4.7 rating, 1,805 reviews
  5. Rainbow Row

    Charleston

    A row of thirteen pastel-painted Georgian houses on East Bay Street - the most photographed block in Charleston.

    Free4.6 rating, 7,244 reviews
  6. Circular Congregational Church

    Charleston

    Romanesque church on Meeting Street whose graveyard holds the city's oldest stones.

    Free4.6 rating, 392 reviews
  7. Charleston City Market

    Charleston

    A market shed running four blocks since the 1800s, famous for Gullah sweetgrass basket weavers.

    Free4.5 rating, 28,062 reviews