Sightseeing
IconicRainbow Row
FreeSee 13 pastel-painted historic row houses lining East Bay Street between Tradd and Elliott Streets.
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Charleston City Market
Charleston City Market is a shop in Charleston, SC, part of the Lowcountry guide. Cost: free.
188 Meeting St · Charleston, SC
Why you should go…
The Charleston City Market was established in the 1790s and runs four city blocks, from the temple-fronted Market Hall on Meeting Street, completed in 1841, through a line of one-story sheds to East Bay Street. You wander the Great Hall and the open-air sheds, where vendors sell souvenirs and Gullah sweetgrass baskets, a style first made to winnow rice. A Certified Authentic Handmade in Charleston seal marks locally made goods. On Friday and Saturday evenings a Night Market of local artists takes over.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Charleston City Market, ordered by straight-line distance.
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1.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
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Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
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