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Cannons boom. Muskets bark. Interpretive rangers in 17th century dress tend heirloom crops. They’re all part of the “new” Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site.

Here a group of English settlers landed in 1670 and established what would become the birthplace of the Carolinas colony, the plantation system of the American South, and one of the continent’s first major port cities. And here the story is still told. Opened in 1970 as Charles Towne Landing State Park, the peaceful park on a marshy point off the Ashley River was rebuilt in 2006 with a sharpened focus on the site’s remarkable past.

Begin with the 12-room, interactive museum in the Visitors Center that includes a “digital dig”. Then walk the self-guided history trail, using the MP3 players that add an audio tour to the experience. Admire the Adventure, a full-size replica sailing ship built onsite, and the authentic experimental crop garden. Talk to archaeologists at work. And leave time for the Animal Forest natural habitat zoo and 80 acres of gardens that includes an elegant live oak alle’ and the Legare-Waring House, one of Charleston’s favorite sites for weddings and other special gatherings.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Two Meeting Street Inn

(c.1890) Beautiful Queen Anne mansion overlooking Charleston Harbor; Afternoon tea; All private baths; Tiffany stained glass windows; elegant arched piazzas, manicured garden. Romantic B&

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Thirty Six Meeting Street B&B

(c.1740) Pre-Revolutionary War home; Antique furnishings; Four-poster rice beds; Each suite has kitchenette,private baths,queen beds; Private walled garden; SC Bed and Breakfast Assn. member;

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Red Roof Inn - Charleston

Children under 18 stay free with parents;

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Holiday Inn Historic District

Centrally located; ; Arrangements for tours, etc.; Decorated with beautiful reproductions of 18th century furnishings;

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Twenty-Seven State Street B&B

(c. 1800) Located in the French Quarter of the orginial walled city; Our carriage house suites each have a private entrance and overlook a courtyard; Free parking ; SC Bed and Breakfast Assn. Charter member;

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