Carolinas help

[88 Bronco]

Charleston has a small water park, art gallery, historical stuff, beaches, shopping, tons of restaurants, and if you come late May you can do the Spoleto thing.

[Scrumtrilescent]

Went to a great new art gallery on Queen St. the other weekend.

[Skew]

Kiawah Island

Going to Seabrook Island next weekend for a family reunion.

Steamed oysters!

[pstall]

we more or less live in charleston for a time every summer..i want to move there but not a good job market for me

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

Just so you know, if you don't try some authentic carolina bbq and some cheerwine in a glass bottle while you're down here, you fail at life.

Meanwhile, check out the the visitnc.com and discoversouthcarolina.com websites. Plenty to look through there. Although every suggestion in this thread so far is spot on.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Charleston has a small water park, art gallery, historical stuff, beaches, shopping, tons of restaurants, and if you come late May you can do the Spoleto thing.

We decided to honeymoon in Charleston while the Spoleto festival was going on last June. It was an awesome time.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Just so you know, if you don't try some authentic carolina bbq and some cheerwine in a glass bottle while you're down here, you fail at life.

Likewise if you go to Charleston and don't have any shrimp 'n grits.

Might as well have an RC Cola and a Moonpie to complete the experience.

[Bobby]

Something else in Asheville's favor is how damn hot everywhere else is (except Boone, obviously) in summer.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Something else in Asheville's favor is how damn hot everywhere else is (except Boone, obviously) in summer.

And the beer. My god, the beer.

[Epistaxis]

You guys are awesome.

So I'm starting to formulate this gameplan.

I'm thinking Charleston, certainly Mills House. Also perhaps a trek out to Middleton Place.

If it was just the wife and me we would likely be doing the mountians, but I'm not sure my kids would have that much to do. Not exactly the hiking/sightseeing types just yet.

How many days do you think we can spend in Charleston with two attention challenged kids, one a toddler and the other a rambunctious preschooler?

I'm thinking maybe a trek to one of the three water parks might take care of a day's activity.

Maybe 3 nights in Charleston? 4?

1 night at Middleton?

I'll have an entire week.

Any other suggestions?

Trying to avoid too much car time....at this age the natives get restless.

[cookinbrak]

I see a lot of people suggesting the Asheboro Zoo. While this is a completely kick ass zoo, you do not want to go there Epi. Unless you want to make it a 2 day ordeal. If you are going in the summer you probably REALLY don't want to go there.

The zoo is freaking huge. If you walk the entire length of the zoo, it is the equivalent of walking the Appalachain Trail. Which isn't really a problem, but with a 4 and a 2 year old you will probably be wanting to kill yourself by days end. They have buses that go from one end to the other but you will be waiting in line with about 400 obese fugers on oxygen.

It is a kick ass zoo though.

The Appalachian Trail extends from Maine to Georgia and is 2200 miles long.The zoo ain't THAT big.

[The Saltman]

The Appalachian Trail extends from Maine to Georgia and is 2200 miles long.The zoo ain't THAT big.

:rofl:

[Kurb]

I find charleston to be touristy.

Would love to see the townie places.

[Scrumtrilescent]

You guys are awesome.

So I'm starting to formulate this gameplan.

I'm thinking Charleston, certainly Mills House. Also perhaps a trek out to Middleton Place.

If it was just the wife and me we would likely be doing the mountians, but I'm not sure my kids would have that much to do. Not exactly the hiking/sightseeing types just yet.

How many days do you think we can spend in Charleston with two attention challenged kids, one a toddler and the other a rambunctious preschooler?

I'm thinking maybe a trek to one of the three water parks might take care of a day's activity.

Maybe 3 nights in Charleston? 4?

1 night at Middleton?

I'll have an entire week.

Any other suggestions?

Trying to avoid too much car time....at this age the natives get restless.

The thing about Charleston is there is a few more plantations right beside Middleton Place, and then Boone Hall in Mt. Pleasant...And Bull's Bay/Cape Romain is right up the road.