Carolinas help

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Don't forget about the aquarium if you go to Charleston. Your kids should dig it.

[Kurb]

Wilmington is like a mini Charleston.

Fun things to do.

Beaches everywhere.

USS North Carolina.

Water Park.

roughly 1-2 hours from Myrtle Beach with it's outlets, parks, rednecks, PutPuts

Plus I live here

[Scrumtrilescent]

Ah, the aquarium...built around a sea turtle....that died before it even opened.

[Kurb]

Fort Fisher is a nice aquarium as well.

[lymelizzard]

Depends on your wants. Beach or Mtns and the time of year.

Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg/Dollywood/Asheville.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Ah, the aquarium...built around a sea turtle....that died before it even opened.

Didn't know that.

My wife loves sea turtles, so you know we had to get the VIP pass to the sea turtle hospital downstairs. It was actually pretty cool.

[Scrumtrilescent]

The funny thing is, the turtle drowned.

[Epistaxis]

*bump*

Yeah, I'm this clueless...

How is the beach access near Charleston?

Anything nice/family oriented in the area if we stayed in the downtown area?

We will be renting a minivan so getting there wouldn't be a problem, or would it be better to drive a bit to find another location?

I'd also be willing to do a few nights at Mills House and then somewhere else for beach stuff, but if we could do both beach and Charleston from the same location that would be sweet.

Thoughts? I'm thinking about avoiding Myrtle, my wife has been there and didn't like it very much (she is from N. VA).

[CharlotteBeer.com]

There are plenty of things to do downtown. The aquarium is down there, the market, the battery, museums, restaurants, horse-and-buggy tours, tours that leave for Fort Sumter.

I haven't spent much time on Charleston's beaches, but they're pretty decent. If you're staying downtown, you'll be able to check out all of the aforementioned sites while still driving out to neighboring islands like John's Island or Sullivan's Island (home to a very awesome bar and restaurant in Poe's Tavern).