third day needed?

Hi - thanks to suggestions on this forum, we have planned a loose itinerary for our (currently) 1-1/2 day trip to charleston.

We should arrive in the late afternoon on Monday, staying at shem Creek Inn (thanks, Culturehound!) Is the market only on Saturday? Will there be time to take in the Market after 4PM or will the vendors be gone? Can we then walk to Waterfront Park?

Dinner in shem Creek - Vickerys or Shem Creek Bar and Grill, do you think?

Tuesday - Morning harbor cruise and carriage ride combo (reservations required?)

afternoon - Market and walk around historic district

Dinner at 82 queen or hanks.

OR…we could do the Market first and then the Combo harbor cruise and carriage ride?

We don’t plan a visit to a Plantation, so are there any “don’t miss” if we do a third day?

Since our visit time is so brief, it really helps to have the opinions of this forum. Thanks so much.

third day needed?

The famous Charleston City Market in the historic district is open EVERY day. The vendors will close at 4 pm. The Farmer%26#39;s Market, in Marion Square, is open only on Saturdays.

If you stay for an extra day you could tour a museum home, take an evening ghost tour, visit the SC Aquarium, take the boat trip to Fort Sumter National Park for the fort tour, see the Hunley Submarine (since you%26#39;re here on a weekend when the preservation facility is open), go to Patriot%26#39;s Point (near Shem Creek) ... the list goes on and on.

Out of curiosity ... why have you decided not to visit a plantation? One of the plantations would have been very high on my ';must do'; list.

third day needed?

PS - Your dinner selections are excellent. If you stay an extra night you might want to eat at both Hanks and 82 Queen. Otherwise, you can have lunch at 82 Queen, and dinner at Hanks, which is not open for lunch. With all of the walking, you can use the calories!

One of the must do (even before the Market) would be to go to at least one of the house museums downtown-either Edmonston-Alston House or Nathaniel-Russell House, especially if you are not going to one of the plantations.

A third day will not be wasted! There is so much to see and so much to do here.

The art galleries are usually open until 6.

I agree that 82 Queen (courtyard if weather is ok) and Hanks are both good choices for dinner.

It is fun to walk through Waterfront Park any time of the day. I like to take a cup of coffee and go there in the morning.

The Market is open from 10-4.

If you%26#39;re planning to stay in town for dinner, late afternoon head over to the rooftop bar at the Market Pavillion. Great view of the harbor and the bridge.

I agree with SCBlossom about Waterfront. So do many others, it appears!

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I%26#39;m going to make a separate post for this news.