Charleston was named the top city in the United States by Travel + Leisure readers for ten consecutive years, thus earning a spot in the World's Best Awards Hall of Fame. But as much as America loves Charleston, not everyone is able to travel here to experience it for themselves in person. So we've found a virtual downtown Charleston walking tour to share with you, which is the next best thing to visiting in person!
Your tour opens with a gorgeous aerial view of Charleston in all its glory.
Meet your virtual tour guide: Jeff.
Jeff guides you through a virtual tour of downtown Charleston, highlighting most of the key areas and common sights, such as horse drawn carriages at any given time on downtown streets in Charleston ...
... the cobblestone streets ...
... and beautiful, lush greenery.
It's a Saturday morning when this tour was filmed, so it's a little less busy than it would be at some of the other times during the week.
He takes you down to the battery area...
... and by some of the historic mansions.
And you also get a stroll through some of the garden areas outside of the homes.
You wouldn't even recognize it as a Charleston tour without a walk by the infamous Rainbow Row.
And of course, there's the pineapple fountain.
It takes quite a few minutes to get through the City Market areas.
See the entire tour:
If you'd like to get a taste of Charleston, you can order Peninsula Grill's famous dessert from home!
What do you think about this virtual downtown Charleston walking tour? Which part of Charleston did you most enjoy seeing? Is there another South Carolina city or town you'd like to experience virtually? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below.
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