Charleston travel guide

Top 10 sights in Charleston

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   Fort Sumter

   fort in Charleston, South Carolina

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   USS Yorktown

   1943 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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   H. L. Hunley

   submarine

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   Fort Moultrie

   historic district in the United States

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   Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church

   church in Charleston, South Carolina

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   USS Laffey

   1943 Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer

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   Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist

   Historic cathedral church in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.

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   Castle Pinckney

   fort

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   Congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim

   one of the oldest Jewish congregations in the US

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    Huguenot Church

    Historic church building in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.

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   Fort Wagner

   historic Civil War fort in South Carolina, US

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   Magnolia Plantation and Gardens (Charleston, South Carolina)

   human settlement in South Carolina, United States of America

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   Patriots Point

   military museum in South Carolina, USA

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   Old Slave Mart

   former slave market in Charleston, South Carolina

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   Exchange and Provost Building

   former custom house in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A

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   Charles Towne Landing

   park in South Carolina, United States of America, United States of America

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   St. Philip's Episcopal Church

   church building in Charleston, South Carolina

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   International African American Museum

   museum of African-American history in Charleston, South Carolina, USA

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   French Quarter

   historic district in Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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    White Point Gardens

    Historic park in Charleston, South Carolina

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