8 Can’t Miss Reasons to Visit Charleston SC Now

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So you’re thinking and looking for reasons to visit Charleston SC but you’re not 100% sure…is that right? If that’s the case, we came up with seven reasons why you should visit Charleston.

 

1.) Amazing Tours & Attractions

Charleston has some amazing tours, attractions and historic sites to checkout. We recommend visiting our tours page to see what’s available. Another great option that’ll save you money and the hassle of figuring out what to do is to purchase a TourPass which also includes full admission to over 40+ top attractions with an easy to use Mobile Pass. Below you’ll find our top-rated must do tours/attractions:

2.) Culture

Charleston is known for it’s easy-going Southern laid back style. Everything from sweet tea, seersucker suits and patterns to shrimping and boating on the local rivers and waterways are what makes Charleston unique.

3.) Food

Charleston is known world-wide for amazing local Some James Beard Award Winning Chefs and restaurants hail from the Charleston region along with some top recommendations.

  • FIG – Kicked off Charleston’s food renaissance. FIG (Food is Good) emphasizes local foods and vegetables and is one of the stalwarts of the Southeastern restaurant scene.
  • Rodney Scott BBQ – Smokes whole hogs low and slow…to perfection.
  •  Husk – No other restaurant in Charleston has received as much publicity as Husk. Only Southern in season ingredients are used. The menu changes dependent on the season.
  • Halls Chophouse – Rated as one of the best restaurants in the United States, Halls provides a higher-end dining experience.

4.). Events

When Covid isn’t present, Charleston is known for some amazing events and people travel from all over the world. Here are the “can’t miss” top events in the city:

5.) Shopping

King Street is where it’s at when it comes to the mecca of Charleston shopping. For local Vendors the City Market is worth visiting as well.

6.) Nightlife

There are plenty of amazing nightlife locales in the Charleston area such as Upper King Street (above Marion Square) to Shem Creek and Folly Beach.

Breweries: Charleston is home to over 35 amazing breweries now! We recommend visiting a few when you’re in town such as Revelry, Palmetto Brewing and Holy City Brewery

7.) Beaches

There are three public beaches in Charleston that include:

  • Sullivan’s Island: Located along-side Isle of Palms north of downtown Charleston….about a 20 minute drive….this is the closest beach.
  • Isle of Palms: Located north of downtown.
  • Folly Beach: Located south of downtown. This beach will take about 30 minutes to drive there.

8.) The Weather

Charleston has some amazing weather year-round. It does get humid and hot in July and August but not worries…just go to the beach!

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We certainly think so, however don’t take our word for it….see what others say on our reviews page.

TourPass provides access and full admission to the top tours and attractions. After purchasing a pass, you can simply select what you want to do, make reservations and present your pass upon arrival. It’s not all about savings, convenience and ease of use should also be considered. Users can save a considerable amount of money and time by using TourPass. 

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Absolutely and we encourage this scenario since purchasing in advance will allow you to fully research and plan your vacation.

After purchase, when your ready, simply activate your pass for when you’ll be visiting and begin making reservations for that future date (can be today, tomorrow or months away).

No it doesn’t. After purchase on the app you select the activation date for when you’re visiting when you’re ready. Then it will ask you to book your featured tours in advance now for when you’re visiting. You don’t have to make tour reservations in advance if you’re not ready.

We give you complimentary refund protection for 30-days after purchasing. If you’d like to extend refund protection up to 1 year, you can purchase Trip Protection during the purchase process. 

No worries. Visit this page on our site tourpass.com/aggregator – select the date you want to tour and it will show you all of the available times for that day prior to purchasing. Now you can confidently  purchase a pass and book those times.

After choosing a day pass and checking out on our site, you’ll instantly receive instructions to install the app. On the app you can: 

  • Set your activation date (can use right away or set for a future travel date).
  • Make Feature Tour reservations now for when you’re visiting in the future.
  • Research what to do – detailed info on all tours.
  • Research landmark sites.
  • Use the interactive map to see where everything is located.

Yes you can skip days. Once activated, you have a total of 10-days to use however many days you purchased. For example, a 2 day pass activated on Monday….take a break Tuesday and then tour again Wednesday….pass expires at midnight on Wednesday.

Most Feature Tours do and reservations are easily made post-purchase on the app. To ensure tour availability before purchasing, visit this page and search the date you want to tour: https://tourpass.com/aggregator 

Standard Tours do not require reservations. Simply arrive and present your pass upon entry. Everything is paid for with TourPass.

Tours are designed to be visited 1x for the entirety of your pass. If for instance you’d like to do the Hop on Hop Off Trolley (Savannah + St. Augustine), then you could check-in on a second day which would use another of your featured tours.

Standard Tours can only be checked into 1x per person for the entirety of your pass.

Yes, we don’t restrict how many feature tours you can visit per day….we do restrict how many total you can choose which is determined by the # of days you select: 1-day = 2 featured. 2-days = 3 and 3-days = 4 featured.

Yes, after purchasing we instantly send instructions to install our app. On the app, you can select the upgrade option and add more days or people to your pass.

If so, go to our FAQ page which goes into more detail and provides videos. https://tourpass.com/frequently-asked-questions/

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