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Howdy y'all! Welcome to Chucktown
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Hey you guys! So since Charleston, South Carolina was voted the number one city in the world last year
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I thought it'd be cool to make a video talking about my favorite things to do in the city on a budget
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whether it's your first time or your 100th time in the city. So I've been living in Charleston about five or six years. I went to college here and stayed here ever since
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So I have a pretty good idea of cheap things to do, especially if you want to get a feel for the city
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and don't have that much time here, these are the top six essential things to do in Charleston
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Now the number six thing is obviously the beaches. So Charleston has three beaches and each kind of
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serve their own purpose. I think the number one most popular beach in Charleston is Folly Beach
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and it's really popular with the college crowd. So if you like the whole youthful vibe, they're
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always having festivals and oyster roasts and all things like that. So definitely recommend Folly
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The second most popular beach would be Isle of Palms, which is a very, I guess, family-friendly kind of beach
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Lastly, but definitely not least, is Sullivan's Island, which is my personal favorite beach
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It's definitely where you want to go if you want a nice, relaxing, not-too-crowded beach experience
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Number five is something that people may not know about, but Charleston has two really cool county parks that I love to visit
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The first one is Palmetto Island County Park, and it's in Mount Pleasant. And the second is James Island County Park, and it's on James Island, obviously
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So these are both a short drive from downtown. They pretty much feature the same thing
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So it's a lot of really pretty marshlands, walking trails, biking trails, recreational areas
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They give a really good picture of what I love about South Carolina in general
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And if you happen to be visiting Charleston during the holidays, James Island County Park has a festival of lights
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which is a really cool experience where you can drive through and see thousands of light displays and walk through the village and get a nice cup of hot cocoa
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So it really cool And it definitely one of the things that locals do Speaking of locals if you love food as much as I do I really recommend you check out some of the smaller soul food joints around Charleston One of my favorites is called Martha Lou Kitchen
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It is just a short drive from the main downtown area. They have literally the best Southern food I have ever had in my life
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And this is coming from a guy who grew up in South Carolina. I just love it. So number three on my list is to go on a walking ghost tour of Charleston
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And that's because Charleston has been named one of the most haunted cities in the country. And there's tons of tour companies out there. One that I recommend is called Bulldog Tours
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They have a really cool one if you're a more mature person called The Dark Side of Charleston
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And it's a mix of ghost stories as well as things like prostitution and some really interesting dark stories from Charleston's early days
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Number two is the most obvious choice if you're in Charleston, and that is to visit Market Street area
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If you only have one afternoon in Charleston, this is definitely my best suggestion
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So you have the market with tons of cool local vendors. You have Waterfront Park, Rainbow Row, The Battery
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pretty much everything you associate with Charleston, you can walk in an afternoon
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And my number one recommendation actually goes really well with the number two recommendation
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and that is to get a free praline sample. I know, you're probably like, what? But there's like at
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least three candy shops around downtown that offer fresh, hot, delicious, gooey samples of pralines
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Even if you've had a praline before, definitely stop at one of these shops and get a sample when they're fresh because it is an entirely new experience. I definitely hit up these places
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way too many times when I was a student pretending like I was a tourist like oh sure I'll try one
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So I hope this list is helpful for those of you who either are locals to Charleston or you're
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visiting for the first time. If you like this video leave me a thumbs up and let me know if
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it really means a lot and I'll see you guys next video. Bye
