Charleston, one of the finest-looking cities in the US, today spreads way beyond
its original confines on the tip of a peninsula at the confluence
of the Ashley and Cooper rivers, roughly one hundred miles south
of Myrtle Beach and north of Savannah, Georgia. It's a compelling
place to visit, its historic district lined with tall, narrow houses
of peeling, multicolored stucco, adorned with wooden shutters and
ironwork balconies wrought by slaves from Barbados. The Caribbean
feel is augmented by palm trees, a tropical climate and easygoing
atmosphere, while the town's pretty hidden gardens and leafy patios
evoke New Orleans. Hostels in Charleston
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