Hey Guys!
This post continues our time in Charleston, SC.
Read Days 1 & 2 here, Day 3 here, Day 4 here & Click here to see links to all of my blog posts
We started our morning at the historic city market.
In 1788, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney gave this land to the City of Charleston for the express use as a public market, and he stipulated that the land must remain in use as a market for perpetuity.
The market and its sheds were built between 1804 and the 1830s. These sheds originally housed meat, vegetable, and fish vendors; each booth rented for $1.00 per day, or $2.00 if the booth had a slab of marble used to keep the meat or fish cold.
The Charleston City Market, recognized as one of the oldest in the country, is part of a permanent exhibit entitled “Life in Coastal South Carolina c. 1840” at the American History Museum of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.
You can’t visit Charleston without making a stop at the City Market!
The building is so beautiful!
Heading inside
Part of the market is enclosed
Inside you will find the nicer gift shops. 
Our first stop was a place I had read about during my research called, Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit.
My hubby loves biscuits so we had to try them out!
All of their biscuits are homemade and made on site.
They offered several kinds of flavored biscuits as well as biscuit sandwiches.
I ordered 3 different flavored biscuits for $6 and the hubby opted for a sausage, egg & pimento cheese biscuit for $9.95.
After getting our food, we found a nearby table inside the market.
The biscuits were so good!
Read reviews here
After breakfast, we headed outside to the open air section of the market.
You will find some pretty unique gifts in the market….like these painted bricks!
And these beautiful hand woven baskets!
Walking through the market 
Near the market is the historic US Customs building.
Construction for this building began in 1852, but was interrupted in 1859 due to costs and the possibility of South Carolina’s secession from the Union.
After the Civil War, construction was restarted in 1870 and completed in 1879. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1974.
You will also find horse carriage rides offered from this location.
We had looked into a private ride but it was going to cost over $300 so we passed!
We decided to head back inside the market to look for a t-shirt since today would be our last day in Charleston before moving on to Savannah, GA.
I purchased a t-shirt for me and my daughter but the hubby didn’t find anything that he liked so we headed to another nearby store at the French Quarter Inn & Shops.
After looking for a few minutes, he finally found something he liked…..he’s so picky! 😉
After purchasing our shirts, we headed to a very popular restaurant to have lunch.
After a few minutes of walking, we arrived to Hyman’s Seafood restaurant.
The Hyman family has been at this same location for over 134 years. The Hymans first started out as a wholesale dry goods store and then in 1987, changed to Hyman’s Seafood.
The restaurant is now ran by the 5th generation of Hyman brothers.
Since we arrived around 11:15, we were seated right away.
Usually, the line is out the door and down the sidewalk!
We took a few minutes to look over the menu. 
We decided to order the crab cake as a stater and it was delicious!
Since we had eaten breakfast, we weren’t overly hungry so we decided to order the Fisherman’s Feast and share it.
And we are so glad we made this decision….it was so much food!
The food and service were top notch!!
Read reviews here
After lunch, we headed back towards the city market.
On the way, we passed Crabby Jack’s General Store so decided to check it out.
After looking around the store, we continued our walk.
We passed the Andrew Pinckney Inn along the way.
After getting back to our car, we headed to our next stop, Folly Beach. 
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After arriving to Folly Beach, our first stop was the Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve.
The Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve played a significant role in the Civil War and was also used throughout the twentieth century by the US Coast Guard.
It is the perfect spot for viewing the Morris Island Lighthouse, surf fishing, beachside strolls, wildlife observation, and photography.
After finding parking, which was not easy, we made the short walk to the beach.
The walkway is covered in graffiti and it’s encouraged!
Arriving to the beach
Although you will be able to see the Morris Island Lighthouse, you can only access it by tour.
The lighthouse was completed in 1876 and stands 161 feet in height and cost $149,993.50 to build.
The water here is a murky brown and had no waves…..it looked more like lake water than sea water!
As we walked along the beach, we noticed lots of dead trees and driftwood scattered all over the beach.
Some of the trees were still standing!
It made for some really cool pictures!
After checking out the trees, we headed to a nearby rock jetty and relaxed for a while.
Later, we headed back to our car and headed to the Folly Beach Pier. 
The pier stretches 1,049 feet into the sparkling waters of the Atlantic Ocean, and is 25 feet wide and 22 feet above sea level.
At the pier, you will find rod rentals, a gift & tackle shop, restaurant, ice cream, snacks, and more!
As we were walking the pier, we spotted dolphins swimming near the pier!
The water and the sand at this beach are both brown and not very appealing to the eyes!
I would not swim here!
After walking to the end of the pier, we decided to walk down to the beach.
As we were waking on the beach, we noticed lots of starfish along the water’s edge.
We also spotted some kind of slimy pink blob that looked kind of like a snail …not sure what it was!
There were thousands of them!
After spending a few minutes walking the beach, we decided to head to the small town of Folly Beach to walk around.
After getting parked, we spotted the Pineapple Hut that sold pineapple whip so we just had to try some!
They offered several different options and I really wanted the Paradise Whip because it was served in a pineapple but sadly, they had just ran out of pineapples so I opted for the chunky whip….this as a cup of pineapple whip that was layered with pineapple chunks.
The hubby settled on just a cup of the pineapple whip instead.
It was so good!
Read reviews here.….they also have a location in downtown Charleston.
After finishing our pineapple whip, we decided to head back to Charleston.
Tip: It was New Years Eve and Folly Beach was having a parade but we decided not to stick around for it
Once we arrived back to Charleston, we headed back over towards Battery Park to walk along the promenade to watch the sunset.
As we were walking along the seawall, we spotted the USS Hobson Memorial. 
The memorial commemorates one of the worst naval disasters in US history — the collision of the USS Hobson (a destroyer) with the much larger USS Wasp (an aircraft carrier).
The Hobson was essential cut in two — killing 176 sailors. The Hobson, was built in the North Charleston Naval Yard and had also been based in Charleston. The stones around the monument were brought in from the 38 home states of the men who died.
We spotted the Two Meeting Street Inn.
The inn is housed in a refurbished 1890’s Queen Anne Victorian mansion.
We also saw the Williams Mansion.
The mansion is Charleston’s largest private residence. You can tour this house but it was temporarily closed when we were there
After walking around for a while, we decided to head back to Sullivan’s Island to have dinner at the Wreck restaurant. 
We had enjoyed it so much the first time we ate here, we decided to eat here again.
After being seated, we looked over the menu.
However, we decided to order what we had eaten the first time, the seafood platter, because it was so good!
Read reviews here
After dinner, we headed back to our hotel and called it a night!
It was New Year’s Eve but we couldn’t find anything going on except at restaurants and bars and that was nothing we were interested in.
Thanks for reading!
Stay tuned for Day 6!
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Tips:
For the best shopping in Charleston, don’t miss King Street
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Click here for a picnic on the beach
Click here for boat tours at Folly Beach
Click here to rent a canoe ride at Cypress Gardens – this is where that iconic scene in “The Notebook” where Noah and Allie are surrounded by swans was filmed
Click here for 31 unique things to do in Charleston
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Click here for tickets to the Aquarium
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Click here for tickets to the Center for Birds of Prey
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