Charleston, South Carolina

South Carolina Charleston County Charleston

Charleston is located near the middle of South Carolina's coast at the point "where the Ashley and Cooper Rivers meet to form the Atlantic Ocean." It is the state's second largest city and the county seat of Charleston County.

Charleston was originally called Charles Town (in honor of King Charles II of England), and its nickname is "The Holy City."

Here is a map of the Charleston area.

Charleston SC Hotels - a helpful guide - online reservations

General Information, Jobs

• Weather
  – Current conditions
  – 10-day forecast
  – National Weather Service - Charleston
  – Hurricane Hugo - September 21-22, 1989
  
• Tides, currents
  – Next 2 days - plus sunrise, moonrise
  – This year
  – Charleston Harbor current speeds
  
• History of Charleston
• Webcams, web cameras
• Job openings

Maps, Transportation

• Maps of Charleston
  – Directory of Charleston area maps
  – Historical Charleston maps
  
• Airports in Charleston
  – Charleston International Airport - CHS - commercial
  – Charleston Executive Airport - JZI - Johns Island
  – Mount Pleasant Regional Airport - LRO
  
• Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority - CARTA, DASH - public bus, trolley service
  
• Charleston Rickshaw - bicycle taxi service
  

Recreation, Entertainment, Tourism

• Accommodations
  – Bed & breakfast inns
  – Hotels, motels, resorts
  – Marinas
  – Vacations, vacation rentals
  
  
• Festivals, events
  – Charleston events
  – Upcoming Charleston events - links to community calendars
  – Cooper River Bridge Run
  – MOJA Arts Festival
  – Southeastern Wildlife Exposition
  – Spoleto Festival USA
  
  
• Arts, entertainment, dining
  – Charleston restaurants
  – Charleston bars
  – Artists, art galleries, art dealers
  – Bands, musicians - popular music
  – Dance companies
  – Movie theaters, cinemas
  – Shopping centers, malls
  – Symphonies, orchestras, concert bands
  – Theaters, theater companies
  – Charleston Maritime Center
  – Gaillard Center
  – North Charleston Coliseum, Performing Arts Center
  – Upper King Street District
  
  
• Attractions
  – Adventure, amusement, water parks
  – Gardens, plantations
  – Historic churches, temples
  – Historic homes, houses
  – Historic sites, buildings, monuments, forts
  – Museums
  – Shopping
  – Sightseeing tours, cruises
  – South Carolina Aquarium
  
  
• Sports, outdoor recreation
  – Charleston Battery - USISL soccer
  – Charleston RiverDogs - South Atlantic League baseball
  – South Carolina Stingrays - ECHL hockey
  – Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission
  – Fishing guides, charters
  – Charleston golf
  – Nature tours, cruises
  – Recreation, sports organizations
  – Beachwalker Park
  – White Point Gardens
  
  
• Related travel, tourism resources
  – Charleston.com - online travel guide
  – Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
  – Conference centers
  – Charleston travel agents
  

Real Estate, Relocation

• Charleston real estate
• Charleston commercial real estate
• Charleston apartments
• Charleston assisted living, retirement homes
• Charleston general contractors
• Charleston home builders
• Charleston home inspectors, home inspection services
• Charleston home rentals - long-term
• Charleston mortgage loans
• Charleston private, resort, golf communities
• Charleston property management
• Charleston real estate appraisers
  

Business Resources

• Better Business Bureau - located in Columbia
• Charleston Angel Partners
• Charleston Digital Corridor
• Charleston Junior Chamber of Commerce - Jaycees
• Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
• Charleston Regional Competitiveness Center
• Charleston Regional Development Alliance
• State Ports Authority - Port of Charleston
• World Trade Center Charleston

Businesses in Charleston, South Carolina

• Accountants in Charleston
• Advertising, marketing, PR firms in Charleston
• Antique dealers in Charleston
• Apartments in Charleston
• Appraisers in Charleston - real estate
• Architects in Charleston
• Artists, art galleries in Charleston
• Assisted living, retirement homes in Charleston
• Attorneys in Charleston
• Bands, musicians, music in Charleston
• Banks in Charleston
• Bars in Charleston
• Bed & breakfast inns in Charleston
• Boats, boat dealers in Charleston
• Carpets, rugs in Charleston
• Caterers, catering services in Charleston
• Childcare centers in Charleston
• Chiropractors in Charleston
• Civil engineers in Charleston
• Coliseums, auditoriums, entertainment centers in Charleston
• Communications in Charleston
• Computer consultants in Charleston
• Computer networking in Charleston
• Computer software systems in Charleston
• Conference centers in Charleston
• Credit unions in Charleston
• Day spas in Charleston
• Dentists in Charleston
• Detectives in Charleston
• Disc jockeys in Charleston
• Doctors, physicians in Charleston
• Employment agencies in Charleston
• Engineers in Charleston
• Fishing guides, charters in Charleston
• Florists in Charleston
• Funeral homes in Charleston
• General contractors in Charleston
• Golf courses, golf clubs in Charleston
• Graphic design in Charleston
• Gyms, fitness centers, personal trainers in Charleston
• Heating, air conditioning contractors in Charleston
• Home builders in Charleston
• Home inspectors, home inspection services in Charleston
• Home rentals in Charleston - long-term
• Hotels, motels, resorts in Charleston
• Insurance in Charleston
• Interior designers in Charleston
• Internet access providers in Charleston
• Jewelers in Charleston
• Marinas in Charleston
• Mortgage loans in Charleston
• Musical instruments in Charleston
• Nature tours, cruises in Charleston
• New car dealers in Charleston
• Optometrists in Charleston
• Photographers in Charleston
• Plastic surgery in Charleston
• Printers in Charleston
• Promotional products in Charleston
• Real estate appraisers in Charleston
• Real estate in Charleston - private, resort, golf communities
• Realtors, real estate agents in Charleston - commercial
• Realtors, real estate agents in Charleston - residential
  
• Restaurants in Charleston
• Shopping in Charleston
• Swimming pools, spas in Charleston
• Travel agencies in Charleston
• Vacations, vacation rentals in Charleston
• Veterinarians in Charleston
• Video production services in Charleston
• Web designers, developers in Charleston
• Web site hosting in Charleston
• Yoga centers, instructors in Charleston

Media

• Newspapers, magazines, journals
• Radio stations
• Television stations
• Charleston guides
  – The Digitel

Government, Military

• City of Charleston
  
• Berkeley County - Daniel Island
  – County officials, offices - phone numbers, addresses
  
• Charleston County
  – County officials, offices - phone numbers, addresses
  – Local Emergency Planning Committee - LEPC
  – Parks and Recreation Commission
  – Small Change for Big Change - track projects funded by the Half-Cent Sales Tax - two-thirds goes to build new roads - one-third is divided between mass transit (CARTA) and green space - visit Roadwise to see pending highway projects to be funded by the Half-Cent Sales Tax
  
• Charleston Water System
• Army Corps of Engineers - Charleston District
• Coast Guard Sector Charleston
• Joint Base Charleston - formerly Charleston Air Force Base
• Naval Weapons Station Charleston - Goose Creek

Schools, Colleges, Libraries, Museums

• K12 schools
  – Charleston County | Berkeley County
  
• Colleges, universities
  – Charleston County | Berkeley County
  
• Libraries, archives, museums
  – Charleston County | Berkeley County
  

Hospitals, Churches, Helping Organizations

• Clinics, health centers
• Hospitals
• Churches, temples
• Community, service organizations
  – Charleston County | Berkeley County
  
• Environmental, conservation organizations
  – Charleston Parks Conservancy
• Recreation, sports organizations
• Senior citizen resources in Charleston