Long Weekend
3 days · ~210 miles · from Charleston
Charleston to Savannah the slow way — oyster sheds, ruined churches, Gullah history and two of America's most beautiful (and complicated) cities.
This trip chains: Kings Highway & the Lowcountry
Sweetgrass stands on 17 in Mount Pleasant, Fort Sumter or the Battery, Angel Oak in the afternoon hush — then Bowens Island oysters when the door opens at five.
South on 17 through the marsh, Old Sheldon ruins mid-morning, Beaufort's porches for lunch, Penn Center's Gullah heart, Hunting Island lighthouse climb. Overnight Beaufort.
An unhurried run to Savannah: squares all afternoon, Bonaventure before the gates close, Leopold's cone for the walk back. If it's a weekday, queue early for Mrs. Wilkes.