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Charleston: Angel Oak, Bowens Island, Folly Pier
Charleston, South Carolina, US · 6 stops · 38.8 mi (62 km) · about 1 h 31 min driving · 11 spoken stories
For Lowcountry food lovers and beach explorers, drive from City Market past Rainbow Row and live-oak scenery to the 400-year-old Angel Oak, then stop at legendary Bowens Island oyster shack before reaching Folly Beach. About 90 minutes, 39 miles.
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From Charleston City Market to Folly Beach
The stops
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1
Rainbow Row
Rainbow Row is the name for a series of thirteen colorful historic houses in Charleston, South Carolina. The houses are located north of Tradd St. and south of Elliott St. on East Bay Street, that is, 79 to 107 East Bay Street.
“Coming up is Rainbow Row, thirteen historic houses strung along East Bay Street between Tradd and Elliott.”
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White Point Garden / The Battery
White Point Garden is a 5.7 acre public park located in peninsular Charleston, South Carolina, at the tip of the peninsula. It is the southern terminus for the Battery, a defensive seawall and promenade. It is bounded by East Battery, Murray Blvd., King St., and South Battery.
“Here we are at White Point Garden, five and a half acres of live oaks right at the tip of the peninsula, where the Ashley and the Cooper come together.”
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Maybank Highway, Johns Island
Johns Island is an island in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, and is the largest island in the state of South Carolina. Johns Island is bordered by the Wadmalaw, Seabrook, Kiawah, Edisto, Folly, and James islands; the Stono and Kiawah rivers separate Johns Island from its border islands.
“Now we're on Maybank Highway, the commercial heart of Johns Island, and this drive is the reason people fall for the Lowcountry.”
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Angel Oak
Angel Oak is an exceptionally large southern live oak located in Angel Oak Park on Johns Island near Charleston, South Carolina. The tree is estimated to be 400–500 years old. It stands 66.5 ft tall, measures 28 ft in circumference, and produces shade that covers 17,200 square feet.
“This is the one you came for.”
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Bowens Island Restaurant
lunchBowen's Island Restaurant is a restaurant serving lowcountry cuisine in Charleston, South Carolina. In 2006 it was named one of America's Classics by the James Beard Foundation.
“Bowens Island Restaurant sits on thirteen acres of marsh between James Island and Folly Beach, and it has been here since nineteen forty-six, when May and Jimmy Bowen opened it on their own family land.”
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Folly Beach Pier
Folly Beach is a public city on Folly Island in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Folly Beach had a population of 2,078. Folly Beach is within the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area and the Charleston-North Charleston Urbanized Areas.
“And here's the end of the road, the Folly Beach Pier, reaching straight out over the Atlantic at the center of the beach strip.”
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