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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Two Southern gems charm a Brit …
London’s Telegraph newspaper has sent a reporter to check out the tourist appeal of Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia.
And the verdict? Overwhelmingly positive.
Reporter Nigel Richardson called Savannah “one of the finest American cities to walk round.” He said Charleston appeared both “beautiful and affluent.”
In general, he said he “loved walking in Savannah and Charleston, spotting, through tropical tangle, the ghostly cousins of a Chelsea mews or a Brighton seafront terrace, reading heritage plaques on reconditioned facades and visitors’ books in hallways that smelled of floor polish.”
In the reporter’s view, here were the top sights to check out:
In Savannah the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, admission $4. The First African Baptist Church is at 23 Montgomery Street. Tours Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m., admission free but donation appreciated.
Gullah Grub is on St. Helena Island at 877 Sea Island Parkway. The Penn Center Historic District is signposted off Sea Island Parkway. A museum tells the story of the school for freed slaves.
In Charleston the Aiken-Rhett House is at 48 Elizabeth St. Al Miller’s Sites and Insights Tour: the Black History/Porgy and Bess Tour costs $13 for one hour, $18 for two hours.