PCCA Journal|3
rd
Quarter 2015
44
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ixing a mild climate with Southern charac-
ter, Charleston is a unique slice of Ameri-
can heaven. Charleston is located in the
Lowcountry of South Carolina, midway
between Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head Island. It offers
visitors beautiful beaches, salt marshes, quaint streets,
and fortified ports. Historic Downtown Charleston sits
on a peninsula a stone’s throw from the Atlantic Ocean
and is one of the best-preserved cities in the American
South.
Set in the heart of downtown, Charleston Place is
an ideal location to explore this historically rich, yet
vibrantly cosmopolitan city. Charleston offers colorful
American history, a scenic waterfront, and seemingly
endless options for dining, shopping, golfing, explor-
ing, and carousing. It is no surprise that the discerning
readers of
Condé Nast Traveler
have voted Charleston
as the number-one city in the U.S. for four consecutive
years (and number-two in the world in 2014).
The Charleston area is a veritable living museum
populated with expertly preserved antebellum man-
sions and plantation estates, museums such as the
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, and historic
monuments such as Fort Sumter, where the first shots
of the Civil War were fired in 1861. The city’s rich,
300-year nautical heritage stems from being a seaport
city surrounded by beautiful resort islands. The At-
lantic Ocean, Charleston Harbor, and many rivers and
marshes create stunningly unique vistas.
The city offers many ways to play—all day, every
day. You can hoist a sail or hear a ghost tale, rent a
boat or kayak, or hop out to one of the barrier islands
for sunshine, water, and beach activities. And because
this is South Carolina, the Southern golf Mecca, you
have a number of fantastic golfing options. The PCCA
Golf Tournament is at the nearby Patriots Point Golf
Course, but Charleston Place maintains a close working
relationship with more than 20 courses in the Charles-
ton area and can get you out on the links.
As Charleston has evolved over the years, it has
become more cosmopolitan while retaining its human
scale and unique Southern culture. The visual and
performing arts scene is a vibrant and integral part of
city life. Shopping is also considered an art form, with
the city earning a fashion forward reputation. In short,
you’ll find many amenities usually associated with
larger cities, but in Charleston they are accompanied
by genuine hospitality.
Charleston is world-renowned for its dynamic and ev-
er-expanding dining scene. Lowcountry cuisine is the de-
licious local fare, but the city is rife with highly trained,
world-class chefs who seek to show off their skills in all
areas of cuisine. The city’s restaurants push each other
to new heights on a nightly basis—resulting in more
tantalizing dining options for you! Or as PCCA’s Tim
Wagner said after the site visit, “The food in Charleston
is crazy good. You can walk out any door of our hotel
blindfolded and run into a fantastic restaurant.”
Explore Charleston!