Waterfront

Charleston [1]’s waterfront is a place where tourism, history, and industry coexist in a largely seamless fashion. Another of the successful—if at one time controversial—developments spearheaded by Mayor Joe Riley, the centerpiece of the harbor area as far as tourists are concerned is Waterfront Park [2] up toward the High Battery.

>Farther up the Cooper River is Aquarium Wharf, where you’ll find the South Carolina Aquarium [3], the American Military Museum [4], the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Exhibit, and the dock where you take the various harbor ferries, whether to Fort Sumter [5] or just a calming ride on the Cooper River.