Home of John Rutledge, signer of the Constitution and first governor of South Carolina

Lots of ornate ironwork

Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist

The current structure dates from 1907

This intersection is the "Four Corners of Law" At the Northeast corner is City Hall

The Southeast corner is "God's Law" St. Michael's Episcopal Church

On the Southwest corner is the Federal Courthouse and Post Office

And on the Northwest corner is the Charleston County Courthouse.

Charleston First Presbyterian Church

Nathaniel Russell House

This is part of Charleston's Rainbow Row, where each building is a different pastel color.

Originally there would have been pillars on the second-floor porch. Knocked down by the earthquake of 1886

Joy liked the name of this pub

The old exchange and customs house

Seawall in Charleston - this part of the city is below high tide

Guns in Battery Park

Some more of the seawall

Tall ship in Charleston Harbor

The aircraft carrier Yorktown is moored across from Charleston

The highway 17 bridge looked unique, until we saw the one in Savannah

There is a long, oak-lined drive up to the plantation

The main house dates only from the 1930s, and is the 7th house in the location.

Fort Sumter, as seen from Fort Moultrie

Dolphins in Charleston Harbor

Civil-war era guns at Fort Moultrie

Osceola, the great seminole chief, died in captivity at Fort Moultrie

Hilton Head Lighthouse

The day we chose to go to the beach was overcast and windy, but still fairly warm.

River Cruise steamships at the Savannah docks

The Savannah US17 bridge, just like Charleston's!

Oak-lined sidewalk near the Savannah waterfront, with spanish moss

Savannah is laid out with a park/square every-other block in downtown.

Lots more ornate ironwork

A number of houses are side-by-side mirror images

Forsyth Park is at the south end of the historic district

This fountain in Forsyth Park is enamel-coated iron

Baptist Church

Synagogue

The Savannah College of Arts and Design (SCAD) occupies many downtown buildings

Oglethorpe was the founder of Savannah and Georgia colony

This is the spot where the "Forrest Gump" bench sat in the movie