The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
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Day225

Day 225 — Fort Sumter — Charleston

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180Skyline Drive181Luray Caverns182Down to Charlottesville183Jefferson's Charlottesville184Free Day185East to Richmond186The Capitol & the Revolution187Civil War & art188Free Day189To the Historic Triangle190Colonial Williamsburg191Jamestown & Yorktown192Virginia Beach193Free Day194South to the Outer Banks195First Flight196Lighthouses & the Seashore197Free / Beach Day198Inland to the Triangle199The Capital & its museums200Durham & the campuses201Free Day202West to Asheville203Biltmore204The Blue Ridge & Mount Mitchell205Free Day206Down to Charlotte207Speedways & Uptown208Free Day209Southeast to the coast210Riverfront & Battleship211Free Day212Into South Carolina213Falls Park & Main Street214Free Day215East to Congaree216The Old-Growth Swamp217Into the capital218The Capital & the Zoo219Free Day220East to the Grand Strand221The Grand Strand222Free Day223Down to Charleston224The Historic District225Fort Sumter226Plantations & the Angel Oak227Free Day228Into the Lowcountry229Beaufort & the Gullah coast230Free Day231Down to Savannah232The Squares233Gothic Savannah234Free Day235Out to Tybee236Beach & Lighthouse237Free Day238South to the Golden Isles239Jekyll & St. Simons240Free Day241Inland to Athens242Campus & the Clubs243Free Day244North to Helen245Alpine Georgia246Free Day247Down to Atlanta248Downtown icons249Civil rights250Art & the BeltLine251Free Day252South to Florida

Where the Civil War began.

  1. 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM· 3h

    Fort Sumter National MonumentSomber & Civil-Rights SitesAnchor

    Ferry out to the harbor fort where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in April 1861.

    Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, SC

  2. 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM· 2h

    The Charleston MuseumMuseums & HistoryWorth it

    America's first museum (1773), telling the Lowcountry's layered story.

    360 Meeting St, Charleston, SC

What the colours mean

On this day

  • Museums & History1
  • Somber & Civil-Rights Sites1

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here