Georgetown (South Carolina)

Georgetown , known for being a historic seaport, is nestled between Myrtle Beach and Charleston in South Carolina. It was established in 1732, making it the state’s third oldest city, behind Charleston and Beaufort. The waterfront city is inhabited by many museums, shops, restaurants, and historic attractions. It is best seen by walking and boat tours.

See
There are three major, must-see museums: Also worth visiting are:

Tours
The best way to experience Georgetown is through walking and boat tours. The best walking tours include historic ones, through museums and old buildings, and ghost tours, through the streets at nighttime. These ghost tours are a huge hit in Georgetown because they are led by a story teller. As the group walks through the dark streets, holding lanterns, the leader tells of the history of Georgetown, including all the ghosts that supposedly reside here. The tour is done as a group and is a great way to understand Georgetown through a fun activity.

Other kinds of tours are boat tours. These tours take place in the marshland and the intracoastal waterways. Participants can experience the city while getting a unique experience because they are learning from a boat. The tours also include different information about Georgetown, which involves tales of plank walking and secrets about pirates and their treasures.

Marinas
The Harborwalk, Boat Shed, Hazzard, and Georgetown Landing Marina are the four major marinas in this city. These marinas are very important to the city because it has most of its travel by water. In fact, it is the second largest seaport in South Carolina, handling more than 960,000 tons of materials a year.





Buy
The shopping in Georgetown is endless. From the antique stores, specializing in old time furniture and home products, to the retail stores, supplying everything from heels, clothes, make-up, and beauty products to books, gifts, and souvenirs. A simply stroll down Front Street will fill you with many shopping options to satisfy every persons needs.

Eat
There are many restaurants in Georgetown, offering a large variety of cuisines to please everyone. There are five restaurants, however, that stand out as providing the historic theme associated with Georgetown as well as the excellent food that pleases even the locals. Old Fish House, also known as the Big Tuna, Rice Paddy, River Room, Harvest Moon, and Thomas Cafe are all very popular dining choices for local Georgetown residents. These restaurants provide a large variety of foods, including all kinds of seafood, rice creations, burgers, hot dogs, ice cream, coffee, lamb, wine, deep fried foods and sandwiches.


 * Lands End: On the water, Lands End offers a variety of dishes, including seafood, prime rib, pasta, and sandwiches.
 * Lands End: On the water, Lands End offers a variety of dishes, including seafood, prime rib, pasta, and sandwiches.

Sleep

 * The only waterfront bed and breakfast in Georgetown is the Harbor House. The house was built in 1765, and has since been renovated. The larges rooms provide a harbor view, private bath, telephone, television, and individual thermostat. The cost of staying at this luxurious bed and breakfast includes an open beverage bar, homemade cakes and cookies, afternoon appetizer tray, and a full southern bounteous breakfast.


 * There is also the Mansfield Plantation Bed & Breakfast on a historic rice plantation. It is known as one of the most well-preserved antebellum rice plantations in the United States.  It sits on 1,000 private acres that take visitors back to pre-Civil War plantation life. The bed and breakfast has 9 private guest rooms and includes a low country breakfast and the chance to explore the fields and bird watch by the Black River.
 * Aside from this historic accommodation, Georgetown also offers some hotels such as the Quality Inn and Hampton Inn.