The details of Charleston all come together to create one of the most beautiful cities in the world. This wonderful window, shutters and iron fence can be found on Anson Street.

The Colonel John Ashe House is one of the most beautiful on South Battery. Here the sun helps it turn into a wondrous lighthouse.

This house on East Battery is one of the most photographed in Charleston. The popular explanation for why one side is rounded and the other is squared is that the husband and wife who built it could not agree on a design. So one designed one half, the other designed the other half. Thus, it is called the “Compromise House.” The true story, however,  seems to be that during a renovation about 40 years after it was built, the owner decided to simply mix two styles of architecture. An interesting footnote to the history of the house is that during World War II, John F. Kennedy had an office in this house while serving as a naval officer — before heading to the Pacific as the commander of PT109.

The color of the ceiling of these Charleston porches is called “Haint Blue.” It is believed that it will keep the “haints” (spirits of the dead) from hanging out in that house.

This incredible house on East Battery, named after Robert William Roper, is one of the best examples of Greek Revival architecture in the United States.

This Charleston steeple looks a bit like it should be heading to the International Space Station, but on earth it is actually St. Patrick Catholic Church on St. Philip Street.