After seemingly weeks of gray, rainy and chilly weather, there is blue sky and sun in Charleston! This celebratory flag can be found flying on East Bay Street.

Built in 1861 to replace a previously existing mill building that burned down, the Rice Mill stands on Lockwood Boulevard along the Ashley River. Once one of three antebellum mills buildings  in downtown Charleston, this is the only one that still stands.

The Charleston single house comes in many sizes, from enormous mansions to the small and skinny. The one thing they have in common is that they are all just one room wide (hence the name). These smaller versions can be found on Anson Street.

The Aiken-Rhett house is one of the most interesting houses open to the public in Charleston. Built in 1820, it remained in the hands of just one family for 142 years before it was sold to the Charleston Museum (America’s first museum!)  in 1975. Now owned and operated as a museum house by the Historic Charleston Foundation, it’s a fantastic snapshot of how a wealthy Charleston family would have lived,  including the working and living quarters of the slaves that were part of its history.

Located at the corner of Judith and Elizabeth Streets, it is open, Mon-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun, 2-5 p.m. (last tour begins at 4:15 p.m.). Fascinating!

Ropermakers Lane is a very short dead-end street in Charleston, that is home to a small number of beautiful houses. While its length fronts on Ropemakers Lane, the entrance door to this house is actually located at 68 Meeting Street.