Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

You'd never know it by this photo, but the City Market is the most visited tourist destination in Charleston. Early in its evolution, it was a meat market -- which accounted for the gathering of tremendous numbers of vultures, earning them the nickname of "Charleston eagles."

City Market

You’d never know it by this photo, but the City Market is the most visited tourist destination in Charleston. Early in its evolution, it was a meat market — which accounted for the gathering of tremendous numbers of vultures, earning them the nickname of “Charleston eagles.”