Like the City Market, no trip to Charleston is complete without a visit to the Battery and White Point Gardens. And, the Battery is one of those places that I mentioned when I started these 30 Days. I know it’s there. I know it’s beautiful, but I never make a point to visit. But this morning, the sun was shining, the sky was dramatic, and I’m glad I walked the Battery’s sea wall around and through White Point Gardens.
Much of the land that makes up downtown Charleston was once marsh land, so the raised sea wall keeps Charleston Harbor and the Atlantic from reclaiming the peninsula. It’s a popular spot for joggers, walkers, and tourists because of the lovely homes and ocean views. You can see across the harbor to Mount Pleasant and Sullivans Island, or even farther out to Fort Sumter. But on the other side of the street, the homes are grand, Southern, and beautiful with some really amazing details.
The park at the tip of the peninsula is called White Point Gardens and was established in the 1800s. But the space was used to protect the city during the Civil War, and replica cannon are on display around the park’s perimeter. Cannon are cool, I guess, but the low-hanging oaks and gazebo are what makes White Point Gardens worth a visit.
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