Experts' Choice Award Charleston City Market
What the experts agree on
A historic 1788 landmark and Charleston's most iconic sight, famous for Gullah sweetgrass basket weavers hand-crafting their wares. Expect crowds, touristy souvenirs, and lively stalls of crafts and food.
“The Charleston City Market is home to more than 50 sweetgrass basket weavers who demonstrate their hand-weaving techniques daily.”
– Afar Magazine
Fodor's "Most of the buildings that make up this popular attraction were constructed between 1804 and the 1830s to serve as the city's meat, fish, and produce market." Full review
Lonely Planet "The historic market is the crowded center of the district, with vendors hawking junky souvenirs from open-air stalls." Full review
Frommer's "Charleston’s City Market dates back to 1788 and remains a fun if touristy place to explore, crammed with arts-and-crafts stalls, restaurants, and the city’s famed Gullah “basket ladies”." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Today the long sheds offer a virtual flea market of foodstuffs, T-shirts, jewelry and sweet grass baskets." Full review
Where "In the present day, the market is a shopping favorite of locals and tourists alike. " Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "easily the city’s most distinguishable landmark. " Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "A woven winnowing basket from Burkina Faso sits near a basket made by the renowned Gullah Geechee artist Corey Alston, who sells his work at Charleston City Market down the street"
Lonely Planet "One of the oldest commercial spaces in the country, Charleston City Market has been operating for more than 200 years. Inside the market, you'll find several Gullah artisans selling their..."
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New York Times "Since the early 1800s, the Charleston City Market has been a center of commerce, and with its renovation a few years ago, it’s never looked so good. The main section of the market, the..."
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"A National Historic Landmark, the market is at the intersection of Market and Meeting streets and stretches four blocks. Most of the buildings were constructed between 1804 and the 1830s..."
