Charleston vs. St. Augustine

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TravelMan - 04 Mar 2004 22:21 GMT

Can anyone give me a comparison between Charleston, SC, and St.
Augustine, FL. I've been to Charleston and it's basically an old city
that is still a real, living city, and not a re-enactment like
Williamsburg, VA. Savannah also is what I call a 'real' city. Both are
just awesome. Is St. Augustine more like Charleston/Savennah or more
like Colonial Williamburg? Thanks for any insight.

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Henry B. - 04 Mar 2004 22:41 GMT

St A has a much smaller historic area from colonial days and a few '20s
hotels. I MUCH prefer Charleston with hundreds of old homes,beautiful
colleges and lovely waterfront

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Hank

> Can anyone give me a comparison between Charleston, SC, and St.
> Augustine, FL. I've been to Charleston and it's basically an old city
> that is still a real, living city, and not a re-enactment like
> Williamsburg, VA. Savannah also is what I call a 'real' city. Both are
> just awesome. Is St. Augustine more like Charleston/Savennah or more
> like Colonial Williamburg? Thanks for any insight.

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Henry B. - 04 Mar 2004 22:42 GMT

It's really not as nice/interesting as W'Burg or Sav or Ch'ton

Hank

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Jon Bell - 05 Mar 2004 01:43 GMT

>Can anyone give me a comparison between Charleston, SC, and St.
>Augustine, FL.

I haven't been in St. Augustine in a while, but my memory is that while it
does have some legitimate historical attractions (e.g. the Castillo de San
Marco), there's also a lot of ticky-tacky commercial tourist stuff.
Charleston has gotten more commercialized lately, but it still feels more
like a real city than than what I remember of St. Augustine.

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Jon Bell <jtbellm4h@presby.edu> Presbyterian College
Dept. of Physics and Computer Science Clinton, South Carolina USA

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Brian - 06 Mar 2004 02:13 GMT

>Can anyone give me a comparison between Charleston, SC, and St.
>Augustine, FL. I've been to Charleston and it's basically an old city
>that is still a real, living city, and not a re-enactment like
>Williamsburg, VA. Savannah also is what I call a 'real' city. Both are
>just awesome. Is St. Augustine more like Charleston/Savennah or more
>like Colonial Williamburg? Thanks for any insight.

To answer the question you seem to have asked, it's more like
Charleston/Savannah than Williamsburg. It isn't just a restored area
like Williamsburg is (although I like Williamsburg). It isn't as big
as the other cities though and it does have a number of touristy type
attractions. It doesn't require a longer visit to see like Charleston
and Savannah do.

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clint - 06 Mar 2004 02:31 GMT

You can do StAugustine in a day. Charming, but no Savannah, or Charleston!

> >Can anyone give me a comparison between Charleston, SC, and St.
> >Augustine, FL. I've been to Charleston and it's basically an old city
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> attractions. It doesn't require a longer visit to see like Charleston
> and Savannah do.

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