Charleston, SC: Kiawah Island, Patriots Point & Holiday Festival of Lights! | MOTM VLOG #15

Charleston, SC: Kiawah Island, Patriots Point & Holiday Festival of the Lights | MOTM VLOG #15

We spent the shortest day of the year in Charleston, South Carolina. We visited Kiawah island, Patriots Point and the Holiday Festival of the Lights in Charleston!

KIAWAH ISLAND
We were told by some fellow campers that there was a dog-friendly beach (in the winter months) on Kiawah Island, and that it was gorgeous! Always willing to take a recommendation, we arrived at Beachwalkers Park at 7:22AM for the sunrise. The island is very developed and I would say “ritzy” – gated communities full of big houses, lots of landscaping, and not a palm frond out of place. But the Beachwalkers Park was quiet in the early morning. We actually got there before the opening time of 10AM, so the huge parking lot (that I’m sure gets quite packed) was empty.
After a short hike along the boardwalk path to the shore, we had a spectacular view of the morning sun! We practically had the place to ourselves, and spent a leisurely hour or so here walking the beach and playing with the dogs.

PATRIOTS POINT MUSEUM
Patriots Point Museum is an awesome place that we would highly recommend if you have any interest in military historic, WWII, or aircraft. If you go, plan to take an entire day here, and maybe even two! The museum is huge as it is comprised of several museums in one location, for one ticket price. (And until Feb 2016, there is a 2-for-1 Groupon for admission!)

The museum consists of:
USS Yorktown – Navy aircraft carrier built for WWII. It has six tour routes from the Flight Deck (with vintage aircraft on display) all the way down to the massive engine rooms that powered this great ship.
USS Laffey – destroyer battleship that supported the D-Day landings at Normandy in 1944
USS Clamagore – submarine used for 30 years in the Cold War
Congressional Medal of Honor Museum (onboard the Yorktown) – beautiful and moving museum that explain the origin of the Medal of Honor and tells the stories of brave recipients of this high honor.
Vietnam War Experience Exhibit – immersive 2.5 acre exhibit
Cold War Sub Memorial - tribute to the dedicated men who served in our naval submarines during the Cold War

HOLIDAY FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS - JAMES ISLAND
Each year the James Island State Park sets up over 3 miles of Christmas lights that viewers can drive through and admire. We did this drive through, and it was amazing! Traffic was horrible, but definitely worth the wait.

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