EV Charging Hotels in North Charleston, SC

As the third-largest city in South Carolina, North Charleston is the hub of the Lowcountry and is known as the only city in the nation to produce both commercial airplanes and automobiles. With a buzzing downtown area, a wealth of museums and historical landmarks to explore, and access to the Atlantic and great nature parks, North Charleston is an excellent place to plan your next east coast getaway.

Get your steps in for the day while staying at North Charleston hotels with EV charging, and walk up and down old “Main Street,” Park Circle's East Montague Ave. Here, you’ll find a plethora of elevated eateries, boutique shops, cafes, and bars to explore. Start with a cup of joe and discover some local shops before sniffing out somewhere to eat. This part of town is very walkable, so stroll the streets post-meal for a nice cocktail or frothy beer from one of the local breweries. While downtown, you won’t go hungry with South Carolina classics peppering menus across town like shrimp and grits, cornbread, planters punch, hush puppies, Frogmore stew, fried green tomatoes, and okra soup. And don’t miss a chance to try North Charleston’s heritage dish—she crab soup, a classic crab soup that has orange roe garnishing the top!

If traveling with little ones to electric car charging stations in North Charleston, you can’t pass on the opportunity to tour The North Charleston Fire Museum and Educational Center, which displays a large collection of fire fighting vehicles dating back to the 1780s. They’ll have an absolute blast exploring this 20,000-square-foot facility that houses over twenty restored vehicles, interactive exhibits, and simulators to observe. A great rainy day activity for visitors of all ages, you can learn about the history of the station, the equipment, fire safety, and other fun facts during a guided tour of the facility from retired and active firefighters. Also worth checking out is the museum’s 4-D film on the history of firefighting, a fascinating robotic presentation on fire dangers in the home, plus a small playground for the kids, complete with a fire pole and slide.

For a unique experience, head down to the water to tour Fort Sumter, a never-completed sea fort built in the 1800s on an artificial island protecting Charleston, South Carolina from naval invasion. When the British invaded Washington by sea during the War of 1812, the fort was constructed, but never fully finished, and by 1861 when the Battle of Fort Sumter began the American Civil War, it was badly damaged during the fight and left in ruins. Despite efforts to rebuild parts of the fort, to this day, it’s never been fully completed. Now, this famous site is operated by the National Park Service and is open to the public for touring as part of the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park.

Have a great visit to historic North Charleston, and don’t forget to check out our other EV charging hotels nearby in Anderson, Asheville, and Hilton Head Island.