Saturday

5. ­Wheels on the Ground, 9 a.m.

The quickest way to soak up all the city’s marvels is on two wheels. Rent beach cruisers from the Bicycle Shoppe, where you can also pick up route suggestions. The best place to see the spectrum of architectural styles here, including the classic “single house” with porches running along one side, is south of Broad Street. Don’t miss Legare Street with its famous wrought-iron gates or wee, brick-paved Stolls Alley. Rainbow Row — a stretch of 18th-century townhouses in sherbet hues — is a few pedal pushes away. The narrow, shady streets open up to the Battery on the southern tip of the peninsula. Catch your breath (then lose it again taking in the view of the harbor) at White Point Garden.

6. ­The Fully Wired Sandwich, Noon

Though Butcher & Bee has recently expanded its menu into dinner, this recreation of an old-time deli is still most popular with the lunch crowd. That’s because sandwiches are the specialty here. Some of the delights to be found between two slices of homemade bread are pulled squash BBQ with pickled cole slaw and roast beef with smoked onion jam and chimichurri. Sides not to miss include the kale slaw and the sweet potatoes with a kale pesto.

7. ­Under the Bridge, 2 p.m.

The two-mile-long Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge can be seen from almost anywhere in Charleston, but one of the most impressive views is from below it. The neighboring town of Mount Pleasant, across the Cooper River from downtown Charleston, has opened a handsome park on a pier beneath the bridge. After a stroll, stop at the Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Pavilion. Many places sell traditional sweetgrass baskets, originally used for plantation work, such as winnowing rice, but here a handsome museum display puts them in historical context. Watch local women weaving and buy a basket.

8. ­Tara! Tara! Tara!, 3 p.m.

Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant is still a working plantation that earned extra cachet a few years ago when Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were married on the Cotton Dock, which sits in the marshland. The main house embodies serene grandeur while the rows of slave quarters, now housing an exhibition on black culture, offer a sobering counterpoint. But probably the best reason to come here is the entryway: three-quarters of a mile of 270-year-old live oaks oozing with Spanish moss. Admission, $24.

9. ­Pluff Mud at Sunset, 5 p.m.

Shem Creek in Mount Pleasant has long been a harbor for shrimpers; you’re likely to see trawlers chugging in to anchor, often trailed by porpoises. Sunset is a good time for a turn along the boardwalk, where locals fish, seabirds squawk and, if it’s low tide, crabs scurry through the pluff mud below. Follow up with a drink at the Cabana Bar at Water’s Edge, where you can watch the day’s light fade over the boat masts.

10. ­Misnomer Cafe, 7:30 p.m.

Who names a restaurant the Ordinary? Maybe someone who wants reviewers to use the phrase, “It’s anything but.” Inside this 1927 bank building in the Upper King neighborhood, you’ll find Charleston’s most vibrant restaurant. The high-ceilinged interior with arched windows feels like a temple to seafood. By the old bank vault is the raw bar, piled high with clams, oysters, crab. The white shrimp escabeche is a masterpiece and the fish schnitzel is, uh, extraordinary.

11. ­Brews and Stout, 10 p.m.

End the evening a few steps up King Street at a place with another ironic name: Closed For Business. This beer bar has an eclectic, rotating menu of 42 brews on tap. You might find a milk stout from the U.K. and a wild saison from up the road in North Charleston. Mingle with other beer aficionados at communal tables or on sofas in the back.

