The Miller Family: The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon

Yesterday was a busy day! We started out by going the Mellow Mushroom for lunch, which was yummy as usual, but the service was sssllllooooooowwww. We narrowly avoided a meltdown by the girls and then headed to the The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon. It was a little less than a mile each way from where we parked so we decided to walk. It was overcast, but the rain held off.

This was a very interesting stop with lots of historical information about Charleston (see link above for full details). The "Dungeon" was cool, but it was at garden level and when I think of a dungeon I would expect it to go deeper. I do realize that we are in Charleston and the water level is very high. That is why we don't have basements here and most houses are elevated. Nora wasn't a big fan of the dungeon for the same reason she wasn't a fan of the Fire Museum. She really isn't a fan of the animatronics. Morgan liked running around in the Great Hall. She doesn't seem to like being held during tours, so she meets lots of people.

I thought it was interesting that in the 1700's they all threw their trash over the wall protecting the city right into the ocean and that all the million dollar mansions along the peninsula were essentially built on a land fill. Part of the original wall is viewable in the dungeon. Ben thought it was lame. There weren't any cells and it wasn't very big.

After the dungeon we brought the girls home and then headed back downtown to go to Hyman's for dinner. It was fabulous to have a night out with good friends! I don't think we will be going back to Hyman's again soon though.

Quote of the day ~ "I'm just not a crab dip kind of guy." Gene Ito