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Wildsam Field Guides: Charleston reveals this charming and historic city in South Carolina through local stories, travel intel and modern lore, seeking out the real and rooted things, what's truly authentic and sharing the soul of a place, for travelers and locals alike.

Visit the ultimate Southern city of Charleston, including:

• The city's queen of fried chicken
• Fifty years of beach music tunes
• A list of the holy city's dreamy and semi-hidden alleyways
• Southern hospitality
• A list of legendary shipwrecks
• Walking maps of architectural and secret garden landmarks
• The perfect order at the city's seven essential landmarks
• Civil rights pioneers, from Judge Waring to Septima Clark

Taylor Bruce is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Wildsam Field Guides. He grew up on his family farm on the border of Georgia and Alabama. Taylor studied writing at Vanderbilt University, and, after, wrote freelance for magazines such as Men's Journal, Oxford American and National Geographic Adventure, among others. He took a full-time writer's post at Southern Living in 2007. After moving to New York and pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at Brooklyn College, Taylor launched Wildsam out of his 500-square foot apartment in 2012. The original Nashville guide caught the attention of national media and thoughtful travelers alike, and in 2015, National Geographic awarded Wildsam the "Traveler 50" award. Taylor lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Robin, and two sons, Booker and Truett.