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If the heat is getting to be too much for you, cool off in style at Charleston's Splash Zone. This water attraction features both tube-style and open, 200-foot slides while also providing a children's Caribbean play area with slides, wheels and sprays that are more suited to the park's younger visitors. If you prefer to just lounge and enjoy the scenery, float along the 500-foot lazy river which offers some unexpected fun with sprays and a big waterfall along the wet and wild route.

Theatre 99 is a one-stop shop for great improvisational entertainment as well as a fine place to get a great deli-style meal. Enjoy a beer or a sandwich or anything else from the casual menu while the Have Nots, one of the area's more popular improvisational troupes, takes the stage to bring you some much-needed laughter to help you unwind over your meal and forget the stresses of the week. Various acts from the area as well as the region perform at Theatre 99, so make sure to check back regularly and come on back to get your fill of a great meal that also comes with a main course of improv.

The family will surely enjoy a trip to Middleton Place as its dramatic history will capture the kids' imaginations as they walk through this 18th-century plantation. This historic attraction is listed as a National Historic Landmark and boasts one of the country's oldest formal gardens. Some of the structures on site date back to 1755, including a sugar cane mill and Plantation Stableyards for many animals that is still actively used. Don't miss the gift shop and restaurant area as you round out your visit to this truly amazing piece of Charleston's past.