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How to see Beaufort by Buggy with Paul Newman and MaryAnn

I mean the Paul Newman WITHOUT blue eyes and that's BEW-fort, South Carolina not BOW-fort, North Carolina.

 
Paul Newman (left) with the Architecture Tourist away team: JoAnn, me, Linda, and Ken on the Beaufort SC waterfront. We were all smiles after the tour thanks to our tour guide MaryAnn and Southurn Rose Buggy Tours.

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We approached downtown Beaufort on Highway 21 via Carteret Street. Beaufort isn't a big place but it's flat and leafy so you can't see more than half a block.

We spotted a visitor center sign at Craven Street and found ourselves at the Beaufort Arsenal. This was a nice, cool place with restrooms. They had info on walking tours, van tours, boat tours, everything tours.

We decided on a one-hour buggy tour for $18.00 each. From the arsenal we drove a few blocks to the waterfront and found Southurn Rose Buggy Tours. It's the where the horses were. We paid for 2 hours at a parking meter and were set to go.

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We had the spacious 3rd row all to ourselves.

IMG_5665 2013-10-04 Southurn Rose Buggy Tours Beaufort SC our guide Mary Ann
That's buggy-boss MaryAnn. She managed Paul Newman and patrons.

Here is a little taste of the tour.

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We saw a lot of haint blue paint.

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Beaufort First Presbyterian Church.

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St. Helena's Episcopal Church was built in 1724. It was open to visitors, maybe next time.

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Double porches galore.

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Yellow needs no caption.

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A live oak becomes an angel oak when a limb hits the ground and starts back up. This one isn't yet an angel.

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There were asking $498K for this 1938 infill on Hancock Street.

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This may be new but let's bless the purple.

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"Rancher."

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The west end of Laurens Street is a terminated vista in yellow and white. MaryAnn seemed nonchalant as we approach it.

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The north side of that yellow house. Mmm....

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We couldn't see the First African Baptist Church until we were right in front. See inside in this South Carolina ETV video.

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We barely scratched the surface but JoAnn and I took a liking to Paul. MaryAnn thought JoAnn's shirt looked like a carrot.

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Bonus: tour patrons got a free sand dollar candy from The Chocolate Tree Candy Shop. Linda demonstrated the proper candy store stance.

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We're talking Candy Hall of Fame!!!

Let's do it again.


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