Inside a Charleston house ... (SC)

We wanted to see the inside of at least one house, so we chose the Calhoun Mansion, $15 per person. It is the one with the couple standing outside. Our buggy guide described it as the "oh Gawd" house because everything inside makes you go "oh Gawd".

Owned currently by a lawyer, it has a very complicated history; in fact, during WWII it housed some Navy officers, including JFK. The current owner (our guide declined to name him but suggested he is in his fifties) is rich and a collector, so the inside is over-filled with antiques from Europe, Asia, and--oh Gawd.

The owner lives on the upper floors (closed to us) and uses the lower floors until 10:00 AM, when the tours start. No photos allowed.

The garden, however, was very nice.