Margaritaville Charleston has a maritime feel from days gone by. The tall wooden mast rises past heating and cooling ducts draped in sail cloth. A tin roof cargo dock at the right rear of the store has a rustic feel. Old ship's cannons poke through the wall next to the cargo dock. Much time and effort went into the store's rehab, and it shows. Check it out next time you're in the low country.
Many of the shops in Charleston's historic district have retained the old brick walls, hardwood floors a general feel of the Civil War era. Margaritaville did all this while incorporating the Buffett lifestyle throughout the interior of the King Street location. A seaplane crashes through the wall next to the 20 foot mast on the imaginary sailboat across from the tin-roofed storefront. Canons fire across the width of the shop, lodging iron balls in the 100-year old bricks. Song lyrics from A Pirate Looks at Forty and expert reproductions of old pirate flags help to convey the old spirit of Charlestown. Margaritaville  intends to become involved in the community exactly as we have in Key West and New Orleans. Participation in the staid Chamber of Commerce and King Street Merchants will be offset by more leisurely pursuits and the activities associated with them.