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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
Visitors can explore a retired Naval aircraft carrier, destroyer & submarine docked here year-round.
4.87.8k ratings
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Charleston · Things To Do
Best things to do in Charleston
Tours, parks, gardens, plantations, water — what to do with a free afternoon.
Museum26Plantation9Downtown162Sullivan's Island24Folly Beach11Tour103Family-friendly106Water / boat94Outdoor72
Clear all- 4.8 · 14621250 Supply St, North CharlestonTrending
Friends of the Hunley
Waterfront museum offering weekend tours of a 19th-century historic submarine, artifacts & exhibits.
4.81.1k ratingsOpen - 4.7 · 250314 Wharfside St, CharlestonTrending
International African American Museum
Waterfront museum on Gadsden's Wharf, the precise site where enslaved Africans first arrived in America, documenting that history through galleries and genealogy resources.
4.81.9k ratingsOpen - 4.8 · 25044300 Ashley River Rd, CharlestonTrending
Middleton Place
Sprawling Ashley River rice plantation dating to the 1730s, with gardens and refined lodging.
4.73.3k ratingssource:cvb · wedding-venuesOpen - 4.8 · 2505122 E Bay St, CharlestonTrending
Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon
Self-guided tours offered in a historic building, formerly a Revolutionary prison & City Hall.
4.71.9k ratingsOpen - 4.8 · 616266 St Margaret St, Charleston
Lowndes Grove
Weddings & other events are held at this elegant, riverside plantation built in the late 1700s.
4.7468 ratingssource:cwg · wedding-venuesOpen - 4.7 · 1327135 Meeting St, CharlestonTrending
Gibbes Museum of Art
Portraits & landscapes dating back to the 1700s, housed in a century-old beaux arts-style building.
4.71k ratingsOpen - 4.7 · 149848 Elizabeth St, CharlestonTrending
Aiken-Rhett House Museum
Tours of this historic home of an influential 1800s family include a back lot where slaves lived.
4.61.1k ratingsOpen - 4.8 · 46979 Cumberland St, Charleston
Powder Magazine Museum
Colonial military history museum & gift shop in a 1713 gunpowder storage building.
4.7352 ratingsOpen - 4.6 · 250101235 Long Point Rd, Mt PleasantTrending
Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens
1681 working plantation known for its moss-draped Avenue of Oaks & original slave cabins.
4.67.1k ratingsOpen - 4.6 · 25011360 Meeting St, Charleston
The Charleston Museum
America's first museum, founded in 1773, exhibits relics from South Carolina & Confederate history.
4.62.5k ratingsOpen - 4.7 · 89121950 Rutledge Rd, McClellanville
Hampton Plantation State Historic Site
Established in 1735, this historic plantation is an interpretive site about slavery & offers tours.
4.6685 ratingsOpen - 4.6 · 25013325 Country Club Dr, Charleston
McLeod Plantation Historic Site
Preserved historical plantation with a Georgian-style mansion, slave cabins & interpretive tours.
4.62.3k ratingsOpen - 5.0 · 191469 Barre St, Charleston
Governor Thomas Bennett House
Antebellum plantation house on Barre Street, built in 1825, now booked for weddings and private events.
4.7147 ratingssource:cvb · wedding-venuesOpen - 4.7 · 4615202 Calhoun St, Charleston
Mace Brown Museum of Natural History - College of Charleston
Free natural history museum inside College of Charleston's science building, with fossil collections, minerals, and regional specimens.
4.6353 ratingsOpen - 4.5 · 1911651 Meeting St, Charleston
Nathaniel Russell House Museum
Ornate, circa-1808 home known for its "free-flying" 3-story spiral staircase, with guided tours.
4.61.5k ratingsOpen - 4.6 · 781721 E Battery, Charleston
Edmondston-Alston House
Historic Federal-style home, open for tours showcasing architecture, furnishings & family artifacts.
4.6596 ratingsOpen - 4.7 · 2318340 Concord St, Charleston
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
Two Civil War forts bookending Charleston Harbor, reachable by ferry, where the first shots of the war were fired.
4.6174 ratingsOpen - 4.4 · 111191500 Old Towne Rd, Charleston
Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
Tours & interactive exhibits at the birthplace of the Carolina colony, first settled in 1670.
4.5854 ratingsOpen - 4.4 · 742087 Church St, Charleston
Heyward-Washington House
18th-century Georgian-style home once belonging to a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
4.5570 ratingsOpen - 4.5 · 1502125 Ann St, Charleston
Childrens Museum of the Lowcountry
Hands-on exhibits for under-10 kids plus parties, programs, camps & classes such as yoga & dance.
4.41.1k ratingsOpen - 4.6 · 6922188 Meeting St, Charleston
The Museum at Market Hall
Greek Revival landmark built in 1841 offering Civil War history & tours by women's-group docents.
4.4528 ratingsOpen - 4.3 · 142233380 Ashley River Rd, Charleston
Drayton Hall
Storied, well-preserved antebellum plantation with tranquil grounds & an African-American cemetery.
4.51.1k ratingssource:vbunao · wedding-venuesOpen - 4.5 · 5624350 Meeting St, Charleston
Joseph Manigault House
Built in 1803, this antebellum structure is furnished with period American, French & British pieces.
4.4432 ratingsOpen - 4.3 · 25025Charleston
Magnolia Plantation Gardens
Romantic-style gardens dating to 1680. Azaleas peak in March; camellias bloom all winter.
4.410k ratingsgardens · history · springOpen - 4.4 · 77261254 Long Point Rd, Mt Pleasant
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
Remnants of a 1700s plantation, with indoor & outdoor exhibits on Charles Pinckney's life & times.
4.4589 ratingsOpen - 4.9 · 8271100 Navy Way, North Charleston
Charleston Naval Base Admiral's House
Restored 1905 Colonial Revival officer's residence on the old North Charleston naval base, now bookable for weddings and private events.
4.560 ratingsOpen - 4.6 · 1628100 Meeting St, Charleston
South Carolina Historical Society
Private library housing historical state photos & documents, with a Colonial & antebellum focus.
4.4121 ratingsOpen - 4.3 · 250296 Chalmers St, Charleston
Old Slave Mart Museum
Displays in this former slave auction building tell the story of the slave trade in Charleston.
4.42.7k ratingsOpen - 4.2 · 173040 E Bay St, Charleston
Historic Charleston Foundation
Preservation nonprofit on East Bay running house museums, educational programs, and advocacy for Charleston's built environment since 1947.
4.3130 ratingsOpen
