Places to go in Charleston

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Aiken-Rhett House Museum

Tours of this historic home of an influential 1800s family include a back lot where slaves lived.

48 Elizabeth St, Charleston, SC 29403, USA

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Charleston Gaillard Center

Grand theater presenting big-name concerts, Broadway shows, dance performances & classical music.

95 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

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Charleston Music Hall

19th-century Gothic Revival building, now a venue for concerts, dance, theater & comedy shows.

37 John St, Charleston, SC 29403, USA

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Charleston Pirate Tours

160 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

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Childrens Museum of the Lowcountry

Hands-on exhibits for under-10 kids plus parties, programs, camps & classes such as yoga & dance.

25 Ann St, Charleston, SC 29403, USA

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Cypress Gardens

Swamp garden with giant cypress trees offering boat tours plus a butterfly house attraction.

3030 Cypress Gardens Rd, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, USA

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Forte Jazz Lounge

477 King St, Charleston, SC 29403, USA

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Gibbes Museum of Art

Portraits & landscapes dating back to the 1700s, housed in a century-old beaux arts-style building.

135 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

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International African American Museum

14 Wharfside St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

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LePrince Fine Art Galleries

183 King Street &, 184 King St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

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Mace Brown Museum of Natural History - College of Charleston

202 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

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Middleton Place

Sprawling Ashley River rice plantation dating to the 1730s, with gardens and refined lodging.

4300 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC 29414, USA

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Music Farm

Bands & a full bar featured in a standing-only concert & event hall housed in a former train shed.

32 Ann St, Charleston, SC 29403, USA

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Nathaniel Russell House Museum

Ornate, circa-1808 home known for its "free-flying" 3-story spiral staircase, with guided tours.

51 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

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Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon

Self-guided tours offered in a historic building, formerly a Revolutionary prison & City Hall.

122 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

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Old Slave Mart Museum

Displays in this former slave auction building tell the story of the slave trade in Charleston.

6 Chalmers St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

Visitors can explore a retired Naval aircraft carrier, destroyer & submarine docked here year-round.

40 Patriots Point Rd, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464, USA

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Pirates of Charleston

56 Ashley Point Dr, Charleston, SC 29407, USA

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Powder Magazine Museum

Colonial military history museum & gift shop in a 1713 gunpowder storage building.

79 Cumberland St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

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Rainbow Row

Historic District cluster of 13 pastel-painted Georgian-style rowhouses dating from 1748 to 1845.

79-107 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

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Robert Lange Studios Art Gallery

Brick-walled art gallery featuring work from visual artists in a modern-industrial interior.

2 Queen St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

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Stars & Satellite Bar

American eatery with a seasonal menu & mid-1930s vibe boasts a rooftop bar & wood-fired oven.

495 King St, Charleston, SC 29403, USA

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The Charleston Museum

America's first museum, founded in 1773, exhibits relics from South Carolina & Confederate history.

360 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29403, USA

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The Vendue, Charleston's Art Hotel

Refined, uniquely appointed rooms, plus a rooftop bar, wine receptions, and nightly milk & cookies.

19 Vendue Range, Charleston, SC 29401, USA