Museums, Attractions, Outdoors…
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EDUTAINMENT – Downtown Museums, Attractions, Parks, & Waterfronts:
- Children’s Museum, 25 Ann St (843-853-8962) fun, live engaging activities, arts, games, etc.
- Charleston Museum – the first museum in the US, 1773.
- Gibbes Museum of Art - world class exhibits + outreach programs (some free days sponsored by Junior League of Charleston)
- Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon (Old Customs House) – 122 East Bay at end of Broad St, 843-727-2165. Authentic Dungeon & archeological dig!
- City Hall - FREE. NE corner of “Four Corners” at Meeting and Broad. Go in the street level for a film. Then 2 flights up to the City Hall meeting room, the attendant will give a tour and answer any questions on Charleston History.
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Old City Jail, circa 1888, from collections of SC Historical Society
- Old City Jail – Call to get a “FREE campus tour” as part of the American College of the Building Arts 843-577-5245.
- Old Slave Mart – 6 Chalmers St, (843)958-6467 Possibly the only historical site in existence known to be slave auction mart including slave jail.
- Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture – FREE.
- Karpeles Manuscript Museum FREE, 68 Spring St, 843-853-4651, Tue-Fri 11am-4pm
- Citadel Museum – FREE, on SE corner overlooking big grassy mall on Citadel Campus: 171 Moultrie St, 843-953-6846
- Citadel Parade On Campus <— Click for schedule. FREE
- The SC Historical Society – see pick below of Fireproof Building overlooking Washington Square Park.
- Charleston County Library – Nice History Room + cuultural EVENT, films, displays, etc
- Fort Sumter: Catch ferry out on the harbor to goto Fort Sumter. The ferry picks up on the waterfront near Aquarium(there is also an nice free Museum, if you do or don’t take the ferry).
- SCMaritime.org and the Spirit of SC Tall Ship - they empower > 6000 students to broaden horizons!
- Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum – catch the Water Taxi from downtown, or bike or walk over the cooper river bridge!!
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- PARKS, WALKs, & WATERFRONTS:
- The Battery (White Point Gardens)
Sunrise over Waterfront Park's Spider Fountain. Copyright DoTheCharleston.com, do not use without written release.
- Waterfront Park
- Promenade from Battery; to Waterfront Park; past Maritime Museum, Fort Sumter, the Aquarium; then over the Cooper River.
Walk - Bike along Harbor, then over Cooper River! Copyright DoTheCharleston.com, do not use without written release.
Credit: SC Historical Society in the Fireproof Building overlooking Washington Square Park
- Washington Square Park at heart of the Four Corners (Broad & Meeting)
- Colonial Lake
College of Charleston. Copyright DoTheCharleston.com, do not use without written release.
- College of Charleston Campus (spanish moss, park benches, fountains, Free Tours, etc)
- Marion Square
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- Hampton Park
- The Citadel’s huge grassy parade mall.
Stay or Dine at Holiday Inn; view Citadel, Brittlebank Park, Marinas, etc; then walk, bike, or kayak across the Ashley to Downtown! Copyright DoTheCharleston.com, do not use without written release.
- Brittlebank Park
Downtown: Walk - Bike the Bridges over the Ashley River. Copyright DoTheCharleston.com, do not use without written release.
- Walk – Bike ALL the bridges Downtown!
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