Especially
For Children:
The Children's Museum of the Lowcountry Downtown
Charleston
(843) 853-8962
Hands-on, interactive exhibits especially geared
toward children ages three-months to 12 years.
They'll learn about the life of a shrimper, medieval life in the Castle, play
with water in WaterWise,
create works of art in the art room, and activities that will inspire their
imagination and creativity.
Museums and Galleries
Gibbs Museum of Art
-
135 Meeting Street - 843-722-2706
American works of art from the 1700's to the present.
Views of the city and
South Carolinianians, as well as Japanese woodblock
prints and rotating traveling exhibits
Karpeles Manuscript Museum - 68 Spring
Street
St. James Methodist Church - 843-853-4651
(for our
historic churches guide, click here)
Historic manuscripts and writings from ancient Egypt to modern times, one of the world’s largest collections
Patriot’s Point Naval and Maritime Museum -
40 Patriot’s Pt. Rd, Mt. Pleasant - 843-844-2727
WWII aircraft carrier, USS Yorktown and other
ships and Medal of Honor Museum. For
more great stuff to do in Mt. Pleasant, click here
Slave Mart Museum- 6 Chalmers
St. - 843-724-7395
Presentations at this slave market offer a glimpse into the lives of the slaves
sold at auction in Charleston, examples of the African and Caribbean influences in local
culture in art, cuisine and music, and an exploration into the civil rights
movement in the area. For a short history of the Gullah
culture, click here
Avery Research Center for
African American History and Culture
- 125 Bull Street- 843-953-7609
Located in the former
“Avery Normal Institute” for black scholars, the museum houses permanent and
visiting exhibits, including archival materials relating to the African-American
populations of the regions sea islands known as the
“Gullah” culture.
The Best Friend Museum - Ann Street-
843-973-7269
“The Best Friend of Charleston” is a
full size replica of the first passenger service train in the US
The City Hall Gallery - 80 Broad Street
Free and open to the public- several portraits of famous
regional and national leaders.
The Confederate Museum - 188 Meeting
St. - 843-723-1541
Open only on weekends
Containing flags, uniforms and other Confederate memorabilia, the museum is run
by the Daughters of the Confederacy.
Drayton Hall - 3380
Ashley River Road- 843-769-2600
Considered to be one of the best examples of Georgian-Palladian architecture in
the US. It is the only Ashley River Plantation to survive the Civil War.
John Rivers Communications Museum
- College of Charleston
