Top Charleston, SC Attractions & Museums

Take in the giant oaks and surrounding antebellum mansions as you stroll through this historic park and gardens where pirates were once hanged.

Explore the grand grounds and home of this stately southern plantation where you can also picnic or join one of the marsh or river walks.

Discover the history of the first English settlement on the Carolina coast during costumed demonstrations or ranger led walks at this state historic park and working archaeological site.

Stroll the grounds of one of the country’s oldest and most beautiful college campuses.

Learn about South Carolina’s storied history with exhibits and lectures at The Charleston Museum, widely regarded as the country’s first museum.

Stop and smell the camellias in one of the country’s oldest formal gardens or take a horseback ride and more through this landmark river plantation.

It doesn’t get more historic or more refined than this southern plantation founded in 1676 and one of the top sites and attractions in Charleston South Carolina.

Shop for authentic Southern souvenirs from local foods to hand weaved baskets at this free historic market located in the heart of Charleston.

Explore aquatic life in historic Charleston Harbor with a visit to the South Carolina Aquarium, one of the favorite Charleston family attractions.

No visit to Charleston would be complete without a visit to this historic fort that summoned in the American Civil War.