Charleston
Charles Edmondston built this Federal-style home in 1825 for a mere $25,000, and fell on hard times in 1837, forcing him to sell it to Charles Alston for …
Must-see attractions in South Carolina
Botany Bay Plantation Wildlife Management Area
Lowcountry
An avenue of regal live oaks flanks the entrance to this 4687-acre wildlife preserve, where a mix of pine forests, agricultural fields, coastal islands…
Lowcountry
Tucked into an old federal courthouse, this history museum tells the largely unfamiliar story of the earliest Europeans to settle in North America, and we…
Hagood Mill Historic Site & Folklore Center
South Carolina
You’ll find more than a historic mill at this streamside site in Pickens County. Several hundred petroglyphs have been discovered in the Upcountry, and…
Colleton Museum & Farmers Market
Lowcountry
A quirky little museum with interesting exhibits on South Carolina nature, history, art and agriculture. Highlights include megalodon teeth, a 'Dave pot' …
Lowcountry
Until his death in 2016, South Carolina's literary great Pat Conroy called Beaufort home. The city inspired some of his most famous works, including The…
Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime Museum
Lowcountry
This museum is home to the USS Yorktown, a giant aircraft carrier used extensively in WWII. You can tour the ship's flight deck, bridge and ready rooms…
Charleston
A showcase of South Carolina's wildlife, with creatures hailing from the mountain forest, piedmont, salt marsh, coastal and undersea habitats. Although…
South Carolina
The self-guided tour inside the World of Energy at the Oconee Nuclear Station provides a pretty darn interesting look at electricity and how it has been…
Lowcountry
Once the home of one of the nation's first schools for freed slaves, the Penn Center has a small museum that covers Gullah culture and traces the history…
Charleston
St Michael's is the oldest church in town, dating back to 1752, and its beloved bells have been announcing the time and various events, including…
Charleston
Founded in 1773, this is the country's oldest museum. It's helpful and informative if you're looking for historical background before strolling through…
Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina's only museum dedicated solely to Cherokee history is contained in a small white-brick building in the northwestern corner of the state…
South Carolina
Escape the madness to this relatively undeveloped mile of coastline 3 miles south of central Myrtle Beach. There's also a nice boardwalk, a nature center,…
Heyward House Museum & Welcome Center
Lowcountry
The Bluffton Historical Preservation Society has meticulously preserved this circa-1841 Carolina-farmhouse-style home, converting it into a welcome center…
Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon
Charleston
Kids love the creepy dungeon, used as a prison for American patriots held by the British during the Revolutionary War. The cramped space sits beneath a…
Greenville
If you move it closer to the baseball stadium, they will definitely come. That was the theory behind dismantling, relocating and reconstructing Shoeless…
South Carolina
Robert Mills is best known for designing the Washington Monument, and he's also the architect of this Classical Revival town house. The restored, stately…
Lowcountry
Around 50 years of reptile obsession by owners Ted and Heyward Clamp culminate in this serpentarium, which differs from most in that you can see snakes…
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
Charleston
An outpost of the world's largest private collection of important original manuscripts and documents, housed in a former Methodist church built in 1856…
South Carolina
One of South Carolina's most impressive collections of European and American art, the CMA was undergoing a $5- million permanent gallery expansion at the…
Lowcountry
A Smithsonian Affiliate, this museum is well worth a trip for its exhibits highlighting the island's rich Gullah history, natural wonders and other…
Charleston
This three-story Federal-style house from 1803 was once the showpiece of a French Huguenot rice planter. There's a tiny neoclassical gate temple in the…
South Carolina
The 187ft-high SkyWheel overlooks the 1.2-mile coastal boardwalk. One ticket includes four revolutions in an enclosed glass gondola; the whole thing lasts…
Lowcountry
In a secluded spot within Francis Marion National Forest sits this lovely brick church. It was built in 1768 for the French Huguenots and is very well…
Charleston
Houses a decent collection of American and Southern works. The contemporary collection includes works by local artists, with Lowcountry life as a…
Charleston
A neighborhood favorite, this contemporary-art gallery displays mostly abstract and nonobjective work of artists from the East Coast with some connection…
Greenville County Museum of Art
Greenville
This little American art museum holds its own, with the world's largest public collection of watercolors by Andrew Wyeth and a great many original…
Lowcountry
At the far west end of Folly Beach, this scenic county park features a serene swimming beach and a pelican rookery. Public changing areas and beach-chair…
Charleston
The Battery is the southern tip of the Charleston Peninsula, buffered by a seawall. Stroll past cannons and statues of military heroes in the gardens,…
Charleston
A contemporary-art hub and event space, with three galleries, a few dozen studios and some classrooms.
South Carolina
Family Kingdom is an old-fashioned amusement-and-water-park combo overlooking the ocean.
Charleston
South Carolina's military-college campus is set in historic buildings and is replete with uniformed cadets and various memorials. There's a small museum…
South Carolina
Yes, that's a giant sombrero rising above I-95 on the North Carolina–South Carolina state line. Bienvenidos to South of the Border, a Mexican-flavored…
Charleston
An Episcopal church erected in 1835, considered all-important by the first city residents. Lots of famous people were buried in the church cemetery and…
South Carolina
A Smithsonian-affiliated museum exhibiting collections on the history, culture and geography of South Carolina. Kids will gawk at 'Finn,' the megalodon…
Charleston
A lovely, eight-acre park on the Cooper River, notable for its landscape architecture and eye-catching, pineapple-shaped fountain. During summer it's a…
Charleston
The oldest continuously used synagogue in the country, complete with a museum and gift shop. A tour costs $10 for adults and is free for children; check…
