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Battery 
From the intersection of Water Street and East Battery you can... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 5.0/5 |
Promenades / Boardwalks |
South of Broad
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Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens
A ½-mi drive through a live-oak alley draped in Spanish... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 5.0/5 |
Houses / Mansions |
Mount Pleasant and Vicinity
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Charleston Museum
Founded in 1773, the country's oldest museum is housed in a contemporary... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 5.0/5 |
Museums / Galleries |
North of Broad
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Charleston Place
The city's most renowned hotel is flanked by upscale boutiques... Be the first to write a review |
Hotels |
North of Broad
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Charleston Visitors Center
The center's 20-minute film Forever Charleston is a fine introduction... Be the first to write a review |
Information Centers |
North of Broad
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Children's Museum of the Lowcountry
Hands-on exhibits at this top-notch museum keep kids up to 12... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries |
North of Broad
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Circular Congregational Church
The first church building erected on this site in the 1680s gave... Be the first to write a review |
Religious Sites |
North of Broad
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College of Charleston
Randolph Hall—an 1828 building with a majestic Greek Revival... Be the first to write a review |
Educational Institutions |
North of Broad
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Fort Moultrie National Monument
Here Colonel William Moultrie's South Carolinians repelled a... Be the first to write a review |
Military Sites |
Mount Pleasant and Vicinity
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Fort Sumter National Monument
The first shot of the Civil War was fired at Fort Sumter on April... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 3.0/5 |
Military Sites |
North of Broad
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Gibbes Museum of Art
Housed in a beautiful Beaux Arts building, this museum boasts... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.6/5 |
Museums / Galleries |
North of Broad
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Joseph Manigault House
An outstanding example of federal architecture, this home was... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.4/5 |
Houses / Mansions |
North of Broad
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Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
The extensive informal garden, begun in 1685, has evolved into... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 3.8/5 |
Houses / Mansions |
West of the Ashley River
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Middleton Place
Blooms of all seasons form floral allées (alleys) along... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.1/5 |
Gardens / Arboretums |
West of the Ashley River
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Nathaniel Russell House
One of the nation's finest examples of Adam-style architecture... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 5.0/5 |
Houses / Mansions |
South of Broad
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Old City Market
This area is often called the Slave Market because it's where... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 2.2/5 |
Markets / Bazaars |
North of Broad
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Old Slave Mart Museum
This is likely the only building still in existence that was... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries |
North of Broad
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
Ships berthed here include the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown,... Be the first to write a review |
Nautical Sites |
Mount Pleasant and Vicinity
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South Carolina Aquarium
The 380,000-gallon Great Ocean Tank has the tallest aquarium... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 3.6/5 |
Zoos / Aquariums |
North of Broad
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St. Michael's Episcopal Church
The cornerstone of St. Michael's was set in place in 1752, making... Be the first to write a review |
Religious Sites |
South of Broad
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St. Philip's (Episcopal) Church
The namesake of Church Street, this graceful late-Georgian building... Be the first to write a review |
Religious Sites |
North of Broad
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Waterfront Park
Enjoy the fishing pier's porch-style swings, stroll along the... Be the first to write a review |
Parks |
North of Broad
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White Point Gardens
Pirates once hung from gallows here; now it's a serene park with... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.4/5 |
Gardens / Arboretums |
South of Broad
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