Sights & Attractions in Charleston

Worth Noting

Name	Category	Location

Aiken-Rhett House This stately 1818 mansion still has its original wallpaper, paint...	Houses / Mansions	North of Broad

Avery Research Center for African-American History and Culture This center, part museum and part archive, was once a school...	Museums / Galleries	North of Broad

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site Across the street from Boone Hall Plantation, this is a remnant...	Historic Districts / Sites	Mount Pleasant and Vicinity

Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site Commemorating the site of the original 1670 Charleston settlement...	Parks	West of the Ashley River

Drayton Hall Considered the nation's finest example of unspoiled Georgian-Palladian...	Houses / Mansions	West of the Ashley River


Edmondston-Alston House First built in 1825 in late-Federal style, the Edmondston-Alston...	Houses / Mansions	South of Broad

The Hunley The Hunley became the world's first successful submarine when...	Military Sites	North of Broad

Market Hall Built in 1841, this imposing restored landmark was modeled after...	Architectural Sites	North of Broad

Old Exchange Building & Provost Dungeon Originally a customs house with a waterside entrance, this building...	Museums / Galleries	South of Broad

Old Village This neighborhood is distinguished by white-picket-fenced colonial...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Mount Pleasant and Vicinity
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