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Aiken-Rhett House
This stately 1818 mansion still has its original wallpaper, paint...
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Avery Research Center for African-American History and Culture
This center, part museum and part archive, was once a school...
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Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
Across the street from Boone Hall Plantation, this is a remnant...
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Historic Districts / Sites Mount Pleasant and Vicinity
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Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
Commemorating the site of the original 1670 Charleston settlement...
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Parks West of the Ashley River
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Drayton Hall
Considered the nation's finest example of unspoiled Georgian-Palladian...
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Houses / Mansions West of the Ashley River
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Edmondston-Alston House
First built in 1825 in late-Federal style, the Edmondston-Alston...
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Houses / Mansions South of Broad
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The Hunley
The Hunley became the world's first successful submarine when...
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Military Sites North of Broad
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Market Hall
Built in 1841, this imposing restored landmark was modeled after...
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Architectural Sites North of Broad
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Old Exchange Building & Provost Dungeon
Originally a customs house with a waterside entrance, this building...
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Museums / Galleries South of Broad
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Old Village
This neighborhood is distinguished by white-picket-fenced colonial...
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Neighborhoods / Streets Mount Pleasant and Vicinity
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