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What to see & Do > Attractions & Sites
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Boone Hall Plantation
Boone Hall reflects Southern heritage spanning 300 years on one magnificent “still working” plantation. Gardens, slave cabins, plus one of the world’s longest oak-lined avenues. Adults $17.50; children 6-12 $7.50; seniors-military-AAA $15; under 6 yrs of age are free with adult.
Hours of operation:
Labor Day to March 31:
Monday-Saturday, 9am - 5pm; Sunday, 1pm - 4pm
April 1 to Labor Day
Monday-Saturday, 8:30am - 6:30pm; Sunday, 1pm - 5pm
Closed Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day
For questions or concerns please call the following number Monday - Friday, 9AM – 5PM - (843) 884-4371.
For more information, please visit our website.
1235 Long Point Road
Mt. Pleasant , SC 29465
Phone: 843-884-4371
Email: rickb@boonehallplantation.com
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The Charleston Museum
M-Sa 9am – 5pm; Su 1-5pm. America’s first museum showcases cultural and natural history of South Carolina’s coastal region. Enjoy the rich variety of exhibited objects ranging from ancient fossils and an enormous whale skeleton to Civil War artifacts and historic Charleston silver. Explore Kidstory, the new hands-on children’s exhibit!$10 adults/$5 children 3-12/under 3 are free.
For more information, please visit our website.
Download a special offer coupon (pdf).
360 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29403
Phone: 843-722-2996
Fax: 843-722-1784
Email: info@charlestonmuseum.org
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Drayton Hall
Drayton Hall, c.1738, is America’s oldest preserved plantation house open to the public. Located in the Ashley River historic district, the 125-acre site is surrounded by aged oak trees. Offering focus tours on architecture, African-American history, preservation, and the American Revolution.
For more information, please visit our website.
Download a special offer coupon (pdf).
3380 Ashley River Rd.
Charleston, SC 29414
Phone: 843-769-2600
Fax: 843.766.0878
Email: debbi_zimmerman@draytonhall.org
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Aiken-Rhett House
M-Sa 10am-5pm; Su 2-5pm. The expansive Aiken-Rhett House (c. 1818) stands as the city’s most intact urban villa. A conservation approach has been adopted for this important site, which has survived virtually unaltered since 1858. Many objects can still be found in the rooms for which they were purchased.
For more information, please visit our website.
48 Elizabeth Street
Charleston , SC 29403
Phone: 843-723-1159
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Avery Research Center for African-American History and Culture
Reading room and archives open 10am-5pm M-F and 12-5pmon Saturdays. Walk-in tours open Mon-Sat 12-5pm. Group tours by appointment. (1990 Carolopolis Award). Beautifully restored facility, site of former Avery School built in 1865. Research Center’s purpose is to document, preserve, and make public the unique historical and cultural heritage of South Carolina Lowcountry African-Americans. Tour of building includes exhibits and archives.
For more information, please visit our website.
125 Bull Street
Charleston , SC 29424
Phone: 843-953-7609
Fax: 843-953-7607
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Cabbage Row
The section of Church St. used as the inspiration for "Catfish Row" in the Dubose Heyward story, "Porgy." This story was the basis for Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess," which is a fictionalized glimpse of black life during the 1920's. The character "Porgy" was based on an actual Charlestonian, Samuel Smalls.
Church St.
Charleston , SC 29401
Phone: 800-868-8118
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Old Slave Mart Museum
Recounting the story of Charleston's role in this inter-state slave trade by focusing on the history of this particular building and site and the slave sales that occurred here. The Old Slave Mart Museum is currently undergoing exhibit design and installation.
For more information, please visit our website.
6 Chalmers St.
Charleston , SC 29401
Phone: 843-958-6467
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