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Charleston Attractions: An Easy-To-Find Guide of All the Best

It can be overwhelming when trying to decide what to do while visiting Charleston with all the remarkable attractions available throughout the Lowcountry.

I've tried to make it easier for you to choose the attractions that appeal to your interests by separating them into simple categories. Now you can find all the best things to do in Charleston, SC along with the ones that peak your interests, right here with only one click.

Below are all the Charleston attractions listed by category. Simply click on the category name to display the details of each listed attraction.

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Historic Charleston "Must See" Attractions

Aiken-Rhett House
Battery Park/White Point Gardens Top 10 Best!
Boone Hall Plantation
Charleston Museum
Dock Street Theatre
Drayton Hall
Edmondston-Alston House
Fort Sumter National Monument
Friends Of The Hunley
Heyward-Washington House
Historic Charleston Battery
Joseph Manigault House
Magnolia Plantation and Its Gardens
Middleton Place Top 10 Best!
Morris Island Lighthouse
Nathaniel Russell House
Old City Market Top 10 Best!
Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon
Old Slave Mart Museum
Powder Magazine
South Carolina Aquarium Top 10 Best!
USS Yorktown - Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
Waterfront Park Top 10 Best!

Plantations

Boone Hall Plantation
Charleston Tea Plantation
Cypress Gardens
Drayton Hall
Hampton Plantation State Historic Site
Irvin House Vineyards
Magnolia Plantation and Its Gardens
Mepkin Abbey and Gardens
Middleton Place Top 10 Best!

Museums

Avery Research Center for African-American History and Culture
American Military Museum
Charleston Museum
Children's Museum of the Lowcountry
Citadel Museum
City Hall Gallery
Confederate Museum
Edisto Island Museum
Gibbes Museum of Art
Karpeles Manuscript Museum
Museum Mile
North Charleston and American LaFrance Fire Museum & Educational Center
Old Slave Mart Museum
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
Philip Simmons Foundation, Inc.
Postal Museum
South Carolina Historical Society
Summerville Dorchester Museum

Historic Buildings

College of Charleston
Dock Street Theatre
Drayton Hall
Middleton Place House
Morris Island Lighthouse
Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon
Powder Magazine

Historic Churches

Cathedral of St. John The Baptist
Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul
Circular Congregation Church
Congregation Beth Elohim
First (Scots) Presbyterian Church
First Baptist Church
French Protestant (Huguenot) Church
Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church
Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Old Bethel Methodist Church
Old St. Andrews Parish Church
Second Presbyterian Church
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
St. John's Lutheran Church
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
St. Michael's Episcopal Church
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
Unitarian Church

Historic Forts

Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site
Fort Moultrie
Fort Sumter National Monument

Historic Homes

Aiken-Rhett House
Edmondston-Alston House
Heyward-Washington House
Joseph Manigault House
Nathaniel Russell House
Thomas Elfe House and Garden

Parks

Angel Oak
Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest
Battery Park/White Point Gardens Top 10 Best!
Beachwalker Park
Caw Caw Interpretive Center
Center for Birds of Prey
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
Folly Beach County Park
Francis Marion National Forest
Hampton Park
Historic Charleston Battery Top 10 Best!
Isle of Palms County Park
James Island County Park
North Charleston Wannamaker County Park
Old Santee Canal Park
Palmetto Islands County Park
Riverfront Park
Waterfront Park Top 10 Best!

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