Charleston Flat Fee Real Estate is happy to provide your with these Historic Downtown Charleston Attractions, including:
* Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, was established to collect, preserve, and make public the unique historical and cultural heritage of African Americans in Charleston and the South Carolina Low Country.
* The Battery, a historic defensive seawall and promenade located at the tip of the peninsula along with White Point Garden, a park featuring several memorials and Civil War-era artillery pieces.
* Calhoun Mansion, a 24,000-square-foot (2,200 m2), 1876 Victorian home at 16 Meeting Street, is named for a grandson of John C. Calhoun who lived there with his wife, the builder’s daughter. The private house is periodically open for tours.
* Charleston Museum, America’s first museum, founded in 1773.
* College of Charleston
* Exchange and Provost Dungeon, built in 1767, it is operated as a museum by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
* Gibbes Museum of Art, opened in 1905, it houses principally American works with a Charleston or Southern connection.
* Gov. William Aiken House, also known as the Aiken-Rhett House, is a house museum built in 1820.
* Fireproof Building, houses the South Carolina Historical Society which has a rotating series of historical displays.
* Fort Sumter, site of the first shots fired in the Civil War, is located in Charleston Harbor. The National Park Service maintains a visitor center for Fort Sumter at Liberty Square (near the South Carolina Aquarium), and boat tours including the fort depart nearby.
* Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston, a free a non-collecting contemporary arts organization.
* Heyward-Washington House, a historic house museum owned and operated by the Charleston Museum. Furnished for the late 18th century, the house includes a collection of Charleston-made furniture.
* International African American Museum, opened in 2023. The museum documents the slave journey that began in Africa centuries ago.
* Joseph Manigault House, a historic house museum owned and operated by the Charleston Museum. The house was designed by Gabriel Manigault and is significant for its Adams style architecture.
* Market Hall and Sheds, also known as the City Market or simply the Market, stretch several blocks behind 188 Meeting Street. Market Hall was built in the 1841 and houses the Daughters of the Confederacy Museum. The sheds house some permanent stores, but are mainly occupied by open-air vendors.
* Nathaniel Russell House, an important federal-style house open to the public as a house museum.
* Old Slave Mart Museum, located at 6 Chalmers Street in the historic district is the first African American Museum. It has operated since 1938.
* Powder Magazine, a 1713 gunpowder magazine and museum. It is the oldest surviving public building in South Carolina.
* Rainbow Row, an iconic strip of homes along the harbor that date back to the mid-18th century. Though the homes are not open to the public, they are one of the most photographed attractions in the city and are featured heavily in local art.
* South Carolina Aquarium, includes revolving exhibits while its permanent focus is on the aquatic life of South Carolina. Outstanding views of the Arthur Ravenel Bridge are breathtaking at sunset!
* Waterfront Park, located on the Cooper River is a planned city park that stretches over a mile with a covered dock and the Pineapple Fountain, perfect for all your Ig posts!
Here are some other ideas for Historic Downtown Charleston Attractions provided by Charleston Flat Fee Real Estate.