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  • Adventure Sightseeing Tours

    Choose from several tours with free pickup in the downtown area. Ninety-minute, two-hour or a combination historic city bus tour and go to Fort Sumter by boat and get out. Enjoy all of Charleston. Tours begin at 9 and depart every 30 minutes all day, seven days a week. Call for times.

  • Aiken-Rhett House

    The Aiken Rhett House stands alone as one of the most intact buildings showcasing urban life in antebellum Charleston. Original outbuildings include the kitchen, stable, coach house and living quarters once occupied by enslaved African-Americans. Audio tour, $10, children under six, free. M-Sa. 10:00 am -5:00 pm, Su 2-5:00 pm; last tour, 4:30 pm.

  • Angel Oak

    This ancient oak tree is estimated to be more than 1,400 years old. It is 65 ft. tall and has a circumference of 25.5 ft. Perfect for a romantic picnic or family gathering. M-Sa 9 am-5 pm, Su 1-5pm. Free.

  • Aqua Safaris, Inc

    The Lowcountry’s largest & best selection of inshore and offshore fishing charters. Tours leave from various area locations.

  • Audubon Swamp Garden

    A 60-acre blackwater cypress and tupelo swamp with a variety of native plants and flowers. Wildlife includes alligators and waterfowl, which you can view from binocular stands, boardwalks, bridges and dikes. Adults $7, ages 6-12 $5, 5 and under free, 8 am-dusk (ticket sales end at 5:30 pm). At Magnolia Plantation and Its Gardens.

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  • Avery Research Center for African-American History and Culture

    This is your window to the Gullah culture, which shaped much of the area. Formerly the site of the Avery Normal Institute (c. 1865), a prestigious African American private school, the center now houses permanent and traveling exhibits. Free, M-Fr noon-5 pm.

  • Berkeley Museum

    Historical museum located in Moncks Corner, next to the Old Santee Canal Park (picnic areas, hiking trails, interpretive center, etc.). M-Su 9 am-5 pm.

  • Bike the Bridge Rentals

    Take an easy ride across North America’s longest cable-stayed bridge. Then take time to tour historic downtown Charleston.

  • Bohicket Boat Adventure & Tour Co.

    Dolphin-watching river tours and sunset cruises, ACE basin adventures, shuttles to remote barrier islands. Sailing and fishing charters, kayak tours and rentals, power and sailboat rentals. M-Su, 8 am-8 pm, children $16; adults $24.

  • Boone Hall Plantation

    ”Unlike any other.” The sun glistens through Spanish Moss which drapes a 3/4 mile corridor of 265 year old Oak trees. Stroll down the Avenue, Explore the Gullah culture, visit one of the only still existing Slave Streets in America, let a tram ride take you through the plantation, tour the mansion, and more. “An absolute must see stop on any trip to Charleston.” - NBC Daytime. Tickets: $17.50 -Adults $15.00 - Seniors-Military-AAA Children 6-12 - $7.50 Under 6 – FREE with accompanying adult.

  • Brookgreen Gardens

    Drive 75 miles north of Charleston and you’ll discover Brookgreen Gardens. This garden features over 550 works of American figurative sculpture. Botanical, sculpture and nature tours are offered as well as scenic boat rides on The Springfield pontoon boat. Cafes and restaurants on the grounds. $12 adults (19-up), $10 seniors (65-up), $10 young adults (13-18), free for children 12 and under, July-August: Tu-F 9:30 am-9 pm, Sa-M 9:30 am-5 pm.

  • Bulldog Tours

    Charleston’s Premiere Walking Tour Company. Charleston Ghost and Dungeon Tour, The Dark Side of Charleston, The Haunted Jail Tour, Ghost & Graveyard Tour, & The Battery Walking Tour. Tours offered daily. Discounts honored. Reservations required. Open 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Call for details.

  • Calhoun Mansion

    Visit one of Charleston’s most fascinating homes. Tours 11 am on the hour and the half hour. Last tour at 3:30 pm. Admission $15 per person.

  • Caw Caw Interpretive Center

    Historical and interpretive trails fill this 654-acre site. Swamp boardwalks, historic rice fields and feeding grounds for endangered animals make for an interesting day. Entry fee is $1 for everyone and free for children 2 and under. W-F 9 am-3 pm, Sa-Su 9 am-5 pm;

  • Charles Pinckney National Historic Site

    Open daily 9 am-5 pm. Admission is free.

  • Charles Towne Landing

    This is the site of the first permanent English settlement in the Carolinas, more than 300 years ago. You’ll find a reproduced sailing vessel, the original fortified area, and a natural habitat zoo with over 20 species of animals. Adults $5; children 6-15 $3; 5 and under FREE; SC Seniors $3.25. Call for times;

  • Charleston Church Tours

    Explore an important yet often overlooked part of Charleston’s past. Guests of the tour will stroll through Charleston’s history and explore six of her historic churches. The tour goes into several of the churches, including some not regularly open for tours. Departs from the Meeting Street Inn. Mon- Fri at 10:30 a.m. Tours lasts 2 hours.

  • Charleston County Parks

    The Lowcountry’s best resource for outdoor fun, with several outdoor parks throughout the Charleston area. Various locations,

  • Charleston Harbor Tours

    Tour Charleston’s harbor aboard our newest vessel, the Carolina Belle. Learn about the “Holy City,” the Forts that helped shape our history including Ft. Sumter; the exquisite Battery homes and other points of interest. Daily departures, mid-Feb. through Nov., from the Charleston Maritime Center, , south of the SC Aquarium. 7 days a week, 11:30, 1:30, 3:30. A, MC, V, D. Private charters are available.

  • Charleston Sidewalks

    Charleston Sidewalks Home of the Original Children’s Pirate Treasure Hunt, the tours provide a historical romp through the area’s pirate and Native American past, as well as, a treasure hunt that navigates through cannons and ancient, live oak trees. A bag of pirate treasure is guaranteed to all hunters! Private, historical tours for all ages are also available. Reservations are required.

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