CHARLESTON MUSEUM-360 Meeting Street
America’s first museum showcases a variety of cultural and natural history artifacts that tell the story of the South Carolina Lowcountry. Visitors of all ages will be transported back through time, viewing artifacts from ancient fossils and an enormous whale skeleton to elegant costumes and Charleston silver. Special Exhibit - Clothes to Dye For: Colorful Textiles from the Charleston Museum Collection. $10/adult, $5/children 3-12, under 3 free. (843) 722-2996. Monday-Saturday 9-5, Sunday 1-5.
Phone - 722-2996
Website - www.charlestonmuseum.org
DRAYTON HALL-3380 Ashley River Road
Named “the most important intact historic structure in British North America” Drayton Hall, c. 1738, is an exceptionally well-preserved and historically accurate southern plantation house and is thought to be the first Palladian building in America. Professionally guided tours highlight exquisite architectural details throughout the house and introduce visitors to the families—both white and black—who lived and worked here for over seven generations. Open daily 9:30-5:30. Nine miles from downtown Charleston.
Phone - 843-769-2600
Website - www.draytonhall.org
