Landmark & History
Mother Emanuel AME Church
A historic African Methodist Episcopal congregation with profound importance to Charleston and American history.
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Landmark & History
The Powder Magazine
One of Charleston’s oldest public buildings and an early colonial powder storehouse.
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Museum
Old Slave Mart Museum
A museum interpreting Charleston’s role in the domestic slave trade inside a surviving slave-auction building.
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Landmark & History
Heyward-Washington House
An eighteenth-century house associated with signer Thomas Heyward Jr. and George Washington’s Charleston visit.
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Landmark & History
Joseph Manigault House
A National Historic Landmark showcasing Federal-period architecture and Charleston social history.
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Museum
Aiken-Rhett House Museum
A preserved urban compound offering a layered view of antebellum Charleston and the lives of enslaved people.
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Landmark & History
Edmondston-Alston House
A historic waterfront house with period rooms and views across Charleston Harbor.
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Landmark & History
Nathaniel Russell House
A preserved Federal-era house known for architecture, interiors and Charleston history.
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Landmark & History
Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon
A major colonial and Revolutionary-era site near Charleston’s waterfront.
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Landmark & History
The Battery
A waterfront promenade lined with historic homes and views toward Charleston Harbor.
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