Best places: Museums in Charleston, United States

Renovated museum with art & exhibitions celebrating West Virginia's history & culture.

👍👍 This museum hasn't opened yet. But I've become a contributing donor and I'm very excited for the contribution I was able to make. Being from the South Carolina area through my heritage I am excited that this museum will incorporate a genetic lab documenting those of us who are from the area.

👍👍 Had the honor and privilege of helping raise the flag at FT. Sumpter this morning. The first group to arrive in the morning gets this opportunity.

Portraits & landscapes dating back to the 1700s, housed in a century-old beaux arts-style building.

America's first museum, founded in 1773, exhibits relics from South Carolina & Confederate history.

Self-guided tours offered in a historic building, formerly a Revolutionary prison & City Hall.

Grassy national park on Cooper River featuring a small museum, aquarium & ferry to Fort Sumter.

Tours of this historic home of an influential 1800s family include a back lot where slaves lived.

Venue for interactive exhibits, science-related movies on a jumbo screen & diverse performances.

👍👍 Great little collection prominently featuring ancient cetaceans and their progenitors. Also a variety of extinct fauna from South Carolina, and a great display on the evolution of life in the ocean. There's a lot of information posted around the exhibits as well, and you can probably get a fairly c...

Displays in this former slave auction building tell the story of the slave trade in Charleston.

Colonial military history museum & gift shop in a 1713 gunpowder storage building.

👍👍 Historic landmark of one of the oldest synagogues in the U.S founded in 1749. Beautiful architecture and friendly staff. Located centrally in downtown Charleston. It is the 2nd oldest synagogue in the US but the longest operational.

Greek Revival landmark built in 1841 offering Civil War history & tours by women's-group docents.

Built in 1803, this antebellum structure is furnished with period American, French & British pieces.

👍👍 This man went to my church many years ago. He did the iron on my house as a little girl. Nice, gentle and kind man he was

👍👍 A lot to learn about WV. And it's free.

Private library housing historical state photos & documents, with a Colonial & antebellum focus.

Family-friendly museum with a variety of fine arts & science-related exhibits plus hands-on play.

Small roadside monument to iconic restaurant chain with glass displays of photos & artifacts.