Museums
Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art
No admission feeA contemporary art institute in downtown Charleston, run within the College of Charleston's School of the Arts, with exhibitions that cost nothing to see.
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Museums
South Carolina Historical Society
Charleston museum with interactive exhibits on South Carolina's people and events, run by a private nonprofit society.
100 Meeting St. Charleston, SC 29401 · Charleston, SC
About South Carolina Historical Society
The South Carolina Historical Society runs a museum in Charleston that presents interactive exhibits on the people, places, and movements that shaped the state. The museum occupies a building recognized as a National Historic Landmark. The society, a private nonprofit founded in 1855, also operates an archive holding manuscripts, letters, maps, and photographs about South Carolina. Visitors tour the museum on their own, and staff-led architecture tours are offered on certain days.
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Macaulay Museum of Dental History
Check pricesA dental history museum on the Medical University of South Carolina campus, holding a large collection of historic dental tools, chairs, and office displays.
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South Carolina Aquarium
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