 Charleston Museum - Reviews from across the web
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Just OK - user review
I've seen better museums and I've seen worse....but I don't think I've ever been in one so hot! The section about the rice plantations of the pre-civil war period was the best and I fee...
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Don't miss this gem - user review
Have been to many wonderful museums across the country. Did not expect a lot from this museum, and was pleasantly surprised. This is a very interesting and historical museum that shou...
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Worthwhile - user review
This was certainly a nice home and worth visi...
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Very Enjoyable - user review
We very much enjoyed touring this house. It is very near the visitor center and it covered by the Charleston Heritage Tour Pass...(2 museums, 2 plantations and 4 houses for $39.95 each). ...
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A nice little museum - user review
I thought this was a nice place with plenty of history obviously since it is the oldest museum in the country. It gives plenty of history on SC as well as the things that shaped not only S...
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Heyward-Washington House - user review
The Heyward-Washington house is one of the properties owned and operated by the Charleston Museum. The home was built in 1772 and is mostly famous because it was the residence of George Washington when he visited Charleston (hence the name). The house is beautiful and well-stocked with antiques (inc...
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Charleston Museum | Museum/Attraction Review | Charleston | Frommers.com - expert review
The Charleston Museum, founded in 1773, is the first and oldest museum in America. The collections preserve and interpret the social and natural history of Charleston and the South Carolina coastal region. The full-scale replica of the famed Confederate submarine Hunle...
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Historic Homes: A Journey Into the Past - expert review
Historic Homes: A Journey Into the Past Aiken Rhett House The Aiken-Rhett House provides a complete look at antebellum life. Built in 1818 by merchant John Robinson and greatly expanded and redecorated by Governor and Mrs. William Aiken, Jr. in the 1830s and 1850s, the house has survived virtually u...
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Heyward-Washington House - expert review
The area where rice planter Daniel Heyward built his home in 1772 is believed to have been the inspiration for the folk opera Porgy and Bess. President George Washington stayed in the house during his 1791 visit. The period furnishings include the Holmes Bookcase, one of the finest remaining America...
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Two views of historic Charleston - user review
The Charleston Museum is conveniently located near the Visitors Center and structured parking lot. Parking fee was very reasonable. The modern Museum building allows for a logical flo...
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Heyward-Washington House - expert review
In a district of Charleston called Cabbage Row, this 1772 house was built by Daniel Heyward, called the rice king, and was the setting for Dubose Heyward's Porgy. It was also the home of Thomas Heyward, Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence. President George Washington bedded down here in...
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Joseph Manigault House | Museum/Attraction Review | Charleston | Frommers.com - expert review
This 1803 Adams-style residence, a National Historic Landmark, was a wealthy rice planters home. The house features a curving central staircase and an outstanding collection of Charlestonian, American, English, and French period furnishings. Its located diagonally ac...
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