Charleston International Airport 6 min
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum (18 min)
Visitors can explore a retired Naval aircraft carrier, destroyer & submarine docked here year-round. Rainbow Row (22 min)
Historic District cluster of 13 pastel-painted Georgian-style rowhouses dating from 1748 to 1845. Audubon Swamp Garden (24 min)
Serene wetlands home to alligators, turtles & peacocks, explored via a boardwalk & bridges. The Charleston Museum (16 min)
America's first museum, founded in 1773, exhibits relics from South Carolina & Confederate history. South Carolina Aquarium (19 min)
Massive aquarium with interactive exhibits & hundreds of creatures, including many native species. The Battery (25 min)
Landmark defensive seawall & promenade, lined by stately antebellum homes & historical monuments. Friends of the Hunley (15 min)
Waterfront museum offering weekend tours of a 19th-century historic submarine, artifacts & exhibits. Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge (14 min)
Sleek car bridge (with a bike/walking lane) whose triangular arches are illuminated at night. Joe Riley Waterfront Park (20 min)
Well-known park with water views plus a large lawn, walkways & 2 fountains. Middleton Place (25 min)
Sprawling Ashley River rice plantation dating to the 1730s, with gardens and refined lodging. Historic Charleston City Market (19 min)
4-block city market over 200 years old, with vendors of food, art & crafts like sweetgrass baskets. Magnolia Plantation and Gardens (21 min)
Lush garden dating to pre-Revolutionary War times, with train & boat tours, plus a petting zoo. Drayton Hall (21 min)
Storied, well-preserved antebellum plantation with tranquil grounds & an African-American cemetery. Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens (26 min)
1681 working plantation known for its moss-draped 3/4-mile Avenue of Oaks & original slave cabins. Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site (17 min)
Tours & interactive exhibits at the birthplace of the Carolina colony, first settled in 1670. | 
