Charleston International Airport 25 min
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge (6 min.)
Sleek car bridge (with a bike/walking lane) whose triangular arches are illuminated at night. The Charleston Museum (7 min.)
America s first museum founded in 1773 exhibits relics from South Carolina & Confederate history. Rainbow Row (10 min.)
Historic District cluster of 13 pastel-painted Georgian-style rowhouses dating from 1748 to 1845. Fort Sumter National Monument (9 min.)
Accessed by boat this fort with ruins gun emplacements & a museum saw the Civil War s first shots. Old Slave Mart Museum (10 min.)
Displays in this former slave auction building tell the story of the slave trade in Charleston. Aiken-Rhett House Museum (7 min.)
Tours of this historic home of an influential 1800s family include a back lot where slaves lived. Gibbes Museum Of Art (9 min.)
Portraits & landscapes dating back to the 1700s housed in a century-old beaux arts-style building. Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site (7 min.)
Tours & interactive exhibits at the birthplace of the Carolina colony first settled in 1670. Nathaniel Russell House (9 min.)
Ornate circa-1808 home known for its free-flying 3-story spiral staircase with guided tours. South Carolina Aquarium (11 min.)
Massive aquarium with interactive exhibits & hundreds of creatures including many native species. Patriots Point Naval U0026 Maritime Museum (10 min.)
Visitors can explore a retired Naval aircraft carrier destroyer & submarine docked here year-round. The Battery (11 min.)
Landmark defensive seawall & promenade lined by stately antebellum homes & historical monuments. | 
