Charleston Museum claims to be the oldest museum in the USA. It opened in 1773 and features local history, culture and flora and fauna. The exhibitions are amazing. They have artifacts from the slave age and the Civil War, an outstanding silver collection, skeletons of some local prehistoric animals and a very exciting children’s area.

Charleston Music Hall is a great place to enjoy a really amazing concert or performance. The Charleston Music Hall has outstanding sound and light equipment, a huge stage. It hosts during the year many performances of famous and not so famous artists. It is also a very beautiful Gothic Revival style building.

Joseph Manigault House was built in 1970 by the Manigault family that owned several rice plantations. The mansion now is a historic house operated by the Charleston Museum. The house is beautifully furnished and decorated with period pieces. The most amazing part of the house is the fascinating circular staircase. The house is one of the most popular historic houses in Charleston.

The Confederate Museum is a very interesting and fascinating history museum that features the history of the American Civil War period. It has some outstanding exhibits and memorabilia. The museum also houses the "United Daughters of the Confederacy".

Waterfront Park is a twelve-acre (5 ha) park along approximately one-half mile of the Cooper River in Charleston. The park was designed by Stuart O. Dawson of Sasaki Associates with assistance from Edward Pinckney Associates and has received many design awards. The park is composed of distinct sections. At the northern entrance to the park at the foot of Vendue Range (a street in Charleston), a large fountain was built which anchors the end of the park. From the fountain, Vendue Wharf is a wide, wooden pier which extends into the Cooper River and offers sheltered swings. The largest portion of the park, between Vendue Range to the north and Exchange St. to the south, is itself made of two distinct sections. Running along Concord St. and Prioleau St. for approximately one-quarter mile is a dense canopy of oak trees and many benches.

Hibernian Hall in Charleston, is located at 105 Meeting Street, just north of the intersection of Meeting and Broad Street, more commonly referred to as the "Four Corners of the Law". The building was constructed in 1840 by Thomas U. Walter of Philadelphia in the Greek Revival style, with six giant-order Ionic columns supporting the pediment. The building is home to the Hibernian Society, an Irish benevolent society. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973. Hibernian Hall is the only remaining building associated with the Democratic National Convention of 1860, one of the most critical political gatherings in United States history. The building served as convention headquarters for the faction of the Democratic Party supporting presidential candidate Stephen A. Douglas.

Washington Square Park is the oldest public park in the city of Charleston. It is located just behind the city hall and represents a very pleasant and beautiful green area, with monuments and statues of deserving people of the city, as you walk along your way.

The Battery is a very famous city park, also known as the White Point Gardens. The place began to be used as a public park from 1837 onwards. During the American Civil War, it was a fortified artillery bunker. The park has some memorials and offers outstanding views of Charleston Harbor and other places of beauty in the city.