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nial Charleston’s role in the Revolutionary War. Rainbow Row is about a block south, so be sure to walk by while in the area. Those interested in learning more about the city’s role in the Civil War will enjoy the Charleston Museum. The Gibbes Museum of Art tells Charleston’s history through the lenses of sculpture and art. The Old Slave Mart Museum on

from the water among the salt marshes. It stayed this way for decades. The park opened in 1990 and took about 13 years to complete. It is arguably one of Ameri ca’s most beautiful public spaces. Hampton Park, just outside the Sum merall Gate to The Citadel campus, boasts the city’s most extensive floral displays, was once a horse race track and

cobblestoned Chalmers Street focuses on the history of Charleston’s role in the interstate slave trade. Charleston’s newest museum , The International African American Mu seum (IAAM), opened to the public in June 2023. The museum’s mission is “To honor the untold stories of the African American journey at one of

Waterfront Park Pier in the Downtown Historic District of Charleston.

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the site of a prison camp for Union sol diers during the Civil War, and is where America’s tradition of celebrating Me morial Day began. White Point Garden at the southern tip of the peninsula has an impressive display of Civil War cannons and spec tacular views of Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. Walking the High/ Low Battery along the water’s edge pro vides even better views. MUSEUMS Charleston’s museum offerings are plen tiful and diverse. At The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon on East Bay Street, visitors can explore a museum about colo

The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon in Charleston. It was completed in 1771.

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