A big, awesome park that locals love for its arboreal and floral displays, fitness trail and large swaths of open space, often utilized for things like Frisbee matches. It has public restrooms and parking, and is rarely crowded.
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Hampton Park
Charleston
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
2.71 MILES
Opened to the public in 2015, this James Island plantation offers an honest and frankly devastating account of the lives of the enslaved and later …
1.36 MILES
The only surviving urban town-house complex, this 1820 abode gives a fascinating glimpse into antebellum life on a 45-minute self-guided audio tour. The…
Guardians of Charleston Harbor
5.76 MILES
The first shots of the Civil War rang out at Fort Sumter, on a pentagon-shaped island in the harbor. A Confederate stronghold, this fort was shelled to…
9.21 MILES
Some folks reckon this Southern live oak tree is 1500 years old (others says it's 400 to 500 years old). Whatever the case, it's one of the oldest living…
2.21 MILES
Formerly called Ryan's Mart, this building once housed an open-air market that auctioned African American men, women and children in the mid-1800s, the…
19.88 MILES
Part of Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, this pristine barrier island offers a haunting 'boneyard beach' (pines and myrtles poke out of the sand,…
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6.36 MILES
This layered fort encapsulates the history of US coastal defense spanning nearly 200 years and four wars. Aspects of the fort have been restored to help…
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2.29 MILES
As the name hints, this 1772 Georgian-style town house is kind of a big deal because George Washington rented it for a week, and visitors can stand in…
Nearby Charleston attractions
0.28 MILES
South Carolina's military-college campus is set in historic buildings and is replete with uniformed cadets and various memorials. There's a small museum…
2. Redux Contemporary Art Center
0.5 MILES
A contemporary-art hub and event space, with three galleries, a few dozen studios and some classrooms.
0.76 MILES
A neighborhood favorite, this contemporary-art gallery displays mostly abstract and nonobjective work of artists from the East Coast with some connection…
4. Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
0.89 MILES
An outpost of the world's largest private collection of important original manuscripts and documents, housed in a former Methodist church built in 1856…
1.36 MILES
The only surviving urban town-house complex, this 1820 abode gives a fascinating glimpse into antebellum life on a 45-minute self-guided audio tour. The…
1.37 MILES
Founded in 1773, this is the country's oldest museum. It's helpful and informative if you're looking for historical background before strolling through…
1.41 MILES
This three-story Federal-style house from 1803 was once the showpiece of a French Huguenot rice planter. There's a tiny neoclassical gate temple in the…
1.46 MILES
Charleston's most frequented park is 10 acres of green space in the middle of downtown, bordering on King, Calhoun, Meeting and Tobacco Sts. It's the home…