123 Capitol Street Libraries Kanawha County Public Library The main library of Kanawha County, in a renovated downtown building. EXPLORE PLACE
1 Clay Square Performing Arts Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences An arts and science center with the Juliet Art Museum, a planetarium and Maier Foundation Performance Hall. EXPLORE PLACE
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Libraries West Virginia Archives and History Library The state archives and history library in the Culture Center. EXPLORE PLACE
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Historic & Cultural Attractions West Virginia State Capitol Cass Gilbert's 1932 capitol, with a gold dome taller than the US Capitol's. EXPLORE PLACE
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East History Museums West Virginia State Museum The state museum in the Culture Center at the Capitol Complex, telling West Virginia's story. EXPLORE PLACE
340 Concord Street Castles & Fortifications Fort Sumter National Monument The fort where the first shots of the Civil War were fired, reached by ferry from Liberty Square. EXPLORE PLACE
3550 Ashley River Road Gardens & Nature Magnolia Plantation and Gardens One of the oldest public gardens in America, with romantic-style gardens. EXPLORE PLACE
3380 Ashley River Road Historic Houses Drayton Hall The oldest unrestored plantation house in America open to the public, from about 1750. EXPLORE PLACE
4300 Ashley River Road Historic Houses Middleton Place An 18th-century plantation with the oldest landscaped gardens in the US. EXPLORE PLACE
100 Aquarium Wharf Aquariums & Zoos South Carolina Aquarium An aquarium on Charleston Harbor with a sea turtle care center. EXPLORE PLACE
164 King Street Libraries Charleston Library Society The third-oldest subscription library in the US, founded in 1748. EXPLORE PLACE
161 Calhoun Street Galleries & Art Spaces Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art The College of Charleston's contemporary art space. EXPLORE PLACE
95 Calhoun Street Performing Arts Gaillard Center Charleston's main performing arts center, home of the Charleston Symphony. EXPLORE PLACE
135 Church Street Performing Arts Dock Street Theatre A theater on the site of America's first theater, built in 1736, now home of Charleston Stage. EXPLORE PLACE
122 East Bay Street History Museums Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon A 1771 colonial exchange building with a dungeon that held prisoners during the Revolution. EXPLORE PLACE
6 Chalmers Street History Museums Old Slave Mart Museum The only known surviving building used as a slave auction gallery in South Carolina. EXPLORE PLACE
350 Meeting Street Historic Houses Joseph Manigault House An 1803 Federal house designed by Gabriel Manigault. EXPLORE PLACE
87 Church Street Historic Houses Heyward-Washington House The 1772 home of Declaration signer Thomas Heyward Jr., where George Washington stayed in 1791. EXPLORE PLACE
