South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston SC | Nearby Businesses

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• Zoo and Aquarium

100 Aquarium Whrf
Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 720-1990

This tour is available through Bulldog Tours, voted "Charleston's Best Tour Company" in 2010, 2011, 2012, & 2013.

Round up your gang and strap on your boots, heels or dancing shoes and prepare to get rowdy at the saloon on the corner of Market Street and East Bay Street. Charleston’s original Market Street Saloon is the only place in Charleston you’re allowed to get on the bar—in fact, our bouncers will HELP you climb up! Contact us for more information. We are the official bachelor/bachelorette party headquarters of Charleston!

There’s no better way to see historic Charleston than from the vantage point of an Old South carriage. Family owned and operated since 1983, Old South Carriage Company offers fully narrated hour-long tours by licensed guides wearing the red sash - our symbol of quality and your assurance of a great tour. Come to our English-style stable at 14 Anson St, just 2 blocks from the City Market, and meet our friendly and professional staff. You can order tickets ahead of time online or walk in - tours depart every 20-30 minutes throughout the day. A ramp leading to a platform makes boarding easy. Old South Carriage Company uses French Percherons and Belgian draft horses. These sturdy employees vacation at Sugah Cain, Old South’s 65-acre plantation on John’s Island. For 2-3 months annually, these beautiful horses are free to run in large pastures or leisurely graze under century-old live oaks. Tours operate daily from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (DST) 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (EST).

The Nathaniel Russell House is a historic house at 51 Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Built by wealthy shipping merchant Nathaniel Russell in 1808, it is recognized as one of America's most important Neoclassical houses. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973.Mansion and groundsArchitectureRussell commissioned an unknown architect to build a large townhome in the then popular Federal-style. Sited on a large city lot in downtown Charleston, the rectangular house has a symmetrical façade, with a projecting four-sided bay that rises the full three-stories of the central block of the house. Constructed of Carolina gray brick, the three bay entrance front emphasizes height rather than width with the main living areas on the second and third-stories. The house is 9600sqft with 6000sqft of living area.The first-story entrance front is dominated by the residence's grand entrance door. The eight-panel door is faux-grained and is encased by fluted pilasters, and topped by an elliptical fanlight detailed with looped tracery set within a molded nichelike arch. The entrance is flanked by single unadorned windows.The three windows on the second-floor are emphasized by their floor length, ornamented with white marble lintels and are set in recessed red-brick arches with white keystones, tied together with a narrow white string course that runs around the entire perimeter of the house. Also featured is a light wrought-iron balcony that breaks out in a semicircle before each of the second-story windows, and displays Nathaniel Russell's initials in the center. A balcony also surrounds the projecting bay on the south side of the house, but does not interconnect with the one on the entrance front. Above the second-story brick arches is found a subtle red, double-brick string course that is topped with three additional windows on the third floor with prominent marble lintels. The architectural details that are found on the entrance front is carried over to the south facing façade, and can be viewed from the garden. A paneled balustrade runs fully about the central block and the south bay rendering the low hipped roof imperceptible.

Distillery tours and tastings are available on the hour from 11:00am - 6:00pm, Monday-Tuesday & Thursday - Saturday. *Closed Wednesdays and Sundays*

The U.S. Custom House or U.S. Customhouse is the custom house in Charleston, South Carolina. Construction began in 1853, but was interrupted in 1859 due to costs and the possibility of South Carolina's secession from the Union. After the Civil War, construction was restarted in 1870 and completed in 1879. The building was placed on the National Register of Historical Places on October 9, 1974. It is also a contributing property of the Charleston Historic District.Design competitionIn the tense pre-Civil War period, the federal government felt that building a new custom house in Charleston to replace the Old Custom House would be a positive sign to South Carolina. A design competition with a US$300 prize was announced. About ten architects submitted entries. The four known entrants were three Charlestonian architects: Edward Brickell White, Edward C. Jones, and Peter H. Hammarskold and one Savannah, Georgia architect, John S. Norris. Noted New York architect, James Renwick submitted a late entry, which was returned. The commission judging the entries selected the Jones design and submitted the plans to the Secretary of the Treasury in Washington, DC.

Escape in 60 is a locally-owned upscale Escape Room in the heart of downtown Charleston. Our Escape Rooms offer an exciting and challenging entertainment experience in which our customers and their team become characters in a mystery they are given an hour to solve. Through the hour, groups find clues, collect keys and work together to solve the final puzzle and escape their room. Each of our three escape rooms brings a new mystery to life: breaking out of prison, solving a kidnapping or saving a ship from Davy Jones’ Locker. Escape in 60 is perfect for entertaining small groups and families. Our concept is also an ideal team building activity for businesses and organizations.

April 12th, 1861… the first shots were fired on Fort Sumter, and so began the American Civil War. Fort Sumter’s significance in history is a benchmark. The site of the first shots fired in the American Civil War, Fort Sumter is a poignant part of our country’s biography. The story of brother against brother touches not only those who have a keen interest in history but anyone who visits this prestigious site. You will step back in time when you step off our boat and onto this well preserved piece of American history. Fort Sumter Tours is an authorized National Park Service concessioner. We provide the only commercial boat transportation to Fort Sumter. We offer many departure times daily from two convenient locations, Liberty Square, downtown Charleston, or Patriots Point, in Mt. Pleasant. Once aboard, you will experience a relaxing 30 minute narrated cruise to historic Fort Sumter. You will learn about the events which led to the outbreak of America’s most bloody war. When you arrive you will be greeted by National Park Service Rangers, who will provide further details about Fort Sumter and its pivotal role in the War Between the States. On the fort you will find a very informative museum with many historic artifacts and a souvenir shop. After your one hour visit, you will enjoy a scenic cruise back to your departure point.

Located in the heart of historic downtown Charleston, SC, High Wire Distilling Company is dedicated to making premium, handcrafted, small batch spirits including gins, rums, whiskeys and vodkas using premium, specialized ingredients. All of their products are batch distilled in a hand-hammered, German copper still to create the finest Southern spirits available. The location is as unique as the spirits—a rustic 6,000 square foot warehouse located on Upper King Street next to Butcher & Bee. A place locals and visitors can frequent, High Wire Distilling offers tours and tastings Thursday-Saturday from 1PM to 5PM. Tour reservations are recommended and can be made by calling 843-755-4664. Parking is available onsite. Tour with a Complimentary Tasting: $8 Tour without a Tasting: $5 Free admission for children 12 and under (must be accompanied by an adult) Tastings only offered to adults 21 and over.

USS Clamagore is a submarine, presently a museum ship at the Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime Museum in Charleston, South Carolina. Built in 1945 for the United States Navy, she was still in training when World War II ended. She was named for the clamagore or blue parrotfish, Scarus coeruleus, found in the West Indies and along the Atlantic coast as far north as Maryland. A National Historic Landmark, she is the only known surviving example of a GUPPY type submarine.ConstructionClamagore was built by Electric Boat Co. in Groton, Connecticut near the end of World War II. She was launched on 25 February 1945 and sponsored by Miss Mary Jane Jacobs, daughter of Vice Admiral Randall Jacobs, USN, Chief of Naval Personnel and commissioned on 28 June 1945, with Commander S.C. Loomis, Jr., taking command.Operational historyClamagore was first assigned to Key West, and reported there on 5 September 1945. She operated off Key West with various fleet units and with the Fleet Sonar School, voyaging on occasion to Cuba and the Virgin Islands until 5 December 1947, when she entered Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for GUPPY II modernization and installation of snorkel.

The Joseph Manigault House is a historic house museum at 350 Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina that is owned and operated by the Charleston Museum. Built in 1803, it was designed by Gabriel Manigault to be the home of his brother, and is nationally significant as a well-executed and preserved example of Adam style architecture. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.Description and historyThe Manigault House is located near the center of the Charleston peninsula, at the corner of Meeting and John Streets. It is a three story brick structure, set on a raised brick foundation. The main facade has a two-story porch across the center three bays, with elaborate doorways on both floors featuring slender pilasters and sidelight windows. A semicircular stairwell projects from one sidewall, and a bowed porch from the other, giving the house the rough shape of a parallelogram. The interior features delicately refined woodwork in its fireplace mantels, door and window moulding, and cornices, reflective of the style promoted by Robert Adam, which differentiated the scale of these elements in domestic and civic architecture. The gatehouse standing near the property entrance is a architectural folly.The house was built in 1803 for Joseph Manigault to a design by his brother Gabriel. Gabriel Manigault had studied architecture in London before the American Revolutionary War, and was familiar with Robert Adams' design principles. This was the first major work of his to exhibit these principles, and was also one of the first houses in Charleston that was not obviously based on the standard "single house" and double house" models then commonly used. The house also includes a number of construction elements designed to minimize problems with pests.

Come aboard the famous "Fighting Lady" on this exclusive guided tour that explores the unexplained mysteries of this legendary WWII aircraft carrier docked in the harbor in historic Charleston, SC. Walk in the steps of Heroes where many gave their all and a few may linger still. Hear stories of sacrifice and devastation which befell many who served as this tour ventures into areas normally restricted to the public. Learn of the strange activity that has been documented and reported over the years including the startling results of the investigation by Syfy Channel's "Ghost Hunters".

With We Love Moving, you provide the truck and we provide the Movers. Not only do we provide the Movers, but we also provide many essentials for a complete and safe move. By removing the overhead and you providing the truck (~$20-50/day in-town rental), you we will save money in your moving costs. Our crews show up ready to work with a great attitude. We provide our own transportation, two or more men, and a moving supply kit to complete your move. Just sit back and let our experienced movers and packers do the heavy lifting.