Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids

Explore the best best museums & educational spots for kids options for kids and families in Hanahan

Adrenaline Monkey Adventure Park

Adrenaline Monkey Adventure Park

Visit this great place for kids and families!

North Charleston Fire Museum

North Charleston Fire Museum

Historical exhibits & antique vehicles. Museum on fire history featuring interactive exhibits & over 20 antique firefighting vehicles.

Friends of the Hunley

Friends of the Hunley

Weekend tours of 19th-century submarine. Waterfront museum offering weekend tours of a 19th-century historic submarine, artifacts & exhibits.

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens

Historic lush grounds with tours & a zoo. Lush garden dating to pre-Revolutionary War times, with train & boat tours, plus a petting zoo.

Aiken-Rhett House Museum

Aiken-Rhett House Museum

Historic 1800s home of a former governor. Tours of this historic home of an influential 1800s family include a back lot where slaves lived.

Childrens Museum of the Lowcountry

Childrens Museum of the Lowcountry

Interactive exhibits & programs for kids. Hands-on exhibits for under-10 kids plus parties, programs, camps & classes such as yoga & dance.

The Charleston Museum

The Charleston Museum

Vast collection of regional artifacts. America's first museum, founded in 1773, exhibits relics from South Carolina & Confederate history.

Joseph Manigault House

Joseph Manigault House

Restored 1803 Adams-style residence. Built in 1803, this antebellum structure is furnished with period American, French & British pieces.

Mace Brown Museum of Natural History - College of Charleston

Mace Brown Museum of Natural History - College of Charleston

Visit this great place for kids and families!

South Carolina Aquarium

South Carolina Aquarium

Expansive display of living sea animals. Massive aquarium with interactive exhibits & hundreds of creatures, including many native species.

Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park

Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park

Pedestrian pier with panoramic views. A nautical-themed playground, 1,250-ft pier with bench swings, cafe/gift shop & scenic harbor views.

International African American Museum

International African American Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Powder Magazine Museum

Powder Magazine Museum

Military museum in a historic space. Colonial military history museum & gift shop in a 1713 gunpowder storage building.

Gibbes Museum of Art

Gibbes Museum of Art

Collection of prints & drawings. Portraits & landscapes dating back to the 1700s, housed in a century-old beaux arts-style building.

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

Military museum with retired Navy ships. Visitors can explore a retired Naval aircraft carrier, destroyer & submarine docked here year-round.

Old Slave Mart Museum

Old Slave Mart Museum

Historic site open to the public. Displays in this former slave auction building tell the story of the slave trade in Charleston.

Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon

Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon

Revolutionary & Colonial history tours. Self-guided tours offered in a historic building, formerly a Revolutionary prison & City Hall.

McLeod Plantation Historic Site

McLeod Plantation Historic Site

Grand circa-1851 plantation with tours. Preserved historical plantation with a Georgian-style mansion, slave cabins & interpretive tours.

Heyward-Washington House

Heyward-Washington House

Restored Georgian home built in 1772. 18th-century Georgian-style home once belonging to a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Nathaniel Russell House

Nathaniel Russell House

Grand neoclassical house built in 1808. Ornate, circa-1808 home known for its "free-flying" 3-story spiral staircase, with guided tours.

Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens

Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens

Scenic farmland with historic structures. 1681 working plantation known for its moss-draped Avenue of Oaks & original slave cabins.

Summerville Museum & Research Center

Summerville Museum & Research Center

County history in an old police station. Museum of county history in a former police station with exhibits, artifacts & community events.

World's Largest Sweet Tea

World's Largest Sweet Tea

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Fort Sumter National Monument

Fort Sumter National Monument

Sea fort with a pivotal Civil War role. Accessed by boat, this fort with ruins, gun emplacements & a museum saw the Civil War’s first shots.

Sullivan's Island Lighthouse

Sullivan's Island Lighthouse

Towering lighthouse at Fort Moultrie. This towering lighthouse is part of the Fort Moultrie unit of Fort Sumter National Monument.

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