Charleston Museum and Charleston Car Rental
The Charleston Museum was the first museum built in America and was founded in 1773. It is located in the Downtown Historic District of Charleston, South Carolina. The main museum's exhibits include natural history and local history displays and decorative arts, including silver. One display features objects from the museum's origins in the late 1700s. The museum focuses on local historic, cultural, and natural history. Permanent exhibits include artifacts from 18th and 19th centuries, including slave tags and firearms from the Civil War. They also feature an impressive silver collection which includes the christening cup of George Washington. For those who like natural history when traveling with Charleston car rental, check out the bird collection and skeletons of local prehistoric animals
Exhibits and more
The Charleston Museum has several exhibits going on all the time. There are special exhibitions, permanent exhibitions, traveling exhibitions, and kidstory. The Charleston Museum's permanent exhibitions is a noted collection containing several things from people and events from the early settlement through the late 19th century. Highlights include early tradeware, slave tags, artifacts from eras of rice and cotton, the chair in which delegates sat to sign South Carolina's Ordinance of Secession, and firearms from the War Between the States. You also won't want to miss out on the museum's exhibition "Charleston Silver" when you travel with your Charleston Car Rental. This separate gallery highlights the Charleston Museums outstanding silver collection which features the christening cup of George Washington. "The Early Days" is another exhibit which contains objects from the institutions past including an Egyptian mummy, jarred biological specimens preserved in rum, and a plaster coat of the monumental statue of Pharaoh Rameses II, acquired from The British Museum in the 1890s.
Fun for everyone
The Charleston Museum is a perfect outing with the kids and your Charleston car rental. There is a large children's section in the museum, which has several large dollhouses and various kinds of clothing worn at various periods in Charleston's history. There is a mixture of old and new clothing here. There is also a section of the museum where children can do various things, such as make quilt patterns. Visitors can put their squares of fabric up on a velcro wall. Just remember that there is a no photo rule in this section because of the fear of the flash fading the fabrics. There is also a copy of what the Hundley Submarine looks like but since it had been sunk during the Civil War, no one really knows for sure. It is outside of the museum so you can see it without paying the admission fee. You can also find another submarine inside the museum as well.
Heyward-Washington House and the Joseph Manigault House
While you're at the Charleston Museum why don't you take a look at the Heyward-Washington House and the Joseph Manigault which are in the same area? They are 2 beautiful historic houses that are a recognized National Historic Landmark.
Before you go...
The Charleston Museum is open year-round during the following times: Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The museum also operates two historic Charleston houses, the Heyward-Washington House and the Joseph Manigault house. Both homes are open for tours. Museum and Historic Home prices are USD 10 each, but you can save if you book for two or more with your Charleston car rental. Check the website for further details.
For more information when you visit Charleston Museum with your Charleston car rental visit their official website at www.charlestonmuseum.org or (843) 722 2996.
