Visiting Charleston, SC
Veteran Points of Interest in Charleston
Veteran Grave Sites
We have compiled a list of Famous veteran grave sites that you can visit while in the Charleston area. Only the immediate counties of Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester are included.
Fort Sumter National Monument
Where the Civil War started. Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie provided defenses in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.
Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime Museum
Patriot's Point is located on Historic Charleston Harbor, there you can visit the World War II Aircraft Carrier USS Yorktown, CV-10. While on board, you can see the Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial Museum. Also at Patriot's Point you can visit the Cold War Submarine Memorial, and Vietnam Naval Support Base Camp Replica which includes Vietnam era aircraft and an original River Patrol boat.
The Hunley Museum
The CSS H.L. Hunley is the first submarine in world history to sink an enemy ship. It was discovered in 30 feet of water off of the coast of Sullivan's Island, SC and was excavated in 2000, 136 years after its disappearance.
American Military Museum
The American Military Museum is located at 360 Concord Street in downtown Charleston near the South Carolina Aquarium and adjacent to the debarkation point for tours to Historic Fort Sumter. Artifacts from 14 American conflicts ranging from the Revolutionary War through the recent War in Iraq are on display there in over 70 display cases. Uniforms, flags, medals and hundreds of other Military Artifacts from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard are on display. There is also a memorial chapel, 400 different pieces of military headgear, 600 military miniature and toy soldiers and more.
Walking Tours
The Original Charleston Walks offers a variety of Walking Tours of Historic Charleston. Walks include Historic Homes, Civil War, Patriots of Charleston, Slavery & Freedom, Pirates & Buccaneers, and Ghost & Legends. Most walks take no more than 2 hours and cover less than a mile.
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