Area Attractions Ranked by Average Annual Attendance
Single Adult Admission / Group Rates Available? Description (Amenities)
Company
Phone / Website Email
Top Local Official(s)/ Year Founded
Annual Attendance
James Island County Park Splash Zone 871 Riverland Drive James Island, SC 29412
843-795-7275 www.splashparks.com charlestoncountyparks@ccprc.com
Randy/Woodard, Mindy/ Perrault 1995
92,431
$11.99 Y
Two 200-foot slides, lazy river, Caribbean play structure, concessions, kiddie pool, lockers, lifeguards, vending
Fort Moultrie 1214 Middle St. Sullivan's Island, SC 29482
843-883-3123 www.nps.gov/fosu FOSU_Information@nps.gov
Tim/Stone, Dawn/Davis, Paula/Ogden-Muse 1960
102,000
$3 N
History of American seacoast defense from 1776-1947; visitor center with museum exhibits, film and bookstore
Charleston Tea Plantation 6617 Maybank Highway Wadmalaw Island, SC 29487
843-559-0383 www.charlestonteaplantation.com jknight@rcbigelow.com
Bryn/Riley, Jane /Knight, William /B./Hall 2003
70,000
Factory tour free; trolley ride $10 Y
The Alley 131 Columbus St. Charleston, SC 29403
843-818-4080 www.thealleycharleston.com lucym@bowlthealley.com
Sean/Terry, David/ Crowley, Lucy/McNerney 2012
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$12-$25 Y
Drayton Hall Preservation Trust 3380 Ashley River Road Charleston, SC 29414
843-769-2600 www.draytonhall.org info@draytonhall.org
Carter/C./Hudgins 1738
60,000
$22 Y
Founded 1738, an icon of Colonial America and the nation's oldest preserved plantation house open to the public with 1790s African-American cemetery.
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site 1254 Long Point Road Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
843-881-5516 www.nps.gov/chpi CHPI_Information@nps.gov
Tim/Stone, Dawn/Davis, Michelle/Haas 1990
53,000
Free N
Country estate of Charles Pinckney; Constitution history, archaeology, African-American history
Charleston Stage at the Historic Dock Street Theatre 135 Church St. Charleston, SC 29401
843-577-7183 www.charlestonstage.com email@charlestonstage.com
Brian/Porter 1978
53,000
Varies Y
South Carolina's largest professional theatre company, produces a full season of plays, musicals and theatre for youth programs
Edmondston-Alston House 21 East Battery Charleston, SC 29401
843-722-7171 Edmondstonalston.com vmizel@middletonplace.org
Virginia/Mizel 1825
50,000
$12 Y
Daily tours, private tours available as well as reception and dinner space
Nathaniel Russell House 51 Meeting St. Charleston, SC 29401
843-723-1623 www.historiccharleston.org -
Winslow/Hastie, Cynthia /Wood 1947
50,000
$12 Y
Two hundred year old Federal townhouse with elaborate plasterwork, fine furnishings and a magnificent free flying staircase
Palmetto Islands County Park Splash Island 444 Needlerush Parkway Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
843-884-0832 www.splashparks.com customerservice@ccprc.com
Mindy/Perrault, Cole/ Thomas 1994
48,149
$7.99 Y
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Tea plantation with informational tours of the on-site factory and trolley rides designed to educate the public on the growing and processing of tea Full service restaurant & bar, event space, eight lanes of bowling, arcade games, outdoor space
200-foot slide, Cyclone swirling water ride, 16-foot otter slide, kiddie pool, sprays, waterfalls, geysers, vending Researched by Business Journal staff