Revolutionary Charleston
Explore Charleston’s colonial past and discover what life was like in this wealthy colonial port city with the coming of the American Revolution.
Adult ticket - $26.00
Child ticket (ages 6-12) - $14.00
From The Charleston Museum online shop
Allow one week for delivery
Pass includes admission to all of the following:
Gibbes Museum of Art – 135 Meeting Street
Defined by European standards, portraiture was the principal art form of colonial South Carolina. Though European immigrants willingly left families and possessions to come to the New World in hopes of a better life, they carried with them their European artistic ideals. The permanent collection at the Gibbes Museum of Art contains work by artists who came to the colony with artistic skills gained in Europe, such as portrait artists Jeremiah Theus, John Wollaston, and Henrietta Johnston, who is recognized as the first woman artist in America.
Heyward-Washington House – 87 Church Street
Thomas Heyward, for whom the the house was built in 1772, was an active participant in the events of the Revolution. He was one of four South Carolinians who signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. He also served with patriot military forces after returning to South Carolina, acting with distinction under General William Moultrie. Learn Heyward's fate, as well as the legends surrounding Elizabeth Heyward's brave stand against the British and much more. Also, George Washington slept here!
The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon – 122 East Bay Street
Completed in 1771 as the New Exchange and Custom House for the wealthiest colony in America, today the building is recognized as one of our country’s three Halls of Freedom. Visit the Great Hall where President George Washington danced and South Carolinians ratified the U.S. Constitution. Tour the Provost Dungeon where prisoners were held during the British occupation in 1780. Here history comes to life as pirates and patriots recall extraordinary events of early Charles Town.
The Powder Magazine – 79 Cumberland Street
The Powder Magazine is Charleston’s oldest public building, circa 1713. The Powder Magazine served as an arsenal from the period of the original walled city until Revolutionary era Charles Towne. This original structure stored five tons of ammunition during the Revolution and its unique architecture was designed to collapse inward in the event of an explosion. Artifacts from the American Revolution are on public display. Tours are administrated by period dressed interpreters and periodic living history activities are available.