List of museums in South Carolina

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This list of museums in South Carolina, United States, encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Agricultural Heritage CenterBlackvilleBarnwellCentral Savannah River AreaAgricultureLocated at the Clemson University Edisto Research Station, early rural farm life[1]
Aiken Center for the ArtsAikenAikenCentral Savannah River AreaArtArts center including a gallery with an emphasis on local and regional talent of the South[2]
Aiken County Historical MuseumAikenAikenCentral Savannah River AreaLocal historyHoused in a 1930s Winter Colony mansion named "Banksia"[3]
Aiken-Rhett HouseCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryHistoric house
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and MuseumAikenAikenCentral Savannah River AreaSports
American Legion Post 3 Cecil B. Buchanan War MuseumGreenvilleGreenvilleUpcountryMilitaryHistory of American military bases both local and abroad[4]
American Military Museum (permanently closed)CharlestonCharlestonLowcountryMilitaryIncludes artifacts from 14 American conflicts from the Revolutionary War through the recent war in Iraq, and from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard[5] (Artifacts moved to nearby county and to Museum in NC[6])
Anderson City Fire Department MuseumAndersonAndersonUpcountryFirefightingIncludes fire trucks, a horse-drawn wagon, hose and chemical truck, pumping engine, antique fire equipment[7]
Anderson County MuseumAndersonAndersonUpcountryLocal history[8]
Andrew Jackson State ParkLancasterLancasterOlde English DistrictBiographicalIncludes museums about President Andrew Jackson and a replica of a late 18th-century one-room schoolhouse
Antiquers Haven Museum and ShopLibertyPickensUpcountryHistoryHouse with 1690 to 1890 period pieces, clothing, toys, guns, fine china, automobiles[9]
Arts and Heritage Center of North AugustaNorth AugustaAikenCentral Savannah River AreaMultipleTwo galleries of rotating exhibits and a permanent heritage exhibit[10]
Ashtabula Historic HousePendletonAndersonUpcountryHistoric house1790 plantation home
Avery Research CenterCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryAfrican AmericanPart of the College of Charleston, local African American art and cultural history[11]
Barnwell County MuseumBarnwellBarnwellCentral Savannah River AreaLocal history[12]
Bart Garrison Agricultural Museum of South CarolinaPendletonAndersonUpcountryAgricultureSouth Carolina’s agricultural history and the impact on culture and economies[13]
Beaufort History MuseumBeaufortBeaufortLowcountryLocal historyArea history in a historic arsenal dating back to 1799[14]
Bedon-Lucas HouseWalterboroColletonLowcountryHistoric houseOperated by the Colleton County Historical & Preservation Society, 19th century planter's home[15]
Beech Island Historical Society Visitors Center & BarnBeech IslandAikenCentral Savannah River AreaAgriculture
Berkeley County Museum and Heritage CenterMoncks CornerBerkeleyLowcountryLocal historyLocated at the Old Santee Canal Park[16][17]
Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum Seneca Oconee Upstate Local, regional, and statewide African American and Cultural History Exhibits change 1-2 times annually. Museum is located in Historic downtown Seneca
Best Friend of Charleston MuseumCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryRailroad
Black Creek Arts Council GalleryHartsvilleDarlingtonPee DeeArtIncludes exhibits of area and national artists
BMW ZentrumSpartanburgSpartanburgUpcountryAutomotive[18]
Bob Campbell Geology MuseumClemsonPickensUpcountryGeologyPart of Clemson University, rocks, minerals, fossils, meteorites, mining[19]
Bob Jones University Museum & GalleryGreenvilleGreenvilleUpcountryArtEuropean art, Russian icons, Holy Land antiquities
Bonham HouseSaludaSaludaMidlandsHistoric houseOperated by the Saluda County Historical Society, late 18th-century house undergoing restoration
Boone Hall Plantation and GardensMount PleasantCharlestonLowcountryHistoric houseAntebellum cotton plantation with original slave quarters
Brookgreen GardensMurrells InletGeorgetownGrand StrandMultipleOutdoor sculpture gardens, zoo and wildlife preserve
Browntown MuseumHemingwayWilliamsburgPee DeeHistoric house1845 farmstead and outbuildings[20]
Burt-Stark MansionAbbevilleAbbevilleUpcountryHistoric houseSite of the last Council of War of cabinet members of the Confederate government
Button MuseumBishopvilleLeePee DeeCommodityItems decorated with buttons[21][22]
Williams Mansion (Previously Calhoun Mansion)CharlestonCharlestonLowcountryHistoric houseRestored late 19th-century period mansion (Reopening in 2025[23]
Camden Archives & MuseumCamdenKershawOlde English DistrictLocal historyLocal and county history and culture[24]
Catawba Cultural CenterRock HillYorkOlde English DistrictNative AmericanHistory and culture of the Catawba Indian Nation[25]
Cayce Historical MuseumCayceLexingtonMidlandsLocal historyAgricultural, social, and cultural heritage of the Cayce, Old Saxe Gotha, Granby and West Columbia areas[26]
South Carolina Civil Rights MuseumOrangeburgOrangeburgMidlandsHistoryIn a 3500 sq. ft. setting, history of the civil rights movement in South Carolina, including Briggs v. Elliott, Orangeburg Massacre, Charleston Hospital Workers' Strike, Harvey Gantt at Clemson, Orangeburg Freedom Movement.[27]
Central History MuseumCentralPickensUpcountryLocal historyOperated by the Central Heritage Society
Charles Pinckney National Historic SiteMount PleasantCharlestonLowcountryHistoric house1828 plantation home
Charles Towne Landing State Historic SiteCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryHistoryOriginal site of the first permanent English settlement in Carolina, 664-acre (269 ha) site includes an exhibit hall, replica 17th-century tall ship, a natural habitat zoo, ongoing archeological excavations, trails
Charleston MuseumCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryMultipleIncludes main museum with exhibits of natural and local history and decorative arts, and two historic house museums, Heyward-Washington House and Joseph Manigault House
Cheraw LyceumCherawChesterfieldOlde English DistrictLocal history[28]
Cherokee County History and Arts MuseumGaffneyCherokeeUpcountryMultipleLocal history and art, operated by the Cherokee Historical & Preservation Society[29]
Cherokee County Veterans MuseumGaffneyCherokeeUpcountryMilitaryArtifacts and memorabilia from the American Revolution to the present[30]
Chester County Historical Society MuseumChesterChesterOlde English DistrictLocal historyCollection includes Catawba pottery, Native American projectile points, long rifles and hand guns[31]
Chester County Transportation MuseumChesterChesterOlde English DistrictTransportationOperated by the Chester County Historical Society, includes cars, trucks, a bus, license plates[31]
Children's Museum of South CarolinaMyrtle BeachHorryGrand StrandChildren's[32]
Children’s Museum of the LowcountryCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryChildren's[33]
Children's Museum of the UpstateGreenvilleGreenvilleUpcountryChildren's[34]
The Citadel Archives & MuseumCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryMilitarywebsite, history of The Citadel, a military college[35]
Clemson Area African American MuseumClemsonPickensUpcountryAfrican American HistoryAfrican American history and culture
Clemson University GalleriesClemsonPickensUpcountryArtMaintained by the Center for Visual Arts, includes galleries in Lee Hall I, Lee Hall II, Strode Tower, CVA-Greenville Gallery in West Greenville and other campus locations[36]
Clinton MuseumClintonLaurensUpcountryLocal historyOperated by the City[37]
Coastal Discovery MuseumHilton Head IslandBeaufortLowcountryMultipleHistory, wildlife, and heritage of Coastal Carolina[38]
Coker Farms National Historic LandmarkHartsvilleDarlingtonPee DeeAgricultureHistory of how the Coker Pedigreed Seed Company helped revolutionize Southern agriculture in the late 19th century
Colleton MuseumWalterboroColletonLowcountryLocal history[39]
Collins Ole TowneCentralPickensUpcountryOpen airOpen by appointment, includes a general store, barber shop and school house[40]
Columbia Fire Department MuseumColumbiaRichlandMidlandsFirefighting[41]
Columbia Museum of ArtColumbiaRichlandMidlandsArtEuropean and American fine and decorative art
Comporium Telephone MuseumRock HillYorkOlde English DistrictTechnologyHistory of the Rock Hill Telephone Company, historic telephones and equipment[42]
Confederate MuseumCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryHistoryCivil War memorabilia, located at the old City Market Building[43]
Congaree National ParkHopkinsRichlandMidlandsNatural historyVisitor center features exhibits about the natural history of the swamp
Cowpens DepotCowpensSpartanburgUpcountryLocal history
Cowpens National BattlefieldChesneeCherokeeUpcountryMilitaryCommemorates important battle of the American Revolution
Darlington Raceway Stock Car MuseumDarlingtonDarlingtonPee DeeAutomobileHistory of Darlington Raceway and the sport of stock car racing
Dillon County MuseumLattaDillonPee DeeLocal historyOperated by the Dillon County Historical Society, includes early 20th century doctor and dentist's offices, cotton and tobacco agricultural artifacts, military and local history artifacts[44]
Drayton HallCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryHistoric house18th century indigo and rice plantation
Edisto Island MuseumEdisto IslandCharlestonLowcountryMultipleLocal history, culture and natural history[45]
Edmondston-Alston HouseCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryHistoric houseMid 19th-century mansion
EdVentureColumbiaRichlandMidlandsChildren's
Elloree Heritage Museum and Cultural Center Elloree Orangeburg Midlands Local History 10,000 sq ft museum showcasing rural and farm life of the past. Stroll down the street with the founder of Elloree, on handheld device, to see and hear what it was like in 1900.
Fairfield County MuseumWinnsboroFairfieldOlde English DistrictLocal history[46]
Florence County MuseumFlorenceFlorencePee DeeMultipleFine arts including American and European paintings, Asian art, African and African American art and artifacts, objects from Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, Babylonia, ancient Greece and Rome, Civil War artifacts[47]
Florence Railroad MuseumFlorenceFlorencePee DeeRailroadOperated by the Florence County Museum and housed in a renovated railroad box car[48]
Fort HillClemsonPickensUpcountryHistoric housePart of Clemson University, home of politician John C. Calhoun
Fort Moultrie National MonumentSullivan's IslandCharlestonLowcountryMilitaryUnit of Fort Sumter National Monument
Fort Sumter National MonumentCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryMilitaryEncompasses three sites in Charleston: the original Fort Sumter, the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center, and the Fort Moultrie National Monument on Sullivan's Island
Francis Marion University GalleriesFlorenceFlorencePee DeeArtGalleries in the Hyman Fine Arts Center and the Smith University Center[49]
Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art MuseumMyrtle BeachHorryGrand StrandArt11 galleries, changing exhibitions featuring paintings, textiles, sculpture, photography, video, ceramics, assemblage, collage and more[50]
Georgetown County MuseumGeorgetownGeorgetownGrand StrandLocal history[51]
Gibbes Museum of ArtCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryArt
Greenville County Museum of ArtGreenvilleGreenvilleUpcountryArtFocus is American art
Greenville Cultural Exchange CenterGreenvilleGreenvilleUpcountryAfrican AmericanFacebook site
Greenwood Railroad Historical CenterGreenwoodGreenwoodUpcountryRailroadwebsite, includes vintage railroad cars
Greer Heritage MuseumGreerSpartanburgUpcountryLocal historyLocated in a former post office building
Hagood-Mauldin House/Irma Morris Museum of Fine ArtsPickensPickensUpcountryHistoric house17th and 18th century art and furnishings, operated by the Pickens County Historical Society
Hagood Mill Historic Site and Folklife CenterPickensPickensUpcountryMultiple1845 grist mill with agriculture exhibits, two cabins and crafts demonstrations
Halsey Institute of Contemporary ArtCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryArtwebsite, part of the College of Charleston
Hampton Colored SchoolHamptonHamptonLowcountryAfrican AmericanFormer segregated school, exhibits of area African American history
Hampton County MuseumHamptonHamptonLowcountryLocal historyOperated by the Hampton County Historical Society, located in the historic former county jail
Hampton Museum and Visitors' CenterHamptonHamptonLowcountryLocal historyLocated in a former bank building
Hampton PlantationMcClellanvilleCharlestonLowcountryHistoric houseGeorgian rice plantation house
Hampton-Preston HouseColumbiaRichlandMidlandsHistoric houseOperated by the Historic Columbia Foundation
Hanover HouseClemsonPickensUpcountryHistoric house
Hartsville MuseumHartsvilleDarlingtonPee DeeLocal historyLocal history and art exhibits, located in a former post office
Heyward HouseBlufftonBeaufortLowcountryHistoric house1840s house with original slave cabin and summer kitchen, operated by the Bluffton Historical Preservation Society
Heyward-Washington HouseCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryHistoric houseLate 18th-century house, operated by the Charleston Museum
Historic BrattonsvilleMcConnellsYorkOlde English DistrictOpen airIncludes over 30 historic structures from the 1760s to the late 19th century
Historic Camden Revolutionary War SiteCamdenKershawOlde English DistrictOpen air107-acre (0.43 km2) complex includes Colonial and Revolutionary War period historic houses
Hobcaw BaronyGeorgetownGeorgetownGrand StrandMultipleIncludes Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center features exhibits on local history, archaeology, ecology and area wildlife, tours of the 1930s mansion of Bernard M. Baruch and the grounds of the former plantations
Hollywood Wax Museum Myrtle BeachMyrtle BeachHorryGrand StrandMediaWax figures of celebrities including movie stars, television personalities and music icons
Hopsewee PlantationGeorgetownGeorgetownGrand StrandHistoric houseTypical low country rice plantation with 18th & 19th century furnishings
Horry County MuseumConwayHorryGrand StrandMultipleLocal history, natural history, military, Native Americans, clothing and textiles, industry, farming, household life
The HunleyCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryMaritimeRecovered sunken Confederate submarine that is undergoing conservation
Hunting Island LightHunting IslandBeaufortLowcountryMaritimeFormer lighthouse open for visitors, located in Hunting Island State Park
Huntington Beach State ParkMurrells InletGeorgetownGrand StrandHistoric houseIncludes Atalaya Castle, home of art scholar Archer M. Huntington and sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington, and a nature center
Jacob Kelley HouseHartsvilleDarlingtonPee DeeHistoric houseMid 19th-century house
John Mark Verdier HouseBeaufortBeaufortLowcountryHistoric house
Joseph Manigault HouseCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryHistoric houseFurnished with early 18th century antiques, operated by the Charleston Museum
James W. Dillon HouseDillonDillonPee DeeHistoric houseOperated by the Dillon County Historical Society, early 20th century period house
Kaminski House MuseumGeorgetownGeorgetownGrand StrandHistoric housewebsite, 1769 house with 18th & 19th century American and English antiques
Karpeles Manuscript Library MuseumCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryHistoryChanging exhibits from its collections
Kazoo MuseumBeaufortBeaufortLowcountryMusicFeatures a collection of almost two hundred kazoo-related items
Keowee-Toxaway MuseumSix MilePickensUpcountryNative American
Kilgore-Lewis HouseGreenvilleGreenvilleUpcountryHistoric houseHeadquarters for the Greenville Council of Garden Clubs, 19th-century house with gardens and arboretum
Kings Mountain National Military ParkBlacksburgCherokeeUpcountryMilitaryCommemorates important battle of the American Revolution
Kings Mountain State ParkBlacksburgCherokeeUpcountryFarmIncludes recreated early 19th-century farm
L.W. Paul Living History FarmConwayHorryGrand StrandFarmwebsite, operated by the Horry County Museum, working farm that depicts farm and domestic life in Horry County from 1900-1955
Lake Greenwood State Recreation AreaNinety SixGreenwoodCentral Savannah River AreaHistoryIncludes Civilian Conservation Corps Museum
Lando Manetta Mills History CenterLandoChesterOlde English DistrictLocal historywebsite, history of the former textile mill community
Landsford Canal State ParkCatawbaChesterOlde English DistrictTransportationIncludes lock-keeper's house with exhibits about the canal
Lexington County MuseumLexingtonLexingtonMidlandsOpen airIncludes 36 historic houses and outbuildings
Louis G. Gregory Baháʼí MuseumCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryBiographicalwebsite, prominent Baháʼí Faith member Louis George Gregory
Lowcountry Visitor Center and MuseumYemasseeColletonLowcountryLocal historyLocated in the Frampton Plantation House, features a recreated 1900s plantation parlor complete with antique furnishings and displays from the region's 10 museums and the SC Artisans Center[52][53]
Lunney House MuseumSenecaOconeeUpcountryLocal historywebsite, 1909 Queen-Anne style bungalow; House museum detailing the "Life Journey" of Dr. John & Mrs. Lilian Mason Lunney.
Mac's Pride MuseumMcBeeChesterfieldOlde English DistrictMultipleAntique cars, tractors and farming equipment, farm implements, tools, photos[54]
Macaulay Museum of Dental HistoryCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryMedicalDental instruments and memorabilia, part of the Waring Historical Library at the Medical University of South Carolina
Mace Brown Museum of Natural HistoryCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryNatural historywebsite, part of the College of Charleston Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, fossil and dinosaur specimens
Magnolia Plantation and GardensCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryHistoric house17th & 18th century rice plantation
Main Street Children's MuseumRock HillYorkOlde English DistrictChildren's Museumwebsite, creative play exhibits based on artwork of cartoonist Vernon Grant
Mann-Simons SiteColumbiaRichlandMidlandsHistoric houseOperated by Historic Columbia, house and site of businesses owned by a local African American family
Marion County MuseumMarionMarionPee DeeLocal historywebsite
Marlboro County Historical MuseumBennettsvilleMarlboroPee DeeMultipleIncludes Victorian parlor, Native American artifacts, farm implements and tools, military items, textiles, 19th-century period Jennings-Brown House, medical museum with historic 20th-century artifacts and equipment, 19th-century Bennettsville Female Academy schoolhouse[55]
McBee Depot Library and Railroad MuseumMcBeeChesterfieldOlde English DistrictRailroadFormer depot with railroad museum and town library
McLeod Plantation Historic SiteCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryHistoric houseFocuses on the lives of slaves owned by middle-class farmers
McKissick MuseumColumbiaRichlandMidlandsMultiplewebsite, part of University of South Carolina, includes natural history, minerals, fine and decorative arts, southern traditional crafts, historic artifacts
Middleton PlaceSummervilleDorchesterLowcountryHistoric house18th century rice plantation
Millford PlantationPinewoodSumterPee DeeHistoric houseMid 19th-century Greek Revival mansion
Miniature World of TrainsGreenvilleGreenvilleUpcountryTransportationwebsite, large model train display depicting how transportation and infrastructure system work worldwide
Monsanto GalleryGreenwoodGreenwoodUpcountryArtArt gallery of Lander University, works by Southeastern artists[56]
Mt. Croghan MuseumMount CroghanChesterfieldOlde English DistrictLocal history[57]
Museum & Gallery at Heritage GreenGreenvilleGreenvilleUpcountryArtChanging exhibits, Old Master paintings and decorative arts, satellite museum of the Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery
Museum and Library of Confederate HistoryGreenvilleGreenvilleUpcountryMilitarywebsite, portrays war and home life in the South during the Civil War
The Museum in GreenwoodGreenwoodGreenwoodUpcountryMultipleLocal cultural and natural history, technology, period room and store displays, art
Museum of EducationColumbiaRichlandMidlandsEducationwebsite, part of University of South Carolina
Museum of the Cherokee in South CarolinaWalhallaOconeeUpcountryNative Americanwebsite
Museum of York CountyRock HillYorkOlde English DistrictMultiplewebsite, local history, natural history, decorative arts, art
Musgrove Mill State Historic SiteCross AnchorSpartanburgUpcountryMilitarySite of an American Revolutionary War battle
Nathaniel Russell HouseCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryHistoric houseOperated by the Historic Charleston Foundation, early 19th-century house
National Steeplechase MuseumCamdenKershawOlde English DistrictSportswebsite, history of steeplechasing from its origins in Britain to the present
Ninety Six National Historic SiteNinety SixGreenwoodCentral Savannah River AreaMilitarySite of an American Revolutionary War battle
North Charleston and American LaFrance Fire Museum and Educational CenterNorth CharlestonCharlestonLowcountryFirefightingwebsite
North Myrtle Beach Historical MuseumNorth Myrtle BeachHorryGrand StrandLocal historywebsite
Nostalgia City and MuseumMyrtle BeachHorryGrand StrandAutomotivewebsite, gift shop and museum, includes antique cars, fire trucks, agriculture equipment, automotive memorabilia, media memorabilia, household items
Oconee Heritage CenterWalhallaOconeeUpcountryLocal historywebsite
Oconee Station State Historic SiteWalhallaOconeeUpcountryHistoric houseIncludes 1792 Oconee Station and 1805 William Richards House
Oconee Veterans MuseumWalhallaOconeeUpcountryMilitaryAlso known as Patriot's Hall, includes military artifacts and memorabilia from all wars[58]
Old Exchange BuildingCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryHistoryIncludes costumed tours of the historic building and dungeon
Old Santee Canal ParkMoncks CornerBerkeleyLowcountryMultiplewebsite, includes Berkeley County Museum and Heritage Center, a local history museum, and Stony Landing House, a furnished 19th century period home
Old Slave MartCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryHistoric siteStory of Charleston's role in the inter-state slave trade
Parris Island MuseumParris IslandBeaufortLowcountryMilitaryHistory of the United States Marine Corps and Port Royal region
Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime MuseumMount PleasantCharlestonLowcountryMaritimeFeatures four museum ships, including the USS Yorktown (CV-10), an aircraft carrier
Pauline Pratt Webel MuseumRidgelandJasperLowcountryLocal history[59]
Pickens County Museum of Art & HistoryPickensPickensUpcountryMultipleLocal history exhibits and three art galleries[60]
Postal History MuseumCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryPhilatelicHistoric post office, area postal history[61]
Powder MagazineCharlestonCharlestonLowcountryMilitaryUsed during the Colonial and American Revolution periods to store ammunition
Price HouseSpartanburgSpartanburgUpcountryHistoric houseOperated by the Spartanburg County Historical Association, late 18th-century home
Ravenel Caw Caw Interpretive CenterRavenelCharlestonLowcountryMultiplewebsite, natural and cultural history, wetlands and trails through former rice plantation fields
Rebecca Randall Bryan GalleryConwayHorryGrand StrandArtPart of Coastal Carolina University[62]
Redcliffe Plantation State Historic SiteBeech IslandAikenCentral Savannah River AreaHistoric house1959 plantation house with preserved slave quarters
REVIVA MuseumIvaAndersonUpcountryLocal history[63]
Rice MuseumGeorgetownGeorgetownGrand StrandMultiplewebsite, area rice culture, maritime history, cultural history and art
Ripley's Believe It or Not!Myrtle BeachHorryGrand StrandAmusement
Robert Mills HouseColumbiaRichlandMidlandsHistoric houseOperated by the Historic Columbia Foundation
Ronald McNair Life History CenterLake CityFlorencePee DeeBiographicalwebsite, life of astronaut Ronald McNair
Roper Mountain Science CenterGreenvilleGreenvilleUpcountryMultiple62-acre site includes the Living History Farm, the Darell W. Harrison Hall of Natural Sciences, the Simms Hall of Science, the T.C. Hooper Planetarium, and the Daniel Observatory
Rose Hill Plantation State Historic SiteUnionUnionOld English DistrictHistoric house19th-century plantation mansion, outbuildings, rose gardens and park
Ruth Drake MuseumBeltonAndersonUpcountryLocal historyLocated in the railroad depot
Saluda County MuseumSaludaSaludaMidlandsLocal historywebsite, operated by the Saluda County Historical Society
The SandboxHilton Head IslandBeaufortLowcountryChildren'swebsite
Seay HouseSpartanburgSpartanburgUpcountryHistoric houseOperated by the Spartanburg County Historical Association, turn-of-the-20th-century farmstead life
Seibels House and GardenColumbiaRichlandMidlandsHistoric houseEarly 19th-century mansion and garden
Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and Baseball LibraryGreenvilleGreenvilleUpcountryBiographicalwebsite, baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson
Sigal Music MuseumGreenvilleHeritage GreenUpcountryMusicwebsite, musical instruments
Southern African American Heritage CenterCherawChesterfieldOlde English DistrictAfrican AmericanFacebook site, area African American history and culture from the 1800s to the mid 1900s
South Carolina Botanical GardenClemsonPickensUpcountryMultiple295 acre gardens with nature-base sculptures, art galleries in the Fran Hanson Discovery Center, 18th-century Hanover House
South Carolina Civil War MuseumMyrtle BeachHorryGrand StrandMilitarywebsite, includes period firearms, edged weapons, gowns and petticoats, books, newspapers, exhibits on finances and money, slavery, causes of the Rebellion, projectiles, and personal effects
South Carolina Confederate Relic Room & Military MuseumColumbiaRichlandMidlandsMilitarywebsite, military history of South Carolina
South Carolina Cotton MuseumBishopvilleLeePee DeeIndustrywebsite, cotton uses, farming and processing
South Carolina Governor's MansionColumbiaRichlandMidlandsHistoric houseMid 19th-century mansion
South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of FameColumbiaRichlandMidlandsLaw enforcementwebsite
South Carolina Maritime MuseumGeorgetownGeorgetownGrand StrandMaritimewebsite, includes ship models, photos, maritime artifacts, Fresnel lens
South Carolina Military MuseumColumbiaRichlandMidlandsMilitarywebsite, honoring SC's complete military history
South Carolina Railroad MuseumWinnsboroFairfieldMidlandsRailroadwebsite, Features SC Railroad History, includes train rides, railroad cars and artifacts, Rockton, Rion and Western Railroad
South Carolina State MuseumColumbiaRichlandMidlandsMultipleExhibits include art, history, natural history, science and technology
South Carolina Tennis Hall of FameBeltonAndersonUpcountrySportsLocated in the railroad depot
South Carolina Tobacco MuseumMullinsMarionPee DeeAgriculturewebsite
Spartanburg Art MuseumSpartanburgSpartanburgUpcountryArtwebsite
Spartanburg Regional History MuseumSpartanburgSpartanburgUpcountryLocal historywebsite, operated by the Spartanburg County Historical Association
Spartanburg Science CenterSpartanburgSpartanburgUpcountrySciencewebsite
Summerville-Dorchester MuseumSummervilleDorchesterLowcountryLocal historywebsite
Sumter County Gallery of ArtSumterSumterPee DeeArtwebsite
Sumter County MuseumSumterSumterPee DeeMultiplewebsite, includes main museum with local history, art and decorative arts exhibits, and Carolina Backcountry Homestead complex
Union County MuseumUnionUnionOld English DistrictLocal historywebsite
Upcountry History MuseumGreenvilleGreenvilleUpcountryLocal historyHistory of the Upcountry South Carolina region
U.S. Army Adjutant General’s Corps MuseumColumbiaRichlandMidlandsMilitaryHistory of the U.S. Army’s Adjutant General’s Corps, located at Fort Jackson[64]
U.S. Army Basic Combat Training MuseumColumbiaRichlandMidlandsMilitaryHistory of basic combat training in the U.S. Army has developed since 1917 when Fort Jackson first opened, an official U.S. Army museum[64]
U.S. Army Chaplain MuseumColumbiaRichlandMidlandsMilitaryHistory of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps, located at the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School in Fort Jackson[64]
U.S. Army Finance Corps MuseumColumbiaRichlandMidlandsMilitaryHistory of the Army’s Finance Corps,[64][65] military currency, US Army payroll ledgers, located at Fort Jackson
Village MuseumMcClellanvilleCharlestonLowcountryLocal historywebsite
Wagener MuseumWagenerAikenCentral Savannah River AreaLocal history[66]
Walnut Grove PlantationSpartanburgSpartanburgUpcountryHistoric houseOperated by the Spartanburg County Historical Association, 18th century plantation home and historic outbuildings
War Between the States MuseumFlorenceFlorencePee DeeMilitaryIncludes guns, uniforms, swords, armor, personal items
Warren Lasch Conservation CenterNorth CharlestonCharlestonLowcountryMaritimeHistory and artifacts from the submarine H. L. Hunley
White HomeRock HillYorkOlde English DistrictHistoric house1870s portrayal of the home of the White family, major town founders of Rock Hill
Williamsburgh Historical MuseumKingstreeWilliamsburgPee DeeLocal historyOperated by the Williamsburgh Historical Society[67][68]
Williston MuseumWillistonBarnwellCentral Savannah River AreaLocal historywebsite
Winchester MuseumEdgefieldEdgefieldCentral Savannah River AreaSportswebsite, headquarters of the National Wild Turkey Federation, restoration, management and hunting of the wild turkey
Winthrop University GalleriesRock HillYorkOlde English DistrictArtThree galleries in two buildings[69]
Woodburn Historic HousePendletonAndersonUpcountryHistoric house1830 plantation home
Woodrow Wilson Family HomeColumbiaRichlandMidlandsHistoric houseOperated by the Historic Columbia Foundation, 1871 Italian villa-style residence that was home to a 14-year-old Woodrow Wilson
World of EnergySenecaOconeeUpcountrySciencewebsite, operated by Duke Power at the Oconee Nuclear Station
York W. Bailey MuseumSt. Helena IslandBeaufortLowcountryLocal historyLocal history and Gullah culture, located in the Penn Center, a historic district and former school
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Defunct museums

  • Communication Museum, Charleston, now a special collection of the College of Charleston, antique radios, televisions, phonographs, telephones, magic lanterns, motion picture projectors and other communications equipment[70]
  • Florence Air & Missile Museum
  • Museum of Western York County, Sharon[71]
  • Ragtops & Roadsters Auto Museum, Murrells Inlet[72]
  • Rivers, Rails and Crossroads Regional Discovery Center, Blackville, exhibits moved to Arts and Heritage Center of North Augusta[73]
  • Slave Relic Historical Museum, Walterboro[74]
  • Thomas Elfe House, Charleston, private home

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