Experts' Choice Award Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
6 expert reviews
“You’ll get a dose of history and nature on a visit to this over-600-acre park on the site of the original Charleston settlement, where English explorers landed in 1670.”
– Travel + Leisure
Fodor's "There's plenty to see and do in this park marking the original 1670 settlement of Charles Towne, the first permanent European settlement in South Carolina." Full review
Where "This is the site of the first permanent English settlement in the Carolinas, which happened more than 300 years ago." Full review
Afar Magazine "It’s often a first stop for locals showing friends around town. The sprawling area includes a fort, a state-of-the-art visitor center and museum, and, unexpectedly, an impressive zoo " Full review
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On your visit, be sure to check out the waterfront, where you can find a replica of a 17th-century wooden ketch as well as real cannons that fire during live history demonstrations.
Travel + Leisure "Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, located in West Ashley, is home to the site of the first European settlement founded in South Carolina (in 1670)"
Frommer's "You can explore The Adventure II, a life-size reproduction of a trading ship or ketch of the 17th century, reconstructed earthwork fortifications, and the Animal Forest, a 22-acre zoo." Full review
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