Ultimate Charleston Bucket List: 50 Memorable Activities (with links) for Charleston Visitors and Locals

The Charleston Lowcountry region has something for everyone whether you are a large family or a solo traveler; romantic couple or group of best friends. Here is a bucket list of 50 amazing activities that will leave you satisfied with memories you will take with you long after leave our charming region.

For us locals, let’s not rule out some of these activities that we may take for granted.

1. Raise your adrenaline and passion for adventure at Wild Blue Ropes Adventure Park
2. Explore Fort Sumter National Monument  
3. Take a carriage ride through the historic district  
4. Enjoy a meal at Halls Chophouse  
5. Stroll through the Charleston City Market  
6. Paddleboard on Shem Creek  
7. Visit the Charleston Museum  
8. Attend a performance at the Charleston Music Hall  
9. Explore the gardens at Magnolia Plantation  
10. Relax at Folly Beach  
11. Tour the historic Nathaniel Russell House  
12. Experience the Charleston Tea Garden  
13. Visit the South Carolina Aquarium  
14. Enjoy a sunset cruise on the harbor  
15. Shop on King Street  
16. Dine at Husk  
17. Explore the Gibbes Museum of Art  
18. Walk through Rainbow Row   as well as the historic Batter and Waterfront Park
19. Attend Spoleto Festival USA  
20. Visit Boone Hall Plantation  
21. Explore the Angel Oak Tree  
22. Go to a RiverDogs baseball game  
23. Take a ghost tour  
24. Experience Live music at Barn Jam (Awendaw Green)  
25. Visit the Old Slave Mart Museum  
26. Tour the Aiken-Rhett House  
27. Kayak in the Lowcountry  
28. Visit the Charleston City Gallery (Free Admission)  
29. Explore Bulls Island  
30. Enjoy a picnic at Hampton Park and take pictures in the Gazebo
31. Visit the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon  
32. Attend the High Water Festival  
33. Explore the Charleston Harbor  
34. Visit the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art   and Mace Brown Museum of Natural History (Both Free Admission)
35. Tour the USS Yorktown  
36. Enjoy waterfront dining at Fleet Landing  
37. Visit the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry  
38. Explore the Charleston Historic District  
39. Attend the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition  
40. Take a culinary tour  
41. Attend the Charleston Food + Wine Festival or Charleston Fashion Week
42. Explore the Charleston Tea Garden  
43. Walk the Pitt Street Bridge  
44. Enjoy a day at James Island County Park  
45. Visit the North Charleston Fire Museum  
46. Visit the emotional International African American Museum
47. Explore the local breweries  
48. Visit the North Charleston Riverfront Park  
49. Take a guided fishing tour  
50. Attend a workshop at Tijon Perfume Studio

If this list isn’t perfect for you and your loved ones, here are a few others:

• Top 20 “Bucket List” Things To Do on Your Next Trip to Charleston, SC – Luxury Simplified Retreats 
• 56 Fun and Unusual Things to Do in Charleston, SC – TourScanner 
• Charleston Summer Bucket List (50+ Ideas for Fun with Kids) – The Charleston Moms 
• 101 Things to Do in Charleston SC Bucket List – Local Adventurer 
• 50 Things to Do in Charleston, SC – Harper’s BAZAAR 
• 27 Best Things to Do in Charleston, SC | U.S. News Travel
• 22 Things for Your Charleston, South Carolina Summer Bucket List – Charleston Daily

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