Mount Pleasant

Worth seeing in and around Mount Pleasant

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Fort Sumter

   Fort Sumter is an incomplete sea fort at the mouth of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, where the battle that sparked the American Civil War took place. Built on an artificial island in 1829 in response to the War of 1812, which had exposed the inadequacy of American coastal defenses, it remained unfinished on April 12, 1861, when it was attacked by Confederate forces and greatly damaged.

   4.8 km · fort in Charleston, South Carolina · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge

   The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Cooper River in South Carolina, US, connecting downtown Charleston to Mount Pleasant.

   5 km · bridge in United States of America · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Castle Pinckney

   Castle Pinckney is a small masonry fortification constructed by the United States government, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, in 1810. It was used very briefly as a prisoner-of-war camp and artillery position during the American Civil War.

   5.1 km · fort · Wikipedia
4. 04
   South Carolina Aquarium

   The South Carolina Aquarium, is an aquarium in downtown Charleston, South Carolina which opened on May 19, 2000. Located on the historic Charleston Harbor, visitors can enjoy views of the waterfront, including the USS Yorktown and Ravenel Bridge.

   5.9 km · aquarium in Charleston, South Carolina · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

   Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in Charleston County, in coastal South Carolina. It mainly protects Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, the Charleston Light and Liberty Square.

   4.8 km · United States National Monument in Charleston, South Carolina · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Fort Johnson

   Fort Johnson is a state-owned historic site of military and political significance located on the northeast point of James Island in Charleston County, South Carolina.

   5.7 km · fort in South Carolina, in the United States · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Ben Sawyer Bridge

   The Ben Sawyer Bridge is a swing bridge that connects the town of Mount Pleasant with Sullivan's Island in South Carolina. The bridge swings on its central axis to open for boat traffic which is too tall to clear the bridge, and has an operator's house in the center of the swing span from which a tender can operate the bridge.

   3 km · bridge in United States of America · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Charleston Light

   Charleston Light, also known as Sullivan's Island Lighthouse, is located on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, which is the northern entrance to Charleston Harbor. Designed by Thomas Sullivan, the lighthouse was erected to replace the defunct Morris Island Light on Morris Island, which was at risk of being destroyed by erosion, but which remains standing and was stabilized in 2010.

   4.4 km · lighthouse in South Carolina, United States · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Patriots Point

   Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is a naval museum located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, at the mouth of the Cooper River on the Charleston Harbor, across from Charleston. The museum attracts more than 300,000 visitors each year with its 1,000,000 square feet of living exhibits and artifacts, landside and on ship.

   4.3 km · military museum in South Carolina, USA · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Fort Ripley Shoal Light

    The Fort Ripley Shoal Light or Middle Ground Light was a lighthouse in the Charleston, South Carolina harbor approaches.

    4.8 km · lighthouse in South Carolina, United States · Wikipedia

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Charleston (CHS), 20 km · Myrtle Beach (MYR), 131 km · Savannah Hilton Head (SAV), 146 km

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