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Attractions near James Island

Places to visit near James Island: USS Yorktown & more

Some 815K visitors a year come to Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park. None of our places to visit is inside James Island; 30 are within 40 miles. On the list: 15 museums, 3 landmarks and 2 parks & preserves, among others. Beyond the town, Lake Marion sits 53 mi away.

Attractions nearby
37
within 60 miles
The big one
5 mi
USS Yorktown
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 5 mi northeast

USS Yorktown

1943 Essex-class aircraft carrier.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The places, mapped

Out of town, most of the 30 are to the northeast.

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Orange: James Island. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Every place to visit

Look within 60 miles for all 37 places listed.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in James Island → · James Island’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

USS Yorktown: David Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · H. L. Hunley: Sepia wash drawing by R.G. Skerrett, 1902, after a painting then held by the Con, Public domain · USS Laffey: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Angel Oak: Galen Parks Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wagner: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · The Battery: Eagledj, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Moultrie: Dima Sergiyenko; Please attribute this image as the work of "DiscoverWithDima.", CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Marion: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Patriots Point: Clarinetguy097, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Magnolia Plantation and Gardens (Charleston, South Carolina): Nick Amoscato, CC BY 2.0 · Old Slave Mart: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · North Charleston Coliseum: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hunting Island State Park: The original uploader was Cdamgen at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Castle Pinckney: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Charlesfort-Santa Elena Site: Arman Manookian, Public domain · White Point Gardens: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Exchange and Provost Building: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Sheldon Church Ruins: Bill Fitzpatrick, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Charleston Museum: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · International African American Museum: Making it with the Matthews, CC BY 3.0 · Dock Street Theatre: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gibbes Museum of Art: Aude, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Penn School Historic District: Gilford Photography, Public domain · Charles Pinckney National Historic Site: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cypress Gardens: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park: Staib, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hampton Park: ProfReader, Public domain · Joseph Manigault House: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Reconstruction Era National Historical Park: TheDigitel Beaufort from Beaufort, SC, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Parris Island Museum: U.S. Marine Corps, Public domain · Powder Magazine: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · The Kazoo Museum: bobistraveling, CC BY 2.0 · Mace Brown Museum of Natural History: Akrasia25, CC BY-SA 4.0 · South Carolina Historical Society: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warren Lasch Conservation Center: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 4.0

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