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Attractions near Sullivan's Island

Fort Moultrie, the place to visit in Sullivan's Island

Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park sees about 815K visitors a year. Only one place to visit is inside Sullivan's Island, but 28 more are within 40 miles. They include 15 museums, 3 landmarks and 2 parks & preserves. Drive 54 mi to reach Lake Marion.

Attractions nearby
36
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 west

USS Yorktown

1943 Essex-class aircraft carrier.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

How they lie

The map puts most of the 28 to the west.

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

Everything nearby

Place after place

After the one in town come 35 more within 60 miles.

The places inside Sullivan's Island lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Sullivan's Island → · Sullivan's Island’s history →

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

Fort Moultrie: Dima Sergiyenko; Please attribute this image as the work of "DiscoverWithDima.", CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Lake Marion: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Magnolia Plantation and Gardens (Charleston, South Carolina): Nick Amoscato, CC BY 2.0 · Patriots Point: Clarinetguy097, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · White Point Gardens: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Charlesfort-Santa Elena Site: Arman Manookian, Public domain · Exchange and Provost Building: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Charleston Museum: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dock Street Theatre: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gibbes Museum of Art: Aude, CC BY-SA 2.5 · International African American Museum: Making it with the Matthews, CC BY 3.0 · Cypress Gardens: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Penn School Historic District: Gilford Photography, Public domain · Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park: Staib, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hampton Park: ProfReader, Public domain · Charles Pinckney National Historic Site: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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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