Our pirate tour started here and it was a great place to begin. The docent that was working the morning we were there was an retired school teacher and very knowledgeable and congenial. We enjoyed her presentation. This building, though very small is very big in the history of Charleston. If there was a fee, it was covered by our... More

The Powder Magazine is small, but packed with loads of history. The entry fee is minimal, but worth every cent. The docents give you alot of excellent information about not only the building, but the area throughout the history of the building. Highly recommend this excellent building a little off the beaten path. More

I doubt I would have ever noticed this attraction if I didn't have an ancestral connection to it, but I was pleasantly surprised at the friendliness of the staff and the presentation of the exhibits. Small, but well worth the time. More

Interesting information and a great place to start the Pirate Tour. Admission was free because it was part of the Pirate Tour. We bought a book from the gift shop. I'm not sure it would be worth the price of admission if it wasn't part of the Pirate Tour. More

Our tour started here and it was one of our favorite spots. Kids and adults alike enjoyed the museum they have made here. More

Too bad a parking garage was build across the street from one of the Charleston's oldest buildings however the rich history told by the powder magazine is worth learning. Not a big building so it doesn't take that long. More

While the Powder Magazine is quite tiny (one small room), the admission price is quite low, and the staff are amazingly knowledgeable! Some of them are actually local historians, in that they have written books on local/United States history, and they do not hesitate to spend time talking to you and answering all of your questions; not just about the... More

This small museum (the oldest public building in NC, SC, and GA) is a little gem nestled one street over from The Market. Our enthusiastic host entertained our boys with pirate stories, and we loved the 3D map of Charleston. (Our guys got to light up the Walled City between tiny ships, trees, and little 18th c. houses. They loved... More

This building is 300 years old, and was originally used as a storage building for loose gunpowder. It is now a very small museum, basically just one room. We enjoyed it for the historic significance, the interesting artifacts inside, and the enthusiastic explanations of the exhibits given by one of the docents there. One of the surprising things he explained... More