Mace Brown Museum of Natural History - College of Charleston — Attraction in Charleston

You cannot beat the fact that this gem of a find is free for all! We were able find parking at a meter (free) in front of the museum/college. There's other parking nearby if that's full.

Go up the stairs to access the museum part itself. It was our first time and we were so impressed! There's a little fossil dig within one of the larger fossil rooms where you can collect a free find.

There were a couple rooms to go through and so many fossils! It was heaven, really! I would definitely go there again as I didn't get to spend as much time as I wanted to since we were with family and that means different attention spans. I would like to come back to visit on my own terms. The program being offered through the College seems like a good one worth checking out if this is your thing!

There are a couple Dino exhibits sprinkled out on the first floor as well. Highly recommend for all ages, even for...

We stopped by this museum with our 6 and 8 year old dinosaur lovers. It is located on the 2nd floor of the math/science building at College of Charleston. I didn't know what to expect and how much there was to see....so we paid for 2 hours at the parking meter. We could have definitely seen everything in 30 minutes to an hour. We spent 45 minutes there. It's not very big. It's basically one small room with whale/dolphin fossils, a large room with all the other fossils/artifacts, and the large displays in the lobby of the 2nd floor. But there are some very cool prehistoric fossils of dinosaurs, sea creatures, and more. Many of the fossils were found locally, but there were also ones in the collection from places like Canada, Pakistan, etc. Kids who can't read yet will still enjoy, but may not get as much out of it. My kid got to see a T-rex, so he was happy! And I loved that this...

Great little collection prominently featuring ancient cetaceans and their progenitors. Also a variety of extinct fauna from South Carolina, and a great display on the evolution of life in the ocean. There's a lot of information posted around the exhibits as well, and you can probably get a fairly comprehensive experience within an hour/hour and a half.

We went on a Monday afternoon, and there wasn't much traffic. It must be said that the parking meters outside were cloudy and difficult to read, and the card readers didn't seem to work. Not yet sure how many spaces I might have accidentally paid for. I would recommend bringing a lot of quarters.

There's no admission charge, but if you can, please make a donation. It's great to know that things like this exist where you live/spend a...