This shop has a very wide area of Charleston and U.S.S. Yorktown souvenirs, there are also a limited of Fort Sumter souvenirs, however the bulk of those are found at the small shop found at the monument. The store can become incredibly crowded during departure and return times, so if you plan to shop arrive early for ease of access. Prices are quite high as well and you can find similar items in other area shops for better prices for the most part. Additionally, as my picture shows, and I’m unsure if this is trying to be funny or was a just stupidly made sign but they were selling “air-conditioned water” which is literally just room temp sitting on the floor. — Additionally if your wanting water you can buy it on the ferry and...
   Read moreGlad I could leave a solitary review instead of doing to whole place.
I was driving through SC and wanted to see if there was an item at the gift shop. It would add roughly an hour to my trip, but would’ve been worth it if they had it. Unfortunately the shop doesn’t have its own number (at least none listed). I called the main number on multiple occasions and left a message. I got to the shop and asked the lady if they had one, explaining my situation. She just told me no. Not even a half faked “sorry” seeing as I wasted my time to come to the shop for one item.
The museum ships are...
   Read moreThe draw for Patriots Point is the USS Yorktown, which is awesome. But The Ship Store was lousy. A collection of mediocre t-shirts, but no long sleeve t-shirts, no hoodies, no sweatshirts, no collared (polo) shirts that had USS Yorktown on them. Two hat designs to choose from. Whoopee! I don't care how much they had that said "Charleston" on it, I wasn't there to see the city I was there for the ship. It's a very poor gift shop for an...
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