Mace Brown Museum of Natural History - College of Charleston 202 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401

"After collecting sharks teeth around Charleston, it's nice to go to the local free museum and see the beautiful collection of fossils. Many were found locally by amateurs. We spent 45 minutes here."

"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 museum was FREE!!"

"Great free museum filled with an impressive amount of fossils. You can make it a quick visit just to look at things or make it longer and read all of the information provided. You can learn a lot here from a small space though. As an adult visiting solo I liked it, but I could see how this would be a great place to bring kids."

"This is a great experience for a science lover or family alike. Located on the campus of the College of Charleston, we took our kids to this free museum, and they thought it was super cool. There are bathrooms in the building if needed. Street parking is metered, but reasonable, and the art museum of the college is down the street a short walk. Check this out if you are doing a Charleston day trip!"

"Such a cute place to kill time or take the kids! It is small, I’d say reading everything you can do it in 25 min or even less. A lot to keep kids entertained and fun facts for us adults. We went on a Sunday so parking was free and in abundance! This is also free so it was a nice activity!"