International African American Museum
Museum · Charleston
14 Wharfside St, Charleston, SC 29401
Highlights
Museum with galleries, genealogy center, and memorial garden
Museum with galleries, genealogy center, and memorial garden
"A Charleston museum that brings local Black history to life and serves as a cultural touchstone for families seeking immersive, history-focused experiences with community-rooted storytelling." - Sarah Bruning Sarah Bruning Sarah Bruning is the special projects and surveys editor at Travel + Leisure, where she has been on staff since 2018. She assigns stories across the magazine, primarily for the Experiences section and feature well. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"A museum a few blocks away draws tourists eager to learn Charleston's history, and that visitation often channels deliberate foot traffic to nearby restaurants as part of visitors' cultural itineraries." - ByElazar Sontag
"A museum showcasing the breadth of African American history, located at Gadsden's Wharf." - Elizabeth Rhodes Elizabeth Rhodes Elizabeth Rhodes is a special projects editor at Travel + Leisure, covering everything from luxury hotels to theme parks to must-pack travel products. Originally from South Carolina,
"Her important, powerful piece is a fresh look at a complicated city that is often talked about and described in very uncomplicated, one-dimensional ways—charming, foodie hotspot, historic. In this story, on the eve of the long-awaited opening of the International African American Museum, Graham revisits Charleston to find a city actively confronting its traumatic past while celebrating its present."
"Built on a portion of the former Gadsden’s Wharf where 100,000 Africans first stepped on American soil, the IAAM transformed its slave trading port history into a beacon of culture and learning." - Edward Barsamian
