Location: Georgetown
Top Things to do in Georgetown
Top Restaurants in Georgetown
What to do and see in Georgetown, South Carolina (SC): The Best Museums
Brimming with historical attractions, boutique shops, antebellum mansions, restaurants, art galleries and antique shops, historic Georgetown offers a delightful escape from daily modern life. The oak-lined avenues of Georgetown, dubbed “little Charleston”, are alive with history and small town commerce. If you’ve ever wanted to see antebellum mansions, Georgetown is the place for you. There are an amazing 50-plus antebellum mansions in the area. One of the best ways to see Georgetown is by boat. Take a tour in and around Winyah Bay and the surrounding rivers and you’ll pass plantation mansions and long-abandoned rice fields. Two of the most visited plantations are Hopsewee Plantation and the Hampton Plantation State Historic Site. High on your list of local don’t miss attractions should be the Kaminski House Museum, the stately former home of a Confederate sea captain, and The Rice Museum, which details the history of this important crop through dioramas, maps, artifacts and other exhibits. Other popular activities in the Georgetown area include golf, sailing charters, eco-tours, shell collecting, deep-sea fishing and beach activities at nearby beaches. If you want to tee up, try Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club and Heritage Club, which are less than 10 minutes from Georgetown. Once you’ve geared down and de-stressed in slower paced Georgetown, you’ll have easy access to two dynamic destinations, Myrtle Beach, 36 miles away, and Charleston, 60 miles away. Myrtle Beach, known as America’s Great Golf Vacation Destination, offers more than 100 golf courses, 1,600 restaurants, shopping complexes, amusement parks and live entertainment theaters. Charleston, which is loaded with museums, Civil War sites and plantation homes and gardens, also has superb golf offerings highlighted by the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Resort.
Restaurants in Georgetown
1. Bluebird Vintage
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Welcome to Bluebird Vintage Furniture and Home! We are so excited to expand from our shop Vintage Mercantile in Charleston, SC to Bluebird Vintage in the beautiful seaside community of Georgetown, SC. Our shops offer a fabulous selection of consigned antiques, vintage furniture, curated home accessories, unique lighting, art, rugs and more at equally fabulous prices.
2. Rice Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 191 reviews
Reviewed By P4113DWpaulw - Winthrop, United States
This museum consists of two buildings in the historic district of Georgetown. The first is an old general store with a gift shop on the ground floor and exhibits on the second and third floors. There is an older, but interesting video presentation on the third floor along with the remains of an 18th century boat hull. The second building is the “clock tower,” which contains an interesting set of exhibits depicting various aspects of the rice industry stretching from the late 1700’s to the early twentieth century, all very well done. Our guide was very gracious, well-informed, friendly, professional and interesting. Tour was inexpensive and informative. Lots of stairs with limited elevator service.
3. Kaminski House Museum
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4.5 based on 138 reviews
Guided tours take place at: 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM. Museum Shop is open from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Located in historic Georgetown, South Carolina, the Kaminski House Museum offers antiques, architecture, and history all wrapped up in a bow of Southern hospitality. Meticulously preserved, you will experience life in Georgetown from the 18th Century though the two Great Wars as you take a guided tour and listen to intriguing tales of South Carolinians.
Reviewed By MelissaT1093
Wonderful historical home that my family and I have visited for years. And during the eclipse in 2017 my husband and I were married here. Beautiful home and always decorated so lovely for Christmas.
4. Georgetown County Museum
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4.5 based on 50 reviews
Artifacts and items of historical significance and displays in the Museum are the results of gifts from residents of the Georgetown County community and from those outside the local area who are interested in preserving and documenting the rich cultural history of Georgetown County. Featured Collections: Industry, Native American, Entertainment, Sport Fishing, Slavery, Military, SS City of Georgetown, Famous Americans, Hunting, Plantation Life, Dr. Frances Doyle, 20th Century, and Study Archives. Admission is free, and donations are appreciated.
Reviewed By Mrboverman
Nice collection of slave era rice production plantation history. The staff gave us a guided tour and answered questions.
5. The South Carolina Maritime Museum
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4.0 based on 105 reviews
The South Carolina Maritime Museum (SCMM) opened its doors in December 2011. The Museum has been a sixteen year-old vision of the Harbor Historical Association (HHA) a grassroots, volunteer group that began in 1996 with a mission to preserve and promote the maritime history of Georgetown County and South Carolina. Through community support of the annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show and related events, HHA was able to accumulate initial funding for the museum. It is the only museum in the state with the sole mission of interpreting South Carolina Maritime history. The SCMM is located on the first floor of an old McCrory five and dime store building, on the waterfront in the middle of Georgetown's historic business district. There are endless stories connecting the sea to agriculture, commerce, military, recreation, education, and how ships and their crews and builders played a role. It is the mission of the South Carolina Maritime Museum to tell these stories through: Interactive Exhibits, Rare Artifacts from the Marine Industry, Model Ships and Artwork, Educated Volunteers and Staff, Special Programs for Young and Old.
Reviewed By deannamancini08 - Central Arizona, United States
Our trip to Georgetown ended with smiles! The kids loved everything about this museum. Shipwreck info and pictures. This is a must stop place! Great souvenirs/shirts
6. Gullah Museum
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4.0 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By 247nellg - Iowa, United States
Beautiful art, artifacts, story quilts, old tools & much more about the history of the Gullah culture & people who came from Africa as slaves to work in rice fields. This Hill area of South Carolina and even further south is full of amazing stories of this culture as well as how their crops and rice agriculture fed the nation through decades. The history is fascinating. The lovely little museum is very dear and a precious gift to this area. I am so glad I visited and would love to go again.
7. Outlaw's Original Art Gallery and Museum
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4.5 based on 6 reviews
