Aiken-Rhett House Museum

Barrett Johnson

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December 30, 2024

Fantastic and unique look at the past through the layers of history that one property has accumulated through the years. Self guided audio tour was great and the tour of the enslaved quarters was unlike any other historic home or plantation I've seen so far.

Walt Autrey

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May 05, 2025

Incredible property and my group loved it best of all that we saw while there. Highly recommend. Excellent tour guide. I think her name was Jini.

Christian Rubach

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January 08, 2025

Great to see a property preserved in its original state. Really gives you a feeling how difficult it is to maintain such a property as well as authentic insight into what a "functioning" place like this looked like - including the living quarters for enslaved people working on the property and stables.

Descartes

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March 25, 2025

This is an atmospheric way to spend a morning in Charleston. This grand old mansion was left in an unrestored state, which gives it an interesting feeling of being both a ruin but with grandeur. We saw artist David Boatwright's exhibition at the Museum and it added a light hearted element to the space. There are his paintings throughout the house and a large scale mural in the garden. There is also a dedicated gallery room that is original to the house and has a collection of period paintings on display. A lovely place to visit on a beautiful Charleston day.

Ayden Ginder

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November 16, 2024

The audio tour was excellent. I loved that they still had the outbuildings. I also appreciated that the house was preserved, n it restored. It provided a nice contrast to the other houses we saw which were restored.