Toddlers & babies · Charleston · January 22 – 28

You need a roof over your head as quickly as possible. Where do you begin? Find out how the colonists built Charles Towne’s first houses as you interact with a park educator inside the Common House. Learn about earthfast construction, mortise-and-tenon joints, and other curious aspects of Charles Towne’s...

Learn to think like an archaeologist! Kids will explore historic artifacts and plant clues, just like real scientists. This one-hour program includes two hands-on activities where participants learn how archaeologists sort objects to answer questions about the past and study tiny plant remains to discover what...

A decade after its founding in 1670, Charles Towne, the capital of England’s Carolina colony, was moved across the Ashley River to Oyster Point on the modern-day Charleston peninsula. Join the park’s historian to explore the reasons behind the seat of government’s relocation and dispel some myths in the process.