Neat historical room. Self-guided. If you like to read, youll love it. If you just like to look, its interesting but only one room.

The Powder Magazine on Cumberland Street in Charleston is a great piece of history to be a part of experience. It is cool that there is a building that is from Charleston in 1713 that is still standing and that you can feel and walk through. You can feel all of the history and all of the years in the air that is part of the building. The vibe and atmosphere is made complete with really cool flute and pipe music that is continuously playing and gets you all excited like you stepped in a time machine. I really like all the displays and all of the historical perspective and education that is on display. I feel like I am able to learn something new every time I come here and there is just enough here that it does not take all day to see everything.

Very nice little museum with a friendly and informative staff. Well worth the very low entry fee. Dont forget to ask for your military discount!

This place is great! Enjoyed learning about colonial militaria. Take the kids, sure to keep that history spark alive. Guide was knowledgeable and friendly, knew most answers to my questions.

Quite small, but still good to visit and understand early Charleston.

This is a cool little attraction. It doesn’t cost a lot and it won’t take a large chinch of time out of your day. It took about 30 minutes to see everything! It’s a couple blocks from the market so not too far out there.

Very nice and informational museum. Is very small but we had a great time with the kiddos!!

This is an amazing place for a quick adventure back in time. This is like a mini museum with small artifacts and signage with historical facts. Its a must see in Charleston.

Our tour guide Charles was very informative and was able to answer all of our questions. Visiting the Powder magazine was one of the highlights if our trip to Charleston.

Very interesting to learn our history and stand in the oldest structure in Charleston. Very friendly, helpful staff

Such awesome people here, and a very awesome historic site. We loved it!

Brought my mom who has oxygen and a Walker, very accessible for her! Great history here!

Very cool little museum. It’s all about the history and the experience. Well worth the $6 admission!

Small but wonderful museum. Lots of artifacts and informative displays. Highly recommend seeing. Hands on displays to keep the kids interested too.

Visited today while in downtown Charleston. Definitely a great little museum. Staff was very friendly and a lot of great history inside! I also give them bonus points for using Jas Townsend and Son for their replicated historical clothing! Definitely recommend a visit.

History lessons. Actual cannon out front

Its a small spot but a great little place for a short history lesson. Very interesting and the information about it is memorable. Its small so it doesnt take long,b that being said you dont have to rush if you find it particularly interesting as the your is self guided.

Now this is a cool little museum. A must see for Charleston history buffs!

Visitor friendly. Engaging. Kid friendly.Personable guidance from staff.

We got in free without Charleston pass so I cant complain to heavily. Its the oldest spot in the area and consists of a single room, with museum style artifacts around the perimeter with info cards to learn about where ammo was housed. It took about 5 minutes for us, but were not a heavy history family. Some cool facts, and if you have the pass and youre in the area, stop in. If not, move along.

Very interesting, Revolutionary era. We bought the Charleston Museum Mile tickets and this was included.

Great little tour takes you back in time.

Great time. Very knowledgeable staff

Good, but beware on summer and hot days. No AC. Definitely worth a visit otherwise.

Small little tour. Quaint. Informative. Friendly. Worth the $6

Quick and fun while offering a historical perspective not commonly considered.

A female pirate ghost is hunting the area..

I went as a chaperone with my sons 3rd grade class. The set up, activity, and history were very interesting.

Great learning place about the history good to do interaction

It is a small site, but tells a great story and illuminates an important part of Charleston history. The diorama of the walled city is worth the price of admission.

Extremely nice and helpful staff. Child friendly exhibits. My children are 2 and 5 and they had a good time. It is small, but dont let the size fool you. The displays are modern in appearance and very informative. Take the time to talk to the docents and you will be happy with their breadth of knowledge about Charleston. It is a great place to get out of the sun and enjoy a part of history with hands on exhibits.

Wonderful experience! Knowledgeable docents who tell the history around the powder magazines importance during the American Revolution. Interesting! Older kids will really enjoy!

Lovely staff, but a bit hokey. They didnt have a ton of artifacts. I can see it being a better stop as a field trip, as parts of it were interactive, rather than as going as a tourist-- there are better historical sites in Charleston to see.

Very educational. I loved the group rate!

The powder magazine, built in 1713, is the oldest still existent government building in Charleston. It is one of the oldest building I have ever been in.

Wow! This place is amazing! So much history!

Fun and history filled. Really interesting

Neat place to check out .Friendly lady that works there

Must stop place when you are in Charleston. It is right beside the cumberland st parking lot.

Staff was wonderful. Small but interesting museum. I love to find these little corners of history. Admission was fair and gift shop is nice.

Good visit to learn some history

Wish it were larger...it was fascinating!

Great little museum and staff was outstanding!

Great place for history however go with another site too because it is a smaller museum. They did shoot the gun for us when we went as a group of teachers. :)

Small but really interesting

Just one more historic building preserved for Charlestons rich cultural heritage to add to the list. Really cool place and helps kids to put all of the pieces of the puzzle together.

Lots of history and cool souvenirs

A must see historical location. You can see it as part of the Pirate tour, so do it that way and save some money.

A fun and educational stop. The interactive displays are a bit dated, but the information was easy to understand and truly fascinating. Caught the walking pirate tour out of here and loved it. Made Charleston a much more interesting place.

Awesome lil museum

Best tourist attraction in town! Iconic, and the oldest municipal building in Charleston - 1713.

Small with a nice selection of artifacts and explanations of where and why gunpowder was stockpiled in Charleston.

Great little building. The oldest in SC. Helps you understand the history of SC

Very neat and fun especially if youre not from this area.

Kind of small but still worth checking out just because its the oldest public building in Charleston

Liked this!

Cute museum gift shop in the lobby. Has wonderful gifts for kids under 14.

One of the oldest public museum buildings in the country...1713! Great docents and great displays!

If you like history, this is perfect, nice little gift shop and the staff is super helpful. If you go on a bulldog tour, admission is free. If you want to be wntertained, dont go. If you like to read and study history, its a must stop.

A fun informative tour stoo

A very cool small museum in the heart of charleston thats also the oldest building in charleston.

A great picture of the early colonial history of Charles Town. The oldest public building the the state of South Carolina!

Pirate tour is amazing

Very educational visit

Wonderful piece of history. Informative displays.

Seventh oldest building in South Carolina. Well worth a visit

Very small, a bit expensive, $6.

Hands on exhibits a great place young and old.

Staff was great and gave a tour explaining the history of the building. Must see for history buffs.

Friendly tour guide, inexpensive, and interesting. Youll spend about 30 minutes exploring.

$5 per person, $10 per group. Interesting building but not a lot to see.

History you can see and touch.

Histoic location and apart of Charlestons history. Great little quick stop for info, located downtown.

Fantastic tour, great demonstrations, informed staff- a must see!

Very interesting bit of history.

Great history leason for the kids

The oldest public building in SC, 1713!

Just one room. Quick stop and educational. It is not a back in time location.

Nice museum

Very interesting and the staff is very knowledgeable

Educational and fun

Interesting

Lots of history

Dont waste your time. This is goofy and hokey.

Good history lessons

A waste

Interesting

A lot of history

Must see historic location.

Small but informational.

Somewhat disappointing for the price.

The best little Museum in downtown Charleston

American history, south states

Really cool to go to

Fantastic