Charleston, SC Family Vacation

Tour the remarkable South Carolina Aquarium for a close up look at underwater wildlife and take a boardwalk tour at the Audubon Center in Francis Beidler Forest to look for the birds, reptiles and mammals that call this preserve home.

The South Carolina Aquarium houses fish and underwater life from a variety of environments ranging from mountain forest to piedmont to the coastal plain in South Carolina. However, the South Carolina Aquarium is more than just an underwater aquarium. It also features the "Secrets of the Amazon" Exhibit, which not only includes underwater residents like the piranha and the electric eel, but  it also has dart poison frogs, macaws, anacondas, and bird-eating tarantula spiders.

For more wildlife watching pleasure, the boardwalk at the Audubon Center in Francis Beidler Forest gives you a chance to search for birds and other wildlife in a cypress and tupelo swamp that is home to a number of endangered species. Keep your eyes open for the incredible variety of birds found here as you enjoy the serenity of this bald cypress wetland.

The Charleston, SC Family Vacation offers many great opportunities for you and your family to view wildlife in its own habitat. In addition, South Carolina boasts one of the most interesting aquariums in the country, to further round out your nature-centered vacation. Come see the scaly, feathery and furry residents of South Carolina with our family vacation adventure!