Rainbow Row, Charleston

Name: Rainbow Row
Address: 83 - 107 East Bay Street, Charleston, 29415, United States

#36 among attractions in Charleston

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Rainbow Row is the name for a series of thirteen colorful historic houses in Charleston, South Carolina. The houses are located north of Tradd St. and south of Elliott St. on East Bay Street, that is, 79 to 107 East Bay Street. The name Rainbow Row was coined after the pastel colors they were painted as they were restored in the 1930s and 1940s. It is a popular tourist attraction and is one of the most photographed parts of Charleston. ()

Coordinates: 32°46'31"N, 79°55'38"W

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83 - 107 East Bay StreetSouth of BroadCharleston 29415 United States

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Rainbow Row – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: TD Arena, Dock Street Theatre, St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Gaillard Center.

0.8 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
TD Arena, Charleston
22 min walk • TD Arena is a 5,100 seat multi-purpose arena in Charleston, South Carolina, United States that opened in 2008 and replaced John Kresse Arena as the home of the College of Charleston Cougars basketball and volleyball teams.
~1240 ftNW
Theater, Concerts and shows
Dock Street Theatre, Charleston
6 min walk • The Dock Street Theatre is a theater in the historic French Quarter neighborhood of downtown Charleston, South Carolina.
~1070 ftW
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Georgian architecture
St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Charleston
6 min walk • St. Michael's Episcopal Church is a historic church and the oldest surviving religious structure in Charleston, South Carolina. It is located at Broad and Meeting streets on one of the Four Corners of Law, and represents ecclesiastical law. It was built in the 1750s by order of the South Carolina Assembly.
0.8 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Gaillard Center, Charleston
22 min walk • The Gaillard Center is a concert hall and performance venue in Charleston, South Carolina. It opened in 2015 and replaced the Gaillard Municipal Auditorium. Both buildings were named after John Palmer Gaillard Jr. mayor of Charleston from 1959 to 1975.
~710 ftW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Heyward-Washington House, Charleston
4 min walk • The Heyward-Washington House is a historic house museum at 87 Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina. Built in 1772, it was home to Thomas Heyward, Jr. a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and was where George Washington stayed during his 1791 visit to the city.
~630 ftN
32°46'37"N • 79°55'37"W
The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, Charleston
4 min walk • Museum, History museum, Historical place
~330 ftSE
Park, Playground
Hazel Parker Playground, Charleston
2 min walk • Hazel Parker Playground is a public park in Charleston, South Carolina named after Hazel V. Parker in 1977. Hazel Parker was the recreation supervisor at the playground starting in 1942. The playground was formerly known as the East Bay Playground. The land had been owned by the Port Utilities Commission.
~930 ftSW
Church, Building
First Baptist Church, Charleston
5 min walk • First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church in Charleston, South Carolina. The congregation was founded in 1682 under the leadership of William Screven. It is one of the oldest Baptist congregations in the American South.
1.2 miNW
Music venue, Music and shows, Nightlife
Music Farm, Charleston
31 min walk • Music Farm is a music venue in Charleston, South Carolina located off of King Street. It has been open since April 1991.
~970 ftNW
Museum, Art gallery, Historical place
Pink House, Charleston
5 min walk • Pink House is a historic house and art gallery at 17 Chalmers Street in Charleston, South Carolina that is one of the oldest buildings in South Carolina and is the second oldest residence in Charleston after the Colonel William Rhett House.
~50 ftNE
Museum, History museum
Exchange and Provost, Charleston
1 min walk • The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon, also known as the Custom House, and The Exchange, is a historic building at East Bay and Broad Streets in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

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Which popular attractions are close to Rainbow Row?

Nearby attractions include Exchange and Provost, Charleston (1 min walk), Hazel Parker Playground, Charleston (2 min walk), The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, Charleston (4 min walk), Heyward-Washington House, Charleston (4 min walk).