Reviews of Mace Brown Museum of Natural History (Museum)

Jeffrey Head

Small museum in the math and sciences building at College of Charleston. They have gorgeous t-rex and pteranadon skeletons in the lobby of the building. Definitely worth a visit.

James Evans

This small but delightful museum is a great place to take kids! One highlight is the sand box (happily, the sides are high and kids don't seem inclined to climb in) that the staff stock with interesting stones, fossils, and artifacts for kids to dig up and take home. The cave bear and mosasaur exhibits are particularly impressive. The docent on the day we went, Shelley, was knowledgeable, friendly, and had clear respect for the museum and the work of its curators. The museum takes up just two rooms on the second floor of the School of Sciences and Mathematics Building at the College of Charleston, so it's easy to get to everything.

Samantha Fountain

Mace Brown Museum of Natural History was such fun! They have an extensive exhibit and informative student/staff. It was a perfect way to spend a hot summer day indoors :)

Nicholas NA

Interesting , but small museum. Worth a visit regardless

Shawn Dockstader

Well organized

Richard Schober

What a wonderful place.. very nice ppl

Keesha Tucker

What a local treasure

Lisa Heinrich - Estabrook

One room Museum does have interesting fossils. Works on donations. Wish it was bigger.

Joshua Hinds

Very informative, and free. Definitely recommend to anyone who is interested.

Kc Kramp

A great little museum with some terrific fossils.

Sarah Eliker

Wonderful Place

John Steven Poston

This is a small but excellent fossil museum. It highlights much of the ancient fauna that existed in this area, but it has other exhibits as well The admission is free, but there is a spot for donations.

Sadie Talley

best megaladon teeth in charleston

Sunny Johnson

Good place to go!!!

Tom Cox

Interesting. Fossils.

Lauren MCCoy

Awesome!

todd lyden

Part of the university Free wifi

Myrtle Vaughn

Cool little museum. Students do a lot of good work in there. I always enjoyed stopping in during my time between classes. Pretty cool exhibits and they do a great job with maintaining them. They also do a good job of providing informative descriptions and the staff present are always very knowledgeable.

John Mcfaddin

History rocks! Prices are a bit high but no big deal. Museums can get old (haha) but not when they rotate exhibits like this one. It is kid friendly and very informative. Also, if you bring your kids, there will be enough to keep you involved as well.

Michael Rhoads

Free admission, metered parking, pretty cool stuff but only about a room and a half worth of mostly fossils. Don't fill the meter it's about a half hour visit tops.

Tammy Wilson

Great exhibit. Very educational. Definitely recommend to all!

Madelyne Adams

Wonderful museum for all ages! Don't miss this fascinating collection of fossils.

Mike D

For the total experience here, take the fun tour with Daniel Robinson!

Laura Everett

This is such a great museum. It's concise, but they have a stellar collection. The students/staff working are eager to offer educational insights and explanations. They always make it extra fun and engaging for my boys.

Adrienne Jones

This is a hidden gem for teachers and lovers of information. They love to share information and it’s great to seethe students at work.

Abdul Raheem

Wonderful place

Becky Ziaja

Popped into n here to avoid a torrential downpour and was pleasantly surprised! Free admission (donations accepted), intimate, highly informative, and the gal at the desk was great with my kids. Sadly the T-Rex skeleton had gone back to its home in indiana, but there was still plenty to keep the kids interested for about an hour. Nice little museum!

Megan Herman

Small but very cool, my kids and I loved it.

Pammy Rembold

Small museum that's part of the University. Free but they do appreciate donations. My eldest loves it.

brandon bird

This is an awesome place if you like historical stuff. You learn amazing things. A must go to place.

Misty E

A totally awesome "hidden" gem downtown.

Dylan Marquis

It's a great little Hidden Gem in the heart of Charleston. Not to mention it's free! They have a lot of cool skeletons and some really cool fossils that really show some of the interesting life that was around Charleston a long time ago.

Adam Scheible

What a wonderful museum. They have an amazing display on the evolution of whales. Great displays centered around teeth and other interesting facts. Lots of trilobites and other early aquatic life. Things for the littler kids to do. And wonderful staff. Not open on Wednesdays. Classes offered in geology, paleontology, and other sciences. Contact Dr. Beutel

thefossilguy100

This small museum has an AWESOME Archaeocete and early Odontocete exhibit (Showing the evolution of whales). There's tons of other fossils, from the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and the Cenozoic. All the local South Carolina fossils are showcased. The Mosasaur and Pleistocene Megafauna (Giant Ground sloths, glyptodonts, etc...) exhibit is also great!

Madelyn Lawrence

Went and sign on door said they were cloised (unexpectedly of course). Very disappointing. Probably could have better staffing available for such unexpected events.

Misty Sanchez

My son had a great time! It is just one room so know that before you go. He was especially wowed by the Meglodon. Having stuff that he could touch was especially fun for him.

kerly Blum

Love it

Tino Pimentel

A great place to visit to see knowledge from fossils to biological phenomena. Also has a gorgeous back yard as well! :D

teddy dildine

AMAZING PLACE

Georgette Scruggs

Cool little museum

Mari C. Alexander

Super cool fossils and things to touch! Free and parking was convenient $2/hr

Bedie Kinney

Great place to take children, lots of dinosaur bones. It is free.

Anna Walston

Our family had a great time. Our son is obsessed with fossils and dinosaurs and this exhibit is the best option in Charleston.

John Kluttz

Cool exhibit does not cost but they do take donations

John Dinyari

Wow! What a superb fossil collection.

Sean Dyer

Interesting find walking around!

Silvia Ramirez

Great. .

Jason Shepherd

Small and quiet. The grad student is usually free to answer any questions. You won't spend an afternoon here but definitely can kill a few hours for nothing but a donation.

Rachel Torrens

Small, but a gem. Lots of informational displays and a large sand box, in which children are welcome to dig for fossil treasures! We came home with 4 tiny shark teeth and a tiny vertebrae. Also, there are students who run the museum...talk to them! They have a wealth of information to share. :)

Evan Guthrie

The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is a cool museum on the campus of College of Charleston. They have really cool collections of dinosaurs and other interesting prehistoric creatures. I have learned a lot and have been surprised every time I have visited. I really enjoy this museum and it is a great educational resource.

Steve Sonin

Great place to visit . Inside the university, and free..Not really large but ,its a learning enviroment.