Reviews of Rice Museum (Museum)

Jim Deveau

Thet have interesting and unique items for sale, a great store

Oldskool Pautz

Historic!! Georgetown and exceptional art encompassing the gamrat!!

Leroy Bry

Great educational experience Regarding Rice Industry

Tim Nicoulin

Very enlightening museum in an old historical structure lead by a docent.

Justin Steel

Check out the unique gifts and incredible artwork!

Edgar Alvarez

(Translated by Google) Beautiful (Original) Bonito

Melanie Norman

Experience history at this local museum, and stroll around town to see all the local shops too!

Katherine Hanson

We thoroughly enjoyed the museum - a fascinating tour through the local history of rice and indigo production. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and this a most enjoyable and educational experience.

Sandi Chapman

A fantastic museum. Love the staff and their knowledge

Sandy Latham

very much enjoyed the rijksmuseum to Natalie was a great guide

Susan Hamlin

Worth the tour! I had no idea of the importance of rice in the area history and the effect on the early economy ..!

Shannon Murphy

Come learn about the history of rice there. Guided tours that take you back in time, and a reveal how important the rice culture was to Georgetown, and the nation.

Steven Cagle

Great look at the history of the area. Highly recommend

scott harring

not good stay away.

Mark Rodriquez

We never knew the story of how rice was brought into South Carolina. The tour guide who showed us around was very knowledgeable and funny. Worth taking the tour.

Jean Belmont

Lots of history here. Beautiful exhibits, too!

Sandra Dodd

Hot but very interesting.

T D'ANGELO

GOOD

MARIE BOWMAN

Our guide was very informative... stairs are involved.. lots of history...

Julia Porter

Love history.

Mike Rodriguez

Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Loved the tour!!

Joni Price

Very reasonable priced. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable. We learned a lot about the rice industry of long ago.

Margaret Harper

Learned alot

Marleny Fossil girl

It's cool

Vern Mary Jo Ehlert

Tour was to long. Info could have been given in a shorter time. Tour was informative.

Elizabeth Neal

I enjoyed learning about SC's history. However, I was disappointed with how slavery was discussed. At one point the guide said, "The slaves were essential." But he made no mention of the injustice of it all. As he had gone over the various facts and life expectancy of the slaves, no emotion or remorse was shown in tone or word choice. One of the other people in the group must have felt the same way I did because he spoke up and pointed out that the slaves had not come willingly. There is a wonderful opportunity at the Rice Museum to speak to the injustice of slavery. I think that would be a wise addition to the tour. I would still recommend you go keeping in mind the great injustice that you are learning about and what man is willing to do for money.

Luz Maria

very nice little museum. pleasant guided tour and I enjoyed the history lesson. The admission prices were higher than advertised but still very reasonable.

Mills Morrison

Great underrated Museum on rice industry in South Carolina

Jill Hensley

Nice

Joe Spytek

Very informative, glad we went to museum before visiting plantation.

Kaitlyn Gandy

It had very good exhibits and information and it was even hands on it gave you rice from the plant and let you shell it and all!! It showed an entire boat ruin that was really cool! Its placing was very unique inside of a clock tower.

Linda Duty

Very interesting...will go back

Marvin Joseph Ivie, Jr

Had a tour guide, cost $ 5.00... mm

Sharon Elliott-Fox

Knowledgeable tour guide. LeArned a lot about rice growing in the low country.

John Jaskewich

Nice place to view and purchase artifacts

Dietmar Hess

You'll love it

Mary Dorrell

Very interesting history and a wonderful, knowledgeable tour guide.

Joan Oxendine

We have been here several times. You can always find something unique here. The staff is super nice and helpful. We always buy some Carolina rice when we come.

Wendy Barbellinni

A nice place to get a education on rice growing in SC. Learned a lot of things I never knew. The only problem was I had to walk upstairs to the museum section and I am disabled and stairs are not my friend. I did it but held up the group I was in. Anyway I would go back and enjoyed the store downstairs on the first floor. They have beautiful photos that are from local artists and very unique art pieces made local. If I had a extra money I would’ve bought more. I will be back being there is a art piece I want and if it still there it’s meant to be mine. I plane on that. Must stop and take your time and take in SC history.

Skip Yeager

Great historical info...

Ash Ciza

They have a beautiful gift shop, Enjoyed the tour very much. It was pretty simple and straight forward, but there were some very cool things to look at (I'm not going to post the coolest pictures I took because not knowing what you are about to see kept it interesting). The best part was the hospitality and how our guide kept things interesting. I would recommend this tour if your not from the area and don't know anything about the rice industry.

Terry Landrigan

Friendly information

Gary White

Guided tour was great. Just do if you want to learn the history of the area.

Linda Hines

Really enjoyed the museum, our guide was great! Lots of artifacts and history.

Dawn Dawes

Very educational

Jeff Ford

A guided tour is required. It takes an hour or so. Groups are small and the guide was entertaining. For that you get to touch a wrecked ship built in 1700, flip through historic hardware store ledgers, and learn the brutality of this once global industry via well made diaramas.

jerry hikel

Really interesting historical exhibit of how rice was cultivated in sc. Learned a lot about how slave rice plantations worked - very sad part of u.s. history but important to understand. I grew up visiting abolitionist houses in ct with secret tunnels and learned of cotton and rice plantations but the tour taught me a lot i didnt know - rice being such a huge part of the wealth of many families in sc. And all from a grain brought from madagascar.

Cynthia Reeves

Southern charm!

Doug Harp

The most rudest people in Georgetown, after the fire in 2013 they filed an insurance claim for fire damage to the roof. Said that the water sprayed on the roof caused damage. But there was no water even close to the building. If you donated money for the repair you got ripped off. I've had to call the police to this place twice, they try to block the driveway and have been told many times it is not theirs, Jim Finch is a scam, he takes people's stuff that is for sale and uses it elsewhere, and tells them it's in the store room, Jim got 600 thousand dollars to repair the building, clock still does not work, they say the people who repaired it won't make good the warranty, quess he didn't pay them or they would have fixed it, the creepy guy in there harressed four different people over the past weekend about using the drive, he will be getting another visit from the police department soon. The two old ladies in there have been caught lieing to the police and everyone else

Gregory Silas

Nice little shop. Unique

Sue Vess

This was so interesting to me. Until I visited Hamilton Plantation I had no idea that rice was a commodity in colonial america. At the Rice Museum this major cash crop is explained from its beginning until its demise the late 1800s. A geniune inclusion of the slaves role and contribution is presented. I did, however, feel rushed through the displays in the tower and would have liked the oppotunity to read the plaques and study the dioramas. I would have appreciated a discuss on the Native Americans who came before and what happened to them.

Todd Bassett

A very nice history lesson on SC rice industry and the growth of SC prosperity on the backs of slaves. The guide was very informative and nice.

Brad James

So much I didn't know about the local culture. I sure learned a lot!

Deborah Christensen

Very informative.

JOHN REID

Very interesting.

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This place was amazing and everyone was really nice and the gift shop and museum were really awesome

Jim Brobst

Very interesting. Very knowledgeable guide.

Carla Sessions

Lovely way to spend an afternoon in Georgetown learning about local history.

Chucktown Graffiti Limo

I love chicken and rice!!!

Mark Sparlin

Great little museum of the history of Rice in America. Had no idea how much influence South Carolina had on the rice industry. Guide was informative and provided great entertainment.

Marilyn Hemingway

Wonderful history about rice in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.

richard graber

Fun, educational, nice gift store.

Kim Opager

Wonderful history lesson!

terry nash

Nice interesting place to visit while in georgetown

Criss Locke

Had a lot of info that me and the wife didn't know about. And guides was vary nice.

John Houston

Very true

Joshua Christ

Awesome

David Bragg

Very interesting. I learned so much from our tour guide.

Jo Nell King

Always enjoy our visits.

Susan Pretty

Historical tour with guide in small group. Interesting for adults and older children (3rd grade and up). #Georgetown history. #Rice culture in USA.

rjohnson109

Very interesting tour and history of cultivation and significance of product and workers of this crop.

Pamela Machia

Very awesome experience. We had a great tour guide. Such a informative tour

Lynn Satriale

The tour provides interesting info on the impact the rice had in the economy of the area and slavery

lisa mccullough

Loads of things to look at! Staff was super

Julian Zehr

The Rice museum was a great place to spend the day. I enjoyed seeing the displays and learning about Georgetown's historically significant rice economy. We even got to go up into the clock tower as part of the tour. Their tools were all handmade and specifically designed with intended tasks in mind.

Brooklyn Prep-Reunion

The tour guides, Phil and Xenobia were excellent. The museum is a gem. I was enlightened about the entire history of rice in "the colonies", the wealth it generated and the influence it had on perpetuating slavery.

Jane Ochsenbein

Nice little museum in a historic building

Donald Rodgers

This is a small Museum but I found my visit here to be immensely interesting. Learned a lot about the history of the state and saw some really interesting artifacts. If you have any interest in the history of Lowcountry South Carolina or the rice industry you should definitely pay a visit to this Museum.

elizabeth dickinson

Well worth visiting!

Patricia Gaddis

Anxious to go back in the future. Unfortunately, due to expected flooding from Hurricane Florence, the museum was closed the day I tried to visit. The location, the building, as well as, their outdoor garden space were impressive, I look forward to going back, and actually touring the museum soon.

John Ramsey

Fabulous. Lots of new insights.

Carol Lorson

What a wonderful treasure in a quaint little town Last year named Georgetown SC as best little coastal seaside town in the South to retire to. Great gift shop for unique Christmas gifts

Jon Bruning

Unfortunately this is not accessible for the handicap with multiple levels and several flights of stairs. They did allow us to at least use their private restroom though.

Christine Pietrandrea

What fun!! PLUS there's a fabu handmade jewelry section downstairs.

Lisa Couture

I loved the Rice Museum tour.....so much history here! And I love the gift shop/gallery....bought a beautiful cotton-pearl necklace. I'll definitely be back!

Debbi Moss

Thoroughly well done tour by Phil. Highly recommend to understand the rice culture in Georgetown County and the Waccamaw Neck

Clifford Tremblay

Interesting but a little clunky. Hard to know if you're walking into a gallery gift shop or a museum. Our tour guide was authentic and personal, but lacking confidence and security of knowledge on the subject. Overall we enjoyed it. Might be better if the museum became it's own identity separate from the art gallery.

Patrick Monihan

Wonderful. Take the tour!!!

Bruce Johnson

The docent was full of information, and the admission was well worth the price. The subjects of rice and indigo cultivation were given passing mention in my S.C. history class 50 years ago, and I learned things that were never mentioned, like the meaning of "pluff mud", and the hydrological features that made Georgetown County a good place to grow rice.

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