Fort Moultrie Visitor Center
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Fort Moultrie Visitor Center at Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park is located across the street from the actual fort. The address is 1214 Middle Street, Sullivans Island, SC 29482. There is a small fee to enter the fort.
OPERATING HOURS
The Fort Moultrie Visitor Center is open daily from 9 AM to 5 PM during daylight savings time, and until 4 PM the rest of the year. It is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.
AMENITIES
- Ranger-staffed information desk where you can ask questions and pick up a park brochure
- Meeting place for Ranger-guided fort tours
- Museum
- Park film
- Book and souvenir store
- Observation deck
- Restrooms
PARK FILM
Before heading out to tour Fort Moultrie, particularly if you are on your own and not part of a Ranger tour, it is best to learn something about the fort so you have a better understanding of what you are looking at. One of the more entertaining ways to educate yourself is by watching a documentary film, and Fort Moultrie has a 22-minute video on the fort and the coastal defense system. The film shows every half hour in the Visitor Center’s movie theater.
Fort Moultrie Visitor Center Theater
MUSEUM
The other way to learn about Fort Moultrie is by perusing the museum exhibits. The museum is divided into sections on each of the military time periods when the fort was active: the American Revolution, the Civil War, World War I, and World War II. There is also an exhibit on the slave trade at Sullivans Island. The museum is comprised of information panels and actual artifacts from the different time periods. A Civil War enthusiast can read through all of the information in the museum in about 30 minutes.
American Revolution era exhibit at Fort Moultrie
Civil War era at Fort Moultrie
World War II era exhibit at Fort Moultrie
Slave trade exhibit
OBSERVATION DECK
Though not openly advertised, there is an observation deck that gives visitors an elevated view of Fort Moultrie. If you can’t find the door, ask a Ranger where it is.
View of Fort Moultrie from the observation deck at the Visitor Center
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Last updated on March 23, 2020
