Time recently highlighted 100 destinations for travelers to explore, from designer Christian Louboutin’s Vermelho Hotel in Portugal to the snow-glazed slopes of Italy and Switzerland’s Matterhorn Alpine Crossing.
In the magazine’s “World’s Greatest Places of 2024” roundup, a South Carolina museum was named, revered for its “interactive journey from tragedy to triumph.”
Charleston’s International African American Museum (IAMM) opened its doors last summer in a former shipping wharf. Since then, the institution has strived to bring African American history to life, inspiring visitors through tales of adversity and bravery.
Here’s why Time named the IAMM one of the world’s best places to visit.
What did Time say about the IAAM?
The IAAM is the second-largest African-American Museum in the country. According to Time, former Charleston mayor Joe Riley proposed it over 20 years ago. U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn of S.C.’s 6th congressional district also pushed for it.
The museum’s location ― elevated 13 feet above ground ― will spark much discourse among visitors. Its placement symbolizes the museum’s sacredness on Garden’s Wharf, where African captives arrived by the thousands, said Time. Other carefully designed parts of the museum include the African Ancestors Memorial Garden, designed by landscape architect and MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Walter Hood.