Circular Congregational Church vs St Michael’s Church, Charleston
Two churches in Charleston. Circular Congregational Church has no online ticket listed; St Michael’s Church, Charleston has no online ticket listed. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
The Circular Church stands on Meeting Street in the middle of Charleston, in the stretch that gave the street its name, and it is free to enter when the doors are open, which is usually on weekday mornings and around Sunday services. The burial ground beside it is open daily and is the real draw: it is the oldest in the city, with stones going back to the 1690s, and the congregation allows visitors to walk it.
Saint Michael's Church stands at the corner of Meeting Street and Broad Street, known as the Four Corners of Law, in the historic district of Charleston, South Carolina, and entry is free, with docents often available to explain the church's history. It is the oldest surviving church building in Charleston. Walking tours of Charleston's historic district include the church along with the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, the Nathaniel Russell House, Rainbow Row and the Battery, and horse-drawn carriage tours pass by.