The Sumter Museum is proud to be a Blue Star Museum and honor our active Armed Forces and up to five (5) family members with Free Admission to our facilities Memorial Day through Labor Day.

You can find other participating museums at arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.

Parking & Accessibility

Williams Brice House | Heritage Education Center | Carolina Backcountry Homestead
122 N. Washington Street

HOURS:
Thursdays 10am to 5pm, Fridays 10am to 5pm, Saturdays 10am to 5pm (please note: doors close at 4:30pm)
(803) 775-0908 • information@sumtercountymuseum.org

Admission to 122 N. Washington Site (Williams Brice House, Heritage Education Center, and Backcountry): $5 adults, $2 students 6-17 and seniors 65+, and free for 5 and under. Museum Members always free!

Visitors enter 122 N. Washington Street at the black iron gates and will find parking adjacent to the Williams-Brice House and along the driveway to the rear Church Street exit. Handicap parking is also adjacent to the Williams-Brice House. There is free overflow parking in the large green space directly beside the Museum driveway, accessible from the next driveway south on Washington Street. There are two gates in the black fence between the open green and the Museum that can be opened during large events or rentals. Designated bus parking is along the Museum driveway.

To see the museum in its entirety, visitors are required to walk distances and climb stairs that may be difficult for guests with mobility issues. Wheelchairs are available upon request and seating is made available throughout the Museum. The first and second floors of the Williams-Brice House can be reached by elevator from the ground level. Please note that this well-maintained, antique elevator is limited to one guest at a time and must be operated by a Museum employee. All public restrooms are centrally located at ground level in the Heritage Education Center and are handicap accessible.

Temple Sinai Jewish History Center

11 Church Street
HOURS: Thursdays 1pm to 4pm, Fridays 1pm to 4pm, Saturdays 10am to 1pm
#803 775-0908 • droof@sumtercountymuseum.org

Admission to 11 Church Street Site (Temple Sinai Jewish History Center): $5 adults, $2 students 6-17 and seniors 65+, and free for 5 and under. Museum Members always free!

Temple Sinai Jewish History Center is a short walk south from the rear Church Street exit from the main Museum complex. Visitors arriving by car will find free limited on-street parking is available as well as in the green space adjacent to the Center. Temple Sinai Jewish History Center is fully handicap accessible.

Combo Admission to Both Sites is also available: $8 adults, $3 students 6-17 and seniors 65+, and free for 5 and under. Museum Members always free!

 

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Around Downtown

Restaurants, accommodations, and attractions
within easy walking distance of the Sumter County Museum.

Restaurants and Bars

Hamptons
J O’Grady’s
Sidebar
Sidewalk Cafe
Sumter Cut Rate Soda Fountain
Sumter Original Brewery

Accommodations

1912 Bed and Breakfast
Hyatt Place Sumter

Attractions

Memorial Park
Patriot Hall
Sumter County Gallery of Art
Sumter Military Museum
Sumter Tourism
Sumter Opera House
Sumter Little Theatre
Swan Lake Iris Gardens

Shopping

Grady Ervin & Co.
Naomi & Warner
One Accord