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H. L. Hunley Submarine – North Charleston

Submarine-Museum Tour for Two or Four (Up to Half Off)

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  • Always Learning
  • Good for Kids
  • Cultural Pursuits

In a Nutshell

Museum houses the H. L. Hunley, a Civil War vessel that became the first submarine to ever sink an enemy ship before it mysteriously sank

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  • Expires Mar 20, 2013
  • Limit 1 per person, may buy 2 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per visit. Valid only for option purchased.
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Museums bring history alive, like a skeleton found underneath your house. Dig up the past with this Groupon.

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  • $12 for a submarine-museum tour for two (up to a $24 value)
  • $24 for a submarine-museum tour for four (up to a $48 value)

Guides lead visitors past exhibits such as the H. L. Hunley submarine within a 90,000-gallon conservation tank, facial reconstructions of the crew, and excavated artifacts. Tours take place Saturdays between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., and Sundays between noon and 5 p.m., with the last tour of each day starting at 4:40 p.m. Children younger than 5 are regularly admitted for free.

H. L. Hunley Submarine

It was February 17, 1864. The USS Housatonic floated in Charleston Harbor atop calm, cold waters. Below the surface, a group of Confederate soldiers sweated bullets as they cranked the propellers of the H. L. Hunley, speeding toward the Union's Housatonic on a historic mission: they would become the first submarine crew ever to sink an enemy ship. A 135-pound torpedo struck the Housatonic's stern, detonating a fiery explosion that sank the vessel within minutes. The Hunley then surfaced just long enough for the crew to flash a blue magnesium light, signaling to fellow forces on the shore that the mission succeeded and the submarine would return. And it did—but not until almost 140 years later, when it was raised from the harbor's sandy bottom on August 8, 2000, after author Clive Cussler discovered the wreck intact.

Today, the leaders of the nonprofit H. L. Hunley Submarine seek to conserve, restore, and ultimately exhibit this historic vessel, as well as solve the mystery of how it completed its mission only to vanish moments later. They welcome visitors to see the submarine in its current condition—within a 90,000-gallon conservation tank—and educate guests on the vessel's many details. Guides walk guests through features such as the manual-propulsion system and automatic moon roof, and illuminate exhibits such as a lifesize model from the TNT movie The Hunley.

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Most people choose a hotel based on what amenities it offers and how many of its TV channels show a live feed of the local city council. Here are some of the amenities that you might be lucky enough to experience on your next trip:

  • Pool full of people who can swim but not as well as you
  • Room service delivered directly to the hotel restaurant
  • Dogs that will keep your sheets warm when you're not using the bed and special electric jackets that will keep the dogs warm
  • Spa where they at least brush your teeth for you instead of just squishing your muscles
  • Unlimited wigs, so you can really feel like you're escaping
  • Rooms where families can go to yell at each other
  • An in-room safe for keeping items so valuable you would never trust yourself to touch them
  • Free wireless Internet that only goes to the hotel's email provider, Hotelwhispers.net

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H. L. Hunley Submarine

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    1250 Supply St.
    North Charleston, South Carolina 29405
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