It was known as Fort Sumter National Monument until it was renamed in the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, signed March 12, 2019.

[2] The Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center is located at 340 Concord Street, Liberty Square, Charleston, South Carolina, on the banks of the Cooper River.

This site is also the main departure point for tour boats heading to Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor.

The fort is open to the public only via concession tour boat; access from private watercraft or via the low-tide sandbar is not permitted.

The center offers an orientation film and museum exhibits about American seacoast defenses from 1809 to 1947, and the history of the first two forts.