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abingdon manor

Abingdon Manor

Abingdon Manor provides luxury accommodations close to interstate 95. The Inn is listed by AAA as a "Classic Country Inn" ...
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African American Sites at Mars Bluff

The area surrounding Francis Marion University is very rich in African American history. The African-American Sites at Mars Bluff include ...
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BBQ Trail

Here in South Carolina, we take our barbeque seriously! Around the state you will find three distinct flavors of barbeque: ...
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Bennettsville Historic District

Bennettsville Historic District

The streets of Historic Bennettsville are lined with homes, churches and businesses that range in style from upcountry farmhouse, Greek ...
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Birding

Birding

In a region with dense forests and a migratory path following the Atlantic Ocean, eastern South Carolina is great for ...
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Black Creek Arts Council

Black Creek Arts

Black Creek Arts in downtown Hartsville provides the community with classes, special events, an art gallery, and activities for children ...
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Breeden Grocery

Breeden Grocery

Stop in Breeden Grocery for hand cut, high quality meats in downtown Bennettsville. Breeden’s has been serving the community since ...
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Breeden Inn

Breeden Inn

Spend the night in one of Breeden Inn’s four, late 19th century houses. Take in the lavish design and décor ...
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Brentwood Restaurant

Brentwood Restaurant

Where on earth can you have Lowcountry French Cuisine in a haunted house? North Myrtle Beach, of course! The Brentwood ...
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Brookgreen Gardens

Brookgreen Gardens

In between Murrells Inlet and Pawley’s Island sits a beautiful garden museum full of sculptures and natural art. Brookgreen Gardens ...
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Button Museum

The Button King has the largest collection of buttons and his creations can be seen at The Button Museum in ...
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Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

The Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge is a sprawling area in Chesterfield County that encompasses over 46,000 acres. Created to ...
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Cheraw State Park

State Parks! They’re not just for hikers and campers any more! Cheraw State Park boasts one of the area’s most ...
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Cheraw, Historic Downtown

Stroll through the streets of historic Cheraw and see beautiful architecture dating back to 1770. You will see churches, homes ...
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Cherry Grove Pier

Cherry Grove Pier: Fishing and the History of Shag

The Cherry Grove Pier is known as a prime fishing pier, but it is also the birthplace of shagging, the ...
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Chesterfield Historic District

Chesterfield Historic District

The Historic District of Chesterfield offers beautiful tree lined streets with structures dating back to the town’s inception in 1785 ...
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Coker Pedigreed Seed Museum

Coker Farms National Historic Landmark

Coker Farms in Hartsville was founded in the early 1900s and actually developed the first cotton breeding program in the ...
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Conway City Hall & Historic District

In the historic river town of Conway, you can view many churches and buildings that date back to the early ...
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Conway Glass

Conway Glass

Located in downtown Conway, stop in to see glass blowing demonstrations or to simply admire the unique artwork in the ...
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Darlington Raceway

NASCAR’s roots extend deep into the South, especially in Darlington, S.C. where the sport’s first paved superspeedway, Darlington Raceway, calls ...
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Dillon County Museum

The c. 1915 Dillon County Museum building was once the medical office of Dr. Henry Edwards, and later the dental ...
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Dillon House

Located in Dillon, the museum was once home of the James W. Dillon family. The house was built in 1890 ...
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Dillon Motor Speedway

Owned by Ron Barfield, a former NASCAR driver and protege of Bill Elliott, the Dillon Motor Speedway packs in the ...
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