The DuPont Planetarium, located in the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center on the University of South Carolina Aiken campus, is an inspiring and educational facility with 57 seats and a 30-foot-diameter tilted aluminum dome.
Lake Wateree State Park covers 238 acres on Desportes Island within the 13,700-acre Lake Wateree reservoir in Fairfield County, South Carolina, about 30 miles northwest of Columbia and created in 1919 by damming the Wateree River for hydroelectric power.
Folly Field Beach on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, is a tranquil and less crowded beach known for its soft white sand, rolling dunes, and natural beauty.
Waterfront Park in Charleston, South Carolina, is an eight-acre urban park that stretches along the Cooper River and was created on a site historically dominated by maritime activity including wharves and shipping terminals.
The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk and Promenade in South Carolina is a vibrant 1.2-mile oceanfront trail stretching from the 14th Avenue Pier to the 2nd Avenue Pier.
Colleton State Park is South Carolina's smallest state park at just 35 acres, located near Walterboro between St. George and I-95 off Highway 15, providing direct access to the Edisto River—one of North America's longest free-flowing blackwater rivers.
Calhoun Falls State Park spans 318 acres on pine-covered peninsulas extending into Lake Russell near Calhoun Falls in Abbeville County, South Carolina, offering a serene lakeside retreat with spacious wooded campgrounds featuring RV/tent sites and shoreline views.
Isle of Palms Beach in South Carolina is a beautiful barrier island featuring around six miles of wide, white sandy beaches known for their clean water and scenic views of the Atlantic Ocean.
The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon in Charleston, South Carolina, is a historic building completed in 1771 that has played many important roles in the city's history.
Driftwood Beach on Edisto Island, South Carolina, is a serene and picturesque spot known for its dramatic natural beauty marked by large, weathered driftwood and remnants of ancient trees scattered along the pristine sandy shore.
Mars Bluff Atomic Bomb Impact Crater in South Carolina marks the site where, on March 11, 1958, a U.S. Air Force B-47 accidentally dropped an unarmed atomic bomb on the backyard of the Gregg family during a training flight.
Battle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site in Clinton, South Carolina, preserves the August 19, 1780, Revolutionary War battlefield where 200 outnumbered Patriot militiamen from South Carolina, Georgia, and Overmountain Men under Colonels Isaac Shelby, James Williams, and Elijah Clarke ambushed and routed nearly 500 Loyalist militia and British provincials at Musgrove's Mill on the Enoree River, suffering only four killed while inflicting 63 enemy deaths, 90 wounded, and 70 captured.
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in Charleston, South Carolina, opened in 2005 as a modern replacement for the aging Grace Memorial and Silas N. Pearman Bridges, which had become structurally unsound and too low for modern shipping needs.
The Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, is a renowned 5,000-acre oceanfront resort community known for its blend of natural beauty, luxury accommodations, and recreational activities.
Paris Mountain State Park covers 1,540 acres just five miles north of Greenville, South Carolina, in the Appalachian foothills, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s as an urban escape with stone-and-timber architecture.
Givhans Ferry State Park in South Carolina spans 988 acres along the Edisto River, North America's longest free-flowing blackwater river, and was established in 1934 with development by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
