The Coastal Discovery Museum in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, is a Smithsonian Affiliate located on the historic 70-acre Honey Horn property that dates back over 300 years.
The Avian Conservation Center and Center for Birds of Prey, located near Charleston, South Carolina, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the medical care, conservation, education, and research of birds of prey and shorebirds.
Hampton Plantation State Historic Site in McClellanville, South Carolina, preserves a 300-acre colonial-era rice plantation established in 1735 along Wambaw Creek, a tributary of the South Santee River, with its Georgian-style mansion—one of the finest wood-frame examples featuring an early temple-front portico—expanded by the Horry and Rutledge families using enslaved African labor to cultivate Carolina Gold rice.
Botany Bay Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area in South Carolina is a 3,363-acre coastal nature reserve on Edisto Island, preserving a diverse landscape of maritime forests, tidal creeks, freshwater ponds, and nearly three miles of untouched beachfront.
Cypress Gardens in South Carolina is a 170-acre nature reserve and botanical garden located near Moncks Corner, featuring an 80-acre blackwater bald cypress and tupelo swamp surrounded by both boat and walking trails.
Landsford Canal State Park spans 448 acres along the Catawba River in Chester County, South Carolina, preserving the ruins of a 2-mile canal built between 1820 and 1825 using enslaved labor to bypass treacherous rapids and enable navigation to Charleston.
Hilton Head Island in South Carolina is a scenic and historically rich island that was first sighted and named by English sea captain William Hilton in 1663.
Woods Bay State Natural Area, spanning 1,590 acres near Olanta in South Carolina's coastal plain, protects one of the largest intact Carolina Bays—elliptical depressions of mysterious origin filled with diverse habitats like cypress-tupelo swamps, marshes, sandhills, oak-hickory forests, and shrub bogs teeming with over 75 species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and 150+ birds including alligators.
Caesars Head is a mountain peak located within Caesars Head State Park in northern Greenville County, South Carolina, standing at an elevation of 3,215 feet (980 meters).
Cheraw State Park, South Carolina's oldest state park established in 1934, spans over 7,361 acres in the northeast corner near Cheraw and features a 360-acre Lake Juniper built by the Civilian Conservation Corps along with many original structures still in use.
The Old Slave Mart Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, is housed in a building constructed in 1859 that served as one of the last remaining slave auction galleries in the state.
North Myrtle Beach in South Carolina is a charming coastal city located about 15 miles northeast of Myrtle Beach, known for its nine miles of beautiful sandy coastline along the Atlantic Ocean.
Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach in South Carolina opened in 1997 as the first aquarium venture by Ripley Entertainment, marking a major expansion into family-friendly attractions.
The Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden in Bishopville, South Carolina, is a three-acre garden created by self-taught artist Pearl Fryar starting in the early 1980s.
Cherry Grove Point, also known simply as Cherry Grove Beach, is a charming and peaceful neighborhood located at the northernmost end of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site in Union County, South Carolina, preserves the 1830s Greek Revival mansion built by secessionist governor William Henry Gist on a 2,000-acre cotton plantation that once enslaved nearly 200 people.
