Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park in South Carolina preserves sites central to early American military history, especially the Civil War. Fort Sumter, built beginning in 1829 on an artificial island in Charleston Harbor.
White Point Garden is a historic 5.7-acre public park located at the southern tip of Charleston's peninsula, known as the terminus of the Battery promenade.
Barnwell State Park spans 307 acres near Blackville in South Carolina's coastal plains, renowned for its three small lakes stocked with crappie, bream, bass, and catfish, offering excellent fishing from piers, banks, and rental boats amid serene pine forests and wetlands.
The International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, opened in 2023 after over 20 years of planning to honor and tell the untold stories of the African American journey.
Myrtle Beach State Park is a 312-acre coastal park located at the southern end of the Myrtle Beach city limits and is known for its natural maritime forest and relatively undeveloped one-mile beach.
The Angel Oak Tree on Johns Island near Charleston, South Carolina, is a massive Southern live oak estimated to be between 400 and 500 years old, though some claims suggest it could be up to 1,500 years.
Lake Hartwell State Park spans 680 acres with 14 miles of shoreline along the 56,000-acre Lake Hartwell near Fair Play in Oconee County, South Carolina, established in 1976 through a lease from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, is one of America’s oldest plantations, established in 1681 by Major John Boone, an English settler.
Andrew Jackson State Park spans 360 acres near Lancaster in South Carolina, honoring the state's claim to the birthplace of the seventh U.S. President Andrew Jackson, born in 1767 amid the disputed Waxhaws region.
Seabrook Island Beach, located on a private barrier island in Charleston County, South Carolina, offers nearly four miles of pristine and quiet sandy shoreline known for its natural beauty and peaceful environment.
Croft State Park covers over 7,000 acres of rolling, wooded terrain in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, near downtown Spartanburg, on the site of a former World War II Army training base known as Camp Croft.
Singleton Beach on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, is a large, somewhat private beach known for its clean, less crowded environment compared to more popular nearby spots like Coligny Beach.
Hamilton Branch State Park occupies a 731-acre peninsula on Lake Thurmond in Plum Branch, South Carolina, near the Georgia border, offering lakefront camping, boating, fishing, and water recreation on the massive 70,000-acre reservoir.
