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South Carolina's crown jewel is the port city of Charleston. It's one of the South's best-preserved cities, with beautifully restored homes and churches, cobblestone streets, hidden gardens, and a thriving culinary scene. The South Carolina coast also includes family-friendly Myrtle Beach and the gracious Grand Strand. Hilton Head Island's exclusive resorts, excellent golfing, and genteel good life make it one of the coast's most popular getaways. Inland, South Carolina has small-town charm with antiques shops and shady town squares.

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Wandering through the city's famous downtown peninsula, it's obvious why filmmakers look to Charleston as a backdrop for historic movies. Dozens of church steeples punctuate...

Hilton Head and the Low Country

Hilton Head Island is an incredibly beautiful resort town that anchors the southern tip of South Carolina's coastline. What makes this semitropical island so unique...

Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand

The coastal beauty of the Myrtle Beach area is priceless, but its affordability for families helps rank this resort area as one of the most...

Hilton Head Island

Hilton Head Island is known far and wide as a vacation destination that prides itself on its top-notch golf courses and tennis programs, world-class resorts...

The Midlands and Upstate

Lying between the coastal Lowcountry and the mountains, South Carolina's varied Midlands region holds swamps and rivers, fertile farmland—perfect for horse pastures—and hardwood and pine...

Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach, with its high-rises and hyperdevelopment, is the nerve center of the Grand Strand and one of the major seaside destinations on the East...

Columbia

Old as Columbia may be, trendy and collegiate neighborhoods give the city an edge. The symphony, two professional ballet companies, several theaters that stage live...

Beaufort

Charming homes and churches grace this town, founded in 1711 and located on Port Royal Island. Come here on a day trip from Hilton Head...

Greenville

Once known for its textile and other manufacturing plants, Greenville has reinvented itself as a trendy and sophisticated city that supports a growing number of...

North Myrtle Beach

North Myrtle Beach, best known as the site where the shag, South Carolina's state dance, originated, is made up of the beach communities Cherry Grove...

Georgetown

Founded on Winyah Bay in 1729, Georgetown was once the center of America's colonial rice empire. It had a prosperous plantation culture (built on the...

Edisto Island

On rural Edisto (pronounced ed-is-toh) Island, you'll find magnificent stands of age-old oaks festooned with Spanish-moss, and side roads that lead to Gullah hamlets and...

Pawleys Island

About 4 miles long and a half-mile wide, Pawleys, sometimes referred to as "arrogantly shabby," began as a resort before the Civil War, when wealthy...

Camden

A town with horse history and grand colonial homes, charming Camden has never paved some of its roads for the sake of the hooves that...

Aiken

This is Thoroughbred country. Aiken first earned its fame in the 1890s, when wealthy Northerners wintering here built stately mansions and entertained one another with...

Walterboro

This sleepy Southern town makes Charleston look like Manhattan. Its main drag, East Washington Street, still looks much like it did in the 1950s. While...

Daufuskie Island

Although Daufuskie Island is just off the coast of bustling Hilton Head, it feels like a world apart. With no bridge, this island in the...

Murrells Inlet

Murrells Inlet, a fishing village that bills itself as the seafood capital of South Carolina, is a perfect place to rent a fishing boat or...

Abbeville

Abbeville is one of inland South Carolina's most satisfying lesser-known towns. An appealing historic district includes the old business areas, early churches, and residential areas...

Blacksburg

Once a booming center during the "iron rush" of the late 1800s, Blacksburg is a quiet little town with a lot of history...

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Charleston

Wandering through the city's famous downtown peninsula, it's obvious why filmmakers look to Charleston as a backdrop for historic movies. Dozens of church steeples punctuate...

Hilton Head and the Low Country

Hilton Head Island is an incredibly beautiful resort town that anchors the southern tip of South Carolina's coastline. What makes this semitropical island so unique...

Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand

The coastal beauty of the Myrtle Beach area is priceless, but its affordability for families helps rank this resort area as one of the most...

Hilton Head Island

Hilton Head Island is known far and wide as a vacation destination that prides itself on its top-notch golf courses and tennis programs, world-class resorts...

The Midlands and Upstate

Lying between the coastal Lowcountry and the mountains, South Carolina's varied Midlands region holds swamps and rivers, fertile farmland—perfect for horse pastures—and hardwood and pine...

Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach, with its high-rises and hyperdevelopment, is the nerve center of the Grand Strand and one of the major seaside destinations on the East...

Columbia

Old as Columbia may be, trendy and collegiate neighborhoods give the city an edge. The symphony, two professional ballet companies, several theaters that stage live...

Beaufort

Charming homes and churches grace this town, founded in 1711 and located on Port Royal Island. Come here on a day trip from Hilton Head...

Greenville

Once known for its textile and other manufacturing plants, Greenville has reinvented itself as a trendy and sophisticated city that supports a growing number of...

North Myrtle Beach

North Myrtle Beach, best known as the site where the shag, South Carolina's state dance, originated, is made up of the beach communities Cherry Grove...

Georgetown

Founded on Winyah Bay in 1729, Georgetown was once the center of America's colonial rice empire. It had a prosperous plantation culture (built on the...

Edisto Island

On rural Edisto (pronounced ed-is-toh) Island, you'll find magnificent stands of age-old oaks festooned with Spanish-moss, and side roads that lead to Gullah hamlets and...

Pawleys Island

About 4 miles long and a half-mile wide, Pawleys, sometimes referred to as "arrogantly shabby," began as a resort before the Civil War, when wealthy...

Camden

A town with horse history and grand colonial homes, charming Camden has never paved some of its roads for the sake of the hooves that...

Aiken

This is Thoroughbred country. Aiken first earned its fame in the 1890s, when wealthy Northerners wintering here built stately mansions and entertained one another with...

Walterboro

This sleepy Southern town makes Charleston look like Manhattan. Its main drag, East Washington Street, still looks much like it did in the 1950s. While...

Daufuskie Island

Although Daufuskie Island is just off the coast of bustling Hilton Head, it feels like a world apart. With no bridge, this island in the...

Murrells Inlet

Murrells Inlet, a fishing village that bills itself as the seafood capital of South Carolina, is a perfect place to rent a fishing boat or...

Abbeville

Abbeville is one of inland South Carolina's most satisfying lesser-known towns. An appealing historic district includes the old business areas, early churches, and residential areas...

Blacksburg

Once a booming center during the "iron rush" of the late 1800s, Blacksburg is a quiet little town with a lot of history...

Sumter

...

Spartanburg

...

Ninety Six

...

Kings Mountain National Military Park

...

Cheraw

...

Charleston

Wandering through the city's famous downtown peninsula, it's obvious why filmmakers look to Charleston as a backdrop for historic movies. Dozens of church steeples punctuate...

Hilton Head Island

Hilton Head Island is known far and wide as a vacation destination that prides itself on its top-notch golf courses and tennis programs, world-class resorts...

Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach, with its high-rises and hyperdevelopment, is the nerve center of the Grand Strand and one of the major seaside destinations on the East...

Columbia

Old as Columbia may be, trendy and collegiate neighborhoods give the city an edge. The symphony, two professional ballet companies, several theaters that stage live...

Beaufort

Charming homes and churches grace this town, founded in 1711 and located on Port Royal Island. Come here on a day trip from Hilton Head...

Greenville

Once known for its textile and other manufacturing plants, Greenville has reinvented itself as a trendy and sophisticated city that supports a growing number of...

North Myrtle Beach

North Myrtle Beach, best known as the site where the shag, South Carolina's state dance, originated, is made up of the beach communities Cherry Grove...

Georgetown

Founded on Winyah Bay in 1729, Georgetown was once the center of America's colonial rice empire. It had a prosperous plantation culture (built on the...

Edisto Island

On rural Edisto (pronounced ed-is-toh) Island, you'll find magnificent stands of age-old oaks festooned with Spanish-moss, and side roads that lead to Gullah hamlets and...

Pawleys Island

About 4 miles long and a half-mile wide, Pawleys, sometimes referred to as "arrogantly shabby," began as a resort before the Civil War, when wealthy...

Aiken

This is Thoroughbred country. Aiken first earned its fame in the 1890s, when wealthy Northerners wintering here built stately mansions and entertained one another with...

Camden

A town with horse history and grand colonial homes, charming Camden has never paved some of its roads for the sake of the hooves that...

Walterboro

This sleepy Southern town makes Charleston look like Manhattan. Its main drag, East Washington Street, still looks much like it did in the 1950s. While...

Murrells Inlet

Murrells Inlet, a fishing village that bills itself as the seafood capital of South Carolina, is a perfect place to rent a fishing boat or...

Abbeville

Abbeville is one of inland South Carolina's most satisfying lesser-known towns. An appealing historic district includes the old business areas, early churches, and residential areas...

Summerville

Victorian homes, many of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, line the public park in this intact small town that serves...

Blacksburg

Once a booming center during the "iron rush" of the late 1800s, Blacksburg is a quiet little town with a lot of history...

Sumter

...

Spartanburg

...

Ninety Six

...

Kings Mountain National Military Park

...

Cheraw

...

Charleston

Wandering through the city's famous downtown peninsula, it's obvious why filmmakers look to Charleston as a backdrop for historic movies. Dozens of church steeples punctuate...

Hilton Head Island

Hilton Head Island is known far and wide as a vacation destination that prides itself on its top-notch golf courses and tennis programs, world-class resorts...

Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach, with its high-rises and hyperdevelopment, is the nerve center of the Grand Strand and one of the major seaside destinations on the East...

Columbia

Old as Columbia may be, trendy and collegiate neighborhoods give the city an edge. The symphony, two professional ballet companies, several theaters that stage live...

Beaufort

Charming homes and churches grace this town, founded in 1711 and located on Port Royal Island. Come here on a day trip from Hilton Head...

Greenville

Once known for its textile and other manufacturing plants, Greenville has reinvented itself as a trendy and sophisticated city that supports a growing number of...

North Myrtle Beach

North Myrtle Beach, best known as the site where the shag, South Carolina's state dance, originated, is made up of the beach communities Cherry Grove...

Georgetown

Founded on Winyah Bay in 1729, Georgetown was once the center of America's colonial rice empire. It had a prosperous plantation culture (built on the...

Edisto Island

On rural Edisto (pronounced ed-is-toh) Island, you'll find magnificent stands of age-old oaks festooned with Spanish-moss, and side roads that lead to Gullah hamlets and...

Pawleys Island

About 4 miles long and a half-mile wide, Pawleys, sometimes referred to as "arrogantly shabby," began as a resort before the Civil War, when wealthy...

Aiken

This is Thoroughbred country. Aiken first earned its fame in the 1890s, when wealthy Northerners wintering here built stately mansions and entertained one another with...

Camden

A town with horse history and grand colonial homes, charming Camden has never paved some of its roads for the sake of the hooves that...

Walterboro

This sleepy Southern town makes Charleston look like Manhattan. Its main drag, East Washington Street, still looks much like it did in the 1950s. While...

Murrells Inlet

Murrells Inlet, a fishing village that bills itself as the seafood capital of South Carolina, is a perfect place to rent a fishing boat or...

Abbeville

Abbeville is one of inland South Carolina's most satisfying lesser-known towns. An appealing historic district includes the old business areas, early churches, and residential areas...

Summerville

Victorian homes, many of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, line the public park in this intact small town that serves...

Blacksburg

Once a booming center during the "iron rush" of the late 1800s, Blacksburg is a quiet little town with a lot of history...

Sumter

...

Spartanburg

...

Ninety Six

...

Kings Mountain National Military Park

...

Cheraw

...

Hilton Head and the Low Country

Hilton Head Island is an incredibly beautiful resort town that anchors the southern tip of South Carolina's coastline. What makes this semitropical island so unique...

Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand

The coastal beauty of the Myrtle Beach area is priceless, but its affordability for families helps rank this resort area as one of the most...

The Midlands and Upstate

Lying between the coastal Lowcountry and the mountains, South Carolina's varied Midlands region holds swamps and rivers, fertile farmland—perfect for horse pastures—and hardwood and pine...

Daufuskie Island

Although Daufuskie Island is just off the coast of bustling Hilton Head, it feels like a world apart. With no bridge, this island in the...

Hilton Head and the Low Country

Hilton Head Island is an incredibly beautiful resort town that anchors the southern tip of South Carolina's coastline. What makes this semitropical island so unique...

Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand

The coastal beauty of the Myrtle Beach area is priceless, but its affordability for families helps rank this resort area as one of the most...

The Midlands and Upstate

Lying between the coastal Lowcountry and the mountains, South Carolina's varied Midlands region holds swamps and rivers, fertile farmland—perfect for horse pastures—and hardwood and pine...

Daufuskie Island

Although Daufuskie Island is just off the coast of bustling Hilton Head, it feels like a world apart. With no bridge, this island in the...

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