One of the oldest existing churches in South Carolina, All Saints Episcopal Church was established in the 1730s, and served as a spiritual and culture center for South Carolina's proposerous rice-planting community until after the Civil War.

Preserving the history of Andrews as a railroad and timber boomtown, the Andrews Train Depot is both a historic site and a working train stop on today's Amtrack Rail System. The Andrews Town Hall Museum features railroad memorabilia and a recreated Victorian Era home typical of 1909, when Andrews was founded.

Encompassing much of downtown Bennettsville, the Bennettsville Historic District includes historic homes, churches and public buildings. Among them is the Marlboro County Historic Museum and a historic home that was commandeered by Northern troops during the Civil War.

Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens is a restored plantation from the Colonial and Antebellum periods of South Carolina history. Although the manor house is modern, the brick slave cottages date from the time when Boone Hall was a working rice plantation.

Established on the site of four 18th century rice plantations, Brookgreen Gardens is renowned for its Old South charm and natural beauty - and as the largest outdoor sculpture garden in North American.

A towering riverside chimney is the sole reminder of a booming empire of timber and naval stores established here by a Northern timberman, Henry L. Buck, in the first half of the 19th century.

The oldest museum in the United States, the Charleston Museum was established in 1773. Its numerous exhibits, displays and artifacts survey South Carolina's rich history and culture.

The agricultural innovations that became a hallmark of the New South in the 19th and 20th centuries are celebrated in this agri-museum. The Coker Experimental Farms National Historic Landmark preserves the scientific achievements of Major John Lide Coker of Hartsville, his son David R. Coker, and the family firm - the Coker Pedigreed Seed Company.

Designed by the architect of the Washington Monument, the historic Conway City Hall building was built in 1825 as the Horry County Courthouse. Today, it is the central landmark for the historic river town of Conway which is one of the oldest towns in South Carolina. The picturesque Conway Riverwalk enables visitors to stroll alongside one of South Carolina's most scenic black-water rivers.

The city of Darlington is the county seat of Darlington County, which developed from a Colonial land grant settled in the 1730s by Welsh colonists from Delaware and Pennsylvania. A circuit court was established here in 1800, and a succession of courthouses have existed on this site. The modern Darlington County Courthouse was completed in 1964.

Home to one of the oldest Methodist congregations in the United States, Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church was established in 1785, following a visit by the famed Methodist evangelist Bishop Francis Asbury.

Located adjacent to S.C. Highway 38, near Interstate 95 Exit 181A, near the town of Latta, the Early Cotton Press may be the oldest, original cotton press in the United States. While on private property, it may be viewed from a highway pullout.

The Florence Railroad Museum, which is located on Irby Street beside the Florence City-County Government Complex, is housed in a restored railroad boxcar. The Museum features exhibits and artifacts related to the history of the railroad in Florence.

The historic site where the American Civil War began, Fort Sumter is located on a small island in Charleston harbor and may be reached only by boat (the map link is for the ferry from the Charleston waterfront). Nearby Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island is part of Fort Sumter National Historic Monument and is the Revolutionary War site where South Carolina earned its name as the Palmetto State.

A 40-acre living history center, Freewoods Farms is a restoration of the typical small farm operated by African-American families in South Carolina in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

One of the region's earliest ferry-crossing sites, Galivants Ferry features a collection of historic structures from the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is also the site of the Galivants Ferry Stump Meeting, a Democrat Party political event that began with the 1876 election of former Confederate General Wade Hampton.

The third-oldest city in South Carolina, Georgetown is rich in history and culture, and offers visitors a wide variety of historic attractions from the Colonial Era to the present.

Located on historic Front Street in Georgetown, the Georgetown Rice Museum and the adjacent historic Kaminski Hardware Building present the history of the Georgetown-region rice empire.