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Sensational South Carolina
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items From mountains to sea, South Carolina is filled with history and fun. Come explore it with me.
Horses and History in Thoroughbred Country
Thoroughbred Country South Carolina: History and Culture | SheBuysTravel
Spend a fabulous weekend in South Carolina
York County South Carolina Weekend Getaway Guide
Lancaster, SC stirred the pot in the American Revolution.
Buford's Massacre in Extended Weekend Getaways | Let's Go
I loved this campground. Plus it's so convenient to Gaffney or Kings Mountain.
Spacious Skies Peach Haven Review: South Carolina Campground
Historic Brattonsville in South Carolina’s Olde English District is a little-known historic village with a big story. Its history began in the 1760s when three Bratton brothers settled here. The Brattons became wealthy slave owners. The village featu...
Brattonsville’s Little Known Fight for Freedom
Gaffney has a lot more than peaches to draw visitors. There are two national parks and a national trail in Cherokee County. And, there’s Peach Haven, a Spacious Skies participating campground that’s a great place to stay. Here are the fun attractions...
Gaffney, South Carolina | Discover the Best Things to Do
When you're visiting the Olde English District of South Carolina, it's like stepping back in time. I kept that good old time feeling when I visited by staying at a trio of bed and breakfasts instead of a chain hotel. While I loved each of these famil...
American Roads visits Three Places to Stay in the Old English District.
Oconee County, South Carolina, museums take you from the earliest human habitation at the Museum of the Cherokee to the most modern innovations in the world of energy, where Duke Power showcases the many ways energy is created from wind and solar to ...chewy.com · Sponsored call to action icon more The next group of people, the Archaic, were also hunters but hunted small animals like we know today. They were not as skilled in crafting the fine spear points. But they developed the atlatls—a type of spear thr...
South Carolina Museums to Explore
South Carolina has a long and storied, sometimes turbulent, history. It saw more Revolutionary fighting than all other colonies, with over 200 skirmishes, and suffered great destruction in the Civil War. History enthusiasts will be enamored, immersed...
A Weekend in Columbia – Hidden Gem in South Carolina
South Carolina’s capital, Columbia, is well-known for its bustling atmosphere and urban attractions, but just beyond the city lies a collection of small towns in South Carolina that offer unique experiences of their own. If you’re seeking to escape t...
Small Towns in South Carolina – Local Secrets in the Midlands
Congaree is the only National Park in what many consider the deep south. One might think that would result in far more visitors, but Congaree is the eastern US’ third least visited national park. That presents the delightful possibility that much of ...
A Zen-Like Day in Congaree National Park - an NPS Hidden Gem
Camden is South Carolina's oldest inland town. It witnessed many of the events leading to the birth of our country. The old town played host to Revolutionary notables including Nathanial Greene, Horatio Gates, Casmir Pulaski, Francis Marion, Thaddeus...
Historic Camden's Colonial History
It's rare to find a restaurant that has stayed in business run by the same family for over 50 years. Old South Catery in Camden, South Carolina was started by Charles Hatfield's grandfather. When his grandfather passed away his mother took over and n...
Southern Tradition at Old South Catery
Real farms are rare treasures. Those pleasant homes with a family living in the midst of real farm animals, crops they planted themselves with cats and dogs to share the space have mostly been replaced with huge corporate offices where someone orders...
Old McCaskill has a Farm
Sometimes a state park is just a place to park your camper. At Cheraw State Park, it's a whole family adventure. Golfers will be ecstatic about the 18 hole championship course set in pine forest adjourning Lake Juniper. They will appreciate its pract...
Cheraw State Park
Cheraw, South Carolina is noted for many things but for music fans one stands out. It's the home of Dizzy Gillespie. John Birks Gillespie was born here on October 21, 1917. His childhood had a few bumps in the road. He father, who was a brick layer a...
Father of BeBop: Dizzy Gillespie
I met this fantastic lady in Boykin, near Camden, SC. She is one of the last of a dying breed of artisans, a broom maker.
Susan Simpson, Broom maker
We expect a hotel to have all the modern amenities and conveniences. It's a plus when they have a unique personality and interesting history. Hotel Florence fills the bill all the way. It's a small 64-room boutique hotel in historic downtown Florence...
Florence Hotel--A Blend of Old and New
Staying here was a real treat. Be sure to dine in their restaurant.
Hotel Florence, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
A great way to get an overview of Charleston.
Bus Tour with Charleston Museum Admission - United States Attractions | Booking.com
I tell about the strange happenings at Francis Marion Hotel and other things to do in Charleston.
Hosts with Ghosts: Haunted Hotels Southeast
As a cat woman, I was thrilled to discover a lot of cats in Seneca. There are the cat murals in Norton Thompson Park on Main St. just next to Ram Cat Alley. There are 12 metal cats, each painted by different artists. Then there is one special kitty n...
American Roads visits Seneca
Besides being a comfortable and convenient hotel, it has some ghost stories. I experienced one.
Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston (updated prices 2026)