Spending Time in South Carolina

By Susan Lovejoy

South Carolina attractions provide visitors with things to do and places they can visit. There are so many places and numerous activities that this state can offer to visitors.Many of these activities can provide excellent history lessons to both the young and the old.

The Old Slave Mart Museum can be found in the town of Charleston. The visitors can be relieved of the history of Charleston which served during the period of domestic slave trade as an urban slave-trading hub. In order to make the visitors feel the slave trade period in Charleston, various media effects have been used in the presentation of different events.

Visitors can enjoy the unique and entertaining Aquarium Sea Turtle Hospital in South Carolina. The Aquarium will educate the visitors on how sick and injured sea turtles are given medical attention by the facilities? team of professionals. Benjamin Mays Historic Site is another worth visiting in South Carolina.

The First Baptist Church located in Columbia, South Carolina is included in the National Register of Historic Places. Here is where the first Secession Convention took place in 1860 paving the way for the Civil War. The original church is located at Sumter and Hampton Streets in 1811 before a second church took its place in 1859...luckily, it maintained its pulpit furnishings, slave balcony and brick-pillared portico.

In Fort Hill Clemson, the plantation, home, kitchen and office of John Calhoun can be found. Notably, John Calhoun is the famous statesman of South Carolina in 1825-1850. The house of John Calhoun was made open for the public through his son-in-law, Thomas Green Clemson, who also founded the John Calhoun University.

In Hartsville, South Carolina, the Coker Experimental Farms can be found which has been the site for breeding cottons that can be cultivated in the entire South in 1903. The site was luckily included in the National Register of Historic Places and in the National Historic Landmark. The facility is also among the 14 facilities that represent the country in the sector of agriculture.

When shopping is concern, visitor can shop for hippest fashion accessories and even handcrafted and unique products at Palmetto State in South Carolina. The place raises the pride for its specialty shops and roadside stands. Among the products available in South Carolina includes the handwoven Gullah sweetgrass baskets which has been the oldest African art practiced in United States.

Certainly, enjoying the beaches cannot be removed in South Carolina?s attraction. Various activities have actually been being provided to visitors for ultimate pleasure. The sites can also be reached though cars and boats depending on your choice. - 31901

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