Set your sights on South Carolina attractions
With all the options, the toughest part is deciding where to go.
One of the best things about
South Carolina attractions is the wide range you’ll find running all across our state. From museums to water parks, raceways to aquariums, beaches to rugged mountain beauty to open air markets – it’s all here waiting for you to explore and enjoy.
Here’s a quick look at some of the newest and most exciting South Carolina tourist attractions:
Take a ride on the wild side!
The Intimidator, South Carolina's newest roller coaster, is now open at Carowinds. The heart-throbbing ride, named in honor of racing legend Dale Earnhardt, will be the Southeast's tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster. The ride will stand 232-feet tall at its highest peak and send guests plunging down a 211-foot first drop at a 74-degree angle, reaching speeds up to 80 miles per hour. The Intimidator will feature high speed twists and turns including seven steep drops and an intense finish through a driving spiral.
SC State Farmers Market
When it opens, the new South Carolina State Farmers Market will set a new standard for a cherished American tradition. The state-of-the-art marketplace will provide South Carolina's agricultural community a one-of-a-kind showcase, while offering area residents an attractive combination of shopping, dining and entertainment. Located on Highway 321 (Charleston Highway) in Lexington County near Dixiana within 1.5 miles of both I-26 and I-77 the new market will feature a children's play area, a 150-seat exhibition kitchen, a 400-seat outdoor amphitheater, a specialty foods shop, school bus drop-off area, an RV park, a fish market, a meat market, bakery and several restaurants. The site will also be home to South Carolina Department of Agriculture laboratories, a 200-seat conference center and offices.
Learning from history
The Old Slave Mart Museum in Charleston has reopened to rave reviews and is quickly becoming one of the most visited South Carolina tourist attractions The museum recounts the story of Charleston’s role as an urban slave-trading center during the domestic slave trade. The Old Slave Mart Museum’s permanent exhibit speaks to the stories, the contributions and the legacies of those who shaped the outcome of the domestic slave trade. Various narratives are presented in different media (personal letters, oral histories, documents, audio, video and artifacts) to provide a sense of those who passed through the mart, where they lived and how you can find their various legacies today.
At the Benjamin Mays Historic Site you can tour Dr. Benjamin Mays’ childhood home. A former sharecropper’s son, Mays became president of Morehouse College and was a key mentor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The historic site will also include an interactive visitor’s center and schoolhouse.