55 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in South Carolina - Atlas Obscura

Unusual
Attractions
in South Carolina

Johns Island, South Carolina

The Angel Oak

The Southeast's oldest living organism.

Bishopville, South Carolina

Pearl Fryar's Topiary Garden

Extraordinary topiary garden built by one man in a small South Carolina town.

Bowman, South Carolina

UFO Welcome Center

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

Charleston, South Carolina

Old Slave Mart

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Florence, South Carolina

Mars Bluff Crater

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

Travelers Rest, South Carolina

Poinsett Bridge

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

Yemassee, South Carolina

Old Sheldon Church Ruins

Despite being burnt down by multiple generals on the march, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing strong.

Walhalla, South Carolina

Stumphouse Tunnel

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

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Unique
Food & Drink
in South Carolina

Carolina Gold

This varietal of rice is so good that it's compared to ice cream.

Deep-Fried Peanuts

You eat the shell, too.

Cherokee Bean Bread

Bakers delicately wrap this corn-and-bean dumpling in hickory leaves before boiling.

Benne Wafers

A crispy cookie from South Carolina, first introduced during the slave trade.

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