Historic Sites
With over 1300 sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, you’ll find South Carolina historic sites wherever you travel throughout the Palmetto State. Tour Old South Plantation Homes and Gardens. Take a walking tour through the site of the first English settlement on the South Carolina coast. Visit the first African-American college in South Carolina established by a former slave and enjoy live performances at the only “hemphouse” theater, referring to the use of hemp ropes in a hemp flying sytem to raise and lower the theater's curtains and back drops, remaining in the state. From Revolutionary and Civil War sites to historic houses and museums, it’s easy to step back in time in the Palmetto State.
Use the search fields below to locate historic sites in South Carolina. Click on the title of a search result to view detailed information on that attraction.
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