South Carolina Region

Cobblestones lead to pastel antebellum houses and moss-draped oaks in Charleston; visitors walk Rainbow Row, eat shrimp and grits or oysters in old taverns and tour nearby plantations by carriage.

A long boardwalk, family arcades and hundreds of golf courses define Myrtle Beach tourism; the promenade, seafood shacks and live theaters keep summers loud. People come for beach days and inexpensive resorts.

Painted in red brick and magnolias, Columbia centers on the State House, the South Carolina Historical Museum, and Riverbanks Zoo & Garden. Visitors eat barbecue, paddle the Congaree River, and browse student‑packed neighborhoods.

Hilton Head Island tempts with miles of beach, world-class golf courses and a network of bike paths threading live-oak canopies. Visitors come for boating and dolphin tours, Lowcountry shrimp and grits at waterside restaurants, and protected maritime forests.

The Reedy River drops through downtown Greenville, folding parkland around the Liberty Bridge. Visitors favor walkable Main Street restaurants and breweries, the Swamp Rabbit Trail for cycling, and easy drives to Table Rock and piedmont hiking.

Boardwalks and canoe routes thread through old-growth bottomland hardwoods at Congaree National Park in South Carolina; visitors come for swamp hiking, birdwatching, paddling and the scale of towering trees and floodplain ecology.