Legends & Peaches 1 qk A Carolina, it through South s U.S. 1 travels alternate to Interstate provides a mellow by cu ing back to civilization 20. But it gets Aiken. Columbia and through Cheraw, son, their favorite locals celebrate A park com-• In Cheraw, Dizzy Gillespie. and a statue jazz musician he was born, memorates where him blowing his horn with downtown shows puff. in cheeks in full McLeod Farms their cheeks at of the sweetest • Visitors stuff features some farm store, McBee, which Carolina. At the and peach peaches in South jam, peach salsa load up on peach barbecue sauce. oldest inland South Carolina’s House, once • In Camden, Kershaw-Cornwallis during city, visit the military headquarters used as a British War. the Revolutionary and across the the state capital old • Travel through to Lexington, where an Congaree River into shops and been turned Old cotton mill has aptly named including the restaurants, Mill Brewpub. and ’60s when to the 1950s • Think back dotted the landscape. theaters in Monetta drive-in movie Drive-In Theatre but shows “The Big Mo” past, blast from the looks like a fi rst-run movies. “The Big Mo” Drive-In Theatre JASON BARNETTE Old Sheldon Church Ruins, Yemassee JASON BARNETTE ROADS Ls TRAVELED IDDEN G EXPLORE MORE Kershaw-Cornwallis House, Camden EMS ALONG ORE H S EXPL SOUTH CAROL INA’S BACKROAD who prefer to alling all travelers route. For a glimpse take the scenic soul, get into South Carolina’s towns and wind through windows to o the fast lanes Roll down the captured in time. beauty, and pull over at take in the natural ractions along the way. All a Columbia, quirky roadside here pass through point routes featured the perfect launching the State Capitol, of South Carolina. tour for a backroads C DIG IN/TUNE IN Check SCBBQTrail.com along to fi nd tasty stops your route. Search Carolina “Discover South to Radio” on Pandora playlist. fi nd the perfect DiscoverSouthCarolina.com Hunting Island State Park DISCOVER THE STORY BEHIND EVERY SIP AM 11/26/18 11:53 final.indd 2 SCOVG19_Roads-Less-Traveled-Foldout_ Ready to set off on your next South Carolina adventure? Find more fantastic road trips at DiscoverSouthCarolina.com/trip-ideas SatisfyYourThirstSC.com Hilton Head Island 4 HOPKINS Hike through Congaree National Park ’s champion trees, among them a 17-story loblolly pine. Nine trails and a boardwalk loop take you into the old-growth bottomland hardwood forest. If you’re visiting in the spring, be sure to stop by Cottle Strawberry Farm for some of the sweetest, juiciest berries you’ve ever tasted. 6 BLUFFTON Located next to the last remaining hand-shucking oyster house in South Carolina, Bluffton Oyster Factory Park overlooks the 103 miles 8 miles 7 May River and its pristine tidal marshes. Take a guided tour of the small restored cottage on the property that was once the home of freedman Cyrus Garvin. 5 YEMASSEE The brick walls and columns of the Colonial-era Old Sheldon Church are a haunting reminder of war’s toll on South Carolina. HILTON HEAD ISLAND End your trip with a walk along the sandy shoreline of Hilton Head Island Beach or on the wetland boardwalks of Sea Pines Forest Preserve . Then visit nearby Stoney Baynard Ruins , remnants of a 1790s tabby mansion and cotton plantation. 40 miles Set on fire by the British during the American Revolution, the church was rebuilt in the 1820s only to be burned down a second time by Sherman’s troops on his “March to the Sea.” DiscoverSouthCarolina.com 23
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