Pee Dee Victor's at Hotel Florence, Florence COUNTRY A Perfect Day in Florence MORNING Explore the Florence Trail System , which lattices across the city, connecting 45 miles of trails, including the scenic Florence Rail Trail. AFTERNOON Stop into the quirky Carolina Collectibles to shop antiques or wander 38,000 square feet of vintage items at Palmetto Peddlers . At Florence County Museum , explore the region’s heritage—from prehistory to present day—in The Pee Dee History Gallery. Named for the area’s first residents—the Native American Pee Dee Indians— this region is rich with the natural beauty of the outdoors: free-flowing rivers, colorful botanical gardens, wildlife-filled swamplands and hiking trails shaded by tree canopies. Time travel at Revolutionary and Civil War sites, stroll through architecturally diverse historic districts, get a thrill at Darlington Raceway and learn about the area’s agrarian past at tobacco and cotton farms and museums. IN THIS REGION Bennettsville, Bishopville, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Hartsville, Lake City, Marion EVENING Don’t miss the Bang Bang Shrimp—tossed in sweet-and-spicy “comeback sauce”—at Tubb’s Shrimp & Fish Co. before catching a musical production at Florence Little Theatre . 2013 BENTON HENRY 65
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