3 At Riverbanks Zoo & Garden in Columbia, explore the recently opened Darnall W. and Susan F. Boyd Aquarium & Reptile Conservation Center, home to more than 11,000 animals. With locations in Greenville and Spartanburg, The Children’s Museum of the Upstate features play-based learning from early childhood development up to age 12. All exhibits are designed to be ADA accessible. Situated on 18 acres, the grounds of the South Carolina State House in Columbia feature beautiful landscaping, historical South Carolina State House, Columbia monuments and markers, and the magnificent domed capitol building. Take a free guided tour to see inside the State House. 4 1 6 Gather the family in your private, fully enclosed, climate-controlled gondola when you ride the SkyWheel Myrtle Beach , an observation wheel that soars 200 feet above the beach. On the South Carolina-North Carolina border in Fort Mill, squeal with joy on more than 60 rides and roller coasters at Carowinds . In the summer, whoosh down waterslides and splash in the children’s area at its Carolina Harbor Waterpark . For adventurers 8 and older, hop in a boat with an experienced whitewater rafting guide from Wildwater Rafting in Long Creek. You’ll get a thrill during the half-day Chattooga Mini-Trip, dip in natural swimming pools and stop for a riverside snack. 5 7 24 DiscoverSouthCarolina.com EXPERIENCE COLUMBIA SC/VAGABOND3 ADVENTURES TO MAKE FAMILY VACATIONS UNFORGETTABLE 20 KIDS? TEENS? TODDLERS? NO MATTER WHO’S IN YOUR FAMILY, SOUTH CAROLINA HAS THE ATTRACTIONS AND EXCURSIONS TO MAKE VACATIONS EASY TO PLAN AND IMPOSSIBLE TO FORGET. FROM MELLOW RAFTING TRIPS TO INCREDIBLE ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS TO THRILLING ROLLER COASTERS, TAKE YOUR PICK FROM EPIC ADVENTURES. 2 Charleston's South Carolina Aquarium is the place to spot sea birds in the saltmarsh aviary, touch sea urchins and horseshoe crabs in the touch tank, and marvel at sharks and a 220-pound loggerhead sea turtle in North America’s deepest tank.
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