POSTCARDS from PAST the A ROAD TRIP THROUGH SOUTH CAROLINA’S NOSTALGIC SMALL TOWNS C rank the windows down and take a ride back in time. From the moss-draped coastlines to the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, South Carolina’s small towns invite you to slow down and swap screen time for story time. Rediscover the joy of the roadside wander, and maybe even recall some sweet childhood memories at these nostalgic locales— where every stop feels like a postcard from the days of yesteryear. defined vacation. For upscale Southern cuisine, navigate to Frank’s Restaurant & Bar , set in a former 1940s supermarket. Dine in the candle-lit bistro or beneath twinkling lights and live oaks out back. GEORGETOWN Stroll the brick-lined streets of Downtown Historic Georgetown , where big chain stores are noticeably absent and history speaks through preserved buildings. Don’t miss the Kaminski House Museum , filled with 18th-century furnishings and tales, or The Rice Museum , which honors the region’s rice culture and cultivation. MOUNT PLEASANT Grab a milkshake and grilled cheese at Pitt Street Pharmacy ’s traditional soda fountain, where generations have grown up and movies have been filmed. Then see what the “original COAST ALONG THE COAST PAWLEYS ISLAND Start with one of the oldest summer resorts on the East Coast. Pawleys Island is delightfully unpretentious and unhurried, and the Pawleys Island General Store is the heart of its charm—a throwback to the days when flip-flops and a bag of Carolina Smacker Crackers 40
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