South Carolina Essential Info
Overview
Wouldn't it be nice to chill under a palm in The Palmetto State? Visiting the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk will put you in a beachy mood! South Carolina also has Fort Sumter, Magnolia Plantation and, despite their state flag depicting a palmetto tree, the enormous and ancient Angel Oak on St. John's Island near the lovely city of Charleston.
Basics
Best Time To Go
Apr-May, Sep-Oct
Current Weather
71 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Fun Facts
- The world’s smallest police station is in Ridgeway, South Carolina.
- The first game of golf played in the country took place in Charleston, South Carolina.
- Morgan Island in South Carolina is an uninhabited island and home to the only free-ranging colony of rhesus macaque monkeys in the United States.
- Sumter, South Carolina has the largest Gingko farm in the world.
- Drayton Hall in South Carolina was built in 1738 and is the oldest preserved plantation house open to the public.
Popular Foods
- Shrimp & Grits
- Hoppin' John