My favorite Charleston Civil War battle and historic site is the H.L. Hunley, the first ever combat submarine to sink an enemy ship. Last month I finally got the chance to see the real thing at Warren Lasch Conservation Center in North Charleston. Tours are offered Saturday and Sunday ($12 adults, $10 seniors and military, [...]

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We love spending our summer vacation in Hilton Head. For the last 3 years, my little daughter and I, traveled all over the island “looking for adventures”. We discovered a place rich in history, fascinating life stories, world-changing inventions, Civil War battles, people struggles, and of course, the perennial Sea Islands ghost legends!
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“My life, my lover, my lady, is the sea”
The NC Maritime Museum at Southport provides a kid-friendly exhibit featuring the life, legends and artifacts of famous 18th century pirates that once roamed the North Carolina Coast. Admission is Free.

Gangsters of the Sea or Smart Career Choice?
Life on a naval ship was notoriously bad in [...]

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Thousands flock to Seagrove every Saturday morning for the magic of kilns opening. We’ve got a taste at the NC Pottery Center featuring exquisite work from pre-historic Native American through present day.
The center is open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10AM to 4PM. Admission is $2 adults, $1 high school students, free for kids and [...]

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Where can you enjoy up-close a 60 feet high waterfall, miles of paved walking trails along a scenic mountain river peppered with benches, swings and picnic areas? Downtown Greenville South Carolina!

Add a kids raving water splashing area and a whimsical garden based on classic children stories. And free outdoor entertainment…and coffee shops and restaurants…and free [...]

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While you enjoy the attractions packed Sea Pines Plantation make sure to visit the 4,000 years old Native American site nestled inside the Forest Preserve. This unique ring, one of only 20 still remaining, is a national treasure now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Once inside the Sea Pines Plantation ($5 all day [...]

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Listed on the National Register of Historic Sites the mysterious Stoney-Baynard Ruins currently preserved inside the Sea Pines Plantation are a truly historic and antebellum architectural gem.

A brief history…(courtesy of Community Services Associates)
• In 1776 Captain John Stoney bought Braddock’s Point Plantation from Beaufort merchant John Mark Verdier.
• According to our Forts of Port Royal History [...]

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At the Coastal Discovery Museum in Hilton Head you can see delicate butterflies undergo an incredible metamorphosis from caterpillar to chrysalis to adulthood. About six native species are currently displayed, all grown within the habitat: Monarch, Gulf Fritillary, Zebra Longwing, Black Swallowtail, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and Cloudless Sulphur.

The Karen Wertheimer Butterfly Habitat is open Monday [...]

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The Swan Lake and Iris Gardens began in 1927 as a private retreat for local businessman Hamilton Carr Bland. At the time, he was landscaping his home with Japanese iris. The bulbs failed miserably and were dumped in the swamp. The following spring, they burst into bloom.
The “lovely mistake” garden, as referred to by [...]

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Immerse into South Carolina’s tumultuous past at the Charleston Museum downtown. The country’s first museum, founded in 1773, offers one of the most extensive collections of Civil and Revolutionary War artifacts and of Lowcountry lifestyle memorabilia.
From the ingenious defense of Fort Moultrie to our nation most devastating earthquake, from the start of the Civil [...]

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