Encompassing much of downtown Bennettsville, the Bennettsville Historic District includes historic homes, churches and public buildings. Among them is the Marlboro County Historic Museum and a historic home that was commandeered by Northern troops during the Civil War.

One of the earliest regions to be settled by English colonists, Britton's Neck and nearby Britton's Ferry was a center of Patriot sentiment during the American Revolution. The ferry that operated on the Pee Dee River was one of the first in northeastern South Carolina.

Established on the site of four 18th century rice plantations, Brookgreen Gardens is renowned for its Old South charm and natural beauty - and as the largest outdoor sculpture garden in North American.

A farm museum featuring a 19th century farmhouse and related structures, the Browntown Museum depicts period life on a small farm in the Pee Dee Region.

A towering riverside chimney is the sole reminder of a booming empire of timber and naval stores established here by a Northern timberman, Henry L. Buck, in the first half of the 19th century.

The oldest museum in the United States, the Charleston Museum was established in 1773. Its numerous exhibits, displays and artifacts survey South Carolina's rich history and culture.

Located on the southern tip of Waccamaw Neck, north of Georgetown, Clifton Plantation was one of the most spectacular plantations of South Carolina's coastal rice empire. It was the home of William Alston.

Once the center of northeastern Marlboro County's cotton country, the small town of Clio offers drive-by visitors a remarkable collection of residential architectural styles from the late 19th and early 20th century.

The agricultural innovations that became a hallmark of the New South in the 19th and 20th centuries are celebrated in this agri-museum. The Coker Experimental Farms National Historic Landmark preserves the scientific achievements of Major John Lide Coker of Hartsville, his son David R. Coker, and the family firm - the Coker Pedigreed Seed Company.

In 1697, Congregationalist settlers from Dorchester, Massachusetts, founded a town on the banks of the all-important Ashley River. For nearly 100 years, Dorchester prospered as an inland trade center for the region.

Designed by the architect of the Washington Monument, the historic Conway City Hall building was built in 1825 as the Horry County Courthouse. Today, it is the central landmark for the historic river town of Conway which is one of the oldest towns in South Carolina. The picturesque Conway Riverwalk enables visitors to stroll alongside one of South Carolina's most scenic black-water rivers.

Considered to be the foremost architectural achievement of early 20th century architect William Augustus Edwards, the Dillon County Courthouse is a beaux-arts, brick and stone, Neoclassical structure known for its colossal central Ionic portico.

This 9-acre park is maintained by the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. as a memorial and the birthplace of Dr. Bethune.

Located adjacent to S.C. Highway 38, near Interstate 95 Exit 181A, near the town of Latta, the Early Cotton Press may be the oldest, original cotton press in the United States. While on private property, it may be viewed from a highway pullout.

A 40-acre living history center, Freewoods Farms is a restoration of the typical small farm operated by African-American families in South Carolina in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

One of a handful of surviving rice plantations, Friendfield Plantation was established in 1735. Located on its handsome, landscaped 3,000 acres is an original slave street with six existing slave cabins.