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Tourist Attractions in South Carolina
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Broadway at the Beach
This 350-acre complex includes live theaters, a nightclub
district, restaurants, specialty shops and more. Famous themed
restaurants and clubs here include the Hard Rock Cafe, Planet
Hollywood, Official All Star Cafe, NASCAR Cafe and Easy Riders
Cafe. Well-known entertainers, such as Kenny Rogers, the Oak
Ridge Boys and the Radio City Rockettes, perform in the Palace
Theater. For information call: (843)444-3200
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
Ranked among the top ten zoos in the nation, Riverbanks uses
water and light to create the illusion of privacy and wild,
unlimited space for 2,000 animals and their visitors alike.
Endangered species have reproduced here, helping to prevent
their extinction. Life goes on as usual - among sea lions and
snakes, tropical birds and Carolina milk cows - in this
enchanting setting. Don't miss the feeding of the sea lions
(10:30 & 2:30) and penguins (11:30 & 3:30), the tropical
rainstorm in the birdhouse (11, 1 & 3 M-F; 11, 1, 2, 3 & 4 Sa &
Su), milking demonstrations (10) and scuba diving demonstrations
in the Aquarium/Reptile Complex (11 & 2). The 70-acre Botanical
Garden features formal gardens and woodland trails. Restaurant
and gift shop on the grounds. For information call:
(803)779-8717
Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum
Visit the aircraft carrier Yorktown, the second aircraft carrier
of its name, replacing the original lost during World War II.
See how 3,000 crewmen worked and lived. The length of three
football fields, it houses exhibits of bomber and fighter planes
on the hangar bay and showcases letters and mementos of the
crew. Also open for tours are the submarine Clamagore, the Coast
Guard cutter Ingham, the destroyer Laffey, a re-creation of a
Vietnam naval support base, and the Medal of Honor Museum. The
Navy Flight Simulator lets visitors experience a five-minute air
war over Iraq. An 18-hole golf course provides another
diversion. For information call: (843)884-2727
Brookgreen Gardens
A showplace of art and nature developed in the 1930s by Archer
and Anna Hyatt Huntington on the site of four colonial rice
plantations. Over 550 of America's finest 19th- and 20th-
century sculptures, by artists such as Frederic Remington,
Daniel Chester French and Mrs. Huntington herself, are exhibited
among 2,000 species of plants. Native animals and birds can be
seen in a wildlife park, and special guided nature cruises and
kayak trips wind through the tidal creeks and abandoned
ricefields for a closer peek at the area's history and wildlife.
For information call: (843)237-4218
Ripley's Aquarium Visitors Center
Journey through the world's longest underwater acrylic tunnel
with a moving walkway, surrounded by sharks, moray eels and
exquisite reef fishes. Touch the winged inhabitants of Ray Bay.
See Rio Amazon, Rainbow Rock, The Living Gallery, a discovery
center and more - an unprecedented $36 million aquatic
collection. For information call: (800)734-8888
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