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The mission of the Catawba Cultural Center is to preserve, protect, promote and maintain the rich cultural heritage of the Catawba Indian Nation through efforts in archives, archeology, tribal...
World Tourism Day
On Sept. 27 each year, the world celebrates World Tourism Day. The Day encourages awareness of the importance of tourism, as well as its cultural worth.
On Sept. 27 each year, the world celebrates World Tourism Day. The Day encourages awareness of the importance of tourism, as well as its cultural worth.
Please note: In addition to the assets that are included in this collection, many of our featured Series related to tourism appear under Related Series within the World Tourism Day collection. These Series take you to destinations all over South Carolina and beyond!
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Climate change has also made a significant impact on the economy of the low country. The billion dollar tourism industry is at risk, since banks may stop lending money due to rising maintenance and...
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"G" is for Grand Strand. South Carolina’s Grand Strand is an uninterrupted strip of sandy beaches that officially stretches along sixty miles of Horry and Georgetown Counties from the North Carolina...
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This video produced and provided by the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism.
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"Humanity is the most important thing we can value....Valuing the humanity in others puts us in a place where we can have compassion and share passion with each and every individual, no matter what...
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Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. South Carolina Today is discussed: Changed Politically, Socially, and Educationally Economic Development -...
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This segment on "Making It Grow" highlights The Aiken Arboretum which features hundreds of trees from all over the world in a 4 mile radius around downtown Aiken, SC. Clemson Extension Agent and Host...
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South Carolina's Upcountry is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and includes the following counties: Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens and Spartanburg. There are...
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Thoroughbred Country includes Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg and Barnwell counties in Western South Carolina. Equestrian activities are very popular here.
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Santee Cooper Country is made up of the five counties of Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg and Sumter. Visit lakes and rivers, museums, parks, flower gardens, plantation homes, nature trails...
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The Pee Dee area was originally home to the Pee Dee Indians. Due to the abundant wildlife, this area is very popular with hunters and fishermen. The Great Pee Dee is just one of the rivers that...
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The Olde English District is comprised of the seven counties of Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Union and York. This county was named for the English settlement that was founded...
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The Old 96 District is comprised of Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens and McCormick counties. Ninety Six was the site of the first Southern land battle of the Revolutionary War. The Burt-Stark...
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Myrtle Beach and Grand Strand stretches over 60 miles along the Atlantic Coast, and is comprised of Georgetown and Horry counties. In addition to swimming, sunning, boating, shelling and golfing...
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The Lowcountry Region is comprised of Hampton, Jasper, Beaufort and Colleton counties. As expected, due to its coastal location, fishing, sailing, hunting, bird watching, paddling, surfing...
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Historic Charleston is comprised of Charleston and Dorchester counties. Historic Charleston has 73 pre-Revolutionary buildings - 136 from the late 18th century and more than 600 others built prior to...
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This area is made up of the counties of Saluda, Newberry, Richland and Lexington. Visit historical southern homes, state museums, and Riverbanks Zoo. Lake Murray is a haven for all types of water...
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In the late 1700s, a French botanist landed on Middleton Place in Summerville, South Carolina bringing the first tea plants to the United States. The Lowcountry is also home to the only tea plantation...
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This family-owned market in Gaffney, S.C. is filled with plenty of fresh fruit along with homemade ice cream! The folks at Strawberry Hill USA in Gaffney talk about their loyal customers who become...
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Teeming with originality and history, the Charleston Tea Plantation on Wadmalaw Island in South Carolina is busy with not only workers cultivating crop but also visitors from around the world. The tea...
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Right in the heart of Market Street, Tony the Peanut Man is an iconic figure, not only for his enthusiastic personality, but for his delicious boiled peanuts! The town of Charleston, as well as the...
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Nestled in the hills of the South Carolina Upcountry lies a mysterious place known as the Dark Corner. Back in the early 1900s, the Dark Corner was famous for one thing—moonshine. Decades later, two...
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The Nut House, located in Ridge Spring, S.C. is packed full of history and tasty treats! The boiled peanut is the State of South Carolina's State Snack!
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The Willcox Hotel, located in Aiken, South Carolina was built in the late 19th century for Yankees seeking warmth. Closely located to downtown Aiken and Hitchcock Woods, the hotel embodies the history...
Related Series
Archaeo-Tech
Investigating the Ring People in the coastal zone requires scientists of many disciplines. The technology of archaeology goes far beyond shovels.
Between the Waters
Between the Waters explores the culture and history of Hobcaw Barony, a 16,000 acre historic site on the coast of South Carolina.
Beyond Barbados
Sometimes the history of a place begins elsewhere and the colony of South Carolina actually began somewhere else, almost two thousand miles across the sea.
Congaree Swamp Stories
The creation of Congaree Swamp Stories coincided with the release of the Ken Burns’ film series The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.
Let's Go!
Virtual reality tours of some of South Carolina’s most interesting historical sites on your desktop computer or the Matterport App. Each tour includes an overview video and photo gallery.
Literary Tour of South Carolina
Students meet nationally recognized authors who call South Carolina home.
Natural State
A Natural State explores how people express a love for nature by shaping, twisting, carving, and weaving materials collected from the landscape.
NatureScene
NatureScene takes viewers on a field trip to South Carolina's parks, featuring naturalist Rudy Mancke.
Pee Dee Explorer
Pee Dee Explorer features over six hours of video vignettes that characterize the natural, cultural, and agricultural landscapes of the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. Pee Dee Explorer is divided into chapters...
Project Discovery
Check out special editions of Project Discovery. See also Project Discovery Revisited.
Project Discovery Revisited
These programs are edited versions from the popular live, interactive PROJECT DISCOVERY series. Each of the condensed programs are hosted by students and feature the best on-site segments from the original program...
Reconstruction 360
Reconstruction 360 uses a 360 degree video platform as a storytelling device that lets the audience step inside pivotal Reconstruction events.
RiverVenture
RiverVenture is the story of South Carolina's cultural and natural landscape as told by its rivers.
Road Trip!
Road Trip! Through South Carolina Civil Rights History was designed to help teachers and students to learn about the people and the events, and the importance of the civil rights movement in South Carolina from the...
SC LIFE
Take a virtual field trip to a South Carolina cove forest and a salt marsh. These virtual field trips were produced in collaboration between Clemson University's SC LIFE Project and South Carolina ETV. The virtual...
Turner to Cézanne
Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales was on display at the Columbia Museum of Art from March 6–June 7, 2009. This one of a kind collection was on view in South Carolina...
Web of Water
Rivers touch some aspect of our lives every day, quietly serving a need for drinking water, farming, power, industry and recreation. Educator Ian Sanchez kayaked from the mountains to the sea, making connections...
Zoo Minutes
One-minute segments on various species that reside at our world-renowned Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens. Each segment provides an opening that points out habitat and scientific name.