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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.

Grades 3-12

Check out 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.

In 2020, SCETV won a Bronze Telly Award in the "Immersive & Mixed Reality Craft-Use of VR" category for Let's Go! View the press release. The Telly Awards annually showcase the best work created within television and across video for all screens. Receiving more than 12,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents, Telly Award winners represent work from some of the most respected advertising agencies, television stations, production companies and publishers from around the world.

In 2018, SCETV won the Gold AVA Digital Award for Knowitall's Let's Go! View the press release. 

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Series Civil Rights 360
Civil Rights 360

View these schools and locations and learn more about their history!

Series Avery Research Center
Avery Research Center

The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture is located on the site of the former Avery Normal Institute.

Series Benjamin Mays Historical Preservation Site
Benjamin Mays Historical Preservation Site

The childhood home of Dr. Benjamin E. Mays

Series Bettis Academy
Bettis Academy

Rev. Alexander Bettis, a former slave who could read but couldn't write, established Bettis Academy in 1882 to provide education for African-Americans in South Carolina.

Series Booker T. Washington High School
Booker T. Washington High School

From 1915-1974, Booker T. Washington High School served as a separate educational system for young African-Americans in Columbia, South Carolina.

Series Catawba Cultural Center
Catawba Cultural Center
Series Columbia Museum of Art
Columbia Museum of Art

The Columbia Museum of Art sparks powerful connections through art from around the corner and around the world in an environment that is welcoming to all.

Series Florence C. Benson Elementary School
Florence C. Benson Elementary School

The Florence C. Benson Elementary School was built in 1953-55 as Wheeler Hill School to serve African American students of the community and as a replacement for the overcrowded Celia Dial Saxon Negro Elementary...

Series Fort Hill Plantation
Fort Hill Plantation

Fort Hill, the antebellum plantation of John C. Calhoun, South Carolina’s pre-eminent 19th century statesman.

Series Fort Moultrie
Fort Moultrie

The first fort on Sullivan's Island

Series H. L. Hunley Museum
H. L. Hunley Museum

The H.L. Hunley submarine made history during the American Civil War when she became the first submarine to sink an enemy ship in combat.

Series Historic Brattonsville
Historic Brattonsville

Located in York County near Rock Hill, Brattonsville is home to structures that range from a pre-Revolutionary War cabin to an antebellum plantation.

Series Historic Scott’s Branch High School
Historic Scott’s Branch High School

The original Scott’s Branch High School was formed to serve African American students in Summerton, South Carolina.

Series Lamar High School
Lamar High School
Series Mann-Simons Site
Mann-Simons Site

The Mann-Simons Site, home to the same entrepreneurial African American family for nearly 130 years.

Series Modjeska Monteith Simkins House
Modjeska Monteith Simkins House

Built between 1890 and 1895, this one-story cottage was home to Modjeska Monteith Simkins, considered "the Matriarch of Civil Rights activists of South Carolina," from 1932 until her death on April 5, 1992.

Series Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon
Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon
Series Penn Center
Penn Center

The Penn Center, formerly the Penn School, is an African American cultural and educational center in the Corners Community, on Saint Helena Island.

Series Powder Magazine
Powder Magazine

Completed by 1713, The Powder Magazine is the oldest governmental building in South Carolina.

Series SC Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum
SC Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum

The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum's mission is to collect and preserve the military history of this state.

Series South Carolina Military Museum
South Carolina Military Museum

The museum features a timeline of South Carolina military history within two full exhibit galleries available for visitors to explore

Series South Carolina State House
South Carolina State House

Located in the capital city of Columbia, the State House and its grounds are a living monument to South Carolina’s rich history.

Series Upcountry History Museum
Upcountry History Museum

The Upcountry History Museum is a history museum in Greenville, South Carolina.

Series USS Yorktown at Patriot's Point
USS Yorktown at Patriot's Point

USS Yorktown (CV-10) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier that served with the US Navy in World War II and the Vietnam War.

Series Woodrow Wilson Family Home
Woodrow Wilson Family Home

The Woodrow Wilson House in Columbia is the only museum in the nation dedicated to telling the story of Reconstruction.

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Brattonsville Historical Marker | Historic Brattonsville

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Brattonsville Historical Marker | Historic Brattonsville
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This historical marker was erected at Brattonsville by the York County Historical Commission in 1960. * Please note that more is known today about the history of the Bratton family than was known in...
3D VR - Historic Brattonsville Homestead House | Let's Go

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3D VR - Historic Brattonsville Homestead House | Let's Go
Homestead House was built in 1823-1826 by Dr. John Simpson Bratton, son of William and Martha Bratton. In the early 19th century, William Bratton’s son, Dr. John Bratton, inherited the estate. He was...
A Video Overview 1

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A Video Overview
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Settled in the mid-18 th century by the Bratton family—Scots-Irish Presbyterians, originally of Scottish ancestry, who had moved to northern Ireland in the 17 th century, and came to North America in...
Wagon Used for Hauling Cotton | Historic Brattonsville - Episode 15 Living History: Made By Hand | Historic Brattonsville 3

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Living History: Made By Hand | Historic Brattonsville
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The first Scots-Irish settlers had to be self-sufficient because they were often isolated from other people by distances of miles. Food had to be acquired through gardening, herding and hunting. Cloth...
House Chamber: State Mace | The SC State House

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House Chamber: State Mace | The SC State House
The symbol of authority in the House Chambers is the state mace. Whenever members of the House attend state occasions or events held in the Senate Chambers, the mace is always borne by the Sergeant-at...
Senate Chamber: Sword of State | The SC State House

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Senate Chamber: Sword of State | The SC State House
The sword of state is the South Carolina Senate’s symbol of authority. The sword rests in the customary rack on the Senate rostrum in front of the President’s chair during the daily sessions and is...
House Chamber Photos | The SC State House

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House Chamber Photos | The SC State House
Pictured from left to right above. Rostrum: The House rostrum is extremely valuable and was skillfully crafted by artisans of the Columbia Lumber Company. It is made of hand-carved British Mahogany...
State Seal of South Carolina | The SC State House

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State Seal of South Carolina | The SC State House
The state seal of South Carolina is carved on the front of the Senate desk. An excellent description of the state seal is found in the South Carolina Legislative Manual. On March 26, 1776, the...
Senate Chamber Photos | The SC State House

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Senate Chamber Photos | The SC State House
The South Carolina Senate is one of the two lawmaking branches of state government that make up the South Carolina General Assembly. The Senate Chamber is located off the main lobby. Every year, the...
Main Lobby Art | The SC State House

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Main Lobby Art | The SC State House
As is common with other areas of the State House, memorials, statuary, and other objects of art can be seen in the main lobby. These include a marble replica of the Ordinance of Secession, a memorial...
Joint Legislative Conference Room | The SC State House

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Joint Legislative Conference Room | The SC State House
Now the Joint Legislative Conference Room, this room was once the state law library and later the office of the legislative council. This is the only room in the State House that has remained original...
Main Lobby Features | The SC State House

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Main Lobby Features | The SC State House
Other features of the main lobby include the outside facade, the false dome, the dome room, which leads to the outer dome, and hand-carved mahogany doors which provide entrance to the Joint...
New Additions | The SC State House

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New Additions | The SC State House
While most features of the main lobby remain original, new additions include area carpets and carpet borders, and previously unused skylights, which were uncovered during renovations. Carpets: The...
The Angel of Marye’s Heights | The SC State House

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The Angel of Marye’s Heights | The SC State House
This oil, The Angel of Marye’s Heights, depicts the heroism of Sergeant Richard Rowland Kirkland. Born in rural Flat Rock Township in Kershaw County, South Carolina, in August 1843, Kirkland was the...
The Outer Dome | The SC State House

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The Outer Dome | The SC State House
A ladder in this room at the top of the outer dome leads to the platform from which the United States and South Carolina flags are raised and lowered. An image on this page shows the view looking up...
Dome Flagpole | The SC State House

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Dome Flagpole | The SC State House
A ladder in this room at the top of the outer dome leads to the platform from which the United States and South Carolina flags are raised and lowered. An image on this page shows the view looking up...
Bicentennial Medallion | The SC State House

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Bicentennial Medallion | The SC State House
This is a large reproduction of the South Carolina bicentennial medallion which was minted in honor of the American Revolution. It incorporates the state arms which were designed by William Henry...
Twin Staircases | The SC State House

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Twin Staircases | The SC State House
Original twin cast-iron grand staircases on each side of the lower lobby lead to the main lobby and to the entrances to the South Carolina House and Senate chambers. Interesting non-architectural...
Governor's Office: Marble Floors | The SC State House

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Governor's Office: Marble Floors | The SC State House
The west wing of the lower lobby houses the office of the governor of South Carolina. It is here and in adjoining rooms that the chief executive officer of the state and his staff conduct the business...
Arched Ceiling | The SC State House

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Arched Ceiling | The SC State House
The lower lobby offers an excellent example of the intricate craftsmanship of early South Carolina brickwork. To construct the multi-arched ceiling, which is made of red clay bricks, the builders and...