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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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Stone Columns | The SC State House

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Stone Columns | The SC State House
The stone columns of the lower lobby, as well as all of the stone in the State House building, are blue granite, the state stone of South Carolina. Ninety percent of the blue granite used in the...
Marble Floors | The SC State House

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Marble Floors | The SC State House
The pink and white floors of the lower lobby are over 100 years old. The white marble, like that of the walls, is from Georgia. The pink marble is from Tennessee.
Marble Walls | The SC State House

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Marble Walls | The SC State House
A result of the State House renovations, a significant change to the lower lobby has been the addition of white Georgian marble to the walls.
African American History Monument | The SC State House

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African American History Monument | The SC State House
The unveiling of this African American History Monument on March 26, 2001, made South Carolina the first of the fifty states to have a monument dedicated to black history on the grounds of its state...
Lunsford Grave | The SC State House

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Lunsford Grave | The SC State House
The inscription reads: “Captain Swanson Lunsford, a native of Va., and for many years a resident of Columbia. Died August 7, 1799 . . . Aged about 40 years. He was a member of Lee’s Legion in the...
Palmetto Regiment Monument | The SC State House

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Palmetto Regiment Monument | The SC State House
The Palmetto Regiment Monument, or the Iron Palmetto, was erected in 1858. It is the oldest monument on the State House grounds. Designed to honor the soldiers of the Palmetto Regiment for their...
Bronze Stars | The SC State House

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Bronze Stars | The SC State House
The bronze stars on the outer walls of the State House mark the spots where cannonballs struck the granite walls. The shots were fired by northern artillerymen on February 17, 1865, during General...
Jefferson Davis Highway | The SC State House

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Jefferson Davis Highway | The SC State House
This marker commemorates the Jefferson Davis Highway, which was named after the president of the Confederate States of America. It was erected in 1923 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Old State House Monument | The SC State House

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Old State House Monument | The SC State House
The first State House built in Columbia was large for its day, but it lacked adequate facilities for the transaction of state business and affairs. Construction began in 1787, but it was still...
James F. Byrnes Monument | The SC State House

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James F. Byrnes Monument | The SC State House
This monument honors James F. Byrnes 1879–1972, who served as South Carolina congressman, senator, governor, and secretary of state of the United States.
Dr. J. Marion Sims Monument | The SC State House

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Dr. J. Marion Sims Monument | The SC State House
This monument honors the founder of the science of gynecology, Dr. J. Marion Sims, a native of Lancaster, South Carolina. After graduating from South Carolina Medical College, Sims began practicing...
Wade Hampton Statue | The SC State House

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Wade Hampton Statue | The SC State House
Sculpted by Frederick W. Ruckstull, the bronze Wade Hampton statue is 15 feet tall and 17 feet long. It was. Hampton served with honor in the Civil War as commander of the Hampton Legion. Later, as...
Liberty Bell Replica | The SC State House

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Liberty Bell Replica | The SC State House
This replica of the Liberty Bell is one of 53. Cast in France in 1950, the replicas were given to the United States government by six American businesses.
Benjamin Ryan Tillman Monument | The SC State House

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Benjamin Ryan Tillman Monument | The SC State House
This monument honoring Benjamin Ryan Tillman was dedicated May 1, 1940. Ben Tillman served as governor of South Carolina from 1890 to 1894, and as United States senator from 1895 to 1918. Tillman...
Monument to Confederate Women | The SC State House

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Monument to Confederate Women | The SC State House
The Monument to Confederate Women, called Angels of the Confederacy, was erected in 1912. The sculptor was Frederick W. Ruckstull. The inscription on the northwest side reads: “In this monument...
Richardson Monument | The SC State House

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Richardson Monument | The SC State House
Main Street in Columbia was originally named Richardson Street, in honor of Richard Richardson (1704–1780), brigadier general of the militia during the American Revolution. Richardson also served as a...
Confederate Soldier Monument | The SC State House

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Confederate Soldier Monument | The SC State House
The North side inscription reads: “This monument perpetuates the memory of those who, true to the instincts of their birth, faithful to the teachings of their fathers, constant in their love for the...
Coastal Coffee Roasters | ETV Shorts Powder Magazine Museum | ETV Shorts

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Powder Magazine Museum | ETV Shorts
The Powder Magazine Museum is South Carolina's oldest public building. It has been a property of the non-profit the NSCDA-SC since 1902. The Powder Magazine is owned and operated by The National...