Your US Bucket List: Top Family-Friendly Destinations in South Carolina!

Top Family-Friendly Destinations in South Carolina!


Whether you’re looking for an Educational Field Trip or a Fun Day Out with the Kids…

Or if you are planning a Family Vacation for Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter Break…

Or maybe you’re a Full-Time Family touring the US in your van or RV….

Perhaps you are an International Traveler planning your next major excursion into the United States…


Whatever your reason for exploring the world with YOUR Family…


SPGFAN has THE BEST LISTS of Top Family-Friendly Destinations in Each of the 50 United States!

Load YOUR Itineraries with THE COOLEST Kid-Centered Adventures and Create Fabulous Memories to Last Their Entire Lives!

Learn, Play, Experience, Relax, and Enjoy Yourselves with These Great National Parks, State Parks, Theme Parks, Museums, Zoos, Aquariums, Nature Centers, Factory Tours, Historic Sites, Notable Homes, Cultural Attractions, Art Events, Live Performances, Sporting Events, Beaches, Mountains, Cities, Towns, Farms, and MORE!

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Top Family-Friendly Destinations in South Carolina!

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Agricultural Heritage CenterBlackville
Aiken Center for the ArtsAiken
Aiken County Historical MuseumAiken
Aiken-Rhett HouseCharleston
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and MuseumAiken
American Legion Post 3 Cecil B. Buchanan War MuseumGreenville
American Military MuseumCharleston
Anderson City Fire Department MuseumAnderson
Anderson County MuseumAnderson
Andrew Jackson State ParkLancaster
Antiquers Haven Museum and ShopLiberty
Arts and Heritage Center of North AugustaNorth Augusta
Ashtabula Historic HousePendleton
Avery Research CenterCharleston
Barnwell County MuseumBarnwell
Bart Garrison Agricultural Museum of South CarolinaPendleton
Beaufort History MuseumBeaufort
Bedon-Lucas HouseWalterboro
Beech Island Historical Society Visitors Center & BarnBeech Island
Berkeley County Museum and Heritage CenterMoncks Corner
Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural MuseumSeneca
Best Friend of Charleston MuseumCharleston
Black Creek Arts Council GalleryHartsville
BMW ZentrumSpartanburg
Bob Campbell Geology MuseumClemson
Bob Jones University Museum & GalleryGreenville
Bonham HouseSaluda
Boone Hall Plantation and GardensMount Pleasant
Brookgreen GardensMurrells Inlet
Browntown MuseumHemingway
Burt-Stark MansionAbbeville
Button MuseumBishopville
Calhoun MansionCharleston
Camden Archives & MuseumCamden
Catawba Cultural CenterRock Hill
Cayce Historical MuseumCayce
Cecil Williams South Carolina Civil Rights MuseumOrangeburg
Central History MuseumCentral
Charles Pinckney National Historic SiteMount Pleasant
Charles Towne Landing State Historic SiteCharleston
Charleston MuseumCharleston
Cheraw LyceumCheraw
Cherokee County History and Arts MuseumGaffney
Cherokee County Veterans MuseumGaffney
Chester County Historical Society MuseumChester
Chester County Transportation MuseumChester
Children’s Museum of South CarolinaMyrtle Beach
Children’s Museum of the LowcountryCharleston
Children’s Museum of the UpstateGreenville
The Citadel Archives & MuseumCharleston
Clemson Area African American MuseumClemson
Clemson University GalleriesClemson
Clinton MuseumClinton
Coastal Discovery MuseumHilton Head Island
Coker Farms National Historic LandmarkHartsville
Colleton MuseumWalterboro
Collins Ole TowneCentral
Columbia Fire Department MuseumColumbia
Columbia Museum of ArtColumbia
Comporium Telephone MuseumRock Hill
Confederate MuseumCharleston
Congaree National ParkHopkins
Cowpens DepotCowpens
Cowpens National BattlefieldChesnee
Darlington Raceway Stock Car MuseumDarlington
Dillon County MuseumLatta
Drayton HallCharleston
Edisto Island MuseumEdisto Island
Edmondston-Alston HouseCharleston
EdVentureColumbia
Fairfield County MuseumWinnsboro
Florence County MuseumFlorence
Florence Railroad MuseumFlorence
Fort HillClemson
Fort Moultrie National MonumentSullivan’s Island
Fort Sumter National MonumentCharleston
Francis Marion University GalleriesFlorence
Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art MuseumMyrtle Beach
Georgetown County MuseumGeorgetown
Gibbes Museum of ArtCharleston
Greenville County Museum of ArtGreenville
Greenville Cultural Exchange CenterGreenville
Greenwood Railroad Historical CenterGreenwood
Greer Heritage MuseumGreer
Hagood-Mauldin House/Irma Morris Museum of Fine ArtsPickens
Hagood Mill Historic Site and Folklife CenterPickens
Halsey Institute of Contemporary ArtCharleston
Hampton Colored SchoolHampton
Hampton County MuseumHampton
Hampton Museum and Visitors’ CenterHampton
Hampton PlantationMcClellanville
Hampton-Preston HouseColumbia
Hanover HouseClemson
Hartsville MuseumHartsville
Heyward HouseBluffton
Heyward-Washington HouseCharleston
Historic BrattonsvilleMcConnells
Historic Camden Revolutionary War SiteCamden
Hobcaw BaronyGeorgetown
Hollywood Wax Museum Myrtle BeachMyrtle Beach
Hopsewee PlantationGeorgetown
Horry County MuseumConway
The HunleyCharleston
Hunting Island LightHunting Island
Huntington Beach State ParkMurrells Inlet
Jacob Kelley HouseHartsville
John Mark Verdier HouseBeaufort
Joseph Manigault HouseCharleston
James W. Dillon HouseDillon
Kaminski House MuseumGeorgetown
Karpeles Manuscript Library MuseumCharleston
Kazoo MuseumBeaufort
Keowee-Toxaway MuseumSix Mile
Kilgore-Lewis HouseGreenville
Kings Mountain National Military ParkBlacksburg
Kings Mountain State ParkBlacksburg
L.W. Paul Living History FarmConway
Lake Greenwood State Recreation AreaNinety Six
Lando Manetta Mills History CenterLando
Landsford Canal State ParkCatawba
Lexington County MuseumLexington
Louis G. Gregory Baháʼí MuseumCharleston
Lowcountry Visitor’s Center and MuseumYemassee
Lunney House MuseumSeneca
Mac’s Pride MuseumMcBee
Macaulay Museum of Dental HistoryCharleston
Mace Brown Museum of Natural HistoryCharleston
Magnolia Plantation and GardensCharleston
Main Street Children’s MuseumRock Hill
Mann-Simons SiteColumbia
Marion County MuseumMarion
Marlboro County Historical MuseumBennettsville
McBee Depot Library and Railroad MuseumMcBee
McLeod Plantation Historic SiteCharleston
McKissick MuseumColumbia
Middleton PlaceSummerville
Millford PlantationPinewood
Miniature World of TrainsGreenville
Monsanto GalleryGreenwood
Mt. Croghan MuseumMount Croghan
Museum & Gallery at Heritage GreenGreenville
Museum and Library of Confederate HistoryGreenville
The Museum in GreenwoodGreenwood
Museum of EducationColumbia
Museum of the Cherokee in South CarolinaWalhalla
Museum of York CountyRock Hill
Musgrove Mill State Historic SiteCross Anchor
Nathaniel Russell HouseCharleston
National Steeplechase MuseumCamden
Ninety Six National Historic SiteNinety Six
North Charleston and American LaFrance Fire Museum and Educational CenterNorth Charleston
North Myrtle Beach Historical MuseumNorth Myrtle Beach
Nostalgia City and MuseumMyrtle Beach
Oconee Heritage CenterWalhalla
Oconee Station State Historic SiteWalhalla
Oconee Veterans MuseumWalhalla
Old Exchange BuildingCharleston
Old Santee Canal ParkMoncks Corner
Old Slave MartCharleston
Parris Island MuseumParris Island
Patriot’s Point Naval & Maritime MuseumMount Pleasant
Pauline Pratt Webel MuseumRidgeland
Pickens County Museum of Art & HistoryPickens
Postal History MuseumCharleston
Powder MagazineCharleston
Price HouseSpartanburg
Ravenel Caw Caw Interpretive CenterRavenel
Rebecca Randall Bryan GalleryConway
Redcliffe Plantation State Historic SiteBeech Island
REVIVA MuseumIva
Rice MuseumGeorgetown
Ripley’s Believe It or Not!Myrtle Beach
Robert Mills HouseColumbia
Ronald McNair Life History CenterLake City
Roper Mountain Science CenterGreenville
Rose Hill Plantation State Historic SiteUnion
Ruth Drake MuseumBelton
Saluda County MuseumSaluda
The SandboxHilton Head Island
Seay HouseSpartanburg
Seibels House and GardenColumbia
Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and Baseball LibraryGreenville
Sigal Music MuseumGreenville
Southern African American Heritage CenterCheraw
South Carolina Botanical GardenClemson
South Carolina Civil War MuseumMyrtle Beach
South Carolina Confederate Relic Room & Military MuseumColumbia
South Carolina Cotton MuseumBishopville
South Carolina Governor’s MansionColumbia
South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of FameColumbia
South Carolina Maritime MuseumGeorgetown
South Carolina Military MuseumColumbia
South Carolina Railroad MuseumWinnsboro
South Carolina State MuseumColumbia
South Carolina Tennis Hall of FameBelton
South Carolina Tobacco MuseumMullins
Spartanburg Art MuseumSpartanburg
Spartanburg Regional History MuseumSpartanburg
Spartanburg Science CenterSpartanburg
Summerville-Dorchester MuseumSummerville
Sumter County Gallery of ArtSumter
Sumter County MuseumSumter
Union County MuseumUnion
Upcountry History MuseumGreenville
U.S. Army Adjutant General’s Corps MuseumColumbia
U.S. Army Basic Combat Training MuseumColumbia
U.S. Army Chaplain MuseumColumbia
U.S. Army Finance Corps MuseumColumbia
Village MuseumMcClellanville
Wagener MuseumWagener
Walnut Grove PlantationSpartanburg
War Between the States MuseumFlorence
Warren Lasch Conservation CenterNorth Charleston
White HomeRock Hill
Williamsburgh Historical MuseumKingstree
Williston MuseumWilliston
Winchester MuseumEdgefield
Winthrop University GalleriesRock Hill
Woodburn Historic HousePendleton
Woodrow Wilson Family HomeColumbia
World of EnergySeneca
York W. Bailey MuseumSt. Helena Island

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