Upstate South Carolina USA, tourism, historic sites, lakes, rivers, shopping, gardens, hiking, biking, whitewater rafting

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This web site, www.UpstateSCUSA.com, contains tourism information about the Upstate South Carolina USA tourism district, nestled between the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Savannah River, an area rich in Southern hospitality, American history and natural scenic beauty. Archives show many places are on the National Register of Historic Places. You will find information about outdoor recreation, scenic mountains trails, lakes, rivers, hiking, biking, gardens, orchards, plantations, arts - many art centers, entertainment, theater, theatre, restaurants, fine dining, golf, tennis, history, culture, museums - a Doll Museum, agricultural museum, geology museum - outlet shopping in stores, malls and boutiques, attractions, amusement parks, antiquers, things to do, places to stay, and itineraries. Shopping includes antique shopping throughout the upstate towns, factory stores at Prime Outlets in Gaffney. There are plenty of water and water related sports, with easy boat access. The many lakes and rivers, Catawba River, Isaqueena Falls, Keowee-Toxaway, Lake Hartwell, Lake Wylie, offer waterfalls, white water rafting, wildwater, boating, fishing for bass, crappie, bream, or catfish. Local, state and national parks offer additional recreation and adventure with nature trails, natural bridges, picnic areas, overlooks, camping for tents and RVs. State parks like Table Rock, Sadler's Creek, Oconee State Park, Sumter National Forest, and others, have scenic highways and centers and activities to learn more about our heritage, old trade routes, Native Americans / Indians - Keowee Indian Village, the Revolutionar War, our African-American heritage. Look for artifacts, see local artisans, learn about local history, old churches, join in the festivals - Octoberfest, hot air balloons at Freedom Weekend Aloft. Some items of interest may be A.M.E., amtrack, Ashtabula, Bee Cove, berries, Berry, Big Bend, Blue Cheese, Blue Hole, Blue Ridge Council, bluegrass, Bob Campbell Geology, Brasstown, Bull Sluice, Campbell Museum, Cemetery, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Chau Ram, Chauga Narrows, Cheohee, Chickasaw Point, Christian theater, Clemson Blue Cheese, Clemson University, Collins Ole Town, Devil's Fork, Discovery Center, Eastatoe Village, Faith Cabin, Faith Clayton, Fall Creek, Farmer's Hall, Farmer's Society, Fine Arts, Fort Hill, Fort Madison, Fort Prince George, freshwater coast, goat milk, Hagood-Mauldin House, Hanover House, Happy Berry, Heritage Corridor, Hidden Falls, Hopewell Treaty, Hopewell Treaty Oak, Howard-Morse, Hunter's Store, Irma Morris, John C. Calhoun, Keese Barn, King Creek, Kings Chapel, Laurel Fork, Lee Falls, Lunney Musuem, Madison, Marshalsea, mills, Miuka, Morse, Oconee Station, Old Stone Church, Oolenoy, Opossum Creek, Pigpen, railroad, Ram Cat Alley, Raven Rock, Richards, Riley Moore, Ruth Drake, Sassafras Mountain, Secona Village, Secret Falls, Silver Spring Baptist, Smythe, Southern Crescent, Southern Wesleyan University, Split Creek, Spoonauger, Spring Jubilee, St. Paul's Church, Station Cover, Stumphouse Tunnel, Tennis Hall of Fame, Thomas Green Clemson, Town Falls, Toxaway, Tugaloo Village, Village Green, Woodburn Plantation, World of energy, Yellow Branch. Tourism areas in Upstate South Carolina USA are Discover Upcountry Carolina Association, Old 96 District Tourism Commission, Olde English District Tourism Commission, Pendleton District Historical, Recreational, and Tourism Commission, Prime Outlets at Gaffney, Rock Hill / York County Convention Visitors Bureau, Spartanburg Convention Visitors Bureau, and the SC Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. South Carolina counties included are Abbeville County, Cherokee County, Chester County, Chesterfield County, Edgefield County, Fairfield County, Kershaw County, Greenwood County, Lancaster County, Laurens County, McCormick County, Union County, York County. Some of the SC cities and towns with attractions and events are Abbeville, Adger, Anderson, Bad Creek, Belton, Blacksburg, Calhoun, Cateechee, Central, Cherokee, Chesnee, Clemson, Clover, Cowpens, Dacusville, Easely, Edgefield, Fort Mill, Gaffney, Gluck, Golden Creek, Greenville, Greenwood, Greer, Hickory Grove, Honea Path, Inman, Iva, Jocassee, Keowee, Lake Wylie, Landrum, Laurens, Liberty, Long Creek, McConnells, McCormick, Mountain Rest, Nine Times, Oakway, Oconee, Pelzer, Pendleton, Pickens, Piedmont, Pumpkin Town, Rock Hill, Rocky Bottom, Salem, Seneca, Sharon, Six Mile, Smyrna, Spartanburg, Starr, Tamassee, Tega Cay, Townville, Travelers Rest, Twelve Mile, Walhalla, West Pelzer, West Union, Westminster, Woodburn, Woodruff, York.