In the South, iced tea is not just a summertime drink – it’s served year round with most meals. It is the wine of Dixie. And here in South Carolina, the connection with tea is especially strong. It’s the first place in the United States where tea was grown and it’s the only state that […]
A Night at the Movies, ‘50s Style
March 7, 2013 By
A 70-mile afternoon drive to Monetta takes you to a 1950s cultural icon: the drive-in theater. Consider a “dusk trip” to the Big Mo, which begins its season March 1. Make your way to I-20 West and take Exit 33 (S.C. Route 39). Follow S.C. 39 to Monetta (approximately 7 miles), then turn right onto […]
Day trip to the Dawn of Creation
February 28, 2013 By
To travel back to Earth’s distant past, you need only make a one-hour drive to Congaree National Park near Hopkins. From Blythewood or Winnsboro, drive about 50 miles and you can enter cypress-vaulted cathedrals that tower over black water. You can canoe or walk beneath one of Earth’s tallest canopies. Everything is free and you […]
