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Old Slave Mart

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

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Drayton Hall

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

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Old Charleston City Jail

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

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Unitarian Church Cemetery

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

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The Waring Historical Library

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.

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Macaulay Museum of Dental History

Dental instruments from the illustrious history of American dentistry.

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Fireproof Building and South Carolina Historical Society

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

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Carolina Gold

This varietal of rice is so good that it's compared to ice cream.

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Benne Wafers

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Benne Wafers

A crispy cookie from South Carolina, first introduced during the slave trade.

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Ozark Pudding

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Ozark Pudding

Bess Truman made this dessert for Winston Churchill after his “Iron Curtain” speech.

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