McLeod Park
700 Santiago Dr
Florence, SC 29501
843-665-0515
Call for additional information
Admission Charged for some
Swimming pool (fee), fishing
pond. Lighted tennis; basketball courts, ball fields. Picnicking, playground.
National Military Cemetery
803 East National
Cemetery Road
Florence, SC 29506
843-669-8783
Hours: Call for
additional information
Admission Free
Burial ground for Union
soldiers who died here in prison.
Florence Museum
558 Spruce St
Florence, SC 29501
843-662-3351
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am -
5pm, Sunday 2 - 5pm; closed holidays
Admission Charged
Art, history, and science
exhibits. Southwestern Native American pottery; Asian and African collections;
Catawba pottery; furniture gallery of mixed periods; South Carolina Hall of
History.
Lynches River State Park
902 Spine Rd
Florence, SC 29530
843-389-2785
Hours: Call for additional
information
Admission Charged
Approximately 650 acres.
Located on old stagecoach route. Swimming pool (fee), fishing. Nature trail,
bird-watching. Picnicking, playground, community building. Primitive camping.
Beauty Trail
12-mile trail within city
featuring beautiful gardens (usually best in April).
Jeffries Creek Nature Park
1400 Deberry Blvd.
Florence, SC 29501
Fishing. Nature trails.
Picnicking, playground.
Lucas Park
800 Santee Dr
Florence, SC 29501
Picnicking, playground; tennis
courts. Rose gardens, camellias, azaleas, rhododendrons; lighted fountain.
Pee Dee State Farmers Market
2513 W Lucas St
Florence, SC 29501
843-665-5154
Hours: Call for additional
information
Francis Marion University
Planetarium
Hwy 301 N
Florence, SC 29501
843-661-1250
Hours: Call for additional
information
Admission Charged
Florence Museum of Art, Science
and History
558 Spruce Street
Florence, SC 29501
843-662-3351
Hours: Call for days and hours
of operation
Admission Charged
See a 1917 Vulcan Steam Locomotive at the museum plus many other artifacts and
items from the local history. Next door is Timrod Park which commemorates Henry
Timrod, the Poet Laureate of the Confederacy.
The War Between the States
Museum
107 South Guerry
Street
Florence, SC 29501
843-669-1266
Hours: Call for days and hours
of operation
Admission Charged
Take a walk into the past.
Visit the War Between the States Museum and experience the many artifacts,
pictures and stories of a nation divided. The Civil War was a war between two
governments: The United States of America, and The Confederate States of
America. The museum invites visitors to learn and read about how the local area
played a role in the Civil War.
Florence Air and Missile Museum
2204 East Palmetto
Street
Florence, SC 29506
2.5 miles east on US 301 at the airport entrance.
843-665-5118
Hours: Call for days and hours
of operation
Admission Charged
The museum houses a
representative sample of aviation relics, including planes, missiles and
military artifacts. The inside of the museum presents a wonderment of space,
aviation and military artifacts, memorabilia and pictures.
Darlington Raceway
1301 Harry Byrd Hwy
Darlington, SC 29532
Located approximately 12 miles
north of Florence
843-395-8499
Hours: Call for race
schedule and additional information
Admission Charged
Harold Brasington knew what he
was doing in 1949 when he started pushing dirt around an old peanut field. With
every lap those graders and bulldozers completed, the Darlington Raceway slowly
came to life. Today, the track's specifications remain true to Mr. Brasington's
vision, save a few minor adjustments.
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