Attractions

Chester Farmers and Artisans Market
Chester, SC 29706
This venue serves to connect local farmers and artisans with other community members to increase awareness and support for local agriculture and art. Local produce and other agricultural products, which are healthy and safe as well as high quality crafts, are for sale at the market. It welcomes the summer season with an opening celebration in May of each year. Saturday market days will include special events sponsored by local organizations focusing on health and wellness. Open Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday every week, 7:30am-1:00pm. Check our website or FaceBook page for more information and events at the market.
Chester Nature Park
Chester, SC 29706
The park and outdoor learning lab--nestled on 25 acres of woods and streams--features a wide variety of plant and animal life, including evergreens, oaks, cedars, birds, rabbits, deer, butterflies, a trail, a bridge and a picnic area. Located beside Chester Park Elementary School.
Chesterfield Arts Commission
Chesterfield, SC 29709
Art gallery featuring works by local artists using different mediums Located in the Chesterfield Visitors Center.
Cleveland School Fire Memorial
Camden, SC 29020
Visit the site where Cleveland School stood until the fateful day it burned on May 17, 1923, claiming the lives of 77 South Carolina residents. The nation's reaction to this tragedy shaped modern building codes, as the huge loss of life at the school prompted legislation requiring structures to provide more efficient escape routes. Among the names of victims listed on the monument are those of entire families. A monument marks the mass grave of many of the fire's victims.
Clover School District Auditorium
This 1,500-seat facility has been fulfilling its mission of educating, enlightening, enriching, and entertaining the entire community since 1994. It hosts a wide variety of events by local school groups and is also home to community events including theatre, concerts, dance recitals, civic, and church events. The performing arts series features comedy, dance, drama, and musical performances starring artists with local, regional, national, and international acclaim.
Clover, Roosevelt and Centre Community Parks
These are the town’s primary recreational facilities. The facilities provide a variety of recreation opportunities including playground equipment, baseball fields and walking trails. Roosevelt Community Park gets its name from the historic Roosevelt High School. Newly opened Centre Park features an amphitheater and a splash pad. Clover Community Park: 256 Community Park Dr., Clover. Roosevelt Community Park: 306 Mobley St., Clover. Centre Park: 499 Memorial Dr., Clover.
College Inn Restaurant
Cheraw, SC 29520
This building sits on property that once belonged to the Coulter Memorial Academy, Chesterfield County‘s first school for African-American students. The restaurant took its name from the school, which began offering junior college courses in 1933 and continued until 1947. Charles “Neil” Cole, a local teacher and businessman, sought to fill a void by providing a lunch counter that served black students during the time of segregation. He opened the College Inn in 1935 and employed mostly students from Coulter Academy. He served local diners, including Cheraw native Dizzy Gillespie. The restaurant, now operated by Cole’s daughter, Carolyn Cole-Green, serves mouth-watering ribs and more in this historic setting. Open for dinner, Thurs-Sat.
Comporium Telephone Museum
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Spend an hour or so learning about the history of communication as well as a little history of Rock Hill, South Carolina. Fun for family members of all ages Hands-on learning experiences through videos and audio devices. See the telephone booth, Mack truck and switchboard. Free admission. Open Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 am-2 pm. Groups welcome! Please call (803) 324-4030 for group reservations. A note about the address: Although Elk Avenue is no longer a physical street, the address has been retained as a part of the long-standing history in downtown Rock Hill. (Located between Main and Black Streets, next to Kinch’s Restaurant.
Cornwallis House
Winnsboro, SC 29180
One of the oldest extant dwellings in the second-oldest incorporated town of the up-country, the so-known Cornwallis House is documented in letters and diaries as being the residence of Lord Cornwallis in the "winter of his discontent" or the months of October 1780 through January 1781. Though several houses of the town were commandeered by British officers at the time of the occupation, precedence is given to the family traditions of the owners of the houses to preserve the story of that residence. British troops are documented to have occupied the Mount Zion Institute campus across the street from the Cornwallis House, and for years fragments of the weapons and ammunition have been found in the neighborhood. The first recorded records of the house date from 1797 when it was deeded to Captain John Buchanan, a Revolutionary soldier, by way of a sale at public auction to settle the estate of the prior owner Alexander Millar. The Buchanan family owned the property until 1862. Over the years the house has undergone several renovations and expansions, the latest in 2001. This is a private residence. Group tours available by appointment only. Contact the chamber for access.
Cornwallis House Tea Company
Winnsboro, SC 29180
Intimate restaurant with lots of ambiance and wonderful lunches of homemade soups, sandwiches and special desserts. They blend and sell their own teas (available online). Beer and wine. Wed–Sat: 11 am–3 pm; Sun: 11 am–2 pm. Also does catering.
Cotton Hills Farms and Market
Chester, SC 29706
Retail roaside market. Strawberries begin in April and continue into June at this SC Ag + Art Tour site. Peaches, tomatoes, sweet corn, okra, squash, melons, beans, potatoes and more begin in late June and last through the summer. Pumpkins begin in September and continue through October. Farm tours for the public held each Saturday in October which include a maze, barnyard animals, and wagon rides. Farm Fair is held annually on the second Saturday in October. Open Mon-Sat: 9am-7pm, April-October. 2575 Lowrys Hwy, Chester. (803) 581-4545. Also the Chester Market, 131 Church St., Downtown Chester (803) 385-4545 and the Richburg Stand, across from 2915 Lizzie Melton Rd., Chester.
Coulter Academy (Former)
Cheraw, SC 29520
The academy was founded in 1881 along with, and as a part of, the Second Presbyterian Church. The school was named for a long time supporter, Caroline E. Coulter of Hanover, Indiana who was secretary of the Women's Department of the Board of Missions for Freedmen. The goal of the school was to provide an education for the county's African-American population. Coulter eventually became a co-educational boarding school with a high school and a junior college. 509 students were enrolled in 1943. The first high school graduating class was in 1925; the last around 1950. The academy merged with the public school system in 1949 and was last used as a school in 1955. Today a marker has been erected at the original site in front of the Masonic Lodge, once the academy's administration building. Students from Coulter have made careers in almost every walk of life, including doctors, lawyers, teachers, businessmen and ministers. Each spring the Coulter Memorial Academy Reunion is held in celebration of the school and its alumni.
Craig Park
Chesterfield, SC 29709
The Craig Mill Trail is open from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm, and has an entrance from Main Street.
Cross Keys House
Union, SC 29379
Built by Barham (Barrum) Bobo between 1812 and 1814, this priceless piece of history is one of the best examples of Colonial Georgian in the upstate. It was a working plantation and came under the stewardship of the Union County Historical Society, with the assistance of the County of Union, in October 2006. Presently consisting of more than 20 acres, the site is being restored in a plantation re-creation effort. Original buildings have been repaired and three log cabins from around Union County have been moved to the site. Each spring the visit of President Jefferson Davis, CSA, is reenacted. For more information or to arrange a tour call the Union County Museum.
Dina's Place (in the DiGiorgio Student Center)
Rock Hill, SC 29733
The reservable 224 seat theatre features a box office and 2 green rooms. The 15 foot deep by 30 foot wide stage provides ample space for many performances.