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.