History & Culture
Enjoy York County’s culture off the beaten path. Each town has its own unique charming historic character and village feel. The amenities range from a town-center clock to relief murals to brick sidewalks to historic street markers to a fully-operational old-timey movie theater. Visitors step back into the 18th and 19th centuries while visiting Historic Brattonsville.
Things To Do
Catawba Cultural Center
“Tanake” means welcome in the language of the Catawba Indians. You’re invited to share the Native American way firsthand with Ye Iswa… “The People of the River.” The Catawba Indian...
Confederate Park - Fort Mill
Confederate Park is a 1 acre park located in the Historic Downtown Fort Mill area on Main Street. Benches, historic statues, and a cannon which is fired every Fourth of July along with the Historic...
Friendship Nine Lunch Counter at Old Town Bistro
Experience a piece of the civil rights movement by having lunch at the Old Town Bistro. Sit at this historic lunch counter where the Friendship Nine gained national media attention. The Friendship...
135 E. Main Street
Rock Hill, SC 29730
803-327-9222Historic Brattonsville
Historic Brattonsville is a 778-acre Revolutionary War living history site. Explore the Bratton Plantation, owned and lived on for three generations by the wealthy Bratton family. Experience a...
Kings Mountain National Military Park
In a special visit to York County on October 7, 1930, U.S. President Herbert Hoover declared the battlefield at Kings Mountain to be “a place of inspiring memories.” It is the place that changed...
Kings Mountain State Park
This traditional state park, which encompasses 6,883-acres, offers outdoor recreation activities such as hiking trails, picnicking, fishing from a rental jon boat, seasonal canoe rentals, equestrian...
McCelvey Center
This grand historical building is home to the Historical Center of York County and the Southern Revolutionary War Institute. The Historical Center provides opportunities for genealogical and...
Museum of Western York County
The Museum sits in a rural setting on the edge of the town of Sharon and offers the visitors an insight into local history. Here the culture and heritage of Western York County are presented through...
Museum of York County
Go on an African safari, explore the galaxy or discover your own backyard through the many exhibits at the Museum of York County.
Permanent exhibitions include the Carolina Piedmont...Rock Hill Telephone Company Museum
Comporium’s company museum highlights the changes in communications since Rock Hill Telephone’s inception. Your tour through the Comporium Museum begins with a brief video presentation outlining...
Black Street Parking Lot
Rock Hill, SC
