Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]Florence Regional Airport has nonstop service to Charlotte on American Airlines.
Get around
[edit]- PDRTA Florence Transit, 313 S Stadium Rd, ☏ +1 843 665-2227. Offers 7 fixed-route bus services in the city. $1.50 for regular one-way fare.
See
[edit]- 1 Florence County Museum, 111 West Cheves St., ☏ +1 843 676-1200. Tu-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su 2-5PM. Art and local history. Antiques, paintings, Civil War, South West American Indian exhibits and more.
- 2 Florence Stockade Visitor Center, Stockade Dr, ☏ +1 843 669-8783. Between 1864 and 1865, about 16,000 Union soldiers were held captive here, in abysmal conditions that consummated in the deaths of about 2,800 of these men. The site is not as developed as Andersonville State Historic Park is in Georgia today, but it still offers opportunity for a reflective mood.
- 3 Florence National Cemetery, 803 E National Cemetery Rd, ☏ +1 843 669-8783. M-F 8AM-4:30PM. Next to the stockade, this is where a lot of the POW camp casualties ended up.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]- Magnolia Mall Shopping Center, 2701 David McLeod Blvd., ☏ +1 843 669-0725. 10AM-9PM. Many well known stores inside such as Best Buy, Sunglass Hut, Express, JC Penney, Foot Locker, Barnes & Nobles, etc.
Eat
[edit]- Red Bone Alley Restaurant and Bar, 1903 W. Palmetto Street, ☏ +1 843 673-0035. Southern food restaurant with weekly entertainment and reasonable prices.
- Quincy's Family SteakHouse, 1924 W Lucas St, ☏ +1 843 667-6996. You can really chow down here at this American buffet. $.
- Woodstone BBQ and Seafood, 1247 S Irby St, ☏ +1 843 629-1290. BBQ and seafood buffet.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Howard Johnson by Wyndham Florence, 2038 W Lucas St, ☏ +1 843 669-4241. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. Pool and light breakfast. $56 (Dec 2021).
- Abingdon Manor Inn & Restaurant, 307 Church Street, ☏ +1 843 752-5090, [email protected]. Charming southern inn. Multi-course prix-fixe dinner served for $65. Rooms have a private bath, TV, and wifi. $210.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]Routes through Florence |
Washington, D.C. ← Fayetteville ← | N S | → Charleston → Savannah |
Augusta ← Columbia ← Jct N S ← | W E | → END |
Fayetteville ← Lumberton ← | N S | → St. George → Jct W E → Savannah |
Winston-Salem ← Wadesboro ← | N S | → Charleston → END |
Columbia ← Sumter ← | W E | → Wilmington → Wrightsville Beach |