Pee Dee Country Darlington Raceway CLOCKWISE: JASON FRYE; NIGEL KINRADE; ANNE MCQUARY Revolutionary Rivers National Recreation Trail F ollow a trail of cotton or pecans. Dine on world-class barbecue from a walk-up joint or fill up a plate at a "meat and three." Get lost in a Seussian garden created by a man named Pearl. Pee Dee Country is where farmers nurture heirloom hogs and coax spectacular goodness out of traditional Carolina Gold rice and a host of other crops. It's the backbone of the state's culinary landscape-fertile ground for growing South Carolina's signature ingredients. It's also home to the high banks of Darlington Raceway and the Bojangles' Southern 500, one of NASCAR's most historic places and races. If you don't have a favorite driver, just pick a sponsor that you like and start cheering. Very loudly. Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden This is where old meets new, combining ideas and opening minds with new visions of what a small town can become. That's on display all over Lake City, where the groundbreaking annual ArtFields competition showcases remarkable art. The Pee Dee is also a river, one of many that flow through this bountiful land. Take a kayak or boat trip down the Revolutionary Rivers National Recreation Trail. You'll navigate through the same bald cypress and tupelo swamplands that Patriot heroes did 240 years ago. Pee Dee Country gives you a rich taste of South Carolina's past, with whimsy and small-town goodness driving the vision for the future. CAN'T MISS South Carolina Pecan Trail Darlington Raceway Pee Dee State Farmers Market Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden SC Cotton Museum and Tobacco Museum Kalmia Gardens Revolutionary Rivers National Recreation Trail ArtFields Florence Veteran's Park Lee State Park Go to PeeDeeTourism.com for more getaway ideas. DiscoverSouthCarolina.com 61http://www.PeeDeeTourism.com http://www.DiscoverSouthCarolina.com