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4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Lancaster, South Carolina

Updated April 9, 2025

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Springs Park

A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

North Corner Boundary Stone

Lancaster, South Carolina

North Corner Boundary Stone

The last refinements in the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary were marked with this stone.

Lancaster County Jail

Lancaster, South Carolina

Lancaster County Jail

This historic jailhouse was designed by famed architect Robert Mills.

The former Lancaster County Courthouse, now the Lancaster History Museum.

Lancaster, South Carolina

Lancaster County Courthouse

This former courthouse is allegedly the site of the last witch trial in the United States.

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Landsford Canal State Park

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

8 miles from Lancaster

A sculpture of the Tower of Babel, by Alan Baughman, from the Introductory Room of the Museum of the Alphabet

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The Museum of the Alphabet

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

10 miles from Lancaster

Second floor stage

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Lando School

An ornate abandoned schoolhouse hidden in the woods near a decaying mill town.

14 miles from Lancaster

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