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    The King with Lana at the Button Museum in Bishopville, sC
    Elena T.

    I met the KING...Button King that is. What an inspirational visit! We came to see buttons and left in high spirits after a memorable conversation with a truly passionate standout man. He started his career in his 60s! So it's never too late to follow your dreams. When I pulled up in front of the "museum" there was no one in sight, no cars parked nearby and the hangar door was locked. It was Sunday right before noon when most people around here go to church. "Bummer" I thought I'll have to come back another time. Then here comes this tall silvered haired smiling man followed by a little feisty dog (Suzie). He waved at us. "So you want to see my buttons? Well come on in." That moment I knew that I've just met the "Button King", Mr. Dalton Stevens. Mr. Stevens was very, very friendly during this personal tour. He was especially attentive to my little girl and answered all of her questions (you can imagine what a 4 years old would come up with seeing toilet seats, cars and coffins covered in buttons!). He volunteered to put on his signature button covered suit (his first creation) and have his picture taken with Lana in front of its famous Chevrolet. Later on he gave me his card and autographed a poster to take home. A lady relative was nice to give Lana 2 yummy home-baked chocolate chip cookies. The Button King liked very much the fact I was from Romania. He insisted I signed and mention this in his Guest Book. Just in case you're thinking to drop by on your way to Myrtle Beach they have country and blue grass concerts every Friday evening, in the hall next to the museum room. While in Bishopville make sure to also visit Pearl Friar's Topiary Garden featuring incredible landscaping and plant sculptures (FREE admission). This puts the "Extreme Makeover" and "Date my house" shows to shame. Here is a custom Google Map with these 2 and other family frinedly attractions worth shouting about: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=112291368921360080048.00045880d74c34709bab6&z=9

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    South Carolina State Museum - Magnolia oyster

    South Carolina State Museum

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    We took advantage of the CoolPASS offered by Experience Columbia, SC getting us access to the South…read moreCarolina State Museum, EdVenture Children's Museum, and the Riverbanks Zoo & Gardens and thoroughly enjoyed the weekend! Great dollar value if you're interested in all locations mentioned. The museum was easy to find and offered plenty of parking in a lot shared with the EdVenture Children's Museum. They had many exhibits that our 7 & 12 year old enjoyed but they thoroughly enjoyed the second floor galleries with the dinosaur exhibit and the habitat exhibits. Staff was very friendly and helpful when fielding our questions. They also enjoyed seeing the the history of SC through the years represented through artifacts and the changes from the colony, war, and industrialization of the city with mills and the railroad. They also have a planetarium and a 4D shows offered throughout the day. Highly recommend adding this to your itinerary if you are in the Columbia area! The selection of exhibits were fun to see and educational.

    I am going to be honest, I never would have driven here from Charlotte if they didn't have the…read moreDisney costume exhibit happening. The museum itself was ok, the other exhibits weren't that exciting. The planetarium was cool though, definitely watch a show while you are at the museum. The Disney exhibit was awesome, the costumes are beautiful! And since they do timed admission there aren't a ton of people there at the same time which makes it very enjoyable.

    Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum

    Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum

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    Amazing find in Columbia to learn about history that's more centralised around South Carolina's…read morerich military heritage! There is a huge emphasis on the Confederate side when it comes to their civil war exhibits and it is truly unique to learn and see this part of American history! Also they have exhibits for Revolutionary War, Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, Vietnam, and the global war on terror; Not as exhaustive as the civil war exhibits but still very awesome to see! I would definitely come back!!

    I love museums but confess I have trouble loving this one. It just reminds too much of all the…read moredeaths and struggles of the Civil War with problems we are still forced to confront today. However, we must maintain history and for that purpose the Confederate Relic Room and Museum does a decent enough job of it. Surprisingly the museum has all kinds of drawings of Confederate naval ships which naval operations were far more extensive than I had thought and are near completely overlooked within the museums of Gettysburg. They also have a gun, saber, sword and uniform collection, the labeling of some of which I would question such as what is clearly a sabre being as a sword. The pride of the museum however seems to be its flag collection. Indeed it is said to have the most inclusive battle flag collection of any museum within the United States, though however, it is focused mostly upon the regiments & etc. of South Carolina. Though I can't exactly say I'm a fan of it, as a museum it is unique with well set up displays; hence Four Stars.

    Button Museum - museums - Updated May 2026

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