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Look closely at Charlotte and you'll discover a lot. A lot of excitement at Carowinds. A lot of inspiration at our museums and galleries. And a lot of unique venues for offsite events. Find a lot more at 800-722-1994 or charlottesgotalot.com. ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Greensboro boasts an impressive list of historical attractions, including Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, where 28 monuments and gravesites honor Revolutionary War-era soldiers and patriots; Hoskins House & Tannanenbaum Historic Park, a former 18th cen- tury farmstead; Castle McCulloch, a restored 19th century gold refinery in nearby Jamestown; and Mendenhall Plantation, a Quaker estate where one of the displays is a false-bottom wagon used to carry runaway slaves. SOUTH CAROLINA Among Charleston's many interesting historic attractions is Denmark Vesey's House & Garden, the site of meetings where Vesey and others organized the largest slave insurrec- tion in U.S. history. Visitors to Hilton Head Island, part of the state's Low Country region, can take a tour of several sites that highlight the area's African-American Gullah heritage tour. Myrtle Beach, a favorite resort at the northern end of South Carolina's Atlantic Coast, is home to Brookgreen Gardens — which boasts the world's largest collection of American sculp- ture — and 100 area golf courses. In the Olde English District, situated in the northeast por- tion of the state, two notable visitor attractions include the Dizzy Gillespie Birthpark in Cheraw and the Cheraw Historic District. The African-American heritage of north- west South Carolina is showcased at the Greenville Cultural Exchange Center. For outdoor recreation, Greenville's pic- turesque Falls Park on the Reedy features gardens, a nature trail and picnic areas. BEAUFORT A Low Country destination on South Carolina's Port Royal Island, the entire town of Beaufort has been named a The "Greensboro Four" – black students who in 1960 refused to get up from their seats at a whites-only Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro Photo Credit: Greenboro CVB