Sumter
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About Sumter
Sumter is a city in Santee Cooper Country, South Carolina.
Sumter travel guide
Understand
From the world famous Swan Lake Iris Garden to the historic Sumter Opera House, Sumter boasts of unique sights and a colorful lifestyle. A rather perfect blend of antebellum era and 21st century, you'll find plantation-style homes juxtaposed with entities like Shaw Air Force Base. Sports and cultural events are also a draw, and the city's location within a couple of hours from the mountains and sea, makes its motto "In the Middle of Everything” fairly correct.
See
1 Swan Lake Iris Gardens, 822 W Liberty St, ☏ +1 803 436-2640. Daily 7:30AM-8:30PM. In this unlikely example of an aberration gone aright, this natural spectacle arose after a local entrepreneur dumped all of his Japanese irises from his failed garden into this pond in 1927, only to become the city's star attraction. Here you can amble along cypress-tree canopied boardwalks, or feed swans and admire the irises of course. (updated Sep 2021) 2 Sumter County Museum, 122 N Washington St, ☏ +1 803 775-0908. Th-Sa 10AM-5PM. Historical exhibits on the area displayed in an Edwardian-style building, with a little log cabin and some reenactments out back. (updated Sep 2021)
Do
1 Sumter Opera House, 21 N Main St, ☏ +1 803 436-2616. Performing arts available in this opulent building. (updated Sep 2021) 2 Palmetto Tennis Center, 400 Theatre Dr, ☏ +1 803 774-3969. A pretty serious tennis complex, next to the Univ of South Carolina Sumter Campus. (updated Sep 2021)
Eat
1 Sylvia Jo's, 541 E Liberty St, ☏ +1 803 775-9809. M-F 7AM-2PM. The neighborhood may not be exactly enchanting, but this restaurant features homestyle cooking, with appetizing items like strawberry shortcake and hot breakfasts and a lunch buffet. (updated Sep 2021) 2 The Restaurant at Second Mill Bar and Lounge, 2390 Broad St, ☏ +1 803 774 0270. (updated Sep 2024)
Sleep
1 Hampton Inn, 1370 Broad Street, ☏ +1 803-469-2222. 2 Super 8 by Wyndham Sumter, 1050 Broad St, ☏ +1 803 757-4513. Pool and typical Super 8 look. (updated Sep 2021)
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