South Carolina

Chains that once saved the Witness Tree, an ancient live oak in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, are now choking it. This week, arborists will install a complex new support system to give the tree new life.

A year in the making, Corey Alston’s monumental weave earned a Guinness World Record and honored an enduring Gullah art form

From candlelit cocktail salons to breezy rooftop bars, one of the Charleston area’s best-kept secrets is that some of the finest watering holes are actually within the region’s hotels. With so many places worthy of raising a glass, consider this your spirited guide to where to sip and stay across the Lowcountry.

The playful, modern jewelry boutique has opened inside the original Croghan’s Jewel Box space on King Street

Transform an underutilized neighborhood space into a buzzing pollinator paradise

On James Island, South Carolina, Bar George tips a hat to George Bacalis and his iconic hot dog stand in Norfolk, Virginia, with this menu mainstay

Across five Upstate counties in South Carolina, the Old 96 District is serving up a spirited new scene full of local character

Columbia, South Carolina, is where to go for buzzing bars and easy hospitality

At Keipi, a millennia-old Georgian dinner tradition turns strangers into friends

The El Paso native and Charleston fixture shares tips, tricks, and memories from a decade behind the smoker

A food writer tracks down the formula for the perfectly charred, hot sauce–doused, sweet-and-savory wings that haunted him

The resilient mother-calf duo is winning hearts off the coast of Charleston

At the Umstead in North Carolina, chefs and their families turn a Southern staple into a living tradition

Peek inside the $24.5 million listing, which also includes a private boardwalk and a gallery designed for dueling grand pianos

The perfect springtime aperitif

Widespread drought has sent tupelo honey production into a nosedive, and beekeepers are barely hanging on

The Holy City’s first luxury waterfront hotel opened this spring

Spunk, sass, and not a little espionage—South Carolina’s Dicey Langston makes for rich material

In the heart of the Holy City, a once-overlooked stretch now offers a tree-lined pause from downtown’s bustle

The award-winning landscape designer and visual artist revels in the magic of the Lowcountry’s native flora