{ "name": "It's South Carolina open data catalog", "description": "Datasets on South Carolina (U.S. state) events and state parks, each row read from the organizer's or park's own page and dated. 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South Carolina State Parks: Fees and Dog Rules. https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/sc-state-parks/", "publisher": "It's South Carolina", "geo_scope": "South Carolina, USA", "last_checked": "2026-10-23", "row_count": 52, "columns": [ "park", "city", "county", "region", "address", "zip", "phone", "admission", "admission_note", "dog_rule", "stroller_rule", "county_source", "source_url", "checked" ], "column_notes": { "park": "Park name as shown on southcarolinaparks.com", "city": "City or town of the park address", "county": "County, from the U.S. Census geocoder unless county_source says otherwise", "region": "Our editorial region: Upstate, Midlands, Lowcountry, Pee Dee or Grand Strand (the hub pages group the last two); not an official designation", "address": "Street address from the park page", "zip": "ZIP code", "phone": "Park office phone", "admission": "Admission as listed on the park page, with adult, senior, youth and under-6 rates where listed", "admission_note": "Extra fee detail from the park page, if any", "dog_rule": "Dog and pet rule as stated on the park page, including lodging exceptions", "stroller_rule": "Stroller rule; most park pages state none, and then this column says so", "county_source": "Where the county came from", "source_url": "The park's own page that the row was read from", "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was last checked against that page" } }, { "id": "sc-events", "name": "South Carolina Events: Dates, Hours and Prices", "description": "South Carolina festivals, fairs, holiday lights, sports nights and seasonal attractions with city, county, region, dates, hours and prices, each read from the organizer's own page and dated.", "page": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/sc-events/", "csv": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-events.csv", "json": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-events.json", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "It's South Carolina (itssouthcarolina.com), CC BY 4.0", "citation": "It's South Carolina (2026). South Carolina Events: Dates, Hours and Prices. https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/sc-events/", "publisher": "It's South Carolina", "geo_scope": "South Carolina, USA", "last_checked": "2026-10-25", "row_count": 415, "columns": [ "event", "city", "county", "region", "start", "end", "hours", "price", "notes", "source_url", "checked" ], "column_notes": { "event": "Event name as the organizer uses it", "city": "City or town (venue in brackets where it helps)", "county": "County", "region": "Our editorial region: Upstate, Midlands, Lowcountry, Pee Dee or Grand Strand (the hub pages group the last two); not an official designation", "start": "First date, YYYY-MM-DD", "end": "Last date, YYYY-MM-DD (same as start for a one-day event)", "hours": "Hours or time as the organizer lists them; See event site where none are published", "price": "Admission as the organizer lists it; See event site where the organizer publishes none", "notes": "Short facts that matter to visitors: kid activities, accessibility, rules", "source_url": "The organizer's own page that the row was read from", "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was last checked against that page" } }, { "id": "sc-drive-times", "name": "South Carolina Drive Times from Columbia, Charleston, Greenville and Myrtle Beach", "description": "Typical drive time and miles from Columbia, Charleston, Greenville and Myrtle Beach to 25 South Carolina attractions and state parks, 100 routes, each linked to its map.", "page": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/sc-drive-times/", "csv": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-drive-times.csv", "json": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-drive-times.json", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "It's South Carolina (itssouthcarolina.com), CC BY 4.0", "citation": "It's South Carolina (2026). South Carolina Drive Times from Columbia, Charleston, Greenville and Myrtle Beach. https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/sc-drive-times/", "publisher": "It's South Carolina", "geo_scope": "South Carolina, USA", "last_checked": "2026-10-17", "row_count": 100, "columns": [ "origin", "destination", "city", "county", "typical_drive_minutes", "miles", "route_note", "source_url", "checked" ], "column_notes": { "origin": "Starting city (the point the map uses for the city name)", "destination": "Attraction, park or visitor center", "city": "City or town of the destination", "county": "County of the destination", "typical_drive_minutes": "Typical drive time in minutes for the fastest route, read from Google Maps on the checked date; traffic changes it", "miles": "Route length in miles for that route", "route_note": "Main roads or a caveat, such as a ferry terminal standing in for an island", "source_url": "The map directions page the row was read from", "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read" } }, { "id": "sc-attraction-costs", "name": "South Carolina Attraction Admission and Parking Costs", "description": "Admission, child age rules and parking for 20 South Carolina attractions, as each attraction publishes them; where a price is not published the cell says so.", "page": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/sc-attraction-costs/", "csv": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-attraction-costs.csv", "json": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-attraction-costs.json", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "It's South Carolina (itssouthcarolina.com), CC BY 4.0", "citation": "It's South Carolina (2026). South Carolina Attraction Admission and Parking Costs. https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/sc-attraction-costs/", "publisher": "It's South Carolina", "geo_scope": "South Carolina, USA", "last_checked": "2026-10-17", "row_count": 20, "columns": [ "attraction", "city", "county", "adult_admission", "child_admission", "child_age_rule", "parking", "notes", "source_url", "checked" ], "column_notes": { "attraction": "Attraction name", "city": "City or town", "county": "County (or counties)", "adult_admission": "Regular-day adult admission as the attraction lists it, or See attraction site where the price sits behind a booking widget", "child_admission": "Regular-day child admission as listed, or See attraction site", "child_age_rule": "Who counts as a child, and any senior or under-age-free rule", "parking": "Parking cost as listed, or Not stated on attraction page", "notes": "Add-on prices, discounts and other facts from the page", "source_url": "The attraction page the row was read from", "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was last checked against that page" } }, { "id": "sc-history-timeline", "name": "South Carolina History Timeline", "description": "60 dated events in South Carolina history, from the earliest people to today, each with the agency, archive or encyclopedia page it was read from.", "page": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/history/timeline/", "csv": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-history-timeline.csv", "json": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-history-timeline.json", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "It's South Carolina (itssouthcarolina.com), CC BY 4.0", "citation": "It's South Carolina (2026). South Carolina History Timeline. https://itssouthcarolina.com/history/timeline/", "publisher": "It's South Carolina", "geo_scope": "South Carolina, USA", "last_checked": "2026-10-20", "row_count": 60, "columns": [ "date", "era", "event", "place", "county", "source_title", "source_url", "checked" ], "column_notes": { "date": "Date as the source writes it", "era": "Era of state history (our grouping)", "event": "One-sentence description", "place": "City, county or area", "county": "County where one applies", "source_title": "Title of the source page", "source_url": "Source page the row was read from", "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read" } }, { "id": "sc-historic-sites", "name": "Historic Sites in South Carolina: Hours, Admission and What to See", "description": "59 historic sites a visitor can go to in South Carolina (National Park Service units, state historic sites, museums, battlefields, house museums) with town, county, region, hours, admission and the operator page each was read from.", "page": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/history/historic-sites/", "csv": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-historic-sites.csv", "json": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-historic-sites.json", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "It's South Carolina (itssouthcarolina.com), CC BY 4.0", "citation": "It's South Carolina (2026). Historic Sites in South Carolina: Hours, Admission and What to See. https://itssouthcarolina.com/history/historic-sites/", "publisher": "It's South Carolina", "geo_scope": "South Carolina, USA", "last_checked": "2026-10-20", "row_count": 59, "columns": [ "name", "type", "operator", "city", "county", "region", "theme", "era", "what_to_see", "hours", "admission", "free", "open_season", "official_url", "source_url", "checked" ], "column_notes": { "name": "Site name as the operator uses it", "type": "NPS unit, State historic site, Museum, Battlefield, House museum, Historic village, Historic district, Fort, Archaeological site, Memorial or Other", "operator": "Who runs it", "city": "City or town", "county": "County", "region": "Our editorial region (not an official designation)", "theme": "Main history theme", "era": "Main era", "what_to_see": "One-sentence description", "hours": "Hours as the operator lists them, or See official site", "admission": "Admission as the operator lists it, or See official site", "free": "yes, no, partly or unknown", "open_season": "Season or days open where stated", "official_url": "Operator's own page", "source_url": "Page the row was read from", "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read" } }, { "id": "sc-national-historic-landmarks", "name": "South Carolina National Historic Landmarks", "description": "76 National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina from the National Park Service list, with city, county, region and whether the public can visit.", "page": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/history/national-historic-landmarks/", "csv": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-national-historic-landmarks.csv", "json": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-national-historic-landmarks.json", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "It's South Carolina (itssouthcarolina.com), CC BY 4.0", "citation": "It's South Carolina (2026). South Carolina National Historic Landmarks. https://itssouthcarolina.com/history/national-historic-landmarks/", "publisher": "It's South Carolina", "geo_scope": "South Carolina, USA", "last_checked": "2026-10-20", "row_count": 76, "columns": [ "name", "city", "county", "region", "designated", "open_to_public", "source_url", "checked" ], "column_notes": { "name": "Landmark name as the NPS lists it", "city": "City or vicinity", "county": "County", "region": "Our editorial region", "designated": "Designation date where the NPS source gives it", "open_to_public": "yes, no, partly or unknown (from the operator or NPS page)", "source_url": "NPS page the row was read from", "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read" } }, { "id": "sc-historic-tours", "name": "Historic Tours and Trails in South Carolina", "description": "41 historic walking tours, ranger programs, heritage trails, National Historic Trails and heritage areas in South Carolina, with operator, price, schedule and length as each operator lists them.", "page": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/history/historic-tours/", "csv": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-historic-tours.csv", "json": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-historic-tours.json", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "It's South Carolina (itssouthcarolina.com), CC BY 4.0", "citation": "It's South Carolina (2026). Historic Tours and Trails in South Carolina. https://itssouthcarolina.com/history/historic-tours/", "publisher": "It's South Carolina", "geo_scope": "South Carolina, USA", "last_checked": "2026-10-20", "row_count": 41, "columns": [ "name", "kind", "city_or_area", "region", "operator", "price", "schedule", "length", "what_you_see", "official_url", "source_url", "checked" ], "column_notes": { "name": "Tour or trail name", "kind": "Self-guided walking, Guided walking, Ranger-led, Driving trail, National Historic Trail, Heritage area, House tour, Ghost & history tour, Boat/train/trolley, Bike or Audio/app", "city_or_area": "Where it runs", "region": "Our editorial region where one applies", "operator": "Who runs it", "price": "Price as listed, Free, or See official site", "schedule": "When it runs, as listed", "length": "Distance or duration as listed", "what_you_see": "One-sentence description", "official_url": "Operator's own page", "source_url": "Page the row was read from", "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read" } }, { "id": "sc-history-events", "name": "History Events in South Carolina: Reenactments, Living History and Tours", "description": "34 history events in South Carolina (battle reenactments, living-history days, heritage festivals, candlelight and holiday tours of historic homes, America 250 events) with dates as each organizer publishes them.", "page": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/history/events/", "csv": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-history-events.csv", "json": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-history-events.json", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "It's South Carolina (itssouthcarolina.com), CC BY 4.0", "citation": "It's South Carolina (2026). History Events in South Carolina: Reenactments, Living History and Tours. https://itssouthcarolina.com/history/events/", "publisher": "It's South Carolina", "geo_scope": "South Carolina, USA", "last_checked": "2026-10-20", "row_count": 34, "columns": [ "name", "kind", "city", "county", "region", "start", "end", "dates", "date_status", "price", "organizer", "organizer_url", "checked" ], "column_notes": { "name": "Event name as the organizer uses it", "kind": "Reenactment, Living history, Heritage festival, Candlelight or holiday tour, Tour of homes, Commemoration, America 250 or Other", "city": "City or town", "county": "County", "region": "Our editorial region", "start": "First date YYYY-MM-DD where the organizer has published it", "end": "Last date YYYY-MM-DD", "dates": "Dates as the organizer writes them", "date_status": "confirmed (organizer page shows the date) or usual-timing (organizer gives only a month or season)", "price": "Price as listed, Free, or See event site", "organizer": "Who runs it", "organizer_url": "Organizer's own page", "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read" } }, { "id": "sc-places", "name": "South Carolina State Parks and National Park Sites", "description": "Every South Carolina state park unit and National Park Service site with type, operator, city, county, region, address, phone, map point, admission, hours and dog rules, each read from southcarolinaparks.com or nps.gov and dated.", "page": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/places/", "csv": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-places.csv", "json": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-places.json", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "It's South Carolina (itssouthcarolina.com), CC BY 4.0", "citation": "It's South Carolina (2026). South Carolina State Parks and National Park Sites. https://itssouthcarolina.com/places/", "publisher": "It's South Carolina", "geo_scope": "South Carolina, USA", "last_checked": "2026-10-25", "row_count": 59, "columns": [ "name", "type", "operator", "city", "county", "region", "address", "phone", "latitude", "longitude", "coordinate_source", "admission", "free_entry", "hours", "dog_rule", "official_url", "page_url", "checked" ], "column_notes": { "name": "Official name of the park or site", "type": "State Park, State Historic Site, State Resort Park, Recreation Area, or the National Park Service unit type", "operator": "South Carolina State Parks or National Park Service", "city": "City or town of the address", "county": "County", "region": "Our editorial region: Upstate, Midlands, Lowcountry, Pee Dee or Grand Strand; not an official designation", "address": "Address as published on the official page", "phone": "Phone as published", "latitude": "Map point latitude (see coordinate_source)", "longitude": "Map point longitude (see coordinate_source)", "coordinate_source": "Where the map point came from (NPS, OpenStreetMap, or the U.S. Census geocoder); approximate points say so", "admission": "Admission lines as published, separated by |", "free_entry": "yes when the official page lists free day admission (tours may still cost extra)", "hours": "Hours lines as published, separated by |", "dog_rule": "Pet rule as published, separated by |", "official_url": "The official page the row was read from", "page_url": "Our page for the place", "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read" } }, { "id": "sc-attractions", "name": "South Carolina Attractions, Museums, Gardens and Trails", "description": "Major South Carolina attractions, museums, gardens and trails with category, city, county, region, address, map point, admission, hours, parking and dog rules, each read from the place's own official site and dated; anything not published says so.", "page": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/places-to-go-in-south-carolina/", "csv": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-attractions.csv", "json": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-attractions.json", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "It's South Carolina (itssouthcarolina.com), CC BY 4.0", "citation": "It's South Carolina (2026). South Carolina Attractions, Museums, Gardens and Trails. https://itssouthcarolina.com/places-to-go-in-south-carolina/", "publisher": "It's South Carolina", "geo_scope": "South Carolina, USA", "last_checked": "2026-10-25", "row_count": 36, "columns": [ "name", "category", "kind", "city", "county", "region", "address", "phone", "latitude", "longitude", "admission", "free", "hours", "parking", "dogs", "official_url", "page_url", "checked" ], "column_notes": { "name": "Name as the place uses it", "category": "Attractions, Museums, Gardens And Nature, or Trails", "kind": "What it is (zoo, art museum, garden, rail trail...)", "city": "City or town", "county": "County", "region": "Our editorial region: Upstate, Midlands, Lowcountry, Pee Dee or Grand Strand", "address": "Street address from the official site", "phone": "Phone as published", "latitude": "Map point latitude (OpenStreetMap geocode of the official address)", "longitude": "Map point longitude", "admission": "Admission lines as published, separated by |; empty when not published", "free": "yes when the official site says admission is free", "hours": "Hours lines as published, separated by |; empty when not published", "parking": "Parking as published", "dogs": "Pet rule as published, or not published", "official_url": "The official site the row was read from", "page_url": "Our page for the place", "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read" } }, { "id": "sc-venues", "name": "South Carolina Event Venues", "description": "South Carolina arenas, stadiums, theatres, amphitheatres, ballparks, fairgrounds, a raceway and a convention center with type, city, county, region, address, map point, box office, parking, accessibility and official site, each read from the venue's own site.", "page": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/venues/", "csv": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-venues.csv", "json": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-venues.json", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "It's South Carolina (itssouthcarolina.com), CC BY 4.0", "citation": "It's South Carolina (2026). South Carolina Event Venues. https://itssouthcarolina.com/venues/", "publisher": "It's South Carolina", "geo_scope": "South Carolina, USA", "last_checked": "2026-10-25", "row_count": 28, "columns": [ "name", "type", "city", "county", "region", "address", "latitude", "longitude", "phone", "box_office_and_tickets", "parking", "accessibility", "official_url", "page_url", "checked" ], "column_notes": { "name": "Venue name as the venue uses it", "type": "Arena, Stadium, Theatre, Performing Arts Center, Amphitheatre, Ballpark, Fairgrounds, Raceway or Convention Center", "city": "City or town", "county": "County", "region": "Our editorial region: Upstate, Midlands, Lowcountry, Pee Dee or Grand Strand", "address": "Street address from the official site (empty when the venue prints none)", "latitude": "Map point latitude (OpenStreetMap)", "longitude": "Map point longitude", "phone": "Phone as published", "box_office_and_tickets": "Official ticket seller and box office details as published", "parking": "Parking as published", "accessibility": "Accessibility details as published", "official_url": "The official site the row was read from", "page_url": "Our page for the venue", "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read" } }, { "id": "sc-closed-renamed-moved", "name": "South Carolina Closed, Renamed and Moved Tracker", "description": "South Carolina venues, parks, teams and events that were renamed or moved, each with its former name, the year where the source gives one, and a primary source.", "page": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/sc-closed-renamed-moved/", "csv": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-closed-renamed-moved.csv", "json": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-closed-renamed-moved.json", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "It's South Carolina (itssouthcarolina.com), CC BY 4.0", "citation": "It's South Carolina (2026). South Carolina Closed, Renamed and Moved Tracker. https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/sc-closed-renamed-moved/", "publisher": "It's South Carolina", "geo_scope": "South Carolina, USA", "last_checked": "2026-10-25", "row_count": 14, "columns": [ "name_now", "former_name", "change", "kind", "city", "county", "region", "when", "what_changed", "source_name", "source_url", "second_source_url", "checked" ], "column_notes": { "name_now": "Current name", "former_name": "Earlier name or home, as the source gives it", "change": "renamed, moved, closed, discontinued or reopened", "kind": "arena, stadium, ballpark, theatre, convention-center, event, park, historic-site or team", "city": "City or town", "county": "County", "region": "Our editorial region", "when": "Year or date the change took effect, as the source states it; blank when the source gives none", "what_changed": "One plain sentence of what a visitor needs to know now", "source_name": "Primary source (venue, team, National Park Service or organizer)", "source_url": "The primary page the row was read from", "second_source_url": "A second page that agrees, where one was found", "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read" } } ] }