South Carolina

BATTERY INCLUDED – In Charleston, walk the length of the Battery, a waterfront promenade along the Ashley and Cooper Rivers. On the land side, you can view the spectacular, unmistakably Southern pastel-hued houses of Rainbow Row; to sea, find Fort Sumter in the distance, the Union fort bombarded by Confederates in April 1861 to begin the Civil War.

VROOOM! – Put the pedal to the metal, figuratively, at BMW Zentrum, a futuristiclooking BWM plant and museum just west of Spartanburg. The plant has exhibits about BMW sports cars old and new, including one of James Bond’s cars, one painted by Andy Warhol, and the most advanced hybrids. Get your motor running at www.bmwusfactory.com/#/zentrum.

BUY LOCAL – Sniff the peaches and squeeze the tomatoes, gently, at the state farmers’ market in Columbia. With more than 500 vendors, several restaurants, and even its own post office, the market is one of the largest in the nation. You can’t get any fresher, or cheaper.