Move over Charleston and Greenville, there's a rising star now competing in the best South Carolina cities game! While Charleston has stolen the hearts of Travel + Leisure readers for over 10 years consecutively and Greenville was named a best main street in America for 2003, the city of Florence has broken the 20-year silent streak as one of only three 2023 Great American Main Street Award (GAMSA) winner. Let's take a virtual trip to this Pee Dee region of South Carolina with a stop at a great restaurant, a fun attraction, and a cozy vacation home rental in Florence where you can stay when you take your own trip in real life to explore this top American city!
No matter your reason for visiting or traveling through Florence, this Vrbo home rental provides a simple and comfortable space to relax while you're here.
The floorplan is an open concept, perfect for family time together.
The rental receives the highest of ratings and the kitchen is the highlight of this Florence vacation home rental. It makes you want to cook at least one meal during your stay!
Six people can sleep here with three cozy bedrooms and two bathrooms. The home is centrally located just minutes from the airport, the train, and bus stations as well as all that downtown Florence offers.
You're going to want to spend at least a couple of nights in this city so that you'll have time to discover the city that rose from the ashes, once thought to be too far gone.
The community has been working to revitalize its downtown area, and that hard work has paid off.
The City of Florence has said of the award: "Being selected as one of the 2023 Great American Main Street Award winners is an unbelievable honor—it’s THE once in a lifetime achievement for historic downtowns. This award represents the boundless investment, hard work, tenacity, and vision from local investors and partners, small business owners, government leaders, event and program attendees, residents, and our statewide Main Street network over the last twenty years, and especially over the last decade. Downtown Florence has become the place to be, to live, and to do business in the Pee Dee, and we aren’t done yet."
When Florence won the Great American Main Street Award, King Jefe Tacos was one of the businesses that turned heads.
Located on South Irby Street, King Jefe Tacos is a relaxed, fun taqueria that not only serves standard Mexican fare ...
... it has partnered with a local sushi chef as a co-tenant to bring phenomenal sushi options to the table, which has been a hit with customers!
At Magnolia Mall, you'll find the only southeast location for Tilt Studio, a 100,000-square-foot indoor entertainment center full of action-packed family fun.
With over 150 arcade and video games, laser tag, bumper cars, mini bowling, black light mini golf, an Indy 500 driving simulator, and much more, it's the answer to the dreaded "I'm bored" parenting dilemma. It's also perfect for those pesky rainy or sweltering hot days!
Start planning your trip to this Great American city for a fun family getaway. You'll find all the details on the vacation home rental in Florence we've highlighted on its Vrbo listing page.
Have you ever been to or through Florence before, perhaps while traveling I-95?
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