- Lowcountry boil (frogmore stew): shrimp, corn, crab, potatoes
- She-crab soup: roe-filled crab soup, Lowcountry specialty
- Barbecue with mustard-based sauce (South Carolina style)
- Shrimp and grits: creamy grits with fresh shrimp
- Charleston colonial history and antebellum architecture
- Myrtle Beach resort culture and golf courses
- Fort Sumter: Civil War starting point
- Gullah Geechee culture: African-American heritage and communities
South Carolina Lowcountry dialect; Gullah Geechee language in Sea Islands communities.
- Respect for Civil War and Reconstruction history
- Tipping 18-20% is expected
- Gullah Geechee culture is important heritage: approach respectfully
- Southern hospitality is real and warmly given