Each year, South Carolina's forty-seven state parks draw over twenty-nine million visitors who come to enjoy the unadulterated beauty of the land and its wildlife. Beautiful Places, released by
the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism, is a vibrant photographic history of these sanctuaries.The product of decades of arduous work on the part of legislators, the
Civilian Conservation Corps, and committed citizens, the parks preserve the diverse natural features of South Carolina��rom its mountains to its forest canopies to its gentle, sprawling
beaches. The striking eye of photographer jon o. holloway lends each image a unique, distinctly American beauty.The book also includes information on the deep history of the parks and the
stories of the people who made them what they are today. Beautiful Places is a tribute to those legacies and a joyful celebration of history and nature.
