Aiken Training Track
1942Historic training track where numerous Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown winners have trained since the 1940s.
Everything Aiken is known for
Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Aiken.
Historic training track where numerous Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown winners have trained since the 1940s.
Home of The Masters Tournament since 1934, built on the site of a former commercial nursery called Fruitland.
14 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Pull over here and let's talk about the incredible story of Immanuel School, a beacon of education for African-American children in Aiken County! From 1890 to 1932, this spot was home to a vital parochial school. It was…
From 1850 to 1859, this unassuming house was home to a true Renaissance man: James Mathews Legare, an artist, poet, and inventor. Built around 1835, this one-story clapboard house in Aiken, South Carolina, became…
Pull over, history buff! You're about to pass a house that saw a Civil War skirmish erupt right in its front yard. This grand old home, called Chinaberry, or sometimes the Williams-Converse House, was built way back in…
Historic training track where numerous Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown winners have trained since the 1940s.
Ever wondered about the untold stories resting beneath our feet? This spot, the Aiken Colored Cemetery, holds a century of them. It was the sole resting place for Aiken's African American community for over a hundred…
Ever wondered where champions are made? You're driving right by a place where countless thoroughbreds were forged into racing legends. This isn't just any old track; it’s the Aiken Training Track, once considered one of…
Ever wonder how a world-class horse track was built during the Great Depression? You're driving right by it! Aiken Mile Track, an icon of the 'sport of kings,' started taking shape around 1936. Imagine, a time when most…
Prepare to be transported back to the dawn of Southern industry! This unassuming town, Graniteville, was once a revolutionary experiment that changed the South forever. In the 1840s, a visionary named William Gregg…
Pull over for a minute and check out this beautiful building: Georgia’s oldest synagogue! It stands as a testament to the rich and often overlooked history of Jewish life in the South. Congregation B'nai Israel was…
Augusta, Georgia, a city perched noticeably higher than Savannah at 134 feet above sea level, feels like a meeting point of Southern tradition and forward momentum. The Savannah River, which once made the city a crucial…
Pull over, history buffs! We're about to visit one of the oldest Baptist churches in South Carolina, founded in 1768, and still standing as a testament to faith and community. Imagine settlers carving out a life in the…
Augusta sits on the Fall Line, a geological boundary separating the Piedmont region from the Atlantic Coastal Plain. This natural feature creates a series of small falls along the Savannah River, marking the end of its…
Home of The Masters Tournament since 1934, built on the site of a former commercial nursery called Fruitland.
Imagine a time long before European settlers arrived, a time when people thrived right here on the Savannah River. This is Stallings Island, a place that holds secrets from the ancient past. Around 4500 years ago,…