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Museum of York County, Rock Hill, SC
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Museum of York County

A Rock Hill museum on Piedmont natural history, regional heritage, and space science, with a planetarium, a naturalist center, and outdoor gardens.

Rock Hill, SC

About Museum of York County

Museum of York County is run by Culture & Heritage Museums and focuses on the Carolina Piedmont and its wider connections. Its exhibits cover natural history, with a naturalist center holding a large collection of hands-on specimens, and an ice age display about animals that once lived in the Carolinas. A planetarium offers digital sky shows, a play area for young children is built for the youngest visitors, and a garden and nature trail sit behind the building. The museum also holds the illustration art collection of Vernon Grant. It began in 1950 as a children's nature museum before becoming the county museum in 1976.

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