Thoroughbred Racing Hall Of Fame & Museum

The Aiken Jaycees started this collection of horse racing memorabilia to commemorate locally trained horses that have won fame on racetracks across the country. Two of the best known are Kelso, a five-time national champion, and 1981

Christmas In Hopelands

Lighted holiday displays and pathways create a holiday fantasy land at Hopeland Gardens. Concerts by local groups provide holiday entertainment from the garden'

Carriage Museum At Rye Patch

St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church

Built in 1842, consecrated in 1843. Oldest church building in Aiken. Behind the sanctuary are interred botanist Henry Ravenel and poet James Matthews Legare. Only Confederate soldiers who died in the 1865 Battle of Aiken were allowed burial privileges. Mead Hall School (pre-K through 8th grade)

Howard Johnson Express Inn & Suites- Aiken

Convenient to Savannah River Site;