• Rock Hill offers a number of activities for family vacationing fun.family image by Yoram Astrakhan from Fotolia.com
  
  Rock Hill is in South Carolina and is the largest city in York County. Winthrop University makes up one of the city's five historic districts, some dating back to 1760. Rock Hill rests within miles of the border of North Carolina and possesses a number of vacation destinations for visitors to the town.
  
  

Museum of York County

• The Museum of York County is a natural history museum as well as a showcase for cultural history and the arts. The highlight of the museum is the African collection, featuring the Clifford collection of art. Also included in the museum is the Settlemyre Planetarium and a kids center with exhibits and hands-on activities for the entire family.
  
  Museum of York County
  
  4621 Mt. Gallant Blvd.
  
  Rock Hill, SC 29732
  
  803-329-2121
  
  chmuseums.org
  
  

Historic Brattonsville

• Historic Brattonsville rests on a 775-acre Revolutionary War site. The land includes more than 30 historical structures ranging from the 1760s to the 19th century. The land received a National Registrar in 1971 for historical places and opened to the public in 1976. Since 1998, the site has been part of the York County museum organization. Special events occur in March, July, September, October and December every year.
  
  Historic Brattonsville
  
  1444 Brattonsville Road
  
  McConnells, SC 29726
  
  803-684-2327
  
  chmuseums.org
  
  

Carowinds Amusement Park

• Only 32 minutes from Rock Hill, South Carolina is the Carowinds Amusement Park in Charlotte. The park contains 13 roller coasters, five thrill rides, a 12-acre children's area and a number of family rides. Included with the price of admission to the park is entrance to the Boomerang Bay water park. The water park includes water rides, slides and swimming fun. Also included at the theme park is Peanuts cartoon shows including "Snoopy Rocks! On Ice."
  
  Carowinds
  
  14523 Carowinds Blvd.
  
  Charlotte, NC 28273
  
  704-588-2600
  
  carowinds.com