South Carolina Church Ranked Among The Most Beautiful In The United States
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I have been thinking of finding a new church. I grew up in the church but somewhere along the way, my attendance has dwindled. You can really talk to God anywhere but there is something about a great Sunday sermon that starts the week off right. A South Carolina church is ranked among the most beautiful churches in the United States.
The church is the people but I love seeing beautiful buildings that house the people. I hate to admit it but I once started attending a church because I thought their stained glass windows were pretty. Turns out the people were great too.
A-Z animals.com recently published a current list of the most beautiful churches in the United States. Coming in at number one is the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Coming in second place is the beautiful St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. Let’s jump to where South Carolina ranks.
A South Carolina church ranked among the most beautiful in the United States. It only makes sense that you will find it in the Holy City. There, coming in at number 11 on the list is the breathtaking St. Philip’s Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
This church was built in 1846 in the French Quarter of Charleston. Here is a fun fact according to A-Z Animals. Its congregation is the oldest European-American in the Palmetto State. The first St. Philips church was built in 1680.
To find out more about the most beautiful churches in the United States, get details from A-Z Animals right here. You can visit this church for yourself.
These Are South Carolina's Top Dog Friendly Restaurants
What are South Carolina’s most dog friendly restaurants? We’ve got the answer. And listen, I love dogs. I really do. And I’m on board (if your dog can handle it and is happy) for taking dogs to places like breweries. Perhaps even somewhere with an outdoor patio to eat. But I’m a little more hazy on that one. But what I saw this weekend in Blowing Rock, was two different dogs one in a stroller and the other just laying under the table, inside in a restaurant. I’m sorry the line has to be drawn somewhere. Your dog will be ok at home for an hour by themselves. These were not service animals, just dogs that were accompanying their owners to dine inside a sit-down restaurant.
I get it. When my dog was alive I did wish I could take him everywhere. He loved to go to the drive-thru, the bank, or a pet-friendly store like Petsmart. But I never took him into a general store and certainly never to a restaurant. And in all honesty, he would have been miserable at a restaurant. He hated sitting still in a new place, would have been trying to eat everyone’s food, and the heat outside would have bothered him as well. But despite my personal feelings about taking your dog out to eat, numerous people do it. This is what led Yelp to create a list of the most dog-friendly restaurants in America. And three of South Carolina’s most dog-friendly restaurants made the list.
Here’s how Yelp says the list was curated: “We identified businesses in the restaurants and food categories with a large concentration of reviews mentioning “dog friendly,” then ranked those spots using a number of factors including the total volume and ratings of reviews mentioning those keywords between June 1, 2020, and June 1, 2023. If a chain appeared on the list more than once, we only included the highest-rated location. When available, all businesses on this list have a passing health score as of June 1, 2023.” You can view the full list of 100 restaurants here or keep reading to see South Carolina’s Top Dog-Friendly Restaurants.
Catherine Lane is the morning show co-host and midday host on Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the station for the past 24 years and is a recipient of the Academy of Country Music Major Market Personality of the Year award. Catherine has been on air in both radio and television in the Queen City for 38 years. As a content creator for Country 1037, Catherine writes blogs on local events and restaurants. She also writes about great travel spots and out of the way places in the Carolinas. Anything outdoors, travel, food, animals or the many country artists from the Carolinas.
