Aiken Attractions
Our hometown is the perfect setting for an outdoor escape. With a mild climate, we have the added benefit of enjoying the scenery 365 days each year!
With green space galore, weather that calls for you to spend time outdoors, and a community of passionate and welcoming people, The City of Aiken has made itself a go-to location for a host of fun and family-friendly events year-round.
Bequeathed to the City of Aiken by Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin, this 14-acre estate was opened in 1969 as a meandering 100-year-old live-oak paved public garden.
Among the largest private-owned urban forests in the nation, beating even New York City’s Central Park, with about 2,100 acres of native long-leaf pine woodland.
Located 15 minutes down the road from Woodside’s main gate, this 3,250 acre wildlife sanctuary and education center boasts a variety of indigenous habitats.
This 1,000-acre site offers a diverse combination of ecosystems, combining a blackwater river and swamp, bottomland forest and dry sandhill pine forest.
Between Downtown Aiken and the Southside’s slew of eclectic chain and locally-owned eateries, there’s no excuse to keep an unrefined palette!
There is always something going on at Woodside! Be sure to visit our events calendar for a full list of fun happenings worth planning your visit around.