Get to know a new place, by its quirky attractions. Instead of the overcrowded hotspots, visit the Button Museum in South Carolina. Yes, it’s an entire museum dedicated to buttons. You can’t say you’ve seen all the state has to offer without checking off this strange tourist trap.
As the name implies, this place is full of buttons.
Gary Kibble / Google Maps Buttons on cars, toilets, tubs and everything in between.
Visit the Button Museum in Bishopville, South Carolina about 40 minutes from Florence.
Bruce Garris / Google Maps Yes it’s small! But this little museum attracts many tourists and passersby after receiving a lot of media attention.
The Button Museum is the legacy of the Button King, Dalton Stevens. Explore projects he created as therapy for his insomnia.
Holly / Flickr While he couldn’t sleep at night, Dalton would sew or glue buttons onto a variety of items.
In 1983, he began sewing buttons onto his denim jacket.
Holly / Flickr Almost three years later, the jacket contained 16,333 buttons and weighed 16 pounds. But Dalton didn’t stop there. He sewed buttons to his shoes, his hat, and even glued them to his guitar. Dalton’s strange, but impressive work was featured on local newspapers and CNN. He even appeared on the Tonight Show and David Letterman.
As you walk through, take an up close look at the great detail.
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Dalton glued buttons to the inside and outside of a hearse donated by a local funeral home.
Susan Pizzarello / Google Maps
He even decorated a bath tub, toilet and a coffin.
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Experience the Button King’s legacy as you take a 20-minute tour through this small museum in South Carolina. Visit the Button Museum and tell all of your friends about this strange attraction that adds character to our hometowns.
Gary Kibble / Google Maps
Buttons on cars, toilets, tubs and everything in between.
Bruce Garris / Google Maps
Yes it’s small! But this little museum attracts many tourists and passersby after receiving a lot of media attention.
Holly / Flickr
While he couldn’t sleep at night, Dalton would sew or glue buttons onto a variety of items.
Almost three years later, the jacket contained 16,333 buttons and weighed 16 pounds. But Dalton didn’t stop there. He sewed buttons to his shoes, his hat, and even glued them to his guitar. Dalton’s strange, but impressive work was featured on local newspapers and CNN. He even appeared on the Tonight Show and David Letterman.
Susan Pizzarello / Google Maps
Izzy MacKenzie / Google Maps
What’s your favorite unique spot in South Carolina?
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Address: 53 Joe Dority Rd, Bishopville, SC 29010, USA
