Welcome to Historic Downtown Aiken!
It's good to find a small city filled with charm and gracious living, and a downtown imbued with remarkable shops and restaurants.
In an age when downtown usually means "down-and-out," Aiken's business district is alive and flourishing. With rarely an empty space, Aiken's Downtown stores take shoppers on flights of fancy and diners on delicious adventures.
Starting in the picturesque Alley section, Aiken's many fine restaurants fan out in a remarkable array of style and tastes. Unique shops line the historic streets offering a gallery of surprises.
It's good to be surrounded by warm, friendly people who preserve the beauty of their past as they protect what is worthwhile for the future and take time to savor the joys of the present.
It's good to stroll beautiful boulevards that define parkways filled with flowering plants and majestic dogwoods and magnolias.
It's good to be in Aiken where we've preserved the good life.
It's good to be here.
Aiken Downtown Development Association
"The purpose of the Aiken Downtown Development Association is to improve the economic vitality, enhance the beauty, and preserve the historical inheritance of downtown Aiken."
