<Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Dillon, South Carolina, US </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opened </Th> <Td> 1950 </Td> </Tr> <P> South of the Border is an attraction on Interstate 95 (I - 95), US Highway 301 (US 301) and US 501 in Dillon, South Carolina, just south of Rowland, North Carolina . It is so named because it is just south of the border between North Carolina and South Carolina and is themed in tongue - in - cheek, faux - Mexican style . The rest area contains restaurants, gas stations, a video arcade, and a motel, and truck stop as well as a small amusement park, a mini golf course, shopping and fireworks stores . Its mascot is Pedro, a caricature of a Mexican bandido . </P> <P> The entire motif of South of the Border can be described as intentionally campy . South of the Border is located at the intersection of I - 95 and US 301 / US 501 just south of the border between South Carolina and North Carolina . The site is a 350 - acre (140 ha) compound that contains a miniature golf course, truck stop, 300 - room motel, multiple souvenir shops, a campground, multiple restaurants, amusement rides, and a 200 - foot (61 m) observation tower with a sombrero shaped observation deck . It is also home to "Reptile Lagoon", the largest indoor reptile exhibit in the US . </P>

Where is the south of the border located