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Boone Hall Plantation

“A must see!” – NBC Daytime Television. Boone Hall reflects Southern heritage spanning 300 years on one magnificent “still working” plantation. House tours, gardens, slave cabins, live performances in season, cafe, plus one of the world’s longest oak-lined avenues.
Magnolia Plantation & Its Gardens

Open 365 days a year 8am-5:30pm; call for Nov.-Feb. hours. This 17th century estate, acquired in 1676 by the Drayton family, features America’s oldest gardens (c.1680), which bloom year-round. Pre-Revolutionary War plantation house, Biblical garden, antebellum cabin, nature train, nature boat, wildlife observation tower, gift shop and more. Leashed pets welcome. $15, guided tours (House tour, train tour and Boat tour) are additional cost.
Middleton Place

Carefully preserved 18th century plantation and National Historic Landmark; 65 acres of America’s oldest landscaped Gardens. House Museum tours highlight family collections and the role of the Middleton’s in American history. Craftspeople in the Stableyards recreate the activities of a self-sustaining Low Country plantation.
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
Free admission. The National Park Service preserves a remnant of Founding Father Charles Pinckney’s plantation, Snee Farm. Charles Pinckney was a principal architect and signer of the U.S. Constitution. An 1828 Lowcountry cottage serves as museum and visitor center. 20-minute orientation film & ½ mile walking trail.
Charleston Tea Plantation
Experience the beauty and charm of America’s only tea garden…View acres of breathtaking tea plants, learn how tea is made during an informative factory tour, take a trolley ride through the tea fields, and drink fresh brewed American Classic Tea as you browse our unique Shoppe
Cypress Gardens
Stroll 4 miles of beautiful garden trails, paddle through cypress swamp, relax in a greenhouse with butterflies and flowers or discover native and exotic reptile exhibits and the freshwater aquarium. It’s a great site for field trips, receptions and meetings.
Drayton Hall
Daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve/Day and New Year’s Eve/Day. More than a house, activities include hourly tours and daily programs, a self-directed "Voices" Landscape Tour on DVD, self-guided river and marsh walks, A Sacred Place: The African-American Cemetery, and an artisan-inspired museum shop.
Firefly Distillery
South Carolina’s first distillery. The Wadmalaw Island distillery is home to Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka, the original sweet tea vodka. Guests are welcomed Wednesday - Saturday from 11am to 5pm for tours and tastings. Closed January.
Hampton Plantation State Historic Site
Open daily from 9am – 6pm. Mansion tours: school year (Labor Day) to Memorial Day) Th –M 1pm-4pm; summer (Memorial Day to Labor Day) daily 11am-4pm. If you are driving Hwy 17 between Charleston and Myrtle Beach stop and see a picturesque plantation. The grounds contain former rice fields, gardens, and a mansion.
Irvin-House Vineyards
Irvin-House Vineyards, located on Wadmalaw Island, is opened to the public Wednesday – Saturday from 10am-5pm. Free tours are available every Saturday at 2pm. Visitors can taste authentic wine, visit the vineyards and stroll through the property. Closed January.
Magnolia Cemetery
The oldest cemetery in Charleston, founded in 1849 on the banks of the Cooper River, is inhabited by generations of southern leaders. On the National Register of Historic Places. Visitors are welcome. 8:00 am-5:00 pm. Free.
Mepkin Abbey and Gardens
Guided tours – 11:30am and 3pm Tu – Sat. & 3pm on Sun. Since 1949 Catholic Trappist monks have lived and worked on this 3,000 acre 18th century Cooper River rice plantation. Visitors tour a working monastery and adjacent gardens and shop.