Historic
Charleston
Historic Charleston is always on
the list of places to visit. Guided tours may
be arranged, or for the adventurous, wander the cobblestone
streets, and explore beautiful plantationgardens and courtyards at your own pace.
Middleton Place
4300 Ashley River Road
Charleston, SC 29414
(843) 556-6020 or 1-800-782-3608
www.middletonplace.org
Middleton Place is one of South Carolina's most
enduring icons - a proud survivor of the American
Revolution, Civil War, changing fortunes and natural
disasters. A plantation tour offers a rare opportunity
to see and hear what plantation life was like in
the 18th and19th centuries. For over two and a
half centuries, these graciously landscaped gardens
have enchanted visitors from all over the world.
Walk the same footpaths through these gardens as
did Revolutionary statesmen.
Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens
1235 Long Point Road
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
(843)-884-4371
Fax: (843)-884-0475
www.BooneHallPlantation.com
With more than 730 acres of naturally preserved
wet lands, one of the only locations in the world
where the original slave cabins are still preserved
in their entirety, over 300 years of history to
celebrate, it’s no wonder Boone Hall Plantation
is one of the nation’s most popular historic
sites. The beauty, history, and legacy of Boone
Hall continues to make the plantation a popular
location for film and television series- and to
inspire writers and editors from around the world.
Drayton Hall
3380 Ashley River Rd.
Charleston, SC 29414
(843) 769-2600
www.draytonhall.org
Drayton Hall is the oldest preserved plantation house in America that is open
to the public. After seven generations, two great wars, and numerous hurricanes
and earthquakes, the main house of this National Historic Landmark remains in
nearly original condition. The entire site serves as a testimony to America’s
heritage. Your professional guide reveals to you a time capsule of American history,
which is interpreted through architecture, oral history, archeology, and historical
records. Drayton hall’s survival and its preservation make it possible
for you to experience yesterday today. Gather your friends, your family,
your camera, and prepare yourself for an architectural adventure unlike any other
in American history.
Television
Award winning BBC series, AMERICA
“Wheel of Fortune”
“Days of our Lives”
“Giada’s Weekend Getaway”
“America’s Most Wanted”
Film
“The Notebook”
Alex Haley’s mini-series “QUEEN”
Several Walt Disney Productions
ABC’s “Mont Royal”
Print
Time Magazine
Life Magazine
The New York Times
Southern Living
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