Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Summerville, SC

NORTHWEST CHARLESTON. This 18th-century plantation is listed as a National Historic Landmark and boasts one of the...

NORTHWEST CHARLESTON. This 18th-century plantation is listed as a National Historic Landmark and boasts one of the country's oldest formal gardens. Most of the original structures were burned during Sherman's raid, but the 1755 red-brick guest wing still remains, as does a sugarcane mill and working stable. Gift shop and restaurant on-site.

Hours: Daily 9am-5pm

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MONCKS CORNER. Once home to a rice plantation known as Dean Hall, this antebellum estate is 25 minutes from Charleston,...

MONCKS CORNER. Once home to a rice plantation known as Dean Hall, this antebellum estate is 25 minutes from Charleston, SC. The plantation's fallow rice fields are now home to towering cypress trees, picturesque swamps and gorgeous gardens fed by the freshwater reserve that made Dean Hall one of the legendary Cooper River rice plantations. The plantation was established about 1720, and the original house was dismantled and moved by a former owner in the 1970s.

Hours: Daily 9am-5pm

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NORTHWEST CHARLESTON. The Drayton family has welcomed guests to Charleston, SC and the plantation's beautiful setting...

NORTHWEST CHARLESTON. The Drayton family has welcomed guests to Charleston, SC and the plantation's beautiful setting since 1676. Home to the oldest public gardens in America, this former rice plantation continues to welcome visitors for a guided tour of the furnished 1873 home that is the third to stand on this site. The four slave cabins on the plantation also tell the history of those who lived and worked here from the 1670s to the 1960s.

Hours: Mar - Oct Daily 8:30am-5:30pm Nov - Feb Daily 9am-4:30pm

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MOUNT PLEASANT. The Avenue of Oaks on one of the oldest, living plantations around Charleston, SC creates an indelible...

MOUNT PLEASANT. The Avenue of Oaks on one of the oldest, living plantations around Charleston, SC creates an indelible memory of this 783-acre plantation. Visitors can tour the first floor of the home built in 1936, but save time for a self-guided tour of the eight, original slave cabins. The cabins feature life-sized figures, relics and displays that will utterly move you. Boone Hall is also famous for its gorgeous gardens and 100-year-old roses.

Hours: Sep - Mar Mon-Sat 9am-5pm; Sun Noon-5pm Mar - Aug Mon-Sat 8:30am-6:30pm; Sun Noon-5pm Event Dates and Times Vary

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JOHNS ISLAND. The most recent addition to the plantations around Charleston, SC is the Charleston Tea Plantation on...

JOHNS ISLAND. The most recent addition to the plantations around Charleston, SC is the Charleston Tea Plantation on Wadmalaw Island. Visitors can explore America's only tea plantation with a free factory tour or a nifty trolley tour for a small fee. The 127 cultivated acres are home to the Camellia Sinensis plants descended from a nearby 1880s tea operation. The unspoiled beauty of the island is the perfect backdrop to this fascinating plantation.

Hours: Tours Mon-Sat 10am-4pm; Sun Noon-4pm

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