Gardens & Botanical
Angel Oak Tree: (843) 559-3496
The Angel Oak tree on Johns Island is believed to be in the range of 500 to 1500 years old, earning it the title of one of the oldest live oaks in the country. While it is 65 feet tall, its shaded area covers over 17,000 square feet.
Boone Hall Plantation: (843) 884-4371
Boone Hall is one of America’s oldest working plantations, established by Major John Boone in 1681. The road up to the plantation home is lined with massive oaks dating back to 1743 and is one of the world’s longest oak-lined avenues. Once known or cotton and pecans, they are now actively producing peaches, strawberries, tomatoes and pumpkins with U-Pick and a market on Hwy 17.
Cypress Gardens: (843) 553-0515
Cypress Gardens is a unique and exciting place, which has been featured in many national magazines. Visitors can enjoy strolling through beautiful garden or nature trails, paddling through a cypress swamp, touring the greenhouse with butterflies and flowers or seeing the exotic reptile exhibit and freshwater aquarium.
Magnolia Plantations and Gardens: (843) 571-1266
The oldest public tourist site in the Lowcountry is Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, founded in 1676 by the Drayton family. It is also the oldest public garden in America opening to visitors in 1870. It has survived and witnessed history unfold before it from the American Revolution through the Civil War.
Middleton Place: (843) 556-6020
This 18th century plantation is a National Historic Landmark. It was the home of four important Middletons in American history. Visitors are allowed to tour the House Museum, with family collections, and the stable yards. It also has a restaurant that offers a taste of the old south.
Audubon Swamp: (843) 571-1266
The Audubon Swamp is located in Magnolia Plantation. It was once a fresh water reservoir used for rice cultivation. Boardwalks, bridges and dikes traverse the entire 60 acres.
Drayton Hall: (843) 769-2600
The oldest surviving example of Georgian Palladian architecture in the United States, Drayton Hall has survived intact since 1738. It is a National Trust historic site.