Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens

Boone Hall, the main building

One of the oldest existing plantations in the United States, founded in 1681. The stately plantation house was built in 1935-1936 in a Colonial Revival style. Stories about ghostly apparitions around the kiln of the plantation. A famous feature of the park is Avenue of Oaks – more than one kilometer long, gorgeous avenue of moss-covered oaks.

Peachtree Rock

Peachtree Rock in 2011

An unusual mushroom rock that stood on a narrow leg and resembled an overturned pyramid. It was some 6 m high. The rock fell in December 2013.

Auldbrass Plantation

Basin in Auldbrass Plantation

Historical plantation at Combahee River. The main complex of buildings was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1940-1951. The original architecture has been well preserved and once per two years can be accessed by the public.

South Carolina State House

South Carolina State House

South Carolina’s government house was built in 1855 – 1875. It is shaped in the Greek Revival style. Around the house are located numerous monuments commemorating the history of South Carolina.

Raven Cliff Falls SC

Raven Cliff Falls

The tallest waterfall in South Carolina, some 100-110 m tall. Waterfall has formed on Matthews Creek and has several cascades.

Rainbow Falls SC

Rainbow Falls SC

Some 30 – 40 meters tall waterfall with a single plunge, one of the most prominent waterfalls in the state.

Lee Falls

23 m tall waterfall on Tamassee Creek, the most prominent plunge is some 15 m high. Considered to be one of the most beautiful waterfalls in South Carolina.

Angel Oak

Angel Oak

Enormous Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) of unusual beauty. The circumference of the trunk is 8.5 m but especially impressive is the enormous crown that covers 1,600 square meters. Stories about ghosts – angels around the tree.

Middleton Place Garden

Middleton Place Garden

One of the oldest and most prominent landscaped gardens in the United States. Park was developed around a plantation house since 1741.